10 Minute Towns |Access i b i l i t y & Framework Repor t
1 Introduction
Arup has been commissioned by the Southern Regional Assembly (SRA) to undertake a “10 Minute Town” concept which will form part of the Regional Action Plan for Interreg Europe MATCH-UP project.
The key objective is to map and identify infrastructural requirements to support ‘10 minute’ towns within the region. The “10 Minute Town” concept is about creating connected communities – understanding how our neighbourhoods work and to map out how a more compact and permeable urban form can provide high quality and safe links to public transport, shops, services, green spaces and to other neighbourhoods, which will reduce the need to travel and therefore reduce carbon emissions. The overall aim of the study is to create a framework for and/or good practice guidance for mapping the ‘10 Minute Town’ concept, which can be used by other towns to adapt the same concept. It should be noted that this report is not a policy or land use document and relevant Local Authorities can, at their discretion, use the finding of this work to inform any policy documents, land use plans and transportation studies.
This report has developed an implementation tool to assist Local Authorities to undertake a “10 Minute Town” assessment. For the purposes of developing the tool, we assessed three towns - Carlow, Tralee and Ennis. This report has identified different infrastructural measures which will improve the uptake of sustainable mobility in towns and villages across the Southern Region. The analysis framework also provides an evidence base which will be a resource to Local Authority plans in support of greater access to community facilities by sustainable travel modes and create improved “10 Minute Towns”. Our report presents the methodology and assumptions adopted in the implementation tool as part of the study and will act as a framework for future studies in the region. We have then highlighted our findings from the assessment and these findings are discussed further in this report. It should be noted that the opportunities cited in this report will be subject to further evaluation in mobility plans and/or land use plans of the relevant Local Authorities.
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