Kinsale Traffic Management
A Submission on behalf of Transition Town Kinsale
Transition Town Kinsale's (TTK) purpose is to create a town that residents and visitors are proud of.
TTK is asking that any proposals concerning the area's traffic management takes into account the information, opinions and suggestions provided by this body.
Our basic assumptions are:-
1) The existing system is unworkable from both economic and social perspectives.
2) Plans allowing for increased car use, rather than reduced car use, are flawed.
3) Future proposals must be people, heritage & landscape centred, rather than vehicle and construction centred.
4) Peak Oil and its implications for transport will have a major impact within 10 years (Ref: http://www.forfas.ie/publications/forfas060404/webopt/forfas060404_irelands_oil_dependence_report.pdf
TTK recognizes and supports the need to work within the current Cork Development Plan, Transport 21, National Development Plan, & current EU directives. Special emphasis should be given to Cork County's membership of Energie-Cites Europe.
TTK suggests Kinsale adopt the Charter of Pedestrian Rights established by the European Parliament in 1988, and already enshrined in transport policy for North Tipperary.
TTK is keen that any traffic management plan needs to be approved and implemented in a ‘joined up way' with planners, community reps, school boards, housing developers, churches, Chamber of Tourism & town council representatives actively engaged.
Based on the last 3 years of study, discussion, and initial action, TTK request that the attached ‘wish list' be explicitly considered in the traffic management review.
Wish List
1 Pedestrianisation of town centre; specifically Pearse St, Short Quay & Main St.
2 Development of a one way system so that pavements could be widened, and traffic flow improved.
3 Introduction of bike friendly routes, such as from The Dock to Charles Fort via town, & Compass Quay/Community School/Eastern Rd corridor.
4 Improved public transport including more frequent Cork-Kinsale buses, a new Kinsale-Bandon bus, a car-share scheme, and horse drawn/cycle taxis.
5 An electric/bio fuelled Land Train for the town - as a feeder for a park and ride scheme, a means of getting to outlying tourist attractions such as Charles Fort, and for school trips, shopping access etc.
6 By pass - diverting heavy vehicles and through traffic away from the town centre
7 Connection/signage of the numerous walk ways around town, from Dock/Compass Key to Charles Fort/Summercove.
8 Introduction of Park and ride at ‘Goods Mills cross roads', and ‘New Bridge' (NB Drawings exist from 2004 for a ‘park n ride' alongside the New Bridge)
9 Creation of Bio/Battery fuelling station for local residents & land train
10 Taxi/Car share scheme; on-line/SMS based system.
11 Pedestrian ferry to the Dock/Charles Fort/Beach from new ‘Mill Site' hotel pier.
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