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Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029 – Written Statement (Consolidated)
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- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 241FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Objective CMO22 – Safe Routes to School Measures Promote walking and cycling for school trips by implementing the following measures: ¨ Identifying school sites that are as close as possible to the communities they serve. ¨ Ensuring new schools are designed with an emphasis on active travel and facilitation of same. ¨ Ensuring that adequate and secure bicycle storage is provided within schools. ¨ Prioritising school routes for permeability projects including the potential for shorter and safer routes to schools by the removal of physical barriers to active movement and provision and enhancement of pedestrian and cycle ways. ¨ Supporting the use of a range of physical measures to provide improved safety for pedestrians and cyclists at and close to schools, including the implementation of the Safe Routes to School Programme. ¨ Ensuring that suitable access points are provided to school sites for pedestrians and cyclists. 6.5.6.8 Personal Mobility Modes and Shared Mobility Schemes There has been a rapid increase in personal mobility modes and shared mobility schemes in recent years based on a demand for more flexible, cheaper and greener travel options. Shared mobility refers to the shared use of a bicycle in the form of shared bike schemes or other travel modes with short-term access to one of these modes of travel as required. Personal mobility modes refers to personal vehicles such as bikes and scooters including electric and dockless models. These personal modes of travel have emerged in recent years and e-scooters, in particular, have become a visibly more popular transport mode across the Country including Fingal. Personal mobility allows for a convenient and flexible level of local mobility, supporting better connections with public transport and enabling active mobility intermodal trips. Both personal and shared mobility transportation modes, while generally facilitating shorter trips, provide alternative sustainable modes and further support the decarbonisation of transport. Policy CMP16 – Personal and Shared Mobility Modes Facilitate and support the use of personal mobility modes through the provision of adaptive infrastructure in line with relevant legislation and the expansion of shared mobility schemes throughout the County. 6.5.6.9 Promoting Behavioural Change A shift toward more sustainable modes of travel will need to be supported at a local level through behavioural change initiatives. Tailored programmes and awareness-raising campaigns can have an influence on an individual’s mobility choices, particularly when combined with high-quality travel infrastructure. The Council will continue to support initiatives to achieve greater level of modal shift including: ¨ Safer Routes to School Programme ¨ Walking Buses ¨ Cycling/Walking Initiatives including ‘Gearing up for Training’ ¨ Bike to Work Scheme ¨ Road Safety Measures – Promotion and Awareness ¨ Cycling without Age ¨ Cycle Buses
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 242FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Policy CMP17 – Behavioural Change Initiatives Support and facilitate behavioural change initiatives to achieve modal shift towards more sustainable modes and continue to seek funding from relevant funding agencies to advance sustainable mobility schemes and initiatives across the County. 6.5.7 Public Transport Public transport is crucial in supporting future sustainable and economic growth within the County, providing more efficient and reliable access to key urban centres within the region as well as connectivity to other major towns and cities. It also enables high volumes of people to make movements and connections much more efficiently and easily without the use of the private car, enabling mode shift which in turn will help to reduce traffic congestion and harmful emissions and improving quality of life for residents, commuters and visitors. The NTA’s GDA Transport Strategy up to 2042 provides the framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the GDA over the strategy period. Fingal is set to benefit from major rail and bus projects such as MetroLink, BusConnects and DART+ and LUAS Expansion under the National Development Plan 2021–2030. These projects are identified as key growth enablers for Fingal in the NPF and will significantly increase capacity and allow more services to operate across the region, facilitating Fingal’s vision for compact growth and sustainable mobility, serving key destinations and facilitating opportunities along the route for high-density residential development, mixed-use and employment generating activities. These projects combined with enhanced walking and cycling facilities have the potential over the coming years to have a transformative impact on travel by shifting the dominance of car-based transport towards public transport. The South Fingal Transport Study 2019 will also play its part facilitating sustainable growth within the Swords and south Fingal areas, particularly in the period before the delivery of MetroLink. The Council will continue to implement and support the recommendations of the Study in consultation with other stakeholders. This includes MetroLink, BusConnects, upgrades to the R132 and the delivery of the Swords Western Distributor Road. The Council will continue to work with the NTA, the statutory agency responsible for long term strategic transport planning in the GDA and the relevant transport providers of the TII and Irish Rail, to focus on the delivery of an integrated public transport system to service newly developed and existing areas, to address gaps in the system, to improve access to public transport stops and services, to improve the integration between high-density development and public transport nodes and safeguard the route alignments for planned strategic public transport infrastructure which is further supported in Chapter 14 Development Management Standards of this Plan. Policy CMP18 – Public Transport Support the provision of a high-quality public transportation system that is accessible to all to serve the needs of the County and to enable a significant shift from car-based travel to public transport. Objective CMO23 – Enabling Public Transport Projects Support the delivery of key sustainable transport projects including MetroLink, BusConnects, DART+ and LUAS expansion programme so as to provide an integrated public transport network with efficient interchange between transport modes to serve needs of the County and the mid-east region in collaboration with the NTA, TII and Irish Rail and other relevant stakeholders.
