10 Minute Towns |Access i b i l i t y & Framework Repor t
5 Accessibility Assessment and Recommendations
Having conducted the baseline analysis discussed in Section 4 of this report, a range of accessibility constraints have been established. From the baseline information and catchment analysis of the three towns, there are common constraints that need to be addressed in order to achieve the 10 Minute Town concept.
There is generally a lack of direct walk/cycle access from residential estates to main roads. Generally, residential estates are separated from local and regional roads, either by fences or vegetation and therefore do not have direct access to footpaths and/or cycleways that are in place along these local and regional roads. Figure 41 below is an example of a residential estate (Southern Gardens) having no immediate walk/cycle access to Kilkenny Road in Carlow.
Figure 41: Example of residential estates with no direct access to local and regional roads in Carlow
Walking/cycling access points from Southern Gardens to Kilkenny road
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