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PASSENGERS JOURNEY TIMES AND DISTANCE

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Cork City Council Black Ash Park & Ride Comhairle Cathairle Chaorcaí Proposed Road Network 2040 N CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | TRANSPORT STRATEGY | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 23

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Suburban Rail Following detailed analysis of projected Parking Public Transport Interchange The rail network provides direct and travel demand within the CMA, this The NPF 2040 has set out that, in general, and Integration Strategy proposes that the East-West reliable access to Cork City Centre there will be no car parking requirement for The NDP aims to deliver a public Transit Corridor is best served through from a significant portion of its east and new development in or near the centres transport network that will provide the provision of a new Light Rail Transit northern catchment of the five cities, including Cork, and a high-quality passenger interchange (LRT) tram system. This analysis marks area. This Strategy proposes to maximise significantly reduced requirement in the points, which facilitate convenient transfer a departure from previous proposals for opportunities offered by the existing inner suburbs. There will also be a general between efficient and integrated public a lower capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) suburban rail network to support the travel reduction in on-street parking levels in city transport services. needs across the CMA. Maximising the system to reflect the more ambitious and town centres over the lifetime of the growth targets of the NPF and the potential of the rail corridor will support Strategy to accommodate a wide range of Modern transport infrastructure must be requirement to future-proof such a route better integration of land use planning and sustainable transport sustainable transport accompanied by an efficient, integrated up to and beyond the 2040 horizon year. public transport. and place-making measures including bus and appropriate network of transport priority, laybys, safer crossing facilities, services. Focusing specifically on public The provision of an LRT system will be A key element of this Strategy will be to seating, contra-flow cycle lanes, bicycle transport, that network needs to: enable through services at Kent Station. a focal point to enable the growth of share schemes and cycle parking. population, employment, health and ƒƒ Provide appropriate coverage of This will increase connectivity between the the region; Mallow - Cork lines and the Midleton/ educational uses as envisaged by the NPF Cork has a high proportion of motorised Cobh - Cork lines without the need to 2040. The LRT system will unlock strategic trips that originate outside the City Centre ƒƒ Increase opportunities to transfer change platforms at Kent Station. development opportunity and windfall sites and other strategic employment areas that between modes and services; in its catchment areas. contribute to local congestion, noise and ƒƒ Provide fast and convenient access The availability of an existing passing air pollution. The Strategy seeks to reduce to major travel destinations throughout platform at Kent Station means that this The route shown is indicative only, further this through the provision of Park and the region; feasibility work is required to examine objective can be achieved relatively quickly Rides. Park and Rides are the provision ƒƒ Be easily understood to both local and alternatives indicative route. During the within the short term. Future-proofing the of high capacity, car parking facilities at visiting passengers; ability of Kent Station and its environs early years of the Strategy, it is intended designated public transport interchanges to identify and protect an alignment for the ƒƒ Deliver reliable and predictable journey to support significantly enhanced multi- to provide onward access to the City times; modal accessibility will also be a key scheme, allowing prioritising development Centre and other key destinations via high consideration. consolidation along the corridor. frequency public transport, walking or ƒƒ Charge simple, affordable fares which cycling. Park and Rides as a component enable transfers between services The Strategy rail proposals include the The over-arching objective of the LRT of the CMATS is a means of increasing the without unnecessary penalty; development of 8 new rail stations, is to enable the Cork Metropolitan Area accessibility of the transport network to a ƒƒ Provide easy-to-use cashless payment the creation of a suburban network to consolidate land-use and transport population that might not otherwise have systems, where feasible; along a high frequency, high-capacity between Midleton, Cobh and Mallow, the access by walking, cycling or bus transfer. ƒƒ Be accompanied by comprehensive public transport corridor. The early electification of the suburban rail network information, both during and prior to finalisation of the preferred route will and the provision of new rail fleet. The strategic Park and Rides will be the journey; and provide greater certainty for future planning complemented by a number of smaller, ƒƒ Provide comfortable and convenient and development to pursue the higher local parking facilities known as ‘Mobility Light Rail