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- Chapter 7: Sustainable Mobility and Transport209 7.4 Key Enablers for Growth in Limerick The NPF, NDP and RSES identifies a number of key enablers to support the growth of Limerick which will enhance connectivity within Limerick and benefit the wider region. Policy TR P6 Delivery of Transport Infrastructure in line with National Policy It is a policy of the Council to support the delivery of transport infrastructure identified within the National Planning Framework, National Development Plan 2021-2030 (and any update) and the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Southern Region and to support enhanced connectivity within Limerick and inter-urban connectivity within the regions. A number of transport projects, both road infrastructure and sustainable transport improvements, are considered key enablers for the successful economic, social and sustainable growth of Limerick, as outlined in the RSES. Whilst the Plan supports the rebalancing of the transport system towards more sustainable modes of transport, it is recognised that the road network maintains a critical position in the economic growth of Limerick, to allow for the movement of people, goods, services and freight on a well-connected and accessible road network. Key projects which are critical to enabling the sustainable mobility and economic growth in Limerick include: •• Delivery of the full BusConnects programme (inclusive of ticketing systems, bus corridors, additional capacity, new bus stops and bus shelters) for Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty; •• Development of a Park and Ride programme for Limerick, linked with BusConnects Programme; •• Delivery of a comprehensive cycling and walking network for Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty; •• N/M20 Cork to Limerick Scheme, which is key to the delivery of improved connectivity between the urban centres and the wider region; •• Foynes to Limerick (including Adare Bypass) Road, which will link the port of Foynes with the M7/N18 at Limerick and enhance regional and international connectivity; •• N21 Newcastle West and N21 Abbeyfeale Road Scheme – key projects in enhancing regional connectivity with the South West Region and alleviating congestion in both Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale; •• N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction - Current Constraints Study Area (CSA) extends into the Limerick administrative area (North of Oola and Brookes Bridge); •• Limerick Northern Distributor Road - improving accessibility to the City from County Clare, relieving pressure on the existing river crossings in the City Centre and providing significant improvement in connectivity between different areas along the northern fringe of the City; •• O’Connell Street Improvement Works – Provision of enhanced public realm, widened footpaths and segregated cycle ways on Limerick’s main thoroughfare, as well as facilitating future transport mode needs in accordance with the requirements of LSMATS. Objectives in support of road projects identified as key growth enablers are outlined in Section 7.8 Strategic Roads Infrastructure.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028210 7.5 Sustainable Mobility Sustainable mobility relates to the movement of people and goods in a manner, which enhances ease of movement and a better quality of life for all and seeks to create a modal shift in favour of more active modes of travel. Greater emphasis needs to be placed on more sustainable modes of transport, in order to mitigate against the potential impacts of climate change and to remove congestion from our cities, towns and villages and make them more attractive places to live, work and relax. This requires increased priority for cycling, walking, car share/carpooling and public transport infrastructure and a greater uptake in the use of cleaner greener vehicles. The Department of Transport is carrying out a review of sustainable mobility policy, which will deliver the ambitions of the new Programme for Government, replacing the 2009 policy documents - Smarter Travel, A Sustainable Transport Future 2009-2020 and the National Cycle Policy Framework 2009-2020. The new national policy will be aligned with the National Strategic Outcomes of Project Ireland 2040, will support the actions in the Climate Action Plan and will also consider the impacts of COVID-19. The promotion of use and increased delivery of sustainable modes of transport is fundamental to achieving Ireland’s carbon emission reduction requirements of 51% by 2030. Policy TR P7 Sustainable Travel and Transport It is a policy of the Council to support, facilitate and co-operate with relevant agencies to secure sustainable travel within Limerick and seek to implement the 10-minute city/town concept, promote compact growth and reduce the need for long distance travel, as a means to reduce the impact of climate change. Objective TR O1 Climate Proofed Transport Infrastructure It is an objective of the Council to ensure that all future and retrofitted transport infrastructure is climate proofed, through design and construction, to function in a climate altered future and would, where possible, be multifunctional e.g. provide accessible routes for other services such as fibre optics or water, energy connections or other services and technologies that might come about during the lifetime of the infrastructure. Objective TR O2 Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets It is an objective of the Council to support the appropriate road design standards of all roads and streets within the urban areas, including suburbs, towns and villages within the 60km/h zone as per the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets and TII Publication Standards DN- GEO-03084 The Treatment of Transition Zones to Towns and Villages on National Roads. Objective TR O3 Delivery and Servicing Strategy It is an objective of the Council to: a) Reduce the amount of ‘last mile trips’ being made by motorised vehicles; b) Facilitate the transition to zeroemission delivery vehicles such as cargo bikes, solar powered and electric vehicles; and c) Support local ‘Click and Collect’ facilities where appropriate to minimise trips to individual homes and workplaces. A universal design approach, in line with the Whole of Government National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) 2017-2022, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), will insure high-quality, accessible and permeable transport links are incorporated into all urban public realm designs.
