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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 CREATING LEGIBILITY...... 34 5.1 Principles to strengthen Legibility along Brown & Red Ways...... 36 Page 5.2 Guidelines to establish legibility ...... 36 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... IV 5.2.1 Implementing guidelines of the Tshwane Open Space Framework...... 36 5.2.2 Determining street-specific guidelines...... 36 1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 5.3 Local Open Space Plan...... 36 1.1 Background...... 1 1.2 Locality ...... 1 6 OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS...... 37 1.3 Objectives of the study ...... 1 1.4 Methodology ...... 2 7 GUIDELINES TO MANAGE THE LOCAL OPEN SPACE PLAN...... 38 1.4.1 Background information study ...... 2 7.1 Open Space Typologies...... 38 1.4.2 Available data ...... 2 7.2.1 Proposed Green Nodes...... 40 1.4.3 Site investigations...... 2 7.2.2 Proposed Green Ways...... 43 1.4.4 Establishment of a technical steering committee...... 2 7.3 Proposed Blue Network...... 45 1.4.5 Public participation process...... 3 7.3.1 Proposed Blue Nodes ...... 46 7.3.2 Proposed Blue Ways...... 48 2 KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO SOSHANGUVE...... 4 7.4 Proposed Grey Network ...... 51 2.1 Issues identified in the ROSPs which are relevant to Soshanguve...... 4 7.4.1 Proposed Grey Nodes...... 52 2.2 Catalyst / Strategic Projects identified in the area include...... 4 7.4.2 Proposed Grey Ways ...... 60 2.3 Key structuring elements and landmarks in the area include...... 4 7.5 Proposed Brown Network ...... 63 7.5.1 Proposed Brown Nodes ...... 64 3 DEMOGRAPHICS ...... 5 7.5.2 Proposed Brown Ways...... 77 7.6 Proposed Red Network...... 84 7.6.1 Proposed Red Nodes...... 85 4 ASSESSING THE STATUS QUO ...... 6 7.6.2 Proposed Red Ways ...... 89 4.1 Defining Open Space...... 6 4.2 Assessment of Open Space in the Study Area...... 7 8 IMPLEMENTING THE LOCAL OPEN SPACE PLAN...... 91 4.3 Green Network ...... 8 8.1 Open Space Alienation Strategy...... 91 4.4 Findings and resolution – Green Network ...... 10 8.2 Alternative Service Delivery Strategy...... 91 4.5 Blue Network...... 11 8.3 Open Space Safety Strategy ...... 91 4.6 Findings and resolution – Blue Network...... 15 8.4 Open Space Development Strategy...... 91 4.7 Grey Network ...... 16 8.5 Road Reserve Tree Strategy ...... 92 4.8 Findings and resolution – Grey Network...... 19 8.5.1 Street tree palette for Soshanguve...... 92 4.9 Brown Network ...... 20

4.10 Findings and resolution – Brown Network...... 26 4.11 Red Network...... 28 4.12 Findings and resolution - Red Network...... 31 4.13 Assimilating the Local Open Space Plan ...... 33