journeys to the maximum amount densities required to meet NPF 2040 Hubs (points)’. Mobility Hubs will contribute The development of an east-west rapid population and employment targets for of people. mass-transit corridor has been a long-term to significantly lower car parking standards Cork and the planned expansion of third than at present, will be served by public objective for the CMA articulated by the level educational institutions. joint Cork Area Strategic Plan (CASP) and transport, walking and cycling routes and a number of statutory development plans will provide a wider range of functions and local area plans ofof both Cork City including waste collection points and and County. consolidated delivery points. Roads The Strategy will seek to deliver on This includes a new east-west link on the Over-arching objectives for the The CMA has an extensive network of strategic development priorities for northern side of Cork City in the short- management of freight movement include: national, regional and local roads and the distribution of a more compact medium term required to facilitate orbital ƒƒ Re-directing the through movement of streets. The road network includes not settlement pattern based on ensuring bus and active travel movements and to freight from densely populated areas only the carriageway itself but other effective integration between transport reduce travel through the City Centre and unsuitable local roads to the highway infrastructure including bridges, and land-use through the delivery of and N40 South Ring Road by HGVs and strategic road network; Public Transport Orientated Development private vehicles. the Jack Lynch Tunnel, footpaths, ƒƒ Examining the feasibility of consolidation (PTOD). PTOD will provide a sustainable signposting, markings, traffic signals and centres and break-bulk facilities outside economic, environmental and social case sophisticated traffic management systems. Freight, Delivery and Servicing of the National road network in the for reliable public transport services, The street network, particularly within To meet NPF 2040 projections for Cork, medium term, to facilitate smaller high-quality walking and cycling routes Cork’s urban areas, are public spaces construction of new homes, offices, social vehicles delivering to the City Centre; in their own right, providing a focus for that are permeable, safe and attractive infrastructure and places oof education ƒƒ Examine the potential for rail freight economic, social and cultural activity. and a people-centre public realm. This will lead to an increase in HGV and movement; represents a marked departure from lorry movements. Ireland is an export- The first priority for road investment in previous forms of transport planning in led economy, and that is reflected in ƒƒ Requiring area-based construction, the Strategy will be to maintain, renew, recent decades, where the provision of increased demand for the development and delivery and servicing plans as manage and operate the existing road new road capacity for the private car was of improved access routes to the Port part of new development with a view to infrastructure in a more efficient manner. paramount. of Cork - particularly considering Brexit. consolidating deliveries where practical; Other priorities reflect a need to provide While presenting challenges in terms of ƒƒ Re-timing freight trips to out-of-hours multi-modal travel particularly on new CMATS proposes a limited number of new increased trips, safety, congestion, air and wherever practicable; and road-based projects required to facilitate roads within urban areas, increasing the noise pollution, the clustering of activities ƒƒ Ensuring that delivery, servicing and the sustainable movement of people, liveability and place-making functions of allied to an improvement in the strategic waste management trips are made as goods and services, and to complement the urban street network and manage the transport infrastructure offers the possibility green and quiet as possible through public transport, walking, cycling and network to discourage through traffic in of innovative approaches to mitigate the the use of zero or low emission vehicles traffic management objectives. built-up areas. negative impacts of freight activity in Cork. where appropriate. 26 CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | TRANSPORT STRATEGY | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Supporting Measures Implementation Strategy Outcomes Environmental Protection A key principle for CMATS is to reduce The overall cost of the Strategy is The Cork Metropolitan Area Transport and Management dependency on the private car within the approximately €3.5 billion (2018 prices), Strategy 2040 (CMATS) will result in In implementing this Strategy, the Authority CMA while increasing the attractiveness of and its delivery will be subject to the several positive social, economic and will cumulatively contribute towards - in sustainable transport options. Another availability of funding. It is acknowledged environmental outcomes. It will deliver an collaboration with other stakeholders - fundamental principle of the Strategy that each of the major elements of CMATS accessible, integrated transport network the achievement of the objectives of the is to support the future growth of the will require an individual appraisal based that enables the sustainable growth of regulatory framework for