- Chapter 7: Sustainable Mobility and Transport211 Objective TR O4 Universal Design It is an objective of the Council to ensure that all transport schemes incorporate high-quality urban realm design that is attractive, safe, comfortable and accessible for all individuals. The National Transport Authority in conjunction with Limerick City and County Council and Clare County Council have prepared a Draft Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (LSMATS). The Draft LSMATS sets out an integrated and balanced sustainable transport strategy for the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area and addresses all travel modes including walking, cycling, road, bus and rail. Objective TR O5 Limerick – Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy It is an objective of the Council to facilitate the implementation and delivery of the proposals that will be contained in the final Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Clare County Council and other relevant stakeholders. This partnership will achieve successful integration between land use and transport planning, and targeted growth along high quality public transport corridors and sustainable higher densities. The Council will continue to play an important role in the development of an efficient transport system and in planning for the future transport needs of Limerick. In pursuing the objective of encouraging modal shift, the Council will co-operate closely with other relevant agencies and stakeholders, including the NTA. The Council aims to deliver infrastructure and public realm projects required to significantly increase levels of walking, cycling and public transport use throughout Limerick, making it more accessible, inclusive, safe and welcoming to all. The RSES includes policy objectives requiring the preparation of Local Transport Plans in selected settlements in the region, including Newcastle West, which is identified as a key town. Policy TR P8 Local Transport Plans It is a policy of the Council to prepare a Local Transport Plan (LTP), Mobility and Public Realm Plan for the Key Town of Newcastle West, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and other relevant stakeholders, as part of the Local Area Plan process and for other settlements as deemed necessary. Local Transport Plans will include an analysis of transport flows, movements and investment priorities that will support more sustainable modes of transport. 7.5.1 Avoid-Shift-Improve (A-S-I) Concept The Avoid-Shift-Improve (A-S-I) approach to transport planning seeks to achieve a reduction in greenhouse gases, energy consumption, congestion and enable more liveable environments, by creating alternative mobility solutions and developing sustainable transport systems. The ‘avoid’ means reducing the need for travel by integrating land use and transport planning, creating an environment where the need to travel and trip length is reduced. The ‘shift’ refers to moving away from energy consuming transport modes to more sustainable transport. The ‘improve’ means improving the efficiency of transport modes including energy efficiency and enhance the attractiveness of public transport. The Plan focuses on integrating land use and transportation to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, facilitating the transition to a low carbon society, the promotion of the 10-minute town/ neighbourhood and the move towards sustainable transport options with the implementation of both infrastructure and behavioural change measures. Table 7.1 below outlines the Plan’s Policies and Objectives which support the A-S-I Concept.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028212 Table 7.1 Avoid-Shift-Improve – Integrated Land use and Transport Policy Avoid Shift Improve Policy/ Objective •• Policy CGR P1 - Compact Growth and Revitalisation •• Policy TR P3 - Integration of Land Use and Transport Policies •• Objective ECON O1 - City Centre •• Objective ECON O41 - Home Working/E- Working •• Objective SCSI O4 - 10 - Minute Neighbourhood •• Objective SCSI O8 - Place-making for the Community •• Objective CGR O2 - Place-making, Universal Design and Public Realm •• Objective ECON O3 - District Centres •• Objective ECON O5 - Local/ Neighbourhood Centres Objectives •• Policy TR P2 - Five Cities Strategy •• Policy TR P4 - Promotion of Sustainable Patterns of Transport Use •• Policy TR P5 - Sustainable Mobility and Regional Accessibility •• Policy TR P9 - Sustainable Transport in Rural Areas •• Policy TR P10 - Rural Transport •• Objective TR O5 - Limerick – Shannon •• Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy •• Objective TR O6 - Delivering Modal Split •• Objective TR O7 - Behavioural Change Measures •• Objective TR O8 - Walking and Cycling Infrastructure •• Objective TR O9 - Limerick Cycle Network •• Objective TR O10 - Limerick Regeneration Areas Sustainable Travel Infrastructure •• Objective TR O13 - Core Bus Corridors •• Objective TR O20 - Car Clubs/Carshare •• Objective TR O23 - Mobility Management •• Objective TR O24 - Area Wide Mobility Management