Southern Regional Assembly Regional Action Plan Regional Action The Role of Modal Interchange to Foster Low Carbon Urban Mobility
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Regional Action Plan the Role of Modal Interchange to Foster Low Carbon Urban Mobility Table of Contents
Glossary of Terms ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
Part 1: General Information . .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 General Information . ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Primary Policy Stakeholder ................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Stakeholders involved in Development & Implementation of Policy .................................... 6
Part 2: Policy Context of Action Plan ................................................................................................................ 10
Part 3: Stakeholder Involvement ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.1 SRA Stakeholder Engagement for MATCH-UP Project ........................................................... 13
Part 4: Action 1 - Implementation of new recommendation stage .......................................................... 15
4.1 Policy Description ................................................................................................................................ 15
4.2 Policy Need ............................................................................................................................................ 16
4.3 Regional Action 1 . ............................................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Enablers and Barriers of Action Plan Development and Implementation ....................... 21
4.5 Transferability Conditions and Factors ........................................................................................ 21
4.6 Risks and Mitigating Actions . ......................................................................................................... 22
Part 5: Policy Description, Policy Need, Regional Action 2 and Timeframe ......................................... 23
5.1 Policy Description ................................................................................................................................ 23
5.2 Policy Need ............................................................................................................................................ 24
5.3 Regional Action 2 ................................................................................................................................ 25
5.4 Enablers and Barriers of Action Plan Development and Implementation . ...................... 29
5.5 Transferability Conditions and Factors ........................................................................................ 29
5.6 Risks and Mitigating Actions ........................................................................................................... 30
Part 6: Interregional learning that influenced policy instrument ............................................................ 31
Part 7: MATCH-UP Project Impact ..................................................................................................................... 36
Part 8: Regional Action Plan Endorsements ................................................................................................... 37
Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Appendix 2 . .............................................................................................................................................................. 40
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ACRONYM
MEANING
ABTA
Area Based Transport Assessment
CSO
Central Statistics Office
DCC
Dublin City Council
EU
European Union
LA
Local Authority
LTP
Local Transport Plan
MA
Managing Authority
NDP
National Development Plan
NPF
National Planning Framework
NTA
National Transport Authority
RPO
Regional Policy Objective
RSES
Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy
S&E
Southern & Eastern
SEROP
Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme
SRA
Southern Regional Assembly
TII
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
UN
United Nations
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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Regional Action Plan the Role of Modal Interchange to Foster Low Carbon Urban Mobility Part 1: General Information 1.1 General information 1
MATCH-UP – The Role of Modal Interchange to Foster Low-Carbon Urban Mobility
MATCH-UP – The Role of Modal Interchange to Foster Low-Carbon Urban Mobility
Project
Partner organisation(s) involved
Southern Regional Assembly (SRA)
Description
SRA is the Managing Authority (MA) for the Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme 1 (SEROP). It has responsibility for managing and implementing the SEROP in accordance with EU Regulation. The SEROP is delivered in partnership with National, regional and local bodies.
Country
Ireland
NUTS2 region Contact person Email address Phone number
Southern Region
David Kelly
dkelly@southernassembly.ie
+35351860707
Table 1.1: General information
1. https://www.southernassembly.ie/eu-programmes/southern-and-eastern-regional-operational-programme-2014-2020
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1.2 Primary Policy Stakeholder
Dublin City Council (DCC), Culture, Recreation & Economic Services Directorate Local Authority Responsible Person: Donncha O’Dulaing, Senior Executive Officer
Name of stakeholder
Type of stakeholder
Description
DCCis theLocalAuthorityresponsible forhousingand community, roads and transportation,urbanplanning and development, amenity and culture and environment in Dublin City. Dublin City, which is the capital and largest city in Ireland is located on the east coast of Ireland at the mouth of the river Liffey, it has a population of 550,000 as per the 2016 census 2 . In 2010, Dublin was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature in recognition of its cultural profile and international standing as a city of literary excellence. 4 of Ireland’s 8 universities are located in Dublin and it has been designated as a UNESCO learning city 3 . Dublin City is ranked 3rd European City of the Future 2020/2021 by fDi Intelligence (a service from The Financial Times Ltd) 4 . DCC is responsible for developing, maintaining and managing the city’s road network, parking and road safety for the benefit of all citizens. DCC have obtained ERDF grant funding of €2.94 million to undertake public realm improvements under Priority 5 (6e) of the SEROP at Wolfe Tone Park, Temple Bar Square and Liffey Street costing €10 million to create a pedestrian friendly core and a North South pedestrian route linking key retail, tourism centres and transport connections. This will enable a greater balance between pedestrians and vehicles and create expanded pedestrian space.
