4.0 | National Enablers
The following are identified for the Limerick-Shannon MASP.
• Implementation of the Limerick 2030 economic strategy to create modern, City Centre office accommodation and a series of transformational City Centre public realm projects; • Complementary further development of the Limerick 2030 plan through measures to encourage significant inner urban residential regeneration and development, to include the City’s Georgian Quarter; • Extending the ambition of the Limerick 2030 plan to include extension of the City Centre towards Limerick Docks; • Identifying infill and regeneration opportunities to intensify housing and employment development; • Enabling enhanced opportunities for existing communities as development and diversification occurs, particularly through employment, learning and education support; • Progressing the sustainable development of new greenfield areas for housing and the development of supporting public transport and infrastructure, such as at Mungret; • Provision of a Citywide public transport network, with enhanced accessibility from the City Centre to the National Technological Park, UL and Shannon International Airport; • Development of a strategic cycleway network with several high capacity flagship routes; • Enhanced road connectivity to Shannon Foynes Port, including local by-passes; • Enhanced regional connectivity through improved average journey times by road to Cork and Waterford; • Ensuring that water supply and wastewater needs are met by new national projects to enhance water supply and increase wastewater treatment capacity; • Improving sustainability in terms of energy, waste management and resource efficiency, to include district heating and water conservation; • The fast-track delivery of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) which is a strategic investment priority for the MASP;
• Enhanced connectivity to Shannon Foynes Port, including local by-passes; • Development of a new business park on the north of the city accessible by public transport, linking with Limerick IT and Moyross to build on the regeneration progress; • Supporting an application for the designation and subsequent development of the lands zoned as University in the Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023 as an economic Strategic Development Zone (SDZ); • The continued expansion of Limerick City’s third level institutions and the NUIG Shannon College of Hotel Management along with integration with the wider Metropolitan Area and Region; • Creating a sustainable urban design town centre through the development of an Action Area Plan for Shannon Town Centre; • Enable a digital and innovation economy and make this Ireland’s leading smart Metropolitan Area; • Develop a Connected and Autonomous (CAV) R&D testbed and put the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area at the forefront of a global mobility revolution; • Delivering a 55% level of non-car based transport in the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area; • The delivery of measures and infrastructure which will transition cycling and walking as the primary mode of transport within the Limerick- Shannon Metropolitan Area; • Interconnecting and integrating walking and cycling infrastructure; • Continue to develop workforce skills and talent and enhance the attractiveness of living and working in the Metropolitan Area; • Protecting built and natural assets; • Achieve a step-change in progress toward a low carbon economy; • Managing flood and climate change risks;
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