Back at the start of October, I was on the Marina in Cork City and I noticed that the new car park was nearly finished. I passed it again this week and all of the barriers have now been removed.
In fairness to Cork City Council, they made a fine job of it and it will make an ideal spot to park and go for a run or walk, especially now that the Marina has been pedestrianised.
If you drive down Centre Park Road at the moment, you'll see the signs saying no access as the Marina is closed to cars...
If you continue on for another 300m, you'll see the sign on the left for the Greenway car park...
The photo above shows the road heading into the car park.
On the area under the trees, the Council have fitted what is called 'Grasscrete'. This is a concrete matrix with holes in it where grass can grow. This allows rainwater to reach the roots of the trees as well as providing an overflow area for parking on say a busy match day at the local GAA stadium.
Further down, there are plenty of car places available for parking. I didn't do a count of how many spaces are there but it looks as if it is more than enough for say a busy Sunday without a local match.
Hopefully at some future date, the Greenway will be extended beyond Shandon Boat Club and along the river into Cork City Centre and from the plaza in Blackrock to Blackrock Castle. But for now, at least this new car park is a welcome improvement.
If you are doing a run from say outside Shandon Boat Club then it's about 2.2 kms down to the Blackrock Village and the end of the Marina. If you do the Mahon walkway / old Blackrock railway loop then it's about 10.3 kms.
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