Responsibilities/role within the development and implementation of the policy improvement
Artists Impression - Temple Bar Square Refurbishment
2. https://www.cso.ie/en/csolatestnews/presspages/2017/census2016profile2-populationdistributionandmovements/ 3. http://uil.unesco.org/lifelong-learning/learning-cities/members 4. https://www.infoz.bg/doc/fDi-European-Cities-and-Regions-of-the-Future-2020-21.pdf
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Wolfe Tone Square Improvement Plan
DCC will obtain planning permission to undertake the public realm improvements, will tender for the construction and will oversee the construction phase to be completed by December 2021. As part of this process, DCC will also integrate recommendations from SRA, arising from learnings from MATCH-UP, into these public realm improvements. This will involve participating in the new implementation stage SRA are now seeking to introduce for projects already approved under the SEROP Priority (6e) “Public Realm Improvements” to improve low carbon mobility and modal interchange as outlined under Action 1. Yes. The elected members are providing political support at a local level to DCC to improve the policy instrument by agreeing to incorporate SRA recommendations into these public realm improvements to improve low carbon urbanmobility and modal interchange as outlined under Action 1.
Does this organisation provide political backing to the implementation of the policy improvement? If yes, how?
Table 1.2: Details of Primary Policy Stakeholder participating in policy improvement design and implementationinformation
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1.3 Stakeholders involved in development & implementation of policy improvement
Name of stakeholder
Clare County Council, Planning Department
Type of stakeholder
Local Authority Responsible Person: Brian McCarthy, Senior Planner
Description
The Southern region comprises of 3 sub regions – Mid-West, South-West and South-East. County Clare is located in the Mid-West with a population of 118,817 in 2016 and is one of 9 Counties in the Southern Region located on the west coast of Ireland and the Wild Atlantic Way. It comprises several towns, the most important and largest is Ennis with a population of 25,276, which is the largest town in County Clare and is the 5th largest settlement in the Southern Region. The triangle of Limerick-Shannon-Ennis is recognised as the economic engine of the Mid-West. Ennis is in close proximity to a number of internationally recognised tourism assets, including Cliffs of Moher, the BurrenandLoopHead. It is a centre for culture,music, heritage and tourism. A review of travel, as part of the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 5 (RSES), in Ennis shows that 73.6% of people travel by private car (higher than the region and state level), 3.2% by public transport and 15.9% walking/cycling. Clare County Council is required to develop a Local Transport Plan, including mobility management, to facilitate the delivery/ development of key town centre opportunity sites and public realm enhancement initiatives. ClareCountyCouncilwill assistSRAtoundertakeanevidence- based approach for proof of concept mapping for a “10Minute Town” concept in Ennis whereby community facilities and services are accessible in short walking/cycling timeframes from homes or are accessible by high quality public transport services by connecting people to town centres or larger scaled settlements delivering these services. This will allow SRA to create a new implementation tool resulting inan improvement to the selectedpolicy instrument, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). This initiative will consist of a framework and methodology to assist Local Authorities in undertaking a “10 Minute Town” assessment on their key towns incorporating low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements in the selected key towns. Yes. The elected members are providing political support at a local level to Clare County Council to improve the selected policy instrument by agreeing to assist SRA to undertake a proof of concept mapping for a “10 Minute Town” concept in Ennis.
Responsibilities / role within the development and implementation of the policy improvement
Does this organisation provide political backing to the implementation of the policy improvement? If yes, how?