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- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 244FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Objective CMO24 – NTA Strategy Support NTA and other stakeholders in implementing the NTA Strategy including MetroLink, BusConnects, DART +, LUAS and the GDA Cycle Network. Objective CMO25 – Level Crossings and Public Transport Schemes Ensure that appropriate measures are put in place to mitigate the impacts of level crossing closures on the Maynooth rail line including protection measures for public transport and increased priority for cycling and walking. Objective CMO26 – Orbital Public Transport Undertake a feasibility study for the progression of an orbital public transport route linking the Dublin–Belfast rail line, Swords, Dublin Airport, Finglas, Blanchardstown and surrounding areas along the route, during the lifetime of the Plan in consultation with the NTA and other stakeholders. Objective CMO27 – Public Transport Routes Work with the NTA and other relevant national transport agencies to establish future public transport routes that will support the County’s medium to long term development, including orbital routes to provide connectivity between key urban centres and outer suburban areas. Objective CMO28 – Bus Connectivity Work with relevant national transport agencies to create bus connectivity between Dublin 15, including the Blanchardstown Centre and Dublin Airport/Swords. Objective CMO29 – Integration of Public Transport Services and Development Work with the NTA, TII and other relevant national transport agencies to optimise accessibility to public transport, increase catchment and maximise permeability through the creation of highquality walking and cycling routes linking to public transport stops. Objective CMO30 – Cycling and Walking Links Avail of the opportunities provided by any public transport infrastructure works to improve and provide new cycling and walking links, including crossings of motorways and major roads which currently represent major permeability barriers to active travel especially in South Fingal. Objective CMO31 – South Fingal Transport Study Implement the recommendations of the South Fingal Transport Study 2019 in consultation with the relevant stakeholders. 6.5.7.1 Rural Transport This Plan acknowledges and supports the role rural transport services can play in maximising accessibility to rural areas within the County in addressing social exclusion and improving connectivity and mobility within rural areas. The NTA’s Local Link rural transport service links many of the smaller settlements and rural areas around the County. The NTA is currently progressing Connecting Ireland, a public transport programme that aims to improve the quantity, quality and utility of public transport outside of the major urban areas, to introduce a systematic and strategic approach to planning new routes and services and to apply a
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 245FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 partnership approach to bus network planning. The Council recognises the potential to expand and diversify rural transport services to broaden its passenger base in response to local needs and Fingal County Council will continue to work with the NTA in this regard. Policy CMP19 – Rural Transport Support the Local Link and Connecting Ireland rural transport programmes and further enhancement of services in collaboration with the NTA and other relevant stakeholders in order to provide rural communities with access to improved bus services. 6.5.7.2 Supporting Measures to Complement the Public Transport Network Further measures are required to support the delivery of an effective public transport system including: 6.5.7.3 Transport Interchange The ability to interchange efficiently between modes is a key element in improving the attractiveness of sustainable transport modes including public transport and to enable the integration of the transport network. This Plan supports the development of high-quality transport interchange with a focus on the provision of legible, informative, direct, accessible, convenient, comfortable and secure interchange facilities to ensure seamless transition between different transport modes. Policy CMP20 – Public Transport Interchange Support and facilitate the provision of high-quality transport interchanges including the Blanchardstown Town Centre Bus Interchange within the transport network in order to facilitate seamless transition between different transport modes and to maximise the movement of people by sustainable modes in collaboration with the NTA, TII and other relevant stakeholders including key active travel representative stakeholders. 6.5.7.4 Park and Ride Park and Ride involves the provision of high-capacity facilities for car parking as well as parking for all sustainable mobility modes at designated public transport interchanges to provide onward access to Dublin City Centre and other key destinations via high frequency public transport, walking or cycling. Park and Ride facilities will play a role in reducing congestion and provide opportunities for interchange between modes and widen the catchment for public transport services, enhancing accessibility to key destinations and strengthening the functional relationship between areas. This is particularly the case for rural or lowdensity areas where it is not feasible to provide high-frequency public transport services. Park and Ride is a component of NTA’s GDA Transport Strategy where strategic Park and Ride facilities will be related to the delivery of key strategic public transport projects including MetroLink, BusConnects and LUAS Expansion projects. The Council will continue to work closely with the NTA to facilitate the delivery of Park and Ride facilities at strategic locations during the lifetime of this Plan. The provision of electric vehicle charging points to suit a variety of different charging speeds to support the transition to low emission vehicles and e-bikes will be required in the design and development of such facilities.