Planning/Networks •• Objective TR O25 - Inter-City, Regional and Commuter Service •• Objective TR O26 - Bus Transport Infrastructure •• Objective TR O45 - Industrial and Enterprise and Employment lands adjacent to Junction 2, Dock Road •• Objective SCSI O21 - Improve Open Space Provision •• Policy TR P7 - Sustainable Travel and Transport •• Policy TR P9 - Sustainable Transport in Rural Areas •• Objective TR O1 - Climate Proofed Transport Infrastructure •• Objective TR O3 - Delivery and Servicing Strategy •• Objective TR O4 - Universal Design •• Objective TR O8 - Walking and Cycling Infrastructure •• Objective TR O9 - Limerick Cycle Network •• Objective TR O11 - Enhanced Public Transport •• Objective TR O12 - Limerick BusConnects Programme •• Objective TR O13 - Core Bus Corridors •• Objective TR O15 - Transport Interchange •• Objective TR O16 - Rail Network •• Objective TR O18 - Park and Ride Facilities •• Objective TR O19 - Park and Stride Facilities •• Objective TR O21 - Electric and Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles •• Objective TR O27 - Shannon Airport •• Objective TR O42 - Roads and Streets •• Objective TR O49 - Car and Cycle Parking
- Chapter 7: Sustainable Mobility and Transport213 7.5.2 Promoting Active Travel Active travel is a concept of travel that includes only those forms of transport that require using your own energy to travel. This includes walking, cycling or other nonmotorised wheel-based transport modes for purposeful travel rather than for leisure reasons. Active travel focuses on shorter trips as a natural choice for every day journeys such as to school, work, social or shopping. There are many positive health, environmental and economic benefits from participating in active travel including reduced road congestion, improved air quality, addressing climate change, increased access to employment and reduced social exclusion. Following the announcement of significant funding by the Department of Transport, a new Limerick Active Travel unit has been established within Limerick City and County Council. The Council is committed to supporting active travel measures including the investment in sustainable infrastructure to better connect communities, creating new walking and cycling links and reducing the physical barriers that currently exist. Redesigning our streets to prioritise walking, cycling and other non-motorised wheel-based modes is just one crucial aspect of enabling and creating a modal shift from the private car, we also need to support individual citizens to make the switch to active travel through behavioural change projects and support initiatives. A key priority for the Plan is the development of a sustainable transport system, promoting measures to increase the use of public transport, while also increasing the modal share for walking, cycling and car share/pool schemes in the City, towns and villages across Limerick. A transition towards more sustainable modes of transport is essential to reduce Ireland’s carbon emissions and reach the Government’s goal of a 51% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. In order to achieve more sustainable travel patterns, a significant focus on reducing car dependency and increasing permeability is required. One of the main focus areas of national policy is to achieve a modal transfer from short duration car mode trips to more active and public transport modes. More focused investment (be it infrastructure or behavioral change measures) on increasing walking and cycling for short trips is required to increase uptake of sustainable transport options and in doing so, reducing car mode share. 7.5.3 Promoting Modal Split To ensure the effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the Development Plan in relation to sustainable mobility and transport, it is important to first look at where Limerick is with regards to existing baseline modal split. Analysis of POWSCAR data for Limerick shows the obvious imbalance of our transport system to the private car for all trips. It also identifies where opportunities exist for movements to more sustainable and active transport options. A full breakdown of baseline modal split is provided in Table 7.2. There is significant scope to achieve modal shift to sustainable modes of transport. In particular, there are opportunities to convert many of the shorter journeys (under 2km) from the private car to walking and cycling. On analysis of POWSCAR trip data for education and work-based travel, the following travel patterns were established: •• The most popular means of travel for those living in Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty, was by car (44%) which increased to 64% for those travelling for work purposes only. •• 37% of those living in Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty, travelling for work purposes are travelling within six minutes of their workplace (15,424 people); 22% use walking as their primary mode for work and school (16% to work, 33% educational) and 4% are travelling by bike (4% to work, 3% for educational purposes).