Table 1.3: Details of organisation 2 participating in policy improvement design and implementation
5. https://www.southernassembly.ie/uploads/general-files/Southern%20Regional%20Assembly%20RSES%202020%20FINAL%20High%20Res.pdf
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Name of stakeholder
Carlow County Council – Planning Department
Type of stakeholder
Local Authority Person Responsible: Anita Sweeney, Senior Planner
Description
The Southern region comprises of 3 sub regions – Mid-West, South-West and South-East. County Carlow is strategically located in the South-East and comprises a number of towns and villages and has a population of 56,932 in 2016. Carlow town with a population of 24,272 in 2016 has a pivotal inter- regional role with strong interregional links to Midlands and Greater Dublin Area, supported by good access to transport infrastructure. Carlow town is a regional centre for education, healthcare, public services, shopping and arts, culture, leisure and recreation for a wide area extending into Counties Laois, Kildare and Wicklow. Carlow is an attractive destination for Arts, Culture and Heritage located within Ireland’s Ancient East. A review of travel as part of the RSES in Carlow shows that 64.7% of people travel by private car (higher than in the South-East region and state level), 3.4% by public transport and 23% walking/cycling. Carlow County Council is responsible to improve the public realm and attractiveness of the Carlow town centre through development and connectivity of key urban regeneration locations in the town centre with improved accessibility from the historic town centre to the railway station. Seeking investment in sustainable transport solutions, improved walking and cycling connectivity routes throughout the town including provision of a town bus service through their Local Transport Plan are their priorities. Carlow County Council will assist SRA to undertake an evidence-based approach for proof of concept mapping for a “10 Minute Town” concept in Carlow towns whereby community facilities and services are accessible in short walking/cycling timeframes from homes or are accessible by high quality public transport services by connecting people to town centres or larger scaled settlements delivering these services. This will allow SRA to create a new implementation tool resulting inan improvement to the selectedpolicy instrument, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). This initiative will consist of a framework and methodology to assist Local Authorities in undertaking a “10 Minute Town” assessment on their key towns incorporating low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements in the selected key towns. Yes. The elected members are providing political support at a local level to Carlow County Council to improve the selected policy instrument by agreeing to assist SRA to undertake a proof of concept mapping for a “10 Minute Town” concept in Carlow town.
Responsibilities / role within the development and implementation of the policy improvement
Does this organisation provide political backing to the implementation of the policy improvement? If yes, how?
Table 1.4: Details of organisation 3 participating in policy improvement design and implementation
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Name of stakeholder
Kerry County Council, Planning Department
Type of stakeholder
Local Authority Responsible Person: Damien Ginty, Senior Planner
Description
The Southern region comprises of 3 sub regions – Mid-West, South-West and South-East. County Kerry is located on the Southern andWestern coast of Ireland in the South-West sub region and comprises a number of towns and villages. County Kerry had a population of 147,707 in 2016. Tralee town has a population of 23,691 in 2016 and is the largest town in County Kerry and in the South-West. It is an economic driver on the strategic road network and Atlantic economic corridor. Tralee balances protection of exceptional natural environment, ecology and heritage with inherent strengths as an administrative capital, a strong performing centre of commerce, education, tourism and high order retail. A review of travel as part of the RSES in Tralee shows that 64.9% of people travel by private car (higher than the South-West region and state level), 4% by public transport and 23.3% walking/cycling. Kerry County Council is responsible for active town centre public realm regeneration in Tralee and smarter/active travel initiatives and other transport measures through their Local Transport Plan. Kerry County Council will assist SRA to undertake an evidence-based approach for proof of concept mapping for a “10 Minute Town” concept in Tralee whereby community facilities and services are accessible in short walking/cycling timeframes from homes or are accessible by high quality public transport services by connecting people to town centres or larger scaled settlements delivering these services. This will allow SRA to create a new implementation tool resulting inan improvement to the selectedpolicy instrument, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). This initiative will consist of a framework and methodology to assist Local Authorities in undertaking a “10 Minute Town” assessment on their key towns incorporating low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements in the selected key towns. Yes. The elected members are providing political support at a local level to Kerry County Council to improve the selected policy instrument by agreeing to assist SRA to undertake a proof of concept mapping for a “10 Minute Town” concept in Tralee.
Responsibilities / role within the development and implementation of the policy improvement
Does this organisation provide political backing to the implementation of the policy improvement? If yes, how?
Table 1.5: Details of organisation 4 participating in policy improvement design and implementation
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Regional Action Plan the Role of Modal Interchange to Foster Low Carbon Urban Mobility Part 2: Policy Context of Action Plan 1.1 General information 2
The Action Plan aims to impact:
Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme European Territorial Cooperation Programme Other regional development policy instrument
Name of the policy instruments addressed:
1. The Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020 6 – Priority 5: Sustainable Integrated Urban Development: Priority (6e): “Taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures.” 2. The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2020 7 – Regional Policy Objective: (RPO) 176: “10 Minute Town and City concept to attain sustainable compact settlements, whereby, a range of community facilities and services are accessible in short walking and cycle timeframes from homes or are accessible by high quality public transport services by connecting people to larger scaled settlements delivering these services.”
