Inner City Eastern Gateway Urban Development Framework & Implementation Plan Report | 2016
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INNER CITY EASTERN GATEWAY URBAN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REPORT | 2016 Prepared for: Prepared by: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG & OSMOND LANGE ARCHITECTS JOHANNESBURG DEVELOPMENT & PLANNERS (Pty) Ltd AGENCY Unit 3, Ground Floor The Bus Factory 3 Melrose Boulevard No. 3 President Street Melrose Arch Newtown 2196 Johannesburg [t]: 011 994 4300 [t]: 011 688 7851 [f]: 011 684 1436 [f]: 011 688 7899 email: [email protected] In Collaboration with: URBAN- ECON , HATCH GOBA, U SPACE & TANYA ZACK DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8.0 URBAN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 8.1 VISION PLAN 2.0. INTRODUCTION 8.2 LAND USE 8.2.1. PROPOSED LAND USES 3.0. STATUS QUO 8.2.2. ZONING 3.1 REGIONAL CONTEXT 8.3 PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT 3.1.1 LOCALITY 8.3.1. PUBLIC REALM 3.1.2 GAUTENG CITY REGION CONTEXT 8.3.2 MOVEMENT NETWORK 3.1.3 METROPOLITAN CONTEXT 8.3.3. PARKS & GREEN SPACES 3.1.4 THE ROLE OF JOHANNESBURG INNER CITY 8.4 BUILT FORM 3.1.5 AEROTROPOLIS CONTEXT 8.4.1. HEIGHT AND GRAIN GUIDELINES 8.4.2. STREET EDGE GUIDELINES 8.5 HOUSING 3.2 STUDY AREA 8.5.1. ASSUMPTIONS: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT 3.2.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT REQUIRE HOUSING INTERVENTION I TOPOGRAPHY 8.5.2 ESTIMATES OF HOUSING NEED II OPEN SPACE SYSTEM 8.5.3 POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS – HOUSING FORMS 3.2.2 BUILT ENVIRONMENT 8.5.4 APPLYING ICHIP IN EASTERN GATEWAY i LAND USE 8.5.5 LOGIC FOR HOUSING INTERVENTION II ZONING 8.5.6 ICHIP PRIORITY HOUSING PRECINCTS III BUILT FORM 8.5.7 HOUSING DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS iv HERITAGE 8.5.8 PROPOSED HOUSING INTERVENTIONS v TRANSPORT & TRAFFIC 8.5.9 PROPOSED HOUSING TYPOLOGIES 3.2.3 SOCIO- ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 8.6 SOCIAL FACILITIES i POPULATION 8.6.1. A JOZI- WORKSHOP TO LEAD RENEWAL • NUMBERS CENTERED ON INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL • DISTRIBUTION 8.7 HERITAGE • DENSITIES 8.7.1. HERITAGE APPROACH • OTHER FACTORS 8.7.2. COMMENT ON PROPOSALS BY HERITAGE II SOCIAL SERVICES CONSULTANT III HOUSING 8.8 TRANSPORT & TRAFFIC iv INCOME LEVELS 8.8.1 ANTICIPATED TRIP GENERATION AND MODAL v ECONOMIC BASE SPLITS vi GROWTH POTENTIAL 9.6.2 TRANSPORT STRATEGY 3.2.4 INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT 9.0 FUNCTIONAL AREA PLANS 4.0 EXISTING PLANS, PROPOSALS & STUDIES 9.1 ELLIS PARK 4.1. EXISTING PROPOSALS 9.2 BERTRAMS 4.2. PRECINCT PLANS INTERVENTION MATRIX 9.3 KENSINGTON 9.4 CITY & SUBURBAN / TROYEVILLE 5.0 STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION PROCESS 9.5 JEPPESTOWN 5.1. NEEDS ASSESSMENT & ANALYSIS 5.2. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES AND 10.0 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PROPOSALS 10.1 PRIORITY PROJECTS 5.3. STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS 10.2 PHASING & PROGRAMME 10.3 URBAN MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE 6.0 FINDINGS PROPOSALS 6.1 KEY CHALLENGES 6.2 SWOT ANALYSIS ANNEXURES 6.3 SUMMARY REFERENCE LIST 7.0 URBAN DEVELOPMENT VISION 7.1 VISION STATEMENT 7.2 DEVELOPMENT RATIONALE 7.3 DEVELOPMENT PREPOSITIONS INNER CITY EASTERN