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028214 Table 7.2: Baseline Mode Share Baseline Mode Share (%) for Commuting to Work/Educational Purposes Settlement Walk Cycle Public Transport Car Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty 22 4 8 44 Work Trips1 16 4 16 64 Edu Trips2 33 3 13 8 Newcastle West 14 1 4 52 Work Trips1 9 1 1 73 Edu Trips2 24 1 11 56 Settlement Levels 3-6/ Rural Areas 7 1 8 54 Work Trips1 4 1 1 80 Edu Trips2 12 1 19 57 1 Mode share data – % of total work purpose trips 2 Mode share data – % of total educational purpose trips •• The most popular means of travel for Newcastle West was by car (52%), however, 56% of those commuting for work purposes are within a 7-minute journey time of their workplace; 476 people living in Newcastle West are within a 4-minute drive of their workplace. 14% of workplace/ educational trips were made by walking. This increased to 24% for education purpose trips only. •• The most popular means of travel for those living outside Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty, is by car at 54%, but this increases to 80% for work purposes only. The total number of those who travel by walking for work and/or school purposes is 7% (Work (4%), Education (12%)). Trips taken by bike are at 1% for both education and work purposes. Table 7.3 provides the 2028 mode share target for commuting to work and education, and includes walking/cycling/ public transport mode share targets for the LSMATS study area, Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret, Annacotty, Newcastle West and the remainder of the County. Following consultation with the National Transport Authority, both work and school trips have been considered for both baseline and modal share targets. Based on existing scenarios and in line with LSMATS, the Council is confident that the targeted modal shift is achievable. It is noted that the target audience is not just workplace and educational based travel but all transport associated travel. POWSCAR modal split data is the most robust data available and is shown in Table 7.3. The majority of people driving to work travel relatively short distances. This group will offer the greatest potential for modal shift, as these journeys can be most easily shifted to walking and cycling.
- Chapter 7: Sustainable Mobility and Transport215 Table 7.3: Target Mode Share LSMA Mode Share Targets (%) for Commuting to Work/Educational Purposes Settlement Walk Cycle 2040 2028 2040 2028 Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Study Area 35 15-20 15-20 7-10 Mode Share Targets(%) for Commuting to Work/Educational Purposes (2028) Settlement Walk Cycle Public Transport Limerick and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty (All Work/ Education Trips) 30% 10% 14% Newcastle West (All Work/ Education Trips) 20% 5% 7% Settlement Levels 3-6/Rural Areas (All Work/Education Trips) 15% 5% 12% The data confirms and highlights the challenges facing Limerick, in both the urban and rural context, with regard to promoting a modal shift away from the private car. The Plan will strive to reduce the reliance on the private car, by promoting and facilitating more sustainable modes of transport and supporting development in locations, which can support compact growth. In facilitating the delivery of the objectives of the final LSMATS and in pursuing the objective of encouraging modal shift, the Council will cooperate closely with other relevant agencies and stakeholders, including the NTA and TII. Objective TR O6 Delivering Modal Split It is an objective of the Council to: a) Promote a modal shift away from the private car towards more sustainable modes of transport including walking, cycling, carpool and public transport in conjunction with the relevant transport authorities; b) Support investment in sustainable transport infrastructure that will make walking, cycling, carpool and public transport more attractive, appealing and accessible for all. Objective TR O7 Behavioural Change Measures It is an objective of the Council to: a) Continue to implement behavioural change initiatives and ‘softer measures’ aimed at enabling and promoting sustainable travel across Limerick’s workplaces, campuses, schools and communities as identified in LSMATS; b) Facilitate and implement school streets and school zones, including slow zones around schools, park and stride facilities and promote and facilitate active travel options for school children, to reduce the health and safety risks associated with traffic congestion, pollution and inactive lifestyles.