Project Scope
During 2021 it is proposed, with your help, to prepare a Tourism and Heritage Regeneration Plan for Carrick-on-Suir. The overall vision is to prepare plans for the enhancement of the town as a visitor destination based on its potential as a key attraction in Ireland’s Ancient East on the Suir Blueway.
Key actions include:
- Develop an agreed Vision Statement
- Reduce vehicle dominance and improve pedestrian/cycle movement and junction capacity
- Develop Healy Park as a water sports arrival point and community amenity
- Attractive and easy linkages for walkers and cyclists between Healy Park and the Town centre
- Ensure Main Street is a pleasant and safe place to be
- Develop nodes of activity at key public spaces
- Attractive and easy linkages between Ormond Castle
- Quarter and Main Street
- Continuation of Suir Blueway from Healy Park to Ormond Castle Park
- Identify Town Centre location for second Digital Hub
- Enhanced biodiversity through best practice in pollinator-friendly spaces and sustainable urban drainage design
- Enhanced orientation throughout the town by creating a pedestrian and cycle friendly environment
- Consistent high quality materials
- Align existing Suir Blueway marketing with Carrick-on-Suir marketing
- Climate action- opportunities for green design features
- Measures to avoid anti-social behaviour
- Opportunities to enhance public realm at night