Bonneagar Iompair Eireann Transport Infrastructure Ireland CORK METROPOLITAN AREA DRAFT TRANSPORT STRATEGY 2040 - PUBLIC CONSULTATION DOCUMENT LRT Cork City Council Black Ash Park & Ride Comhairle Cathairle Chaorcaí PUBLIC CONSULTATION We would like to know you views on the draft Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy and any items of interest or concern. All comments will be considered and will inform the finalisation of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy. The public consultation will run from 15th May - 28th June 2019. Full details of the draft Cork Metropolitan Submissions Public Information Events Area Transport Strategy can be found at Submissions are welcomed from the public Public Information Events will be held the following link: up until 5pm, Friday 28th June 2019, send between 3pm - 8pm at the following www.nationaltransport.ie/public- your submission online, by email or post. locations on the following dates: consultations/current • Wednesday 5th June Website: Imperial Hotel, Cork City Consultation material will be available www.nationaltransport.ie/public- to view at Cork City Hall and Cork consultations/current • Thursday 6th June County Hall for the duration of the Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig consultation period. Email: • Wednesday 12th June [email protected] The complete set of CMATS background Radisson Hotel, Little Island reports area as follows: Post: • Thursday 13th June • Baseline Conditions Report; Cork Metropolitian Area Transport Strategy, Carrigaline Court Hotel, Carrigaline • Planning Datasheet Development Report; National Transport Authority, • Wednesday 19th June • Demand Analysis Report; Dún Scéine, Blarney Castle Hotel, Blarney. • Transport Modelling Report; Harcourt Lane, • Transport Options Development Report; Dublin 2, D02 WT20. • Supporting Measures Report; • Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA); and • Appropriate Assessment (AA). Submissions will not be individually responded to but will be summarised in a consultation report which will be published on www.nationaltransport.ie/public-consultations/current All submissions made on the draft Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy will be reviewed and relevant feedback incorporated into the final Strategy as appropriate. Submissions from individuals will be reported anonymously and feedback from organisations will be attributed to them. The NTA is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. By making a submission under this public consultation exercise, you are indicating your acknowledgement of and consent to the above. CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | DRAFT TRANSPORT STRATEGY | PUBLIC CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 1 INTRODUCTION The Cork Metropolitan Area Transport CMATS represents a coordinated land It will inform the development of regional and Cork already performs Strategy (CMATS) 2040 (the “Strategy”) use and transport strategy for the Cork local planning, and associated investment well as a major urban has been developed by the Metropolitan Area to cover the period up to frameworks, including providing inputs to National Transport Authority (NTA) in 2040. The Strategy is considered to be flexible the Southern Assembly’s Regional Spatial centre in Ireland and collaboration with Transport Infrastructure with the ability to scale up public transport and Economic Strategy (RSES), the the City has positioned Ireland (TII), Cork City Council and capacity and frequencies as necessary along forthcoming Cork Metropolitan Area Cork County Council. CMATS agreed transport corridors. Strategic Plan (MASP) and the statutory itself as an emerging Development Plans of both Cork City medium-sized The Cork Metropolitan Area (CMA) is in the The Strategy takes its lead at national level Council and Cork County Council. European centre of midst of an exciting phase of development. from the National Planning Framework 2040 The recently-published National Planning and the National Development Plan 2018- CMATS will deliver an integrated transport growth and innovation. Framework (NPF) 2040 envisages that 2027 and builds upon previous transport network that addresses the needs of all Building on this potential Cork will become the fastest-growing city studies including Cork City Centre Movement modes of transport, offering better transport is critical to further region in Ireland with a projected 50% to Strategy, Cork Area Strategic Plan (CASP) choices, resulting in better overall network 60% increase of its population by 2040. and the Cork Metropolitan Cycle Network performance and providing capacity to enhancing Ireland’s Plan. The Strategy will provide a coherent meet travel demand and support