6. https://www.southernassembly.ie/eu-programmes/southern-and-eastern-regional-operational-programme-2014-2020 7. https://www.southernassembly.ie/uploads/general-files/Southern%20Regional%20Assembly%20RSES%202020%20FINAL%20High%20Res.pdf
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Description of the Description of the regional Policy Context
more than any other sector to the increase in emissions nationally since 1990 11 .
Project Ireland 2040 8 is the long-term overarching government strategy that seeks to focus public spending on infrastructure in areas that will improve life in Ireland for its citizens. Project Ireland 2040 aims to accommodate an additional population of one million people by 2040. Under this strategy, the framework to guide development and investment on a national level is the National Planning Framework 9 (NPF). The framework defines common goals on a national level, so that detailed policies adopted at regional and local levels are complementary to the NPF. Within the Southern Region, it is predicted that the population will increase by 340/380 thousand to around 2 million people, with the number in employment increasing by 225 thousand to around 880 thousand from2018 to 2040. Coherent guidelines are essential to allow the development of regional and local policies that help deliver these aims in a structured and complementary way. The physical form of urban development is one of themost important challenges to address in creating a culture of sustainable travel. Historically in Ireland, infrastructure and amenities have tended to play catch-up with new housing and employment, leading to dispersed and geographically fragmented developments. This creates greater distances between where people live and work, leading to car dependency and difficulty in providing sufficient public transport. The extent of car dependency in the Southern Region is evident in the high percentage of the population who use private cars to commute to work or education. Across the region, 68% of the population in 2016 commuted as either a car driver or passenger, an increase from the 67% figure in 2011. In the same timeframe, cycling and public transport usage remained unchanged at 1% and 8% respectively, and walking declined from 14% to 13% 10 . Transport accounts for 20% of Ireland’s GHG emissions, and emissions in the sector have increased by 135% from 1990 to 2018, contributing
Data from the 2016 Census shows that the proportionof thepopulationcommutingbywalking, cycling, or public transport into the major urban hubs in the Southern Region is 27% in Cork, 27% in Limerick, and 21% in Waterford. These are well below the national target figure of 55% by 2020 as set out in Ireland’s Smarter Travel Policy. This policy highlights the need to focus future population and employment growth in sustainable urban areas and to prioritise walking, cycling, and public transport facilities and infrastructure. The NPF proposes ten key National Strategic Outcomes, and three of these are especially relevant to creating sustainable cities, towns and villages and reducing GHG’s and private car reliance as follows: • Compact growth – managing growth in cities, towns, and villages to create places that are attractive for people to live and work, with access to all amenities and services; • Sustainable mobility – reducing the environmental impact of transport through transition to sustainable travel modes; • Enhanced amenities and heritage – creating attractive cities, towns, and villages with a good quality of life by investing in well- designed public realm, extensive amenities and recreational infrastructure, and integration with the built, cultural, and natural heritage. Delivering sustainable transport systems and thereby reducing GHG emissions are important dimensions of Ireland’s climate change agenda. The Southern and Eastern Regional Operational Programme (SEROP) 2014-2020 under Priority 5: “Sustainable Integrated Urban Development” supports low carbon sustainable, multimodal urban mobility in designated urban centres. The SEROP assists in meeting the minimum 20% of European
8. https://www.gov.ie/en/policy/project-ireland-2040-policy/ 9. http://npf.ie/wp-content/uploads/Project-Ireland-2040-NPF.pdf 10. 2016 Census, Central Statistics Office
11. https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/air/airemissions/
ghgprovemissions2018/Report_GHG%201990-2018%20 Provisional%20Inventory%20October%202019.pdf
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Regional Development Fund (ERDF) resources required to be invested nationally in the low carbon economy and will promote an increase in green jobs in Ireland in line with the Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme. In addition, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2020 (RSES) advocates the provision of a well-functioning integratedpublic transport system, enhancing competitiveness, sustaining economic
progress and enabling sustainable mobility choices for citizens. In broader terms, the RSES addresses the effective integration of transport and land use planning in the metropolitan areas, large towns and settlements, smaller towns, villages and rural areas. A more detailed description of how the above- mentioned policy instruments will be improved through the implementation of this Regional Action Plan is provided in Part 4 and Part 5.
Table 2.1: Current regional policy context
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3.1 SRA Stakeholder Engagement for MATCH-UP Project The European Commission has stated that they are “committed to listen more closely to citizens and stakeholders, as part of the Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda 12 . Opening up policy making can help the EU to become more transparent, accountable, and effective.” The original Europe 2020 Strategy Communication of the European Commission underlined the importance of a partnership approach: “This partnership approach should extend to EU committees, to national parliaments and national, local and regional authorities, to social partners and to stakeholders and civil society so that everyone is involved in delivering on the vision.” Amendments to RAP Document
Page 13 replace Figure 3.1 with the Figure below as final box has been amended.
