Litir Chumhdaigh
This is a short submission. I am a city resident and operate my business in the heart of the city. My most frequently used transport modes are walking, cycling and driving. I welcome the draft Plan's declaration of intent to (in effect) rebalance city street allocations back in favour of people who are not in private vehicles. This is long overdue. Reversing the gradual takeover of city streets by private vehicles is now an urgent task, the reasons for which are clear. It is all the more critical given that private car numbers have trebled in the last three decades. Our streets are choked. They need to be reclaimed.
Section 4.33 states that new or upgraded cycling infrastructure shall be designed in accordance with teh 2011 National Cycle Manual.
There are acknowledged weaknesses in that ten year old document. Some approaches in it are now regarded as potentially hazardous.
To allow flexibility and to ensure that the safest possible choices are made, I suggest the sentence be modified by adding the words 'or current best practice.'
Reason: It is undesirable to be tied to a decade old Manual in an evolving field.