CBS Primary School Mobility Management Plan 2017-2019

7/7/17

24/11/2016 Original Report by

Amended and Contextualised by the CBS Mobility Management Committee

Content
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Development of the Mobility Management Plan .............................................................. 5
2. Characteristics of the Proposed Development........................................................................ 6
2.1 Description of the Proposed Development ....................................................................... 6
2.2 Schedule of Accommodation ........................................................................................... 6
3. Existing Transportation Infrastructure ..................................................................................... 7
3.1 Road Network .................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Pedestrian Facilities ......................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Assessment of Origins and Destinations of Trips ............................................................ 7
4. Specific Initiatives Proposed ...................................................................................................11
4.1 Appointment of a Mobility Manager................................................................................11
4.2 Role of Mobility Manager ...............................................................................................11
4.3 Onsite Pedestrian and Cyclist Facilities .........................................................................11
4.4 Staff/Parent Initiatives ....................................................................................................12
4.5 Student Initiatives..12
4.6 Green Flag for Travel .....................................................................................................12
5. Mobility Management Objectives ............................................................................................13
5.1 Reduction in Transport Demand ....................................................................................13
5.2 Modal Shift to Pedestrian and Cyclists ..........................................................................13
6. Implementation .........................................................................................................................16
6.1 Method of Implementation ..............................................................................................16
6.2 Programme and Targets ................................................................................................16
6.3 Dynamic Plan .................................................................................................................16

Appendices
A. Detailed description of initiatives to be taken
B. Calendar/Timetable of Implementation
C. Committee Members

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 1. Introduction

1.1 Background
It is proposed to provide a 24 No. classroom school at New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare. The existing CBS
Ennis located on site will be demolished as part of the works with the students and staff relocated to
the proposed new school. The proposed school will not create any additional trips as it is a
replacement building for the existing 24 classroom school in place presently on site. The existing
school has 670 No. pupils enrolled with the pupil numbers capped at 670 pupils in the proposed
school. This cap may be reduced at the Board of Managements discretion to reflect national policy
changes in pupil teacher ratios.
The opening times of Rice College Secondary School and CBS Ennis will be staggered to ensure all
schools trips in the area do not happen simultaneously. Rice College opens at 0900 and CBS Ennis
will open at 0840 to ensure staggering by 20 mins. Rice College finishes at 1600 or 1510 and CBS
Ennis will finish at 1420. Please see attached Letters from each schools Board of Management in
Appendix A which confirms starting and closing time of each school.
The site is located to the east of New Road, Ennis. Please refer to Waterman Moylan drawing No.
14-184-22-P01 for a site location drawing.
As part of preparation of this Mobility Management Plan the following documents/Websites were
originally consulted.
NTA Toolkit for School Travel
Workplace Travel Plans-A Guide for Implementers
Achieving Effective Workplace Travel Plans-A Guide for Local Authorities
Smarter Travel A sustainable Transport Future 2009-2020
http://greenschoolsireland.org/ (Green Schools Ireland Website)
http://www.antaisce.org/ (An Taisce)
https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ (NTA Website)
The above documents provide a template for a high-quality travel plan.
The schools Mobility Management Plan committee met over a period of 2 months to further
contextualize this plan to CBS Primary school. To that end, the following documents were also
consulted:
- Clare County Councils Road Safety Strategy 2014-2020
- Ennis Community College Mobility Management Plan
- This Mobility Management plan, pre-contextualization

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1.2 Objectives of the Study

The Mobility Management Plan has been prepared to identify and review travel that will be associated
with the development of 1 No. school at New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.

The Mobility Management Committee defined the traffic problem under the following headings:
- Hazardous parking.
- Tendency to stop and drop anywhere.
- Quiet most of the day.
- Rush hour for the primary school = 2 X 20-30min periods.
- Rush hour for the secondary school = 2 X 15-20min periods.
- Most preferable solutions would involve both ERST schools.
- 7+ institutions/organisations contribute to the traffic.
- 2 zone problem (inner core involving County Council buildings, Fergus Park and the two
schools; outer zone taking in the courthouse, other nearby secondary schools plus access
routes leading to the New Road).
- Timing problem.
- Fire Brigade issue.
- Near misses.
- Buses stopping in front of both schools.
- Parental responsibility.
- Air pollution.
- Health.
- Walking on the road-side of the railings
Accordingly, any contextualized solutions were developed with these categories in mind.