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1 Locality of Soshanguve Figure 2 Cells in North Western Region used to calculate projected population densities for 2020 8.6 Strategic Interventions and Phasing ...... 96 Figure 3 Key to two sub-areas within the study area 8.6.1 Green network ...... 96 Figure 4 Green network Area 1 (Tshwane Open Space Framework) 8.6.2 Blue network...... 97 Figure 5 Blue network Area 1 (Tshwane Open Space Framework) 8.6.3 Grey network ...... 97 Figure 6 Blue network Area 2 (Tshwane Open Space Framework) 8.6.4 Brown network...... 98 Figure 7 Grey network (Tshwane Open Space Framework) 8.6.5 Red network...... 101 Figure 8 Brown network Area 1 (Tshwane Open Space Framework) 8.6.6 Tshwane Open Space Framework ...... 101 Figure 9 Brown network Area 2 (Tshwane Open Space Framework) Figure 10 Red network (Tshwane Open Space Framework) Figure 11 Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve Figure 12 Legibility Plan LIST OF TABLES Figure 13 Open Space Typologies for the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve Figure 14 Local Open Space Plan: Green Network Table 1 Anticipated population figures by 2020, North Western Region Figure 15 Local Open Space Plan: Blue Network Table 2 TOSF typology definitions Figure 16 Local Open Space Plan: Grey Network Table 3 Existing open space in the Brown Network Figure 17 Local Open Space Plan: Brown Network Table 4 Proposed open space in the Brown Network Figure 18 Local Open Space Plan: Red Network Table 5 Total open space in the Local Open Space Plan Table 6 Constraints Table 7 Opportunities Table 8 Proposed Green Nodes LIST OF ANNEXURES Table 9 Proposed Green Ways Annexure A Background Studies Table 10 Proposed Blue Nodes Annexure B Furniture Palettes Table 11 Proposed Blue Ways Annexure C A3 Maps Table 12 Proposed Grey Nodes Table 13 Proposed Grey Ways Table 14 Proposed Brown Nodes Table 15 Proposed Brown Ways Table 16 Proposed Red Nodes Table 17 Proposed Red Ways Table 18 Recommended tree palette Table 19 Recommended tree palette – Red Ways Table 20 Recommended tree palette – Brown Ways

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Executive Summary

The Local Open Space Plan (LOSP) for Soshanguve is one of six local open space plans currently compiled as part of the Tshwane Open Space Framework (TOSF) that was approved by the City of Tshwane (CoT) in November 2005.

The objectives of this project was to obtain a thorough understanding of the open space situation within the study area; develop an Open Space Network for the study area; provide the information in GIS format for integration into the current CoT database; prioritise future Open Space development and provide Implementation Guidelines for the open space plan.

The following information is included in this Executive Summary: • Open space network for the study area illustrated in the Local Open Space Plan (page v) • A diagramme illustrating the typologies for the open space network of Soshanguve (page vi) • The description of each LOSP typology with a diagramme for each typology (pages vii-xiii). These diagrammes are included in the guidelines for each typology that is contained in the main report (chapter 7)

The Local Open Space Plan identified all the open spaces in Soshanguve, including parks, sporting facilities, swimming pools and recreational resorts. The Open Space Network illustrated in the Local Open Space Plan (LOSP) consists of a Green, Blue, Grey, Brown and Red Network. Each of these networks includes Nodes and Ways and was defined in the Tshwane Open Space Framework (TOSF) as open space typologies. Within each of the TOSF typologies there are sub-classifications of types of open spaces and are defined as Local Open Space Plan typologies. These typologies are illustrated on pages vii-xiii and discussed in detail in Chapter 7 of the main report.

The Brown Network in the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve is the key structuring element of the Open Space Network. There currently is sufficient open space and recreational areas for the expected population densities by 2020, but open spaces are fragmented and too small to provide any regional-scale recreational and/or sporting facility. Additional brown ways and a hierarchy of brown ways are proposed to provide legibility within the study area.

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background • Provide for Implementation Guidelines.

The Tshwane Open Space Framework (TOSF) was approved by the City of Tshwane (CoT) in November 2005. The Tshwane OSF consists of three volumes: Volume 1: An analysis of the current Open Space situation within Tshwane Volume 2: Open Space Vision, Policy, Metropolitan and Regional Open Space Plans Volume 3: Implementation Strategies (Alienation, Alternative Service Delivery, Open Space Development, Road Reserve Trees and Safety)

Volume 2 highlights the need to develop Local Scale Open Space Plans to assist in more detailed decision making aspects. The purpose of this study is to give effect to the drafting of a Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve.

KH Landscape Architects was appointed in April 2008 to undertake the drafting of a Local Open Space Plan for the North-eastern Section of Soshanguve. The brief was amended to include the entire Soshanguve area, but excludes Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa and Winterveld.