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 246FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Policy CMP21 – Park and Ride Support the provision of Park and Ride facilities in conjunction with supporting ancillary infrastructure to accommodate the transition to sustainable mobility modes at suitable locations in accordance with the large-scale transportation projects being delivered under the NTA Strategy. 6.5.7.5 Mobility Hubs A mobility hub is a relatively new concept which is increasing across European cities with the aim to encourage multiple and sustainable travel options in areas adjoining existing public transport links with high concentrations of employment, housing, shopping, amenities and recreation. Typically, a mobility hub includes supplementary facilities including public transport stops, high-capacity cycle parking, bicycle sharing systems, dedicated car-club spaces, car-sharing spaces, electric charging facilities for cars and taxi drop-off to facilitate connectivity and ease of movement between different travel options. Local mobility hubs may include formalising existing surface or multi-storey car parks and existing rail and bus stations may also be retrofitted as mobility hubs. Together with quality public realm and placemaking, mobility hubs can help create vibrant and liveable places to support the travel experience. Following on from the success of the first Fingal County Council Mobility Hub in the D15 area, additional hubs will be rolled out by the Council on a phased basis across the County during the lifetime of this Plan and any additional mobility hubs will be facilitated through the Development Management process. Policy CMP22 – Mobility Hubs Support the development of mobility hubs at key public transport locations and local mobility hubs in tandem with new developments to include shared and personal mobility initiatives with a focus on ease of connectivity and quality public realm. 6.5.7.6 Car-Clubs/Car-Sharing Schemes ‘Car-clubs’ and ‘pool car-schemes’ are shared pools of cars available locally for short term hire and are a convenient alternative to car ownership. They allow for occasional car use but discourage unnecessary car journeys. Car-clubs are increasingly growing in Fingal and are an important tool in facilitating low-car development particularly in urban areas. They are an important method of facilitating the reduction of car ownership and supporting the shift to low carbon modes. To support the continued growth in the provision of car-clubs/car-sharing schemes, particularly as part of mobility hubs, high-density residential development or high employment and commercial uses, the Council will facilitate alternatives to private car ownership including the provision of more designated on-street bays for car-club schemes during the lifetime of this Plan. Policy CMP23 – Car Clubs/Car Sharing Schemes Support and facilitate the set up and operation of car-clubs and car-sharing schemes to facilitate an overall reduction in car journeys and car parking requirements. 6.5.7.7 Small Public Service Vehicles Taxis provide an important transport service offering door-to-door trips, can supplement a public transport system and offer the ability to complete one-off trips that may be difficult to provide for efficiently by other
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 247FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 modes. To support these roles, the Council will facilitate and support the improved integration of small public service vehicles into the overall public transport network. Policy CMP24 – Small Public Service Vehicles Support the provision of small public service vehicles such as taxi transport, as a feeder service to public transport services and to encourage the provision of taxi ranks at transport interchanges and other appropriate locations. 