The Plan has also been developed based on the guidance provided by the NTA Toolkit for school
travel and other documents as outlined above.
This Plan identifies measures that will be implemented to reduce transportation demand and to
encourage a modal shift towards sustainable forms of transport. Specifically, the targets set out in the
NTA Toolkit for school travel will be addressed and Workplace Travel plans - A guide for
Implementers will be addressed. A number of targets were included in the original plan. Most of them
are included in the modified plan, with car-pooling initiatives being dropped as an option. The finalized
objectives of the contextualized plan are as follows:

- To improve safety on the New Road, primarily for our students.

- To reduce car use
- To improve the numbers of drivers using park and stride solutions
- To improve efficiency of traffic flow
- To improve the health of our students (and community)
- To normalize/embed new behaviours/habits into school culture
- To improve special needs access
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 - To identify alternative and/or additional parking options for bus parking
- Costed and timetabled
- Low and no cost solutions prioritised

All the actions/initiatives included in this plan were tested against these objectives before being included.

The Plan also embraces the core principles set out with Smarter Travel A sustainable Transport Future
2009-2020.

Actions set out in Smarter Travel A sustainable Transport Future 2009-2020 considered are as
follows:

Action 1: investment in schools need to give priority to walking, cycling and public transport
Action 4: promote sustainable transport by retrofitting infrastructure for sustainable modes
Action 7: commit to a Green Schools Travel Programme
Action 15: Cycle training for schoolchildren (as part embedding the Travel Flag)

1.3 Development of the Mobility Management Plan

The Plan should be considered as a dynamic process which will be further developed and carried
forward by the school from the outset and during the operating phase of the school

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2. Characteristics of the Proposed Development

2.1 Description of the Proposed Development

The proposed development consists of the construction of 1 No. primary school building accessed
from New Road.
It is proposed to provide 42 No. parking spaces to accommodate the school staff for parking as part
of the works. The school also intends to provide a pupil / bus drop off area within the schools
boundaries which can accommodate 18 drop off trips at any one time.

2.2 Schedule of Accommodation

The accommodation provided by the approved development consists of the following:
No of pupils c. 670
No of staff c. 48
Parking spaces provided 42 (as per development plan)
Bicycle parking provided 88
Scooter parking provided 3

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 3. Existing Transportation Infrastructure

3.1 Road Network

The school development will be accessed from New Road using the existing frontage of the
current school.

3.2 Pedestrian Facilities

Pedestrian facilities are currently inadequate, with paths also being used for unregulated
illegal parking. There is only one crossing guard operating the only crossing point for students
on the New Road and this is located at the current pedestrian entrance to the school itself,
creating a choke point at peak times. The new school layout and the additional facilities
provided for in the project will help facilitate the initiatives envisaged in this plan.

3.3 Assessment of Origins and Destinations of Trips

The existing modal split for the existing school as advised by a survey conducted of the
Principal of CBS Ennis is as follows and are appended in Appendix B:

Answer Choices Responses

77.92%
Private Car

18.83%
Walk

1.30%
Cycle

1.95%
Responses
Other

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Origin of Journeys and main routes taken:

Volumes from three main student origins

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Subsequent destinations of parents dropping children off to school

Answer Choices Responses

Town Centre 19.64%

Gort Road Area 20.54%

Tulla Road Area 23.21%

Quinn Road Area 6.25%

Limerick Road Area 8.93%

Outside the Ennis Area 8.93%

Other 12.50%

Number of passengers per car:

Answer Choices Responses

2.78%
1

15.97%
2

42.36%
3

26.39%
4

12.50%
5 or more

Distance of households from CBS Primary:

Answer Choices Responses

25.32%
1km or less

61.69%
1-4km

12.99%
More than 4km

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Willingness of parents to support Mobility Management Initiatives:

Answer Choices Responses

96.75%
YES

3.25%
NO

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4. Specific Initiatives Proposed

4.1 Appointment of a Mobility Manager

The school management has appointed a designated member of the staff to the role of
Mobility Manager, whose objective is, and will continue to be, to encourage and facilitate
sustainable travel for pupils and staff associated with the School. The role of Mobility Manager
is taken up by Dara Glynn (Principal). The roles of the Mobility Manager are summarised in
Section 4.2 below.