Call for Interest Stakeholder meeting - Dublin, Ireland October 2018
Stakeholders attend Site Visit & Staff Exchange to Funchal, Portugal February 2019
Stakeholders Meeting to discuss EMW, Cork Ireland March 2019
Presentation to wider Stakeholder base as part of Mix Your Mode Seminar, Cork, Ireland April 2019
Stakeholder Policies Analysis Workshop, Dublin Ireland April 2019
Stakeholders attend Site Visit & Staff Exchange to Timisoara, Romanian May 2019
Stakeholder Meeting to discuss EMW, Cork, Ireland June 2019
Stakeholders attend Site Visit & Staff Exchange to Northeim, Germany June 2019
Stakeholders attend and present at EMW Event, Cork, Ireland Sepetember 2019
Transferability Stakeholder Workshop to finalise Irish Good Practices and review Interregional Good Practices - Dublin, Ireland October 2019
Stakeholders present Irish Good Practices at Site Visit & Staff Exchange in Dublin, Waterford, Cork Ireland January 2020
Stakeholde meeting to decide on EMW mobility Cafe Waterford, Ireland March 2020
Planning Games Stakeholders workshop to decide on learning that will inspire our policy improvement Dublin, Ireland March 2020
Regional Action Plan Agreed by Stakeholders Waterford, Ireland June 2020
Stakeholders attend MATCH- UP Partner Meeting online September 2020
Figure 3.1: SRA Stakeholder Engagement for MATCH-UP project
12. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/planning-and-proposing-law/better-regulation-why-and-how_en
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The SRA in keeping with the Europe 2020 Strategy Communication has over the past number of year’s utilised extensive and broad ranging consultation and created key stakeholder groups for regional development and European projects. These stakeholders were invited to join the MATCH-UP stakeholder groups and included government departments, state agencies, higher education institutes, local authorities, enterprise support organisations, research institutions and public authorities, public participation networks, environmental groups, specialist interest groups and civil society.
“Building sustainable cities – and a sustainable future – will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders – including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.”
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
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Insert new recommendation stage into the implementation process of projects funded under SEROP Priority 5 (6e) – Public Realm Improvements 4.1 Policy Description
Description of the policy instrument selected for improvement - Action 1
The SEROP 2014-2020 is a funding package of €500 million, co-funded through the ERDF and the Irish exchequer, to be invested in the region over the programme period. €52 million of this funding package will be invested in Priority 5: sustainable urban development. Priority 5 has two funding strands as follows: Priority 5 (4e): “Promoting low-carbon strategies for all types of territories, in particular urban areas, the promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility and mitigation-relevant adaption measures.” A common challenge facing all urban centres is to increase non-private car commuting. Promoting modal shift plays an important part in reducing transport emissions so alternatives to the private car such as walking, cycling and improved access to public transport, the provision of cycleways, bus lanes and pedestrian priority areas can be supported under this priority. Priority 5 (6e): “Taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures.” Most urban centres have areas that are in need of regeneration and revitalisation, which not only brings improvements in the built environment, but can also bring economic, social and/or cultural benefits. ThisMATCH-UP Regional Action Planwill be seeking to improve this Priority 5 (6e). (This Regional Action Plan will be seeking to improve this Priority) Secondary objectives of this priority: Improving the quality of the physical environment also has a number of positive secondary effects, including social benefits, contributing to improvements in the quality of life for all. Within the context of resource efficiency, the provision of social infrastructure, and support for community initiatives can provide new uses for existing vacant buildings and under-utilised open spaces. SRA are now seeking to improve SEROP Priority 5 (6e) “public realm improvements” implementationprocess by creating a framework to reviewprojects approvedunder this priority and incorporate recommendations for low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements.
