10 Minute Towns |Access i b i l i t y & Framework Repor t
5.3 Tralee Table 9 is a summary of the constraints and opportunities that were established in Tralee, following the baseline walk and cycling analysis. The map references for each item of constraint and opportunity can be found in Appendix F.
Table 9 - Tralee - Constraints and Opportunities
Map Reference
Constraint
Opportunity
Limited access to Fenit Greenway from adjacent residential areas Few cycle facilities on roads connecting IT Tralee to the rest of the town
Provision of additional accesses to the greenway from Rock Park Avenue, Highfield Grove, Cahermoneen, Gort na Gréine, and Mounthawk Park. Provision of cycle facilities along Oakpark Road, Killeen Road, Clash Road, and Dromthacker Road, which would make sustainable travel to IT Tralee more feasible Provision of pedestrian/cycle connections to/from University Hospital Kerry
T7, T12,
T4, T8, T9, T14
Limited accessibility to University Hospital Kerry
T18, T23
Lack of accessibility between residential estates, particularly cul-de-sacs Lack of cycle facilities in the town, those that do exist are discontinuous No walk/cycle connection along River Lee east of Castlemaine Road The two local bus services in the town only operate hourly, and have indirect routes
Provision of pedestrian/cycling access by removing walls in between estates
T7, T8, T12, T27, T28, T29
Provision of a comprehensive cycle network in the town
N/A
Extension of existing walk/cycle connection east of Castlemaine Road to Manor Avenue
T23, T28
Consider increasing the frequency of services, and modifying the routes to make services more direct
N/A
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