1.2 Locality

The Study Area is broadly defined by the following boundaries: Rosslyn Railway line in the south, Ga-Rankuwa/Mabopane/Soshanguve Road in the west, the Tswaing Nature Reserve in the north and the R80 Mabopane Freeway in the east.

1.3 Objectives of the study

The objectives of this study are to: • Obtain a thorough understanding of the dynamics of and planning for the Study Area based on existing policy and strategy documents (Tshwane Spatial Strategy, CDS, MSDF, RSDF, TOSF, EMF, Local Plans); • Obtain a thorough understanding of the Open Space situation within the Study Area; • Maximise opportunities and strengths of Open Space within the Study Area; • Address constraints and threats to Open Space within the Study Area; • Develop a Visionary and Sustainable Open Space Network; • Provide a full set of information in GIS format for integration into the current system to inform day-to-day decision-making; • Prioritise future Open Space development (Ecological, Socio-economic and Place Figure 1: Locality of Soshanguve making);

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1.4 Methodology • Public use of existing parks and sport facilities • Public perception of existing parks and sport facilities 1.4.1 Background information study A photographic record was established of existing parks, sport facilities, streets, streams Studies completed for the City of Tshwane were reviewed and used to inform the Local and service facilities in the study area. Information compiled during the site investigations Open Space Plan for the Soshanguve and provide background. These studies include: were entered into a checklist for each park and open space element and added to the GIS • Tshwane’s City Strategy, 2004 database to complete a status quo plan. • Regional Spatial Development Framework (Northwestern Region), February 2007 • Tshwane Open Space Framework, November 2005 1.4.4 Establishment of a technical steering committee • Site selection report for a regional resort for the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Strategic Environmental Focus, 2004 At the onset of the study, a technical steering committee was established, consisting of key • Product Development for Soshanguve as a Unique Tourism Destination role players from various sections of the City of Tshwane, including Open Space Management Section, City Planning and Regional Services, Parks, Horticultural & • Mabopane Station area Urban Development Framework Cemetery Services Provision Management Section, Sport and Recreation Section, • Precinct Plans for Key Inter-Modal Transport Nodes in Tshwane Conservation Section, Agriculture Section and Housing Services Department. • Soutpan Spruit Rehabilitation Project

The steering committee consisted of: A brief description of the studies with a summary of the areas of specific relevance to the City of Tshwane Department / Section Representative Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve is included in Annexure A of this report.

Open Space Management Section Siegwalt Kusel 1.4.2 Available data El-May Brink Absalom Molobe GIS information on the Tshwane Open Space Framework and aerial photographs of the City Planning and Regional Services Andre du Plessis study area, taken in 2007 were used as basis for the planning process. Region1 Hannes Koster Additional GIS information was obtained from the City of Tshwane on a “Vacant Land Johan Visser Survey”, as well as existing land use and zoning information and flood lines determined for the study area. Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services Gerard van der Zwann Town planning consultants with applications for developments in the southern portion of the Provision Management Section Benjamin McHarlies study area were approached for draft layout plans to incorporate into the LOSP Conservation Section David Boshoff database. These draft layouts are not acknowledged as “approved townships”, but are used Frans Lesoka in the interim to provide structure and inform the Local Open Space Plan. Sport and Recreation Section Pieter Mouton Leandri Claassen 1.4.3 Site investigations Agriculture Section Amulet Thobane Housing Services Department Francois Swanepoel Site investigations were conducted to ground-truth the information available on the GIS Pumza Letsoalo database. The following information was verified during site visits: Consultants, KH Landscape Architects Karien Hanekom • Location of existing parks • Accessibility of existing parks, sport facilities, streams and flood plains etc • Development status of existing parks and sport facilities • Maintenance of existing parks and sport facilities