Table 4.1: Policy instrument
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4.2 Policy Need
Description of the need(s) to be addressed through the policy improvement
The current SEROP Priority 5 (6e): “Taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures,” implementation process requires recipients of this funding to provide an annual progress report on the project which is submitted to the Monitoring Committee of the SEROP for review for all projects that are approved under this priority. Through MATCH-UP, SRA is now seeking to improve the policy instrument by introducing a second stage in the implementation process under Priority 5 (6e), whereby following selection and approval of a project, a framework to review approved projects will facilitate the incorporation of recommendations for low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements is created. By introducing this additional implementation stage under Priority 5 (6e), SRA can ensure that public realm improvements funded under the SEROP also incorporate where possible, low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements. The objective of this policy improvement is to ensure that every opportunity is taken to increase non-private car commuting by improving access to public transport, improving cycle lanes, increasing pedestrian priority areas and improving modal interchange, resulting in reduced carbon emissions. Following the introduction of this recommendation stage, into the implementation process recipients of ERDF funding under Priority 5 (6e) of the SEROP that have approved funding but where projects have not commenced will be required to undergo this second stage in the implementation process and where possible integrate recommendations for low carbon and modal interchange improvements into their project. They will also be required to provide an update on progress on the implementation of these low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange recommendations as part of their progress report to the annual Monitoring Committee of the SEROP.
Table 4.2: Policy need(s)
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4.3 Regional Action 1
Regional Action 1 – Implementation of new recommendation stage into the implementation process of projects funded under Priority 5 (6e) – Public Realm Improvements
Thecurrent policy instrument, SEROPPriority5 (6e), is concerned with improvements in the public realm. SRA are now seeking to introduce a second stage in the implementation process by creating a framework to review approved projects, which will incorporate recommendations to integrate low carbon urban mobility and multi modal improvements into projects funded under this priority. With the assistance of SRA’s Transport Consultants 13 , SRA designed a new framework for this implementation stage attached in Appendix 1. This framework was originally inspired by the County of Northeim good practice Revitalization “Ilmebahn” which has a 2-stage process that they used to assess the viability of each disused rail track and to decide on which rail tracks to bring back into service. This good practice was introduced to SRA at the site visit and staff exchange in Northeim, Germany in June 2019. Following a transferability workshop with SRA’s stakeholders in October 2019, SRA sought further specific details on this process and in particular a copy of the comparative analysis and viability assessment framework from the County of Northeim. The new framework also incorporated the good practice Intelligent Crosswalks – energetic efficiency and road safety from the Municipality of Funchal at points of high footfall by pedestrians/tourists to improve pedestrian and cycle safety. The intelligent Crosswalk will provide a means for improving connectivity close to public transport interface. This good practice was introduced at the site visit and staff exchange in Funchal, Portugal in February 2019. Following a transferability workshop with SRA’s stakeholders in October 2019, SRA sought further specific details on costs for implementation and on the success of these good practices. SRA also incorporated the Good Practice - Boosting Multi- Modality: universal and inclusive mobility for pedestrians from the Municipality of Funchal into the framework to include recommendations to the pedestrian network through the enlargement of pedestrian areas with pavements that meet the needs of pedestrianswithmobility issues to createmore accessible and inclusivepedestrianspaces. Thisgoodpracticewas introduced to SRA at the site visit and staff exchange in Funchal, Portugal in February 2019. SRA saw first-hand how Funchal, Portugal implemented universal and inclusive mobility for pedestrians. Following a transferability workshop with SRA’s stakeholders in October 2019, SRA sought further specific details how this good practice increased inclusive mobility by requesting specific and additional details from the owner of this good practice.
Relevance to the Project
13. https://www.arup.com/offices/ireland
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At the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Conference “Sustainable Mobility” in Manchester in November 2018, SRA got the opportunity to learn from the TRAMproject in particular, on bike sharing policy in Pesaro, Italy, which is considered one of the most bike friendly cities in Europe. As a result, the new implementation stage for the selected policy instrument will ensure that bike sharing is incorporated where possible. Finally, at the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Conference “Fostering Citizen-Focused Urban Mobility” in Brussels in November 2019 SRA got the opportunity for further learning from the TRAM project. In this case on the pedestrianisation policy for the Baia Mare city centre, Northern Romania which was undertaken on a phased basis in order to ensure that the public and retail stores accept the pedestrianisation and see the benefits of it before they extended the pedestrianisation area. As a result, the new implementation stage for the selected policy instrument will include phased pedestrianisation into the recommendation framework. All of these good practices, Interregional site visits and staff exchanges and Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform conferences inspired SRA to improve the selected policy instrument by introducing a new implementation stage to the process to incorporate improvements to low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange under Priority 5 (6e) and to create a framework for this policy improvement. Further details on the Interregional learningprocess are available in Part 6. SRA with the assistance of a Transport Consultant will create a new framework to be used during the implementation process of projects approved for funding under the SEROP Priority 5 (6e) “Public Realm Improvements” to improve low carbon mobility and modal interchange.