economic metropolitan profile. This projected population and associated transport planning policy framework and growth. To achieve this vision, the guiding economic growth will result in a significant implementation plan around which other principles upon which CMATS is based is National Planning Framework 2040 increase in the demand for travel. agencies involved in land use planning, depicted in the graphic below. This demand needs to be managed and environmental protection, and delivery of planned for carefully in order to safeguard other infrastructure such as housing and and enhance Cork’s attractiveness to live, water can align their investment priorities. work, visit and invest in. Principle Principle Principle Principle Principle Principle 01 02 03 04 05 06 To support the future To prioritise To provide a high level To identify and protect To enhance the public To increase public growth of the CMA sustainable transport of public transport key strategic routes for realm through trafc transport capacity and through the provision and reduce car connectivity to key the movement of freight management and frequencies where of an efcient and safe dependency within destinations within high and services including transport interventions. needed to achieve the transport network. the CMA. demand corridors. the provision of a high strategy outcomes. level of freight access to the Port of Cork 2 CORK METROPOLITAN AREA | DRAFT TRANSPORT STRATEGY | PUBLIC CONSULTATION DOCUMENT National Policy Some of the core principles of the NPF Other key national level Policy and Regional Policy CMATS is a Regional Level plan and is that have informed the development of Guidelines that CMATS must align At a regional level, the NPF 2040 directly informed by National Level (Tier-1) CMATS are: with include: recommends the development of RSESs policies. The most important and recent of NSO 1 – Compact Growth; National Mitigation Plan; and MASPs. The RSESs are to ensure better these documents are the NPF 2040 and NSO 2 – Enhanced Regional Investing in our Transport Future - co-ordination in planning and development the National Development Plan (NDP) Accessibility Road Network; Strategic policy matters across local authority 2018-2027. boundaries. As part of the RSES process, NSO 3 – Public Transport; Investment Framework for Land MASPs are required to provide more specific Transport; Some of the key transport growth NSO 4 – Sustainable Mobility; focus on city and metropolitan issues. The enablers relevant to the development of NSO 5 – A Strong Economy supported Spatial Planning and National Roads; draft RSES for the Southern Assembly the Strategy include: by Enterprise,Innovation and Skills; Design Manual for Urban Roads Region was published in December 2018. Delivery of large-scale regeneration NSO 6 – High-Quality International and Streets; projects for the provision of new Connectivity; Smarter Travel - A Sustainable Local Policy employment, housing and supporting NSO 7 – Enhanced Amenity and Future; and The third tier in the planning and policy infrastructure in Cork Docklands (City Heritage; Sustainable Urban Housing: Design hierarchy is local planning, which involves the Docks and Tivoli); NSO 8 – Transition to a Low Carbon Standards for New Apartments planning framework for the implementation Progressing sustainable development and Climate Resilient Society; and Guidelines for Planning Authorities. of national and regional guidance at the local of new greenfield areas for housing on level. CMATS will inform the future update NSO 10 – Access to High-Quality public transport corridors; of Cork City and County Development Childcare, Education and Health Plans and the future development of Intensifying development in inner-city Services. Local Transport Implementation plans/ and inner suburban areas; Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) for Development of a new science and Metropolitan Towns and City Districts. innovation park to the west of the city accessible by public transport; Development of enhanced city- wide public transport to incorporate proposals for an east-west corridor from Mahon, through the City Centre to Ballincollig and a north-south corridor TIER 1 Strategic Investment with a link to the Airport; National Planning National Development Plan Framework for Land NATIONAL Framework 2040 (NDP) 2018-2027 M8/N25/N40 Dunkettle Junction LEVEL Transport upgrade and improved Ringaskiddy Port access; TIER 2 Southern Assembly Cork Metropolitan Metropolitan Area Enhanced regional connectivity through REGIONAL Regional Spatial & Area Transport Strategic Plans improved average journey times by PLANNING Economic Strategy (RSES) Strategy (CMATS) (MASP) road; and Improved traffic flow around the City, TIER 3 Cork City