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028216 7.5.4 Walking and Cycling Walking and cycling are the most sustainable forms of transport as they assist with climate change mitigation and are important for promoting healthy lifestyles. The creation of safe, inclusive and attractive spaces to walk around is fundamental to achieve good place-making. The Council is committed to ensuring that the physical environment in Limerick is accessible to all. The Council will support the delivery of a programme of public realm improvements, designed to create attractive places that encourage economic and social activity, improve conditions for pedestrians and make walking a safer, healthier, quicker, more direct and more attractive form of travel. The Council will promote walking through improvements to pedestrian routes, streets and public spaces, by giving greater priority to pedestrians in the use of road space and increasing permeability where possible. Improvements will include appropriate traffic management measures and improvements to signage and way-finding. In order to enhance the convenience and attractiveness of cycling, routes need to be continuous and direct to facilities, places of work and interchanges. The Council will continue to develop a network of high quality, continuous cycle routes throughout the City and County, improve the permeability of the road network for cyclists, and create a more cycle friendly environment, through reducing the volume and speed of motorised traffic. 7.5.4.1 Walking and Cycling Infrastructure The Council will continue the roll out of active travel initiatives across Limerick, including promoting and facilitating safe walking and cycling. The installation of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, together with roadway re-design, where necessary, will assist in encouraging active travel and thereby achieve modal shift. The Council will seek to deliver improved pedestrian linkages within the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area (in Limerick) and towns/villages. This will include the provision of improved pedestrian facilities at junctions and improved footpath width and quality, where required and subject to resources. Objective TR O8 Walking and Cycling Infrastructure It is an objective of the Council to: a) Improve and provide clear, safe and direct pedestrian linkages, cycle networks, including the greenways and primary segregated cycle routes, between the employment zones, shopping areas and residential areas throughout Limerick; b) Maintain and expand the pedestrian route network, infrastructure and where possible, retrofit cycle and pedestrian routes into the existing urban road network, to provide for accessible safe pedestrian routes within Limerick. Objective TR O9 Limerick Cycle Network It is an objective of the Council to implement in full, the Cycle Network, which will be set out in the final LSMATS, with priority given in the short term to delivering the primary cycle network and cycle routes serving schools. The design of the pedestrian and cycle networks will be informed by the four core principles of the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets, which are connected networks, multifunctional streets, pedestrian focus and a multi-disciplinary approach. 7.5.4.2 Limerick Regeneration Areas Limerick’s Regeneration Areas of Southill, Moyross, St. Mary’s Park and Ballincurra Weston have the lowest car ownership across Limerick, in tandem with experiencing physical transport disadvantages. Sustainable mobility, connectivity and permeability has an important role to play in overcoming geographic isolation, severance and in creating a non-hostile environment for pedestrians and cyclists. The Plan will support LSMATS in the identification and delivery of improved walking and cycling
- Chapter 7: Sustainable Mobility and Transport217 infrastructure and improvements to the public transport network across the Regeneration Areas based on the measures identified in the Limerick Regeneration Framework Plan. Objective TR O10 Limerick Regeneration Areas Sustainable Travel Infrastructure It is an objective of the Council to support LSMATS in the identification and delivery of improvements to walking/cycling infrastructure and improvements to public transport, based on those measures identified in the Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan. 7.5.5 Public Transport Public transport in Limerick consists of bus, rail, rural transport services and taxi services. There are local services that provide connections between settlements within Limerick and regional services that provide connections to the wider region and beyond. Throughout the lifetime of the Plan, the Council will continue to engage with the NTA in seeking to improve transport services and infrastructure throughout Limerick. Objective TR O11 Enhanced Public Transport It is an objective of the Council to support and encourage public transport providers to enhance the provision of public transportation and frequency of services in Limerick, including the provision of enhanced accessibility from the City Centre to Shannon Airport. The Council will support increased population, employment and educational densities in accessible centres and along public transport corridors and will seek to ensure that lands required for the development of planned public transport facilities (transport corridors) and interchanges are safeguarded from development. 