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Towards a more age friendly Galway City Presentation to Galw ay City Recreation & Am enity SPC Outdoor Spaces & Public Seating Focus of this presentation Background to age friendly city work Public seating as issue for older
Presentation to Galw ay City Recreation & Am enity SPC Outdoor Spaces & Public Seating
Background to age friendly city
Public seating as issue for older
Feedback from our consultation in
Recommendations
WHO Healthy Cities Programme
Healthy Ageing theme WHO Age Friendly City Framework
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Age Friendly Cities
Identify the
2009 – Report on
Eyre Square,
General feeling
Cars & Bicycles parked Broken, uneven, slippy Not wide enough or enough white lines
Day to day living – supermarket,
Social impact - difference between
Enables older people to be have
Individual older
Wider communities
Economic benefit for
March 2011 consultation with older
Twelve groups and five individuals
Prom River bank Cathedral Ballyloughane beach Skeff Eyre Sq.
Condition of seating e.g.
Some seating is filthy with
Safety concerns – vandalism
Seating outside pubs and
City Centre - Shop St, Mainguard St, Quay St Salthill – Prom at Grattan Rd & the top of
Threadneedle Rd
Spanish Arch and Spanish Parade Near the River Corrib opposite Cathedral. W oodquay – Courthouse area Seats along Quincentenary Bridge Renm ore - Ballyloughane end, Nolan Park,
Ballyloughane beach continuous seating, a bench instead of four single seats
New castle - along the River Corrib by student village Open space near Liam Mellow s Statues
Bus shelter on the Castle Park Road
Bus stop in Connolly Terrace; Eyre Square more seating at bus
Considered as part of planning for
Older people in City
Seating to provide
Some similar to
Main consideration is that it
NCBI – Guidelines for Accessibility
NDA – Buildings for everyone Part 2
IWA – Access guidelines 09 (p44)
www.iwa.ie
Each street area should have public
Priority - older people/ designated area Monitored - Community Wardens /
Regular maintenance Public parks suitable for all abilities with
Map of provision of public seating Audit of existing seating Policy on the provision of public
I nclusion of older people in the