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An interactive approach was used where the steering committee met on a bi-weekly basis 1.4.5 Public participation process to develop the Local Open Space Plan in a collaborative process. Aerial photos and GIS information of the study area, as well as findings of the site investigations, were tabled to A public participation process was undertaken to identify community needs for the Local steer the decision-making process. Open Space Plan and open spaces in the study area and to inform the ward councilors and other key role players of the process and the outcome of the study. On an ad-hoc basis, additional CoT representatives from Urban Forestry, Cemeteries, Transportation, Water and Sanitation, Waste Management, Roads and Stormwater were Two meetings were held with the ward councilors from the wards in the study area (wards invited to attend meetings or were consulted in separate meetings, when specific input was 4, 11, 19, 25, 26, 27, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 39). required. A separate Public Participation Process report has been compiled for this project and CoT representatives that were consulted include: includes minutes of the meetings that were held with the ward councillors. City of Tshwane Department / Section Representative Needs identified by the stakeholders include: Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services Jacques van Copenhagen • Additional sporting facilities Provision Management Section • Development of existing open space Cemeteries Section • Game farm / conservation developments Roads and Stormwater Division Gawie Jansen van Vuuren • Development of the Kaalplaas Spruit Conservancy as bird sanctuary and Christiaan Etsebeth community agriculture initiative • Recreational facilities to occupy youth Transportation Miles Arnold • Regional scale multi-functional facilities Freddy Pretorius • Accommodation of agricultural uses (crop growing and grazing)

Urban Forestry Bertie Dry A special acknowledgement is included for Councillor Maluleke who assisted with the Davina Jacobs collation and gathering of comments from the ward councilors in the study area.

Madeleen van Loggerenberg Draft reports were made available to stakeholders for review at libraries in the area, and at Resorts Section John Cooper the PCO Office, from 1 October 2008. No comments were received on the draft reports by end of November 2008 and the project was finalised. Tourism Jacob Mhlangu

During this process, various alternatives were discussed and the best–possible alternatives were chosen.

The steering committee was afforded an opportunity to review the Draft project report before finalization.

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2 KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO SOSHANGUVE

As part of the Tshwane Open Space Framework, Regional Open Space Plans (ROSPs) 2.2 Catalyst / Strategic Projects identified in the area include were development for eight regions in Tshwane. Soshanguve falls within the North Western Region and key issues pertaining to the Soshanguve area are highlighted below. • Mabopane Station Urban Core Development; • Upgrading and maintenance of the water course systems. Soshanguve was established in 1974. The name Soshanguve comes from the first letters of the languages spoken there being Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda.

2.1 Issues identified in the ROSPs which are relevant to Soshanguve 2.3 Key structuring elements and landmarks in the area include

• Soshanguve Central Hills and Rietgat Hills; • Soshanguve Central Hills; • Significant watercourse systems including the Winterveld Spruit and tributaries and the • Winterveld Spruit and tributaries and Soutpan Spruit and tributaries; Soutpan Spruit and tributaries in the northern area, Kaalplaas Spruit and Sand Spruit • Soshanguve Cemetery; in the southern area; • Mabopane Station; • Wetland systems; • Soshanguve Landfill Site; • Ecologically sensitive areas associated with the Soshanguve South Hills, between • Giant Stadium. Ruth First Road and Hebron Road and associated with the Kaalplaas Spruit east of

Doreen Road;

• Limited CoT maintenance around ridge systems and watercourses; • Limited CoT maintenance data on open space resources; • Low ratio of developed open space; • Giant Stadium as a regional sport facility; • Regional recreation open space facilities (Klip-Kruisfontein Regional Recreation Resort); • Potential Place-making opportunities at the Soshanguve Entrance, the Soshanguve access road to Giant Stadium, on Ruth First Road, around the Mabopane Highway and at the Klip-Kruisfontein Urban Core and Mabopane Urban Core.

During the compilation of the RASP for Region 1, urban agriculture was not included in the open space typologies. However, these uses will be included into the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve.

