Irish Examiner view: Cork City development plan takes a step backwards

Measures adopted by the city council less than a year ago aimed at reducing parking within the city are to be relaxed

Cork City Council is to tweak the designation of parking zones, and the maximum car parking standards are to be updated. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

The new Cork City development plan has already undergone significant changes, just nine months into its life cycle.

As reported here yesterday, measures aimed at reducing parking within the city are to be relaxed — the designation of parking zones in the city is to be tweaked, and the maximum car parking standards are to be updated, which will have the effect of increasing the amount of parking to be allowed in certain zones in the city.