6.5.8 Car Parking Management The implementation of robust car parking policy in the County will play a key role in changing travel behaviour and promoting sustainable mobility. The Council already undertakes significant management of the public realm to ensure the effects of illegal parking behaviour by drivers is mitigated. As the importance of safe, comfortable and attractive public realm areas will increase under this Plan, the Council will continue to robustly enforce parking regulations in this regard. This Plan includes comprehensive car parking policies as well as standards set out within Chapter 14 Development Management Standards of this Plan. This includes a particular emphasis on car parking as a demand management tool and a driver for behavioural change. This Plan promotes accessible car parking, car-share schemes and electrical vehicle charging both on the existing road network and in private developments through the Development Management process. Policy CMP25 – Car Parking Management Implement a balanced approach to the provision of car parking with the aim of using parking as a demand management measure to promote a transition towards more sustainable forms of transportation, while meeting the needs of businesses and communities. Objective CMO32 – Car Parking Standards Implement appropriate car parking standards for a range of land-use types, where provision is based on factors such as site location, level of public transport accessibility and impact of parking provision on local amenity. Objective CMO33 – Accessible Car Parking Promote appropriate parking arrangements for specific user requirements in town and district centres, public transport nodes and other destinations. 6.5.9 Protection of Strategic Transport Connections The importance of the existing air, road and rail transport corridors within the County that provides strategically important connections internationally and between other major cities within the Country as well linking to other key urban centres with strong regional functions is acknowledged and supported. National and Regional policy objectives seek to protect and enhance global connectivity and regional accessibility which is essential for Fingal to retain and strengthen its economic competitiveness, ability to attract inward investment and its attractiveness as a tourism destination.
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 248FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Policy CMP26 – Strategic Connections Support the economic competitiveness of the County through the protection and enhancement of international and regional accessibility and inter–urban connectivity in accordance with policy objectives of the NPF and RSES for the region. 6.5.9.1 Dublin Airport As the primary international gateway, Dublin Airport plays a vital role in providing international connectivity and is an important economic driver to Fingal, the mid-east region and nationally. It is also acknowledged that with the impact of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic on our economy, our international gateways are key to safeguarding our resilience and ability to adapt to change. The Dublin Airport LAP 2020 sets out a framework to facilitate the future development, operation and safeguarding of Dublin Airport. Chapter 8 Dublin Airport of this Plan refers in more detail. In line with the land-use planning policy of the Dublin Airport LAP 2020, the increase in the connectivity offered by Dublin Airport, is contingent on: ¨ Continued protection of the core transport function of the Airport. ¨ Enhanced land-side access to Dublin Airport, particularly through public transport provision such as MetroLink and BusConnects. ¨ Implementation of the recommendations of the South Fingal Transport Study 2019. ¨ Careful land use management of land-side areas to focus on the current and future needs of the Airport as key infrastructure for National and Regional development. Policy CMP27 – Dublin Airport, Transportation, Surface Access and Freight Support the continued protection of the core transport function of Dublin Airport including measures to enhance surface access, public transport connections and strategic freight movements. Objective CMO34 – Dublin Airport and MetroLink Promote and facilitate the development of MetroLink, connecting Swords to the Airport and on to the City Centre. 6.5.9.2 Dublin Port As a major transport and logistics hub, Dublin Port provides a direct trading route to the UK and Europe and is a port of national significance and a significant driver of economic development in the mid-east region. Fingal County Council supports the ongoing development of Dublin Port having regard to wider transport and infrastructural considerations for the Dublin region. This Plan provides policy objectives to manage the national road network to ensure ongoing efficient access for freight from all parts of Ireland to Dublin Port, including controlling inappropriate development near to, or that disproportionately impacts on, the national road network including the Dublin Tunnel, the motorway network and motorway interchanges.