environmental CMA through the provision of an efficient on its own merits, in terms of feasibility, the Cork Metropolitan Area as a dynamic, protection and management, including transport network. Supporting measures design, planning, approval and funding. connected, and internationally competitive compliance with EU Directives such have an important role to play in providing European city region as envisaged by the as the Habitats Directive (92/43/ a future transport network that matches up A phased implementation plan has been NPF 2040. EEC, as amended), the Birds Directive to these principles. The full benefits of the developed that incrementally builds the (2009/147/EC), the Environmental significant investment that will be delivered transport infrastructure, services and The Strategy is heavily predicated on Impact Assessment Directive (2011/92/ under CMATS cannot be achieved investment over time to align with the sustainable transport investment and EU, as amended by 2014/52/EC) and through the provision of infrastructure continued growth of the CMA. provision. The Light Rail Transit system the Strategic Environmental Assessment alone and must be combined with the CMATS however is intended to be is envisaged to serve 32% of the CMA’s Directive (2001/42/EC) and all relevant implementation of measures that support scalable, flexible and future-proofed population and 60% of its jobs by 2040. transposing regulations. best use of that infrastructure. enough to meet changes in population and The suburban rail network will serve employment growth. Any changes in the almost 20% of its population and 30% of The Strategy will be implemented in line The Strategy’s supporting measures will be proposed land use distribution however, its jobs. with the mitigation measures outlined in essential to the creation of physical, social must be consistent with the principle the SEA Environmental Report. and cultural environments where walking, of Public Transit Oriented Development BusConnects is the work-horse of the cycling and public transport are attractive, (PTOD) CMATS is a live document, subject public transport system carrying 85m practical and logical alternatives to the to periodic review (every 5 years). passengers per annum. private car. It will take a wide range of supportive initiatives to: The challenge of implementation will now The combined network will provide seamless ƒƒ Create communities that support be addressed by the interchange between bus, rail, light rail sustainable transport; and , working in and Park and Ride services. Walking and collaboration with the National Transport cycling will play a significant role for shorter ƒƒ Improve public awareness and educate Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland trips through the delivery of significantly users on available options to help them and other key stakeholders, to deliver on enhanced walking and cycling networks and make the best choices; the necessary land use consolidation, supporting public realm improvements. ƒƒ Prioritise sustainable transportation securing capital investment under the options; and NDP and the implementation of CMATS’ Overall, it is considered that the Strategy ƒƒ Improve end-to-end trip facilities and transport infrastructure, supporting will enable the CMA to grow in a integration. measures and demand management successful and sustainable manner, measures, to enable the full benefits of delivering an efficient, reliable and effective Other measures include the implementation CMATS to be achieved. transport system to underpin its ambitious of Local Transport Plans, urban design growth targets. This will in turn increase and place-making schemes, behavioural the liveability and attractiveness of the change programmes, and embracing CMA as a region to live, work, visit, play technology for sustainable transport. and invest in. CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | TRANSPORT STRATEGY | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27

SHORT TERM MEDIUM TERM LONG TERM A phased implementation Timeframe UP TO 2026 UP TO 2031 UP TO 2040 plan has been developed Network Through Running at Kent Station that incrementally builds Increase service frequency to 3tph from Midleton and Cobh the transport infrastructure, Kent Station Platform Improvements services and investment Bypass loops at new stations on line north of Kent Station Mallow platform improvements over time to align with the Cobh platform improvements continued growth of the CMA. New Rail Stations (as required by land use development) Dual Track to Midleton Increase service frequency to 6tph from Midleton and Cobh Electification Purchase of Rolling Stock Light Rail Route Alignement Reservationand Interim Bus route Interim Bus Service O&M Planning and Design of LRT Construction and Implementation of LRT Bus Bus Network Implementation Park & Ride New Park & Ride Sites Cycling Primary Network Secondary Network Feeder Network Inter Urban Greenways Walking Footpaths and Walking Provision Road Network North & Southern Distributor Roads Appraisal Delivery of both NDR & SDR Apprasial of Northern Ring Road (NRR) Delivery of NRR Dunkettle Interchange M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway M20 Cork to Limerick Delivery of Cork Distributor Roads N27 N40 Demand Management Docklands and Tivoli Road Network and Bridges Regional Roads Operation and Maintanance Parking Management Integration & ITS