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3 DEMOGRAPHICS

The City of Tshwane City Planning and Regional Services, Region 1, has made projections for anticipated population growth until 2020. The Region was divided into 15 cells as illustrated in Figure 2. Cells 11 and 13 represent Soshanguve.

Table 1: Anticipated population figures for 2020, North Western Region Cell number Anticipated population by 2020 11: Soshanguve South and Extensions 79 751 13: Soshanguve 347 642 Total anticipated people in the area 427 393

The projected figures provided by City Planning and Regional Services were used to determine the need for public open space in relation to population density. As indicated in the Tshwane Open Space Framework, the City of Tshwane Environmental Management Department uses statistical figures of 1ha of open space per 1000 residents.

The estimated open space requirement for the study area is 427,5 hectares. The status quo assessment that is discussed in Chapter 4 of this report includes an assessment of the existing area of open space within the study area.

Figure 2: Cells of the North Western Region used to calculate projected population densities for 2020

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4 ASSESSING THE STATUS QUO

The study area was assessed in terms of the following: Table 2: TOSF typology definitions • Existing developed zoned Open Space (Public and Privately owned); Func- Form • Existing undeveloped zoned Open Space (Publicly and Privately owned); tion Nodal Linear • Existing vacant land (Publicly and Privately owned) through ground truthing and Green Node Green Way review of the Vacant Land Audit; Areas within which ecological systems, Green Ways consist of ridge or hill systems, • Existing and required Open Space Provisioning ratios in the Study Area as per processes and value are concentrated. defined as areas steeper that 5 degrees in TOSF requirements; It includes important habitats for fauna which ecological systems processes and • Legibility of the Study Area; and flora, and areas representative of values are concentrated. Also represent • Public Perception and Needs of Open Space in the Study Area; local biomes, vegetation types and high important habitats for fauna and flora, areas ecological sensitivity such as Protected representative of local biomes, vegetation • Swot Analysis of existing Open Spaces (especially in terms of, but not limited to Areas, GDACE Irreplaceable and types and high ecological sensitivity as well distribution, accessibility, connectivity, character, development status, perceptions); Important sites. as areas of linkage and connectivity. • Shortcomings and limitations of the current Open Spaces; Blue Node Blue Way • Critical network requirements to realise the TOSF Open Space vision within the A permanent water body or water Watercourse of any order, defined by a Study Area. saturated soils, housing aquatic fauna natural contour low point. Not a watercourse and flora. Not an area for the outright for the outright purpose of stormwater purpose of stormwater management management. Inclusive of both the Riverine 4.1 Defining Open Space (e.g. Dams, Wetlands, Peatlands.) and Riparian Zones within the 1: 50 year floodline. Ecological The Tshwane Open Space Framework identified and described open space typologies that Brown Node Brown Way are summarised in Table 2. Brown Nodes are informal and Brown Ways include different types of formalised recreational Open Spaces, “movement” space. (e.g. Corridors, Linkages, as well as socio-economic centres (e.g. Activity Streets, Collector Streets) Capital, Urban and Metropolitan Cores, Multipurpose Sports Facilities, Sports Stadia, Recreational Parks, Resorts) Grey Node Grey Way Grey Nodes include open space with Grey Ways include open space associated services and urban utilities. with service and urban utilities. (e.g. Landfill Sites, Cemeteries, Mines, (e.g. Servitude, Railway Line) Quarries, Reservoirs, Parking Lots) Socio-economic Red Node Red Way Red Nodes are the most important Red Ways include ceremonial routes and “Placemaking moments” in the city boulevards that link symbolic elements (Red structure. (e.g. Gateways, Landmarks, Nodes) or Brown Nodes. Culture Historical Features/

Destinations, Squares) Place-making

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4.2 Assessment of Open Space in the Study Area

Soshanguve comprises mostly residential areas; two Urban Core areas namely the Mabopane Station Urban Core and Klip-Kruisfontein Urban Core; small commercial areas; natural features such as the Soshanguve Central Hills and streams such as the Winterveld Spruit and Soutpan Spruit.

