Ambitious plans aim to make Cork "the 15 minute city"

Zoning for new housing and an emphasis on public transport, job creation, and green spaces are all set to revolutionise Cork under the City Development Plan

During public consultation for the City Development Plan, efficient public transport was highlighted as a key concern, as well as a sufficient supply of housing, job opportunities and excellent amenities.

Cork reflects an essential truth that cities are living, evolving entities that necessarily embrace continuous change.

In every sense, our city is changing. Cork will be the fastest-growing city in Ireland over the next 20 years with a population that will grow by 50% to 60% in that period. It will also host the largest regeneration project in the country, the most ambitious and transformative metropolitan transport system, the facilitation of a huge quantum of housing, the most rapid roll out of new cycling and walking infrastructure and ambitious urban renewal. The ambition behind this growth and evolution is reflected in government policy of recent years and this confidence in Cork at both national and international level is backed up by some of the most significant funding packages bestowed on the city by the national exchequer.