Nature of the Action
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This framework will incorporate all learning from the good practices and Interregional site visits and staff exchanges outlined above from the MATCH-UP project and from Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform conferences. SRA will introduce this framework for the SEROP Priority 5 (6e) Public Realm Improvements, which has a funding budget of €52 million. Much of this funding budget has already been allocated and works completed. However, there are projects where infrastructure improvements have not yet commenced and the framework will be applied to these. One such project is for DCC who have been approved funding of €2.94 million and where works have not commenced (total project costs €10 million – balance of €7.06 million will be funded by DCC). DCC will now be required to provide SRA with regular updates on progress on the implementation of these low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange recommendations. Main Steps Deadline Result a Tender for Transport 12/2019 Completed
Consultant to assist with the development of the MATCH-UP Regional Action Plan and Framework for implementation process under Priority 5 (6e) winning Transport Consultant Brief preferred Transport Consultant on all Good Practices fromMATCH-UP project
b Execute contract with
02/2020
Completed
c
02/2020
Completed
d Design framework for improving low carbon
03/2020
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urban mobility and modal interchange under Priority 5 (6e) Meet with DCC to present recommendations for improving low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements as part of the new implementation process under Priority 5 (6e) for funding already approved for them for public realm improvements.
e
04/2020
Completed
f
Draft amendment to implementation plan of
01/2021
Priority 5: sustainable urban development - Priority 5 (6e) for noting which reflects the policy improvement.
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Present amendment to implementation plan of
05/2021 - Date of
Priority 5: sustainable urban development – Priority 5 (6e) to Monitoring Committee for noting. reports to SRA on progress of project and low carbon urban mobility and model interchange recommendations until project is completed.
actual policy improvement implemented
h DCC to provide regular
01/2022
Stakeholders Involved
Dublin City Council (CCC)
Timeframe
Policy Improvement Deadline: 05/2021 Monitoring of recommended improvements deadline: 01/2022
Costs
Costs will be mainly SRA/DCC staff time estimated between €7,500 to €10,000.
Funding Sources
SRA and DCC will cover their own staff costs. The construction/ infrastructural costs of the low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements will be funded by DCC with the support of exchequer funds. • Number of modal interchange improvements: Target 1 • % of low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange recommendations integrated into projects: Target 33% • Non private car commuting levels in the designated urban centres: Target 45%
Performance Indicators
Table 4.3: Action to develop and implement the policy improvement
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Enablers
Enabler title Description of enabler
Importance of enabler and potential impact on development and implementation of policy improvement The continued support of DCC is pivotal to the successful implementation of this policy improvement to achieve the target performance indicators by adopting the low carbon transport and modal interchange recommendations in the public realm improvements project.
Dublin City Council’s consensus on the policy change
1.
Barriers
Barrier title Description of barrier
Importance of barrier and potential impact on development and implementation of policy improvement The achievement of the target performance indicators are dependent of DCC progressing the construction of the project funded under Priority 5 (6e), securing planning permission and implementing the recommended low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements.
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Table 4.4: Enablers and barriers affecting the development and implementation of the policy improvement
4.5 Transferability conditions and factors
Transferability factor
Factor title Description of factor
Importance of factor and potential impact on regional transferability of policy improvement There are no barriers so the impact is minimal as the policy improvement is easily transferable to other regions as most Regional Operational Programmes have a public realm improvement priority.
There barriers envisaged to the transfer of the improvement in the policy Instrument to other regions. Once developed it is easily transferred. are no
1.
Table 4.5: Factors affecting the regional transferability of the policy improvement
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4.6 Risks and mitigating actions
Risks and Mitigating Actions
Title of risk Description of risk
Level of probability (High, Medium, Low)
Description of mitigating action(s)
Planning Permission Risk
Planning permission for DCC project declined
Low
Planning permission has already been granted for 2 (Temple Bar Square and Wolfe Tone Square) of the 3 phases of this construction to date. Application for Liffey Street submitted for planning approval as this links to the other 2 phases is expected to be approved. Project is progressing well and currently at the detailed design stage. Regular updates on progress to be provided to SRA in order to ensure timing risk is kept to a minimum. The support and influence from the director of the SRA has been secured to advocate this change. political
Timing Risk
Progress project stalls and falls outside the programming period on
Medium
There are no barriers envisaged to the transfer of the improvement in the policy Instrument to other regions. Once developed it is easily transferred.
