EchoLive.ie, 26 Apr
BusConnects Cork is a €600m programme of work that aims to transform
the city’s bus system, making public transport more accessible to more
people.
Call to extend BusConnects consultation
A local representative in Cork has called on the National Transport
Authority (NTA) to extend the timeline of the second round of public
consultation on the emerging preferred BusConnects routes. Pic: Larry
Cummins
Breda Graham
A local representative in Cork has called on the National Transport
Authority (NTA) to extend the timeline of the second round of public
consultation on the emerging preferred BusConnects routes.
BusConnects Cork is a €600m programme of work that aims to transform
the city’s bus system, making public transport more accessible to more
people.
Labour Party Cork City area representative Peter Horgan said an
extension of the timeline of the second round of public consultations
on the proposals, which is currently under way, would allow for the
publication of traffic modelling to be incorporated into submissions by
the public.
“It was confirmed to me at this week’s public information event that
traffic data and modelling is currently under way in Cork city and is
due to be published in a number of weeks,” he said.
“That data should be in the public domain and help inform submissions
and not be held back to the statutory consultation.
“BusConnects is an evolving process at this stage still, but it is
vital we have all data relevant to it available for people to frame
their submissions. Extend the timelines to ensure people are able to
make informed submissions.”
The second non-statutory public consultation on BusConnects’
sustainable transport corridors (STCs) is due to run until Thursday,
May 25, making it an eight-week public consultation.
Public information events took place last week in communities across
Cork where STCs are proposed, which gave members of the public a chance
to meet with design engineers and NTA representatives to discuss their
concerns.
An NTA spokesperson told The Echo, said: “Traffic surveys have been
taking place across Cork City in recent weeks as part of the
BusConnects Cork project.
“This will assist the project team in further understanding the data in
relation to the current number of cars, cyclists, and pedestrians at
different locations across Cork.
“The NTA will also be undertaking detailed traffic modelling where we
will seek to predict how traffic flows might behave if the proposed
STCs are implemented. This will happen at a later stage in the
project.”
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