GATEWAY Urban Development Framework 5 LIST OF FIGURES Contents (Source: Johannesburg 1912 – Suburb by suburb Figure 65 : Estimated number of employees with Figure 1 : Ward Map research; https://johannesburg1912.wordpress. the Eastern Gateway boundaries, 2015 estimates Figure 2 : Bordering the Eastern Gateway Study com) (Quantec Resource Database, 2015) Area Figure 37 : Bertrams & Lorentzville general view Figure 66 : Employment skills per region, 2015 Figure 3 : Gauteng City-Region administrative and late1890s looking south toward Kensington & (Quantec Resource Database, 2015) functional boundaries Troyeville (Source: Johannesburg 1912 – Suburb Figure 67 : Total Employment by Industry at Figure 4 : Metropolitan Context by suburb research; https://johannesburg1912. National Level, 2015(Quantec Resource Database, Figure 5 : (Budlender J, Spatial Mismatch and wordpress.com 2015) Spatial Justice in South Africa’s Main Urban Areas; Figure 38 : Postcard picture taken from the Figure 68 : Sector’s employment number as a Socio-economic Rights Institute, 2016) Fairview Fire Tower c1910 (Source: Johannesburg percentage, 2015 (Quantec Resource Database, Figure 6 : Regional Context 1912 – Suburb by suburb research; https:// 2015) Figure 7 : Aerotropolis Schematic (Source Dr. johannesburg1912.wordpress.com Figure 70 : Employment Trends for Inner City of John D. Kasarda) Figure 39 : The Scottish Horse War Memorial on JHB ,2005-2015 (Quantec Resource Database, Figure 8 : Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis (Source: City of Kensington Ridge (Source: http://ward66jhb. 2015) Ekurhuleni) co.za/history/) Figure 69 : COJ and Inner JHB employment Figure 9 : From the airport out Figure 40 : Transport Network Overview composition, 2015(Quantec Resource Database, Figure 10 : From the city out Figure 41 : Cordon Counts 2015) Figure 11 : From the city out Along the main Figure 42 : Gauteng Metrorail Network Figure 71 : Social Services Map access corridor Figure 43 : Johannesburg Railway Overview Figure 72 : Attributes of Housing Market in Study Figure 12 : O. R. Tambo International Airport Figure 44 : Rail capacity/ utilisation fgues for Area (2011), Source: Urban Econ’s calculations Competitive Advantage stations with UDZ areas based on Census 2011 data Figure 13 : Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis Area of Figure 45 : Metro stations within study area Figure 73 : Housing Types per Study Area Infuence (Source i@Consulting) Figure 46 : Minibus taxis within study area Indicated ,2011 (Source: Quantec, 2015) Figure 15 : Topography Map (Source: Google Figure 47 : Urban Bus Services within study area Figure 74 : Income Distribution for South Africa, Earth) Figure 50 : Service hours and frequencies of T1 2011 Figure 14 : Yeoville/Observatory Ridge and C1 Routes (The World Bank) Figure 75 : Income Distribution for Gauteng, 2011 Figure 16 : Open Space Network Figure 48 : Rea Vaya Routes Overview Figure 77 : Monthly Income per indicated study Figure 17 : Existing Zoning Figure 49 : Rea Vaya Routes Johannesburg area ,2011 (Census 2011) Figure 18 : Actual Land Use Figure 51 : Transport Priority Areas Figure 76 : household disposable income growth Figure 19 : Commissioner Street, Troyeville Figure 52 : Citywide Network of Routes/Precinct rates per study area, 2005-2015 Figure 20 : The roofscape of the Lorentzville Figure 53 : Racial self-identifcation in Figure 78 : Annual