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BUS CONNECTS BUS PASSENGERS BUS CORRIDOR PERFORMANCE Carrying Carrying BUS 49,000 85m Douglas Corridor Summerhill North passengers in passengers AM Peak Bus frequency Corridor AM Peak the AM peak per annum Bus frequency hour 3 mins Patronage 3 mins 1,700 Patronage 2,061 BUS NETWORK & VEHICLES 100km of bus lanes and double deck bus bus priority measures 220 eet required Strategic 6 Park & Ride 200km sites of cross city 50km 150km routes orbital routes radial routes Cork City Council Black Ash Park & Ride Comhairle Cathairle Chaorcaí CONNECTING CITY & SUBURB 4,800 COST ESTIMATE passengers interchanging Connecting with Cork Suburban Rail Network between Cross City, Radial at Kent Station, with Cork Light Rail and Partk and Orbital bus services in and Ride Network and providing interchange AM peak hour Strategy cost estimate is between radial and orbital bus services approximately €545m CITY CENTRE MAP BusConnects Route Map BUS CONNECTS CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | TRANSPORT STRATEGY | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 15 Blarney/Stoneview BUS PASSENGERS BUS CORRIDOR PERFORMANCE Monard SALLYBROOK BLARNEY Carrying Carrying BROOKLODGE BUS 49,000 85m Douglas Corridor Summerhill North TOWER passengers in passengers AM Peak Bus frequency Corridor AM Peak Blackpool the AM peak per annum Bus frequency GLANMIRE Carrigtwohill hour 3 mins GLOUNTHAUNE Patronage 3 mins CARRIGTWOHILL Patronage Little Island 1,700 Tivoli 2,061 Cork Kent LITTLE ISLAND Fota BUS NETWORK & VEHICLES 100km BALLINCOLLIG of bus lanes and double deck bus bus priority measures 220 eet required Strategic 6 Park & Ride 200km sites ROCHESTOWN 50km 150km PASSAGE WEST of cross city Carrigaloe routes orbital routes radial routes FRANKFIELD Ballynoe Cork City Council Black Ash Park & Ride Comhairle Cathairle Chaorcaí Cobh MONKSTOWN Rushbrooke CORK AIRPORT CONNECTING CITY & SUBURB 4,800 COST ESTIMATE passengers interchanging Connecting with Cork Suburban Rail Network between Cross City, Radial RINGASKIDDY at Kent Station, with Cork Light Rail and Partk and Orbital bus services in BALLYGARVAN and Ride Network and providing interchange AM peak hour Strategy cost estimate is between radial and orbital bus services approximately CARRIGALINE €545m LEGEND - BUS ROUTES Indicative Bus Network This is an example of a potential comprehensive bus Suburban Rail service plan that would deliver demand requirements. This is subject to further development work prior to finalisation and subject to change and periodic review. CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | TRANSPORT STRATEGY | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17 Walking Promote a far higher standard of urban Identifying and maximising opportunities Cork will build upon recent increases in All journeys begin and end by walking design in new developments,and for high quality greenways; and cycling levels to significantly increase the irrespective of other modes used. A range in highway design, in a fashion that Responding to feedback from key number of utility trips including those to of high quality, public realm improvements consistently prioritises pedestrian stakeholders and the public. school, work and as part of linked trips with have been implemented in recent years movement and safety over that of the Based on the recommendations within public transport. Cycling will be prioritised to include pedestrian priority areas, wider private car; and the National Cycle Manual a number of in all new road projects, local traffic footways and improved crossing facilities Upgrade pedestrian network in different infrastructure types are proposed management schemes and permeability in Cork City Centre and Ballincollig Town tandem with the implementation of at various locations within the network, measures and given prominence within Centre and resulted in a reasonably high- BusConnects, Cycle Network and Light including: Local Authority structures. quality walking environment and increased Rail stations. Cycle Lanes: Incorporates a dedicated footfall and vitality in many of its streets. space adjacent to the kerb or car BusConnects The over-arching objective for walking is However, the quality of the pedestrian parking and can take the form of Buses will remain the work horse of the to ensure that the pedestrian environment environment is inconsistent across the mandatory or advisory cycle lanes; public transport system in Cork. Their CMA with a range of barriers to walking is significantly enhanced, more attractive, flexibility means that routes and frequencies Mixed Streets: Suitable in low traffic including street clutter, insufficient accessible and safer than at present. can be adapted to support phases of new environments where the cyclist shares footpath widths and crossing