4.2 Role of Mobility Manager (MM)

The role of the Mobility Manager will include the following functions and objectives:
- Liaise with Clare County Council Transportation Department in respect of the Council
schemes for safe routes to schools and other school transportation initiatives.
- Encourage Clare County Council involvement in an ongoing basis.
- Monitor facilitate and/or operate the initiatives outlined below and regularly report on
progress to the Education Partners.
- Include Rice College as having Education Partner Status for this plan.
- Encouraging Rice College buy in.
- Viewing the local geography as 2 zones.
- Mapping the 2 zones.
- Arrange for greater action to be taken by the traffic wardens and Garda.
- Produce and annually renew a Traffic Booklet for parents (and use of other media for
publication at the MMs discretion).
- Raise awareness on road safety as a solution to near misses.
- Campaign for zone 2 structural and crossing points to favour non-car movement.
- Campaign for bollards to be placed at the staff car park entrance in the short term.
- Campaign for the construction of a public footpath to allow safe morning access to the
County Council Carpark.
- Invite input and seek advice from Clare RSA on elements of the plan and
consult with other local institutions on initiatives that may affect them.
- Oversee and facilitate the switch to staggered opening hours.

4.3 Onsite Pedestrian and Cyclist Facilities

The role of the Mobility Manager in relation to infrastructure is of course limited to areas within
the remit of the school itself. In this regard, the Mobility Manager will be tasked with monitoring
and ensuring that the on-site pedestrian and cyclist facilities are maintained in a clean,
operational condition and that additional facilities such as bicycle parking spaces are provided
if demand should exceed the facilities provided. The strategy for cyclists is based upon
providing cycle facilities such as safe and secure bicycle parking and lockers on the site as
well as showers for staff that cycle. As a result, good cycle connectivity will exist between the
site and the local road network.

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4.4 Staff and Parent Initiatives
- Finding alternatives for parents to park
- Actively reminding parents/staff that they are not stuck in traffic, but that they are the
traffic
- Circulate results of traffic surveys to parents
- Promote the use of child safety locks
- Encourage continued engagement of PA of both schools.
- Educating Parents on road safety initiatives
- Provide a mechanism for reporting/recording of near misses and bad parking.

4.5 Student Initiatives

- Walking Bus
- Park and Stride
- Golden Boot Award
- Production of information videos about safety on the New Road
- Making cycling/walking a health initiative
- Get a celebrity to launch one or more of the school initiatives
- Make the Active flag a permanent part of school culture
- Buses to drop students elsewhere
- Road Safety Club
- Agree drop of points for both schools on the new road.

4.6 Green Flag for Travel

- Make the Travel Flag a permanent part of school culture

- Campaign for the speed limit of the New Road to change to 30km (at least at peak times)

Travel is the fourth theme of the Green-Schools program. The Travel theme is funded by the
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and supported by the National Transport
Authority. CBS Primary school has already completed this flag but a renewed focus on the
elements of that process that worked well will be of benefit to this Mobility Management Plan.
Green-Schools have dedicated Travel Education Officers throughout the country who are
working closely with schools to support them through the 7-step process. CBS Primary school
has and will continue to work with Risn N Ghairbhith on this. The Travel theme is now
acknowledged as a best practice model for sustainable school travel within the international
FEE network.

5. Mobility Management Objectives

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5.1 Reduction in Transport Demand
A high quality surrounding footpath and pedestrian crossing network will promote walking
and cycling as a mode of transport for pupils.
To this end, the strategy will be to encourage a reduction in dependency on using private
cars for travelling to the school and instead encouraging travel by bicycle and on foot.
The initiatives mentioned above are to be employed to implement the strategy. See
appendices for a more detailed description and a timetable of implementation.

