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Ballincollig, Douglas and Glanmire are just some of the areas to get new ‘Parklets’ as part of Re-Imagining Cork

ByCork Safety Alerts News

Nov 27, 2020
CMK 09092020 REPRO FREE NO FEE Fergus Sommers of Bench Space, Justine Looney Chair of Douglas Street Business Association and Cork Flower Studio, Siobhan Keogh Architect and Erin O'Brien, Cork City Centre Coordinator and to celebrate the first anniversary of the ‘People’s Parklet’ on Douglas Street which was brought to life following a funding application by the Cork Transport and Mobility Forum (CTMF) to Cork City Council’s City Centre Placemaking Fund. Picture Clare Keogh Further Information [email protected] Cork City Council

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Cork City Council has announced the locations of 10 new parklets it will be providing throughout Cork City as part of the ‘Re-imagining Cork’ programme.

Funded by the National Transport Authority, under the Government’s stimulus programme, Cork City Council is implementing a suite of initiatives under the ‘Reimagine Cork’ programme, including improved cycle lanes, pedestrian facilities and the provision of 10 parklets to enhance greening of the city and to improve the attractiveness of the city to pedestrians.

In early September, a call-out was made to Business owners, institutions, neighbourhood organisations, and other community-based groups to become a ‘parklet partner’. Cork City Council is providing the funding and installation of each parklet whilst the parklet partner will oversee its day-to-day upkeep and planting.

Working with social enterprise ‘Benchspace’, the new parklets will be installed over the next number of weeks at the following locations:

  • Three Piggies, Union Quay
  • Quay Co-op, Sullivan’s Quay
  • Imperial Hotel, South Mall
  • Butter Museum, Shandon (in partnership with Shandon Area Renewal Association)
  • Civic Trust House, Pope’s Quay
  • Lavit Gallery, Wandesford Quay
  • Main Street, Ballincollig (in partnership with Ballincollig Tidy Towns)
  • Main Street, Douglas (in partnership with Douglas Tidy Towns)
  • Crestfield Shopping Centre, Glanmire (in partnership with Glanmire Area Community Association)
  • Muskerry Arms, The Square, Blarney
Image: Damian Coleman Photography

Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Joe Kavanagh said:

It is wonderful to see such an overwhelmingly positive response following our call for Parklet Partners, which really highlights the appetite of residents, businesses’ and communities to ‘green’ our city. These new parklets will create an oasis that can be enjoyed by young and old right in the heart of our neighbourhoods. I would also like to extend our gratitude to Benchspace and to all the participating traders, community and voluntary groups who have been so supportive of this initiative.

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By Cork Safety Alerts News