The five typology forms as defined in the TOSF were used to assess the study. For the purpose of the site assessment, the study area was divided into two sub-areas that are illustrated in Figure 3, where the level of detail required a larger format map.

Items 3.3 – 3.7 address the status quo assessment of the five typologies within the study area.

Figure 3: Key plan to the two sub-areas of Soshanguve

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4.3 Green Network

Figure 4: Green network (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment – Green Network

Accessibility The Soshanguve North, Central and South Hills (Green Ways) are accessible to the public, although development of residential suburbs has encroached into these hills. Most of the remaining open space is owned by the government and not the City of Tshwane. The Tswaing Crater Nature Reserve (Green Node) to the north of the study area is managed as a nature reserve and charges an entrance fee. This area is therefore not generally accessible to the community of Soshanguve. The ecologically sensitive sites (Green Nodes) are located on private and municipally owned agricultural land that is rapidly developing into a residential area.

Connectivity The ecologically sensitive sites are connected along the river systems in the study area. The Hills are isolated by surrounding residential development.

Character Natural to semi-transformed.

Development status / ecological status The Green Ways are disturbed by dumping and past development of residential areas and reservoirs. The ecologically sensitive sites are being developed, but areas of natural vegetation still occur. Ecological assessments must be undertaken as part of the development process in sensitive areas.

Public perception No strong public perception was noted. Hills however act as landmarks in the landscape.

Shortcomings and limitations • Past development of the hills in Soshanguve limits public access to open space areas • Lack of development funds to secure the ecologically sensitive sites for conservation and to implement a management plan.

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4.4 Findings and resolution – Green Network

Findings

Although the Green Network consists of relatively large areas of open space, these areas are largely inaccessible to the public.

Even though the open space of the Green Network is largely inaccessible for active recreational purposes, this network fulfils important ecological functions within the study area.

The Green Network is connected to the Open Space System but mainly through the streams flowing through the study area. Sites of ecological importance identified in the Tshwane Open Space Framework have undergone change due to residential development in the area. Site-specific ecological assessments have identified areas of sensitivity that will be excluded from development and included into public open space areas.

The High-sensitivity vegetation site indicated between Ruth First Road and Hebron Road in the Tshwane Open Space Framework is no longer considered as sensitive vegetation by GDACE, and has been transformed to a large degree by residential developments in this area.

Resolution

Green Node areas that are already transformed by development, have been omitted from the Local Open Space Plan such as the ecological node between Ruth First Road and Hebron Road.

Additional ecological nodes are proposed in areas where conservation of the natural habitat would add value to the open space system of Soshanguve.

Management Guidelines for the Green Network of the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve are discussed in Section 7 of this report.

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4.5 Blue Network

The Blue Network in Area 1 of Soshanguve comprises of two major Blue Ways and their tributaries:

• The Soutpan Spruit and its tributaries flow through most of the northern portion of Soshanguve, originating around Ruth First Road and flowing in a northerly direction. The Soutpan Spruit flows into the Tswaing Crater Nature Reserve on the northern boundary of the study area. • The Stinkwater Spruit is located in the northeastern portion of Soshanguve and only the upper reaches of its tributaries affect the study area.

There are wetlands associated with all the Blue Ways in the study area.

Figure 5: Blue network Area 1 (North) (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment – Blue Network Area 1 (North)

Accessibility The streams are accessible, but create division of suburbs and activities within Soshanguve.

Connectivity The streams with their tributaries form a connected river system throughout the study area.

Character The streams are all predominantly natural watercourses with very little modifications.

Development status / ecological status The streams function as ecological links in the open space system, and must be regarded as having a high ecological sensitivity.

Public perception Flooding throughout Soshanguve create a negative perception of the stream systems. Dumping and littering in the streams are cause for concern.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of development funds to implement a management plan for the streams. • Existing development below flood lines create problems with flooding during the rainy season.

