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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh, Councillor Liam Sinclair, Councillor L. Donaghy, Councillor S.McEneaney

Core Strategy and Settlement Strategy: To amend CS6 Objective 5 as follows: Design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe, attractive, universally-accessible street environment for pedestrians and cyclists.

REPORT:

The motion seeks to add ‘universally-accessible’ between ‘attractive’ and ‘street’ under CS6 Objective 5. The motion proposes to change this paragraph as follows:

From: Design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe attractive street environment for pedestrians and cyclists. 

To: Design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe, attractive, universally-accessible street environment for pedestrians and cyclists.

Recommendation: It is considered that the proposed additional wording is acceptable.   

CS6 Objective 5: To design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe, attractive, universally-accessible street environment for pedestrians and cyclists.