There are no barriers so the impact is minimal as the policy improvement is easily transferable to other regions as most Regional Operational Programmes have a public realm improvement priority.
Monitoring committee Risk
Table 4.6: Potential risks and mitigating actions
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Part 5: Action 2 Development of Framework and Methodology for implementation of “10 Minute Town” concept under the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) Policy Instrument
5.1 Policy Description
Description of the policy instrument selected for improvement - Action 2
Since January 2015, the SRA, in addition to its longstanding role as MA for the SEROP, has a responsibility for regional spatial and economic development, including oversight of Local Authority performance and local economic and community plans and implementation of national policy. As part of these enhanced responsibilities, SRA has developed the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 14 (RSES) policy instrument for the Southern Region of Ireland, which sets out a 12-year strategic framework for the development of the region. This embraces all aspects of life including economic, environmental, connectivity, quality of life, etc. and identifies key priorities for investment to support delivery of this ambition. The RSES does not have specific funding but is the regional expression of Project Ireland 2040, the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the National Development Plan 2018-27 (NDP). The NDP is a €116 billion investment package, with €14.5 billion earmarked to deliver housing and sustainable urban development and €8.6 billion allocated for sustainable mobility focused on public transport schemes and investment in improved infrastructure for pedestrian and cyclists. All Local Development plans must under statutory instrument comply with the objectives of the RSES outlining their development plans for the coming 6 years. Funding for these plans will be sought by the Local Authority from the NDP investment budget. A key objective of the RSES is to improve low carbon urban transport and modal interchange by working closely with partners in the region to decarbonise the transport sector, transforming the transport systems towards well-functioning, sustainable integrated networks of walking, cycling, public transport, and electric vehicles in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals 15 and the MATCH-UP project objectives. This ambition is reflected in a dedicated Regional Policy Objective in the RSES - RPO 176: “10 Minute” City and Town concepts, which is focused on attaining sustainable compact settlements. This would ensure that “a range of community facilities and services are accessible in short walking and cycle timeframes from homes or are accessible by high quality public transport services by connecting people to larger scaled settlements delivering these services.”
14. southernassembly.ie/uploads/general-files/Southern%20Regional%20Assembly%20RSES%202020%20FINAL%20High%20Res.pdf 15. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300
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The RSES, in line with international best practice encourages Local Authorities (LA) to incorporate the compact “10 Minute Town” concept into their Local Transport Plans (LTP). LTPs give local expression to regional transport strategy and provide for local implementation of national-level land-use and transport policies across the region. LAs will prepare LTPs for their key towns, based on the Area Based Transport Assessment 16 (ABTA) guidance produced by National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Secondary objectives of this priority: Implementing the “10 Minute Town” concept in key towns in the Southern region will lead to more sustainable and inclusive communities, reduce social exclusion, and improve the overall well-being and quality of life for citizens in these key towns. By improving transport connectivity, modal interchange and low carbon urban mobility, citizens will be more active and more connected, and will assist in reducing carbon emissions in the Southern region. SRA are now seeking to enhance the RSES RPO 176 “10Minute Town” concept by creating a new implementation tool consisting of a framework and methodology to assist LAs in undertaking a “10 Minute Town” assessment on their key towns which will incorporate low carbon urban mobility and modal interchange improvements.
Table 5.1: Policy instrument
5.2 Policy Need
Description of the need(s) to be addressed through the policy improvement
The typical suburban development pattern seen in recent decades in many Irish towns has consisted of individual housing areas delivered by independent landowners. This has often led to poor connectivity between these residential areas and key community facilities such as schools, shops, leisure, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the transport networks associated with this development pattern have been centred on private vehicles, with little attention paid to pedestrian and cycle accessibility, or access to the public transport network. This has fostered car dependency and tended to undermine the viability of towns and villages across the country. More recent planning guidelines, such as the NPF and the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets 17 , have addressed the issues encountered in previous development pattern. There has been much more focus on improving permeability and the quality of the environment for pedestrians and cyclists in newer developments. However, there remains a challenge to retrofit existing towns and villages to provide a coherent transport network focused on sustainable mobility, in particular facilitating convenient access to community facilities by walking and cycling. The emphasis on compact growth in the NPF for the delivery of new housing, employment, and community facilities will naturally promote access on foot or by bike as the resultant shorter distance trips are more convenient for these modes compared to the longer distance trips that result from less dense suburban areas.
16. https://www.tiipublications.ie/library/PE-PDV-02046-01.pdf 17. https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/design_manual_for_urban_streets_version_1.1_low_res.pdf
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