PARNELL STREET AND DAVIS ROAD

ENHANCEMENTPresentation by Feargal Fanningon behalf of Clonmel Borough Council

OBJECTIVESIncrease connectivity from Showground to Town

Centre by creating a Pedestrian Corridor Increase foot fall along corridor with an enhanced, more attractive and

safer pedestrian environment Reinvigorate towns trading environment Enhanced pedestrian environment

Reduce on-street parking Encourage alternatives to automotive transport

More attractive pedestrian corridor Improved paving Bury ESB cables Uniform lighting tying into Town Centre Aesthetic seating and street furniture Improved landscaping

Improve safety of pedestrians Improve pedestrian crossings Improving dangerous junctions Reduce speed of traffic with speed tables

KEY ISSUESTown Centre and Showground Shopping Centre Feel separate due to poor pedestrians facilities:

No pedestrian lighting along The Mall Parnell/Anglesea street junction is dangerous No controlled pedestrian crossing along Parnell street Poor pedestrian crossing at Dillon/Parnell street junction Poor pedestrian crossing at Emmet/Parnell street junction Lack of seating for elderly

Other Issues to be addressed: Parking Concerns Traffic congestion at College/Parnell street junction Lack of Planting along Parnell street Improve aesthetics of Parnell street and Davis road

BICYCLE FACILITIES

Bicycle parking facilities Showground Shopping

Centre Parnell Street (College

Street Junction) Jervis Place Parnell Street (Emmet

Street Junction)

PARKING

46 parking spaces 43 car spaces 3 loading bays

40 car spaces proposed Parking survey revealed free spaces in car parks in

vicinity of Parnell St. And Davis Rd. Average of 28 free spaces during peak time at Suirside

car park Offset effect of loss of parking spaces on retailers by :

Increasing foot fall along corridor Encourage construction of new car parks in vicinity of town

centre. (Mary St. etc.) Proposed off-peak parking for loading bays

PARKING CONTINUED PARKING SURVEY METHOD

Parnell Street and Davis Road Surveys on five different days 15 min interval 4 hour period through out the day

PARKING SURVEY RESULTS Average parking on Parnell Street was 51 Peak parking on Parnell Street was 60 Average parking on Davis Road was 13 Peak parking on Davis Road was 21

PARKING SURVEY CONCLUSION Davis Road has adequate parking Parnell Street has excessive parking requirements Enhance pedestrian environment to encourage parking in car park

and walking into town increasing footfall along shopping area Use electronic Parking signs to encourage use of existing car parks

MORE ATTRACTIVE PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR

PAVING PLANTING

PAVEMENT PULLOUT JERVIS PLACE

The MALL LIGHTING and STREET

FURNITURE

PAVING

Brown Bush Hammered Granite paving slabs Kilkenny Limestone kerbing and edging around

buildings. Ties into key Clonmel landmarks

The Main Guard West Gate

PLANTING

Location of Planting Outside Town Hall on Parnell Street Opposite Military Barracks on Davis Road Pavement pullouts along Parnell Street

Type of Planting London plains to be planted on street and in

pavement pullouts Narrow horn beams to be planted on street

where less space is available

PLANTING CONTINUEDLondon Plane

Narrow Horn Beam

PAVEMENT PULLOUTS

JERVIS PLACE

Remove parkingWiden areaGreen area with

additional planting

Provide seating Tie in with the

green area of the Mall

The MALL

Remove external path and wall

Widen internal foot path

Erect public lighting along inner path

Extend green area to road edge

LIGHTING and STREET FURNITURE

IMPROVE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS

Improve Pedestrian Crossings Pedestrian Crossing Dillon Street and Parnell Street Pedestrian Crossing Emmet Street and Parnell Street Pedestrian Crossing College Street and Parnell Street

Raised traffic table Pedestrian Crossing Parnell Street

Raised traffic table Controlled Crossing

Pedestrian Crossing Anglesea Street and Parnell Street Raised traffic table Three way crossing with pedestrian refuge

Pedestrian Crossing Davis Road and Waterford Road Upgrade of junction Already scheduled to go ahead

RIASED SPEED TABLES

• Location of Raised speed Tables Nelson and Parnell Street College and Parnell Street Anglesea and Parnell Street

• Types of Raised Table Clay bricks Coloured Bitumen Coloured Stamped Concrete Coloured Stamped Asphalt

• Advantage of raised tables Reduce traffic speed to allow safe crossing of pedestrians

at controlled crossing Reduce traffic speed to allow traffic from College Street

and Nelson Street onto Parnell street safely

SUMMARY

OBJECTIVEIncrease connectivity from Showground

Shopping Centre to Town Centre MEANS

Create a Pedestrian CorridorIncrease foot fall along corridor with an

enhanced, more attractive and safer pedestrian environment

OUTCOMEReinvigorate towns trading environmentCreate pedestrian friendlier environment

THE ENDAny Questions