5.2 Modal Shift to Pedestrian and Cyclists

The existing modal split for the existing school as advised by a survey conducted of the
Principal of CBS Ennis is as follows:
Bus: 1%
Private Car: 78%
Walking 19%
Scooter/cycling: 2%

Setting targets can be counterproductive in that showing improvements that dont hit the
target can feel like a failure and overachieving can lead to the temptation of inactivity and
CBS Primary School is not a professional traffic management service. It is a school filled with
people who are focused on the education of the children onsite. The current Mobility
Manager has reservations about the notion of figure driven action. Suffice it to say that the
most likely target achieved will be that of 100% effort to improve the safety of the children
attending this school. Here are some of the modal shift targets that may be achieved during
the course of the plan:

Current Year 1 end Year 2 end

Bus 1% 1% 1.5%

- Bus transport is provided for the children attending the schools Speech and Language
class and only if they are travelling greater than a certain distance to school. As the local
catchment area fills the school to capacity, this figure is unlikely to change.
- A possible increase in Year 2 may arise out of whatever use is made of the second
classroom in the Special Needs Unit (part of the new school build).

Current Year 1 end Year 2 end

Private Car 78% 64% 51.5%
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 - The figures listed for private car use, and the changes over the two-year plan, are based
only on the effectiveness of achieving other target modal shifts. Accordingly, these
projected figures are likely to be the most inaccurate.

Current Year 1 end Year 2 end

Walking 19% 21% 25%

- 25% of families live 1km or less from the school and 19% walk so there is some room to
grow walking numbers in this group, but not by much.
- Much of the projected improvement here is based on some of the families at the lower
end of the second distance category choosing to walk to school.
- The larger target increase in year two will be due to the new layout post build that will be
to the advantage of people who walk to school, as well as any further
structural/operational support that the County Council may provide.

Current Year 1 end Year 2 end

Scooter/Cycling 2% 4% 7%

- This will be difficult to grow in the absence of safe and complete cycling corridors to the
school. The current network is patchy. Users from the Tulla Road have a dangerous
railway bridge and corner to negotiate, followed by a difficult right turn onto the New
Road. Cyclists from the Gort Road face fast moving traffic, two busy roundabouts and an
even patchier network of cycle lanes to support their journey. This discourages it as a
growth area in the distance range that would be most likely to take it up.
- Despite the inadequacy of the cycle lane network, we hope that initiatives will still yield
some benefits in year 1.
- The larger expected improvement in Year 2 will, again, be due to improved facilities and
(hopefully) access routes.

Current Year 1 end Year 2 end

Park/Stride Options - 10-15% 10-15%

- Park and Stride options will be refreshed and publicised with parents to encourage that
form of accessing the school.
- For key routes, a walking bus service will later be provided. After the initial expected
surge in use, a continued use of 10-15% would be considered a success.

6. Implementation
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6.1 Method of Implementation
The appointment of an active Mobility Manager is seen as the principle means of developing
and implementing a Mobility Management Plan. The role of Mobility Manager has been taken
up by Dara Glynn but may become part of a Middle Management Role at some point in the
future. In order to be effective, the Mobility Manager will require an adequate budget both in
time and funding as well as communication access to staff, pupils and parents.
The involvement of the pupils in transportation issues and sustainable modal choice will also
be encouraged. This involvement will take place within the constructs of some of the initiatives
such as the Green Schools Programme (which requires a student led process).

6.2 Programme and Targets

The Travel Plan is an on-going process, where there is an initial front heavy load of initiatives.
The focus is then to embed these while adding new programmes and innovations along the
way to supplement the work. The effects of these on travel modes will be monitored and the
plan may be adjusted along the way to reflect their effectiveness (or lack of).

6.3 Dynamic Plan

It should be noted that the Mobility Management Plan outline in this report is a dynamic
programme and a review of the plan and targets is required on a regular basis. Some indicators
can be monitored annually, while others should be monitored throughout the year.