Household Income Distribution Industrial Zone between Victoria and Frere Roads Johannesburg Map per Sub-wards within the Eastern Gateway Region, Figure 21 : View across the Ellis Park Sports Figure 54 : Provincial Population Comparison and 2011 Precinct from the East CAGR, 2015 Figure 79 : Total Household Consumption Growth Figure 22 : St James Preparatory School Figure 55 : Population Total Proportions and Trends, 2005-2015 Figure 24 : The Maurice Freeman Housing Estate Population Densities, 2015 (Quantec Resource Figure 80 : Production and nominal GDP statistics viewed from the North Database, 2015) per study area, 2015 Figure 25 : Walk up apartment building Figure 56 : Population Growth percentage Figure 81 : GVA trends from 2005 to 2015 Figure 23 : Jeppe Boys High School change, 2001-2011. (Census South African, 2011) Figure 82 : National GVA sectoral contributions, Figure 26 : Typical house in Bertrams Figure 57 : Study Specifc population densities, 2015 Figure 28 : View looking westwards from 2015 (Quantec Resource Database, 2015) Figure 83 : South African and Johannesburg Kensington ridge towards city (Photo Credit: Figure 58 : Suburb Specifc Population and Central GVA Sectoral Contribution (Constant Kevin Naidoo) household numbers of Study Area, 2015 (Quantec 2005 Prices), 2015 Figure 27 : View looking westwards from Resource Database, 2015) Figure 84 : Industry of Employment within the Kensington ridge towards the Ellis Park Sports Figure 59 : Population age groups comparison Study area, 2011 Precinct and Hillbrow (Source: http://www.joburg. per indicated study area, 2015 (Quantec Resource Figure 85 : Previously Proposed Precinct Plans org.za) Database, 2015) Figure 86 : Spatial Concept Figure 29 : View looking southwards from Figure 60 : Population age groups comparison Figure 87 : Overview of the Inner City Housing Kensington ridge (Photo Credit: Kevin per indicated study area, 2015, 2015 (Quantec Programme Naidoo) Resource Database, 2015) Figure 88 : Initial ICHIP Delivery Targets (2016- Figure 30 : Street Edge Interfaces Figure 61 : National and provincial household 2021) Figure 31 : Bad Buildings (The map represents fgures, 2015 - 2015 (Quantec Resource Database, Figure 89 : ICHIP Priority Areas Map data held by the Department of Development 2015) Figure 90 : Character Zone 8 Planning in May 2016.) Figure 62 : Household fgure for the secondary Figure 92 : Character Zone 8 Figure 32 : Building Heights and primary study area, 2015 (Quantec Resource Figure 91 : Character Zone 14 Figure 33 : Informal Structures Database, 2015) Figure 94 : Character Zone 15 Figure 34 : An example of backyard informal Figure 63 : National and provincial Employment Figure 93 : Character Zone 16 structures in Lorentzville trends between 2010 and 2015 (Quantec Figure 95 : Proposal for Sports Precinct (Source: Figure 35 : Heritage Buildings Resource Database, 2015) GEP Sports Precinct Draft Precinct Plan, Pg 38) Figure 36 : Alhambra Theatre, on of the Figure 64 : Employment fgures for primary, Figure 96 : Proposal for Bezuidenhout Mix Use buildings of heritage signifcance located in New secondary and tertiary study regions, 2015 Precinct (Source: GGEP Bezuidenhout Mixed Use Doornfontein (Quantec Resource Database, 2015) Precinct Draft Precinct Plan, Pg 43) 6 Figure 97 : Proposal for Bertrams Derby road Figure 140 : Land Use Plan Figure 185 : Table i : Sewer Precinct (Source: GEP