10 Minute Towns |Access i b i l i t y & Framework Repor t
5.2 Ennis Table 8 is a summary of the constraints and opportunities that were established in Ennis, following the baseline walk and cycling analysis. The map references for each item of constraint and opportunity can be found in Appendix E.
Table 8 - Ennis - Constraints and Opportunities
Map Reference
Constraint
Opportunity
Lack of direct accessibility from residential estates to main roads and other services
• Provision of a walk/cycle link to green route from residential development on Ballycoree Road. • Provision of a direct connection from residential properties on Ard Caoin to Lidl. • Provision of steps linking Ashfield Park residential estate to Gort Road for direct access. • Provision of routes from residential estate on Aughanteeroe to a ‘Green Route’ along River Fergus • Provision an interconnection between ‘Green Route’ and Ennis National School to provide route choice and shorten walking distances. • Provision of widening of existing bridge on Drumcliffe Road for pedestrians and cyclists • Provision of additional walk/cycle connection between Cottage Gardens and Friar’s Walk • Provision of connections between neighbourhoods in Cahercalla Estate and in Tobarteascain. • Provision of connections between residential neighbourhoods to the west of Limerick Road. • Provision of a green way along River Fergus • Provision of links to connect green way to residential areas
E4
E1
E1
E2
E3
E5
E12
E14
E17
Lack of green ways
E7 E7
Lack of river connections • Provision of a walk/cycle bridge between east and west of Inch River for direct accessibility, particularly to Scoil Chríost Rí.
E8
Lack of formal pedestrian/ cycle crossings Parking transgressions
• Provision of zebra crossings in front of Ennis National School • Provision of policing of road in front of Scoil Chríost Rí to reduce parking transgressions • Provision of policing of parking on Carmody Street • Provision of a north-south extension of existing walkway long River Fergus to connect to bridge on Drumcliffe Road • Provision of cycle lanes on Gloughleigh Road • Extension of pedestrian linkage along the northern banks of River Fergus • Provision of pedestrian paths through St Flannan’s College fields • Provision of a connection between Riverside and Springfield
E3
E8
E12
Lack of pedestrian and/or cycling links
E5
E8 E9
E14
E16
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