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The Blue Network in Area 2 of Soshanguve comprises of three Blue Ways:

• The Sand Spruit and its tributaries are located in the south western portion of the study area, flowing towards the northwest. • The Metsi Metsuane Stream which flows in an easterly direction and is located in the central portion of the study area. • The Kaalplaas Spruit which flows through Rosslyn and then in a north easterly direction through the southern portion of the study area.

There are wetlands associated with all the Blue Ways in the study area.

Figure 6: Blue network Area 2 (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment – Blue Network Area 2 (South)

Accessibility The streams are accessible, but create division of suburbs and activities within Soshanguve.

Connectivity The streams with their tributaries form a connected river system throughout the study area.

Character The streams are all predominantly natural watercourses with very little modifications.

Development status / ecological status The streams function as ecological links in the open space system, and must be regarded as having a high ecological sensitivity.

Public perception Flooding throughout Soshanguve create a negative perception of the stream systems. Dumping and littering in the streams are cause for concern.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of development funds to implement a management plan for the streams. • Existing development below flood lines create problems with flooding during the rainy season.

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4.6 Findings and resolution – Blue Network

Findings

The streams forming the Blue Network of Soshanguve are the connecting elements of the Open Space System. The streams are mostly still natural streams.

Due to past development that encroached into the flood plains, low lying areas are flooded during high rainfall periods.

The blue Network could provide a linear recreational function in addition to the ecological functions provided by the streams in the area.

Resolution

Wetlands and inundated areas as indicated in the TOSF as well as recommendations for wetland areas identified in the wetland assessment for Soshanguve, are retained as sensitive Blue Nodes.

Blue ways have been updated to incorporate the 1:100 year flood lines as determined for the study area.

Management Guidelines for the Blue Network of the Soshanguve are discussed in Section 7 of this report.

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4.7 Grey Network

The Grey Network of the Soshanguve comprises of the following grey nodes: • Reservoirs on higher lying areas • Substations • Mabopane Station • Klip-Kruisfontein Station • Landfill Site in Soshanguve South Hills • Soshanguve Cemetery

Figure 7: Grey network (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment : Grey Nodes

Accessibility Cemeteries are accessible to the public, but fenced off with access control. Reservoir sites are currently not accessible to the public. Substations are not accessible to the public due to safety/security concerns. Railway stations and bus and taxi termini (Intermodal transit facilities) are used extensively by the public. Precinct Development Frameworks for the Mabopane and Klip-Kruisfontein stations are being drafted to guide upgrading and development. Sewage treatment plants and landfill sites are visible but not accessible to the public.

Connectivity The grey nodes are currently not connected to the open space system although some are located within the green and blue networks.

Character Utilities have a functional character.

Development status / ecological status The reservoir sites are generally located in higher lying areas or on hills that are areas with higher ecological sensitivity. Sewage treatment plants and landfill sites are located near or within flood plains with high ecological sensitivity. The railway stations are semi-developed but will be upgraded over time.

Public perception None.

Shortcomings and limitations • Slow pace of upgrading and development of stations in the study area • Reservoirs remain isolated on individual hills

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Status Quo Assessment : Grey Ways

Accessibility Railway lines are accessible via stations. Lack of fencing along railway lines create a public safety hazard. Servitudes are not fenced and are accessible to the public as movement corridors.

Connectivity The ways are connected to the open space system, particularly servitudes crossing open space areas and flood plains.

Character Functional.

Development status / ecological status Railway lines are developed and servitudes are semi-natural once rehabilitated.

Public perception None.

Shortcomings and limitations • Servitudes and railway lines create visual and/or physical barriers in the open space system

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4.8 Findings and resolution – Grey Network

Findings

Currently the grey network does not provide any open space functions. Table 5 illustrates the potential available area for open space, although most of the grey nodes would only provide a partial recreational function. Grey ways are not included in the calculation since these elements will only provide a visual open space benefit, but cannot be quantified into usable recreational space.

