10 Minute Towns |Access i b i l i t y & Framework Repor t
6.2 Ennis The 10-minute walking and cycling catchments would generally expand with the proposed improvement links in place throughout Ennis. The catchment analysis maps for the proposed improvement connections are illustrated in Appendix H. Additionally, a quantitative analysis was undertaken to understand the difference in population and workplace between the baseline and proposed improvement catchments and they are shown in Appendix J2. The proposed walk/cycle bridge over Inch River would bring the areas of Brookville and Dun Na Hinse to be within part of the 10-minute walking capacity for most services, particularly to Ennis Health Centre and Scoil Chríost Rí. This is illustrated in Figure 46.
The proposed connections between residential estates would increase the catchments. For example, the residential estates in College Green and The Hawthorn, south of Ennis would be within a 10-minute walk to retail services along Kilrush Road and Limerick Road. Another example is the proposed walk/cycle bridge over the River Fergus to the east of Cusack Park. Certain service catchments would become available within 5-minute walk, instead of 10 minutes. As a result, Rice College would have better accessibility for residents south of the River Fergus, which would assist in increasing the population catchment for secondary schools by 5%. This is also reflected in Figure 47. Additionally, the increase in population catchment for secondary schools is also due to the proposed formalised connection between St Flannan’s College and Clonroadbeg (shown in Figure 48).
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Figure 46: Expansion of walking catchment from residential estates to Chriost Ri Primary School
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