APPENDICES
A. Detailed description of initiatives to be taken

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Abbreviations:

MM Mobility Manager
MMP Mobility Management Plan
CBS Christian Brothers School (Primary Ennis)
RC Rice College (Ennis)
PA Parents Association
BOM Board of Management (of CBS)
GS Green Schools
CoCo County Council
AP, APa Assistant Principal
RSA Road Safety Authority
Mary I. Mary Immaculate College (Limerick)

Bollards
Campaign for the installation of permanent flexible locked bollards. Four bollards either side. These
can be removed as needed and re-installed.
CBS will contact the CoCo to initiate the process.

Map 2 Zones
Take an existing map of the local area and map out the two zones.
Zone 1 definition = core area affected on the new road.
Zone 2 = Areas outside of zone 1 that are contributing to or significantly affected by zone 1 traffic.

Survey of Parking Options in 2 Zones

A list of options will be compiled directly after plan ratification. New sites will be approached for
permission. Approved parking options will then be included in the traffic booklet.
Traffic Booklet
Produce an annually renewed booklet that informs and outlines the desired practices to ensure road
safety on the New Road.
Initial booklet to be produced post ratification, incorporating elements reflective of the first year of the
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plan.
Annual review and adjustment to reflect the plan and the reality of initiatives already in place.

The booklet will include information on:

Maps
Several maps may be included to illustrate reasoning and help identify locations affected by
initiatives.

Park and Stride

Details on locations and sticker allocating.

Reporting scheme for near misses and bad parking

A link will be provided on the school website to a reporting form for adults to register a near miss or
dangerous parking situation. The school office will have hard copies of the form and parents will be
informed of this service primarily through the booklet. The school will tabulate and publish macro
data on this and may choose to contact repeat offenders directly to discuss the situation.

Child Safety Locks

Information on and encouragement to use this feature in their cars.

Results of the Traffic Surveys to Parents

Published reports compiled by this committee. Either extracts or in full form, depending on capacity
of the booklet.

Park and Stride

Parents should be reminded of the current park and stride options available. Stickers for cars should
be reissued as part of the process.
Stickers should be ordered before an information note goes home including a reminder of the current
park and stride options available. The stickers must then be issued and information on this will be
included in a traffic booklet.

Golden Boot
The Golden Boot Award is a competition run by the GS committee to encourage children to walk
(and cycle) to school. Each class will be issued with a monthly/weekly tally sheet on which they
record their mode of transport to school and distance travelled during attendance taking in the
morning. Teacher fact checks and sends completed sheet to G.S coordinator at the end of each time
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cycle. Those that walk, cycle or Park and Stride to school will accumulate points and the most
successful and most improved are rewarded. In addition to the competitive element, classes can
accumulate distances travelled by foot and by bike to receive rewards too (e.g. any class that walks
to Dublin, 250km, this month gets a free homework voucher). This scheme also provides clear
quantifiable data on progress in relation to walking and cycling.

Celebrity Launch of the Golden Boot

A celebrity comes to both schools on the New Road to speak with classes and launch the initiative.
The celebrity returns at intervals to motivate and encourage further progress.
Committees draw up a list of celebrities and agree to approach them until one agrees to help the
school.

Tally of Distance Travelled

As part of the golden boot award add the distance travelled by each student using alternatives to
motorised vehicular travel. Issue certificates of distance travelled and the associated health benefits
for various milestones distances.

Cycling as a Health Initiative

The Golden Boot can facilitate cycling within its structure and this will be promoted. Particular focus
will be given to the health benefits of cycling as part of this scheme.

Link Both PAs

There is an overlap of membership of both associations. A liaison officer position could be set up in
the two associations to deal with issues of mutual benefit. The principal reports progress of the plan
to the CBS PA and this is then reported to the other PA by the liaison officer.
The proposal can be made to both PAs at their Annual General Meetings in September. The
structure will then be set up.

Campaign for 30km/hr Zone

In the short term, the school will approach the CoCo to put a temporary speed reduction in place
during the building phase. The success of this trial may lead to it becoming a permanent fixture.
The ultimate goal is to make the New Road, along the frontage of both schools, a 30kph zone, 7
days a week, 24 hours a day.
Following the next public consultation in two years time, the elected members of the Clare co. co.
and Ennis municipal district would have to approve it.