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 249FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Policy CMP28 – Dublin Port, Surface Access, Logistics and Freight Support the ongoing development of Dublin Port having regard to wider transport and infrastructural considerations of the Dublin region including the provision for inland freight facilities such as logistics hubs and freight depots and storage facilities as required. 6.5.9.3 The Dublin – Belfast Inter-City Rail Line The Dublin to Belfast inter-city route provides a critical transport connection for the Dublin – Belfast Economic Corridor, supporting economic growth and competitiveness within this corridor. The Government’s All Island Strategic Rail Review will examine the rail network across the entire island of Ireland in partnership with Northern Ireland with the aim to enhance connectivity, regional accessibility and achieve faster speeds on rail lines between the major cities including Dublin and Belfast, including the potential to increase rail freight, while facilitating policy objectives, north and south, relating to sustainable mobility and growth and climate change objectives. Fingal County Council supports this review in recognition of the strategic importance of this rail corridor connecting Dublin and Belfast. Policy CMP29 – Rail Network and Freight Transport Work with Irish Rail, the NTA, TII and other stakeholders to progress a coordinated approach to improving the rail network, integrated with other public transport modes to ensure maximum public benefit and promoting sustainable passenger and freight transport and improved regional and cross-border connectivity. 6.5.10 Roads Network Road infrastructure retains an important position in the overall transportation network, catering for the movement of people and goods. Over the plan period, the challenge is to ensure that new developments do not add to congestion or saturation of the road network to the point of rendering the network inefficient. The County’s road network must be managed effectively in order to keep all road users interacting safely and efficiently while ensuring full accessibility and maintaining the economic competitiveness of the County in accordance with the robust policies and objectives set out in this chapter including supporting objectives in Chapter 14 Development Management Standards of this Plan. 6.5.10.1 National Roads Fingal is well served by the national road network with the M1 Dublin to Belfast, the N2/M2 Dublin to Derry, the N3/M3 Dublin to Ballyshannon, and the M50 all traversing the County. Virtually all the national road network in the County is either motorway or high-grade dual carriageway. The primary purpose of the national road network is to provide strategic transport links between main centres of population and employment. Fingal County Council continues to maintain and protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of the strategic national road network including the M50 and M1 corridors in collaboration with TII and other relevant stakeholders. Local access to this strategic network will continue to be managed and restricted through the Development Management process to protect the ‘movement’
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 250FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 function of these national roads and to discourage use by local traffic for short trips. Fingal County Council will continue to collaborate with the NTA and TII towards the implementation of demand management measures on national routes. The M50 Demand Management Study recognises that traffic demand on the M50 is required to ensure that the M50 can perform its strategic function for the foreseeable future. The Council will continue to work with TII to support major improvements to the national road network and to maintain and protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of national roads and associated junctions in accordance with the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2012. 6.5.10.2 Regional/Local Roads The regional and local road network provides important links between the towns and villages across the County and they supplement the national road network. Fingal County Council will continue to maintain, manage and operate the existing regional and local road network in an efficient and restrictive manner to protect the strategic function of the national road network as well as providing for high-quality walking and cycling connections where appropriate and access and priority for public transport routes. To deliver sustainable connectivity, all relevant departments within Fingal County Council will prepare an upto-date review of recently passed green infrastructure/climate change policy objectives and incorporate into a sustainable strategy for the Swords Western Distributor Road and its catchment area. This review will include implementation recommendations and will involve consultation and engagement with key stakeholders, including CODEMA, EPA and resident’s associations. In keeping with Action 231 of the Climate Action Plan 2023, the Council will assess their road network and identify where additional space can be reallocated to pedestrians and cyclists to continue the improvement and expansion of the active travel and greenway network. The Council’s proposals for development of the County’s transportation network are outlined in Table 6.3. Table 6.3: Transportation Schemes ¨ N2 Upgrade Rath to Kilmoon ¨ Cappagh Road – Dunsink Lane ¨ Balbriggan Ring Road R122 to R132 ¨ Stockhole Lane Upgrade ¨ Castlelands Link to R127 ¨ Sillogue Bridge Link ¨ Skerries Southern Relief Road – R128 to Railway Line ¨ St Margaret’s Bypass to Northern Parallel Road ¨ R126 Donabate – Lissenhall ¨ Cappagh Road – Huntstown R135 Link ¨ Swords Outer Relief Road ¨ Dunsink Lane – Abbotstown Link ¨ Swords Western Distributor Road ¨ N3 Upgrade M50 – Clonee ¨ Fosterstown Link Road ¨ N3 Castaheany Interchange Upgrade ¨ R106 Malahide–Swords Road Upgrade ¨ Kellystown Road ¨ R123 Moyne Road realignment ¨ Kilshane Cross Upgrade ¨ R107 Malahide Road/Clare Hall Bypass ¨ Cappaghfinn Road ¨ R107 Malahide Road Upgrade ¨ Barrysparks Link Road
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