7.5.6 Bus Network The NPF identifies the provision of a citywide public transport network as a key enabler for Limerick. This aim is consistent with the Climate Action Plan, NPF and RSES, which envisage a significantly enhanced bus service in Limerick by 2027. The provision of a citywide public transport network in Limerick has the potential to provide the capacity needed to move large volumes of people, who travel to work, education, shops and leisure facilities around the City and suburbs each day. BusConnects Limerick will provide a reliable, high-frequency public transport service to improve connectivity within Limerick City and Suburbs, Mungret and Annacotty. The enhanced BusConnects proposal represents a significant upgrade on the existing system and will comprise of a more comprehensive network, bus priority and new upgraded fleet. It will serve all key destinations and provide an interchange with the rail network and proposed Park and Ride services. Objective TR O12 Limerick BusConnects Programme It is an objective of the Council to support the implementation of the Limerick BusConnects programme including the following: a) An improved Metropolitan Bus Service Network which will deliver a step change in the quality of bus service across the City and suburbs; b) A programme of Core Bus Corridors, which seeks to provide end-to-end full bus priority on key bus routes via measures such as new bus lanes, bus gates and bus priority signals, in order to ensure that bus services are no longer subject to traffic congestion impacts in Limerick. The following corridors are a priority: •• from the M7/Dublin Road junction to the City Centre; •• from Mungret, Raheen and Dooradoyle to the City Centre; •• on the Ennis Road to the City Centre; •• on the Ballysimon Road from the proposed Park and Ride site to the City Centre and on Childers Road between Parkway Roundabout and Ballinacurra Road;
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028218 c) To provide for further bus priority measures on radial routes into the City Centre, as identified by the NTA and Limerick City and County Council as part of BusConnects Limerick; d) To provide for bus priority measures through the development site to the rear of Colbert Station, as part of an emerging masterplan to be agreed between the NTA, Limerick City and County Council, the landowner and other stakeholders; e) To provide for bus priority through Limerick City Centre linking the Dublin Road Bus Corridor to the Raheen/ Dooradoyle corridor, with a preference for O’Connell Street as the most direct route into the centre, delivering passengers as close as possible to their destinations; f) To increase the capacity of Sarsfield Bridge by reallocating the carriageway to the movement of buses, cyclists, pedestrians and taxis; g) To carry out any minor works required to facilitate additional and altered service patterns arising out of a review of the service network under BusConnects Limerick. Objective TR O13 Core Bus Corridors It is an objective of the Council to safeguard the proposed Core Bus Corridors from inappropriate development and ensure adequate set back is maintained to facilitate the implementation of the programme, in consultation with the NTA. Objective TR O14 Management of Coaches It is an objective of the Council to prepare a strategy for the management of coaches in collaboration with the National Transport Authority. The final bus network that will be implemented in the short to medium term is still being developed, having regard to detailed operational requirements and local traffic considerations. Notwithstanding, the BusConnects programme is fully supported within the Draft LSMATS. 7.5.7 Public Transport Interchange The Council supports the development of quality public transport interchanges, including Colbert Station, as a key transport hub and the central role it plays in encouraging and enabling modal shift in Limerick. Through the implementation of the LSMATS, opportunities will be created for intermodal transfer between rail, bus, taxi and other sustainable modes of transport, such as walking and cycling. Objective TR O15 Transport Interchange It is an objective of the Council to facilitate the provision of quality transport interchanges, in order to facilitate focused access to multiple public transport modes and to maximise the movement of people via sustainable modes. Through the development of the Limerick BusConnects programme there will also be opportunities for interchange at the proposed Park and Ride locations outlined later in this chapter. The Council will seek to ensure that appropriate levels of safe and secure cycle parking, cycle facilities and electric charging infrastructure are provided at public transport interchanges. 7.5.8 Rail Connections There are three established rail transport corridors that serve Limerick, including Nenagh/Ballybrophy, Ennis/Galway and Dublin, together with the interchange at Limerick Junction for Cork/Tralee and Waterford. The three corridors converge at Limerick Colbert Station, which is progressing as a major transport hub for Limerick, providing a transformational integrated sustainable transport network. Castleconnell is the only operating station outside of Limerick City. There are three other railway lines in Limerick which are either no longer used or which have been effectively dismantled. These are the Limerick to Charleville line (there has already been significant development on this line, including parts of the N20), the Limerick to Tralee line (via Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale) and the Limerick to Foynes
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