Campaign for Buses Dropping Students Elsewhere

CBS campaign for buses to drop students at an alternative location to the New Road. Possible
locations might include the Coliste and/or at the bus stop across from St. Josephs hospital.
MM will approach the bus route organiser to pitch the proposal for the duration of the build. If the
switch is deemed successful, agreement may be sought to make the change a permanent one.

Video Production
CBS Primary and/or secondary students engage in a project to produce a series of road safety
videos pertaining to traffic on the New Road. The school will make use of a Mary I. media student,
who is on placement here for the academic year 2017/18, to guide the process.
The process will involve a review of MMP ideas sheets for mention of video production and in what
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contexts. A plan of works is then set out. Videos will be storyboarded, planned, shot and edited
involving CBS and/or RC students wherever possible. The videos will then be polished, published
and disseminated.

Staggered Opening Hours

The staff and BOM have agreed to stagger opening hours to reduce traffic congestion at peak
overlap times. This change kicks in to action when the following conditions are met:
1. Full planning has been approved
2. Builders have been tendered for
3. Work has begun onsite by the successful building company
Current indications are that the builders may be onsite between Halloween and Christmas, so this
plan envisages a switch in January of 2018. Before Christmas 2017, an information blitz will be
conducted to prepare families for the changeover.

The staggered opening hours will then be as follows:

CBS Primary - 8.40am 1.20pm 2.20 pm (10.40 + 12.20 breaks)

Rice College - 9.00am 4.00pm (Mon/Tue) 3.20pm (Wed-Fri)

Co. Co. flexitime, they should review their own opening hours within the above framework of times.
A letter will be sent to the CoCo to suggest that they do so (during the information Blitz).

Zone 2 Structure/Crossing Points to Favour Non-car

Movement
A number of choke points for accessing the school by foot/bike/scooter will be identified and a
suggested solution for each point will be collected. A list will be compiled and forwarded to the CoCo
for consideration.
The process begins with a map review and walkabout, and a review of the CBS Walkability Study.
Choke points are compiled and forwarded to CoCo with an appropriate cover letter that include
suggestions for improving the situation. MM will facilitate and support any process with the CoCo to
that end.

Road Safety Club

A Road Safety Club will be set up for the children of 1st class in the CBS. This will be a tool for
educating the kids and their parents regarding safety issues. The members will meet to discuss
issues relevant to safety on the roads and will engage in some fun activities such as producing
safety posters for the rest of the school. They will get high visibility jackets and club members will
receive extra rewards and encouragement for involvement. This will be linked in to the free
information and report service currently provided by the RSA.

Walking Bus
2-4 park and stride locations/routes will be identified for this scheme and a supervised daily walk will
be conducted to school along those routes. Supervision would be provided by parents, with some
possible support from secondary school students and staff.
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The process begins with the Identification of routes/starting points/operational details. Parents and
students are informed and prepared for the scheme (e.g. in the traffic booklet, other media,
meetings, in-class). A database of volunteers to run the scheme is built. If there are enough then the
MM will proceed to create a time-table for the volunteers and ensure that Garda Vetting is in place. A
launch date will be set, with as many volunteers as possible attending the first few days.

Make Active Flag a Permanent Part of School

Culture
The Active Flag is a programme that promotes healthy living and exercise in the school community,
especially among the children. It is run in the style of the Green Schools initiative and many of the
behaviours promoted are harmonious with the aspirations of this Mobility Management Plan.
Embedding it into our culture will involve including it as a duty of a Middle Management post in the
school. In the description of duties, the post holder will be asked to prioritise activities that also serve
the interests of the Mobility Management Plan
There first needs to be an announcement of a restoration of lost post holder roles to schools. The
Principal consults with staff in developing the job descriptions of the restored posts. Appointment
procedure is then followed.

Agree Drop off/Pick up Points for Both Schools

Both schools meet, along with PA of both schools and the Bus Organiser, to agree drop off locations
for both schools. Discussions would also need to cover where and how parents can pick up their
children. Both schools then campaign for the relevant road markings and street signs to reflect this
agreement.
Several meetings are set up to agree concept and structure. Letters of request and pressing of
councillors to achieve any required physical changes.
This would need to be a post-build initiative (or near to post-build) to allow for a more permanent
arrangement between the schools and a clearer view of any outstanding issues that may need to be
addressed.