opportunities. Walking will be an instinctive choice for development or as circumstances dictate. the road space with motorists; Cork, with its relatively compact City Centre short trips across the CMA including Buses will provide an increasingly important and reasonably self-sufficient Metropolitan school trips, leisure trips and as part of Cycle Tracks: Cycle tracks are different interchange service between the InterCity, Towns, has significant potential to enhance linked trips with public transport. from cycle lanes in that they are suburban rail and light rail stations and the the pedestrian experience to enhance the physically segregated from motorised Park and Ride network. Enhancing the pedestrian experience. Walkability Audits Cycling traffic in some way whether by a barrier bus network is consistent with the NDP will be carried out with a view to assessing Cycling is a low cost, sustainable and or through a level change; 2018-2027 which envisages a significantly footway widths, public lighting, wayfinding, growing mode of transport in the Cork Cycle Trails or Greenways: Roads and enhanced BusConnects service for Cork permeability and removing street clutter in Metropolitan Area. The NDP 2018-2027 paths through green areas and parks; by 2027. This Strategy envisages that the the early part of the Strategy. commits to the delivery of walking and Quietways: Quietways are convenient realigned bus network will carry around 45 cycling networks for all of Ireland’s cities. cycle routes on lower trafficked residential million passengers per annum and 32,000 Key outcomes for walking in the streets and greenways. They are passengers during the AM peak. Strategy include: Key priorities for the development of the designed to be well-signposted, direct An increase in walking levels for work, Cork Cycle Network Plan include: and easy to follow for those who would An over-arching objective is to prioritise education and leisure across the CMA, Designating a coherent network of prefer to cycle on quieter, calmer routes. the early delivery of bus services and particularly for short journeys (less than east-west and north-south cycle routes bus priority. Prioritising bus services over 2-3km); across the CMA which will provide Other supporting infrastructure measures general traffic will be critical to the delivery of an efficient, frequent and reliable bus Address the barriers that prevent access to all major trip generators; to further develop a cycling culture in system and forms a major part of the citizens and visitors from walking more The first priority in terms of access will Cork will include the further roll out of bike overall BusConnects programme. in Cork; be employment areas and third level share schemes including consideration of dockless bikes, shower and changing The creation of an attractive, safe, education followed by schools. These facilities, and a significant uplift in The existing bus priority measures through fully permeable and accessible priorities have been established to residential, visitor and workplace cycle Cork City are particularly limited with 14km environment for all ages and abilities in support proposed modal shift targets. parking. The objective for cycling is to of bus lanes. The proposed bus priority line with DMURS and Universal Design Cycle links to new development areas develop a comprehensive network of measures align with the BusConnects principles; have also been prioritised; safe Primary, Secondary, Inter-Urban and Network to ensure efficient, reliable and Facilitate walking’s role as part of linked Providing the highest possible Level Greenway cycle routes across the CMA. frequent services and enable interchange trips, particularly with rail and bus journeys; of Service on identified corridors of with rail, light rail and Park and Ride facilities. high demand; SUBURBAN RAIL PASSENGERS JOURNEY TIMES AND DISTANCE Catering for up to 16m 2,500 passengers passengers per annum 25 mins 12mins 25mins 50mins per direction from Midleton to from Blarney to from Cobh to from Midleton / per hour Kent Station Kent Station Kent Station Cobh to Mallow 62km of suburban rail network between Midleton, Cobh and Mallow RAIL NETWORK & VEHICLES 62km suburban 10 km 22 of dual track to Midleton. new two-car new stations rail network trains required plus improvements to Cobh, between Midleton, Cobh and Mallow. Mallow and Kent Stations. Electrification of suburban rail network. CONNECTING CITY & SUBURB COST ESTIMATE Connecting with Cork Light Rail Network at Kent Station and the 3,000 4,000 Cork suburban bus network passengers 2-way through- interchanging between running through Strategy cost Rail, Bus and Luas at Kent in AM estimate is Kent Station in AM Peak. peak hour approximately 274m Proposed Suburban Rail WHITECHURCH Support Development Intensification 10 min frequency Support