Greater action by Traffic Wardens/Garda

Once enough initiatives are in place to provide alternatives to parents, the traffic wardens and Garda
will be contacted to arrange a number of visits to the New Road. A combination of visibility and the
issuing of warnings/tickets/fines will encourage parents to make use of the alternatives.
The MM, at the appropriate time, will make contact with the relevant authorities. A meeting will then
be held to agree concept and arrange a timetable. Guidance will be issued to parents and reference
to same will appear in the traffic booklet.

Clare County Council Involvement

The committee has welcomed the continued representation from the county council in its
membership. Several of our initiatives/actions will need support and input from the council,
particularly from the road sectors. It will be an ongoing duty of the MM to consult with the CoCo on
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many initiatives and keep them informed of progress. To that end, the MM will treat the CoCo as an
Education Partner (equal footing as Parents, Staff, and BOM) in relation to the MMP thereby making
them an automatic recipient of progress reports, invitations to meetings, publications of traffic
booklets, etc.

Make the Travel Flag a Permanent Part of School

Culture
On an ongoing basis, the MM will remind each GS committee to incorporate Travel Flag initiatives
into their work, regardless of what flag the school is working on.
As the Travel Flag initiatives are refreshed with every cycle of the Green Schools process, they will
become embedded and normalised over time.

Make Cycling/Walking a Health Initiative

When any health promoting initiative is considered/implemented, cycling/walking should form part of
it wherever feasible.
In an ongoing capacity, the MM will raise the need for inclusion of walking/cycling elements during
the planning phase of any relevant health promoting initiative/programme.

Invite Input from Clare RSA group

In an ongoing capacity, anywhere in the plan that a process requires expert input, the MM may
approach Clare RSA group. A copy of the ratified plan will be sent to Clare RSA group.

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B. Calendar/Timetable for Implementation

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Summer 2017
Fortnight 1 Fortnight 2 Fortnight 3 Fortnight 4

Send draft MMP to Map the 2 Zones Survey of Parking Booklet, including:
RC, Fergus Park, options in zone 1 and 2 Reporting scheme,
and Clare CoCo for educating parents,
comment traffic survey results
Send ratified copy of
MMP to Coliste,
Approach CoCo Courts, Community
(Roads Department of College, St. Josephs
Ennis Municipal Hospital and those that
District) about bollards received a draft
at staff car park
entrance

Publish traffic survey

results

September 2017

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Park and Stride Celebrity Launch of Link the PA of both

Golden Boot including schools
cycling as a health
initiative

October 2017
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Campaign for 30km
zone during the build

Campaign for buses to

drop elsewhere during
the build

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November 2017
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Video Production

December 2017
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

January 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Staggered Opening
Hours

February 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

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March 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Zone 2 Structure and
Crossing Points to
Favour Non-Car
Movement

April 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

May 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

June 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

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Summer 2018
Fortnight 1 Fortnight 2 Fortnight 3 Fortnight 4

September 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Road Safety Club Walking Bus

October 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Embed Active Flag

November 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Clear Identification of
Where to Pick up at
Pick up Times

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December 2018
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

January 2019
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Action by Traffic
Wardens and Garda

February 2019
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

March 2019
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Formation of a new
MMP committee to
review the MMP and
produce MMP2

April 2019
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

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May 2019
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

June 2019
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Ongoing
Clare CoCo Involvement

Embed Travel Flag into School Culture

Invite Input from Clare RSA and NTA

Make Cycling/Walking a Health Initiative

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C. Committee Members

Grace ODriscoll

Oran Kelly

Senan Mc Dermott

Clodagh Power

Lorraine Hogan

Carmel Greene

Edwina Radford

Felix Adeyemi

Risn N Ghirbhith

Jane Mc Cafferty

Angela Naughton

Padraic Beirne

Jan Hillery

Johnny Flynn

Mikey Millane

Kathleen Tobin

Dara Glynn

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