Resolution

Cemeteries in the study area have an opportunity to be developed as public parks for contemplation and as memorial gardens and could add green landscaped areas to Soshanguve. By planting trees through the cemeteries and along the periphery, ecological links could be established to the brown network of streets and parks.

Management Guidelines for the Grey Network of the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve are in Section 7 of this report.

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4.9 Brown Network

The Mabopane Station Urban Core is located in Area 1.

There are no Golf courses in Area 1, but the Giant Stadium sport facility is located in this area.

Local Brown Nodes in Area 1 have been identified and vary from flood plains to community parks in each suburb.

Brown Ways in Area 1 include the following: • R80 (PWV 9) Mabopane Highway • Soshanguve/ Mabopane Road • Soshanguve Main Road • Lukas Mangope Road • Link Road between Soshanguve Main Road and Lukas Mangope Road, and • Soutpan Road

Figure 8: Brown network Area1 (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment – Brown Nodes : Area 1 (North)

Accessibility The community parks in Soshanguve are accessible from the roads. No regional open space exists in the area. Sporting facilities are either club-orientated or linked to schools. There are many informal soccer fields that are incorporated into the local parks.

Connectivity The brown nodes are not connected to one another or the open space system, except where the nodes are associated with the stream system in the area.

Character The character is mostly residential. Around the Mabopane Station and Giant Stadium area, the character is more urban.

Development status / ecological status In most of the parks, development has started with play equipment, lawn and bollards to demarcate the parks. Brown nodes associated with hills and streams are ecologically sensitive.

Public perception There is a need for sport, active recreation and children’s play areas in the parks. The community also has a need for larger recreation space where events and functions can be held. Many parks are unofficially used for family functions, concerts etc.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of development funds to develop and maintain all local parks in the area • No regional recreational facilities exist in the area • Numerous small sites zoned as public open space with limited large spaces for development of much needed sport facilities

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Status Quo Assessment – Brown Ways : Area 1 (North)

Accessibility The brown ways in Area 1 are easily accessible to vehicles. The roads generally do not provide for pedestrian movement. No pedestrian access is allowed onto highways such as the R80.

Connectivity The brown ways in Area 1 provide Regional and Local connectivity or linkages.

Character The character of the brown ways is linked to the residential character in Soshanguve.

Development status / ecological status The brown ways are semi-developed, but provision is not made for formalized pedestrian movement along the roads. Tree planting has been done along some routes and landscape development of the road verges has also started in key areas.

Public perception Conflict between public safety, pedestrian safety, vehicular movement and taxi stopping areas.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of defining streetscape elements such as continuous trees, kerbs, pedestrian paths and litterbins • Agreements must be reached between Gautrans and the City of Tshwane regarding maintenance and development along provincial roads before any improvement can be made along these routes

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Brown nodes in Area 2 include:

Urban Core areas: • Klip-Kruisfontein Urban Core

There are no Golf courses in Area 2.

Resorts: • Klip-Kruisfontein Recreation Resort

Local Brown Nodes in Area 2 are provided in the newer residential areas, but are lacking in the central western portion of the study area.

Brown Ways in Area 2 include the following: • R80 (PWV 9) Mabopane Highway • Ruth First Road • Doreen Road • Hebron ./ Klip-Kruisfontein Road • Soshanguve / Mabopane Road

Figure 9: Brown network Area 2 (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment – Brown Nodes : Area 2 (South)

Accessibility The brown nodes in Area 2 are accessible to the residents of the area directly around the parks. The Klip-Kruisfontein Regional Recreation Resort is very accessible, but has only recently been established and has limited facilities.

Connectivity The parks in the area are not connected to one another or the open space system, apart from brown nodes linked to the floodplains of the streams.

Character The character is mostly residential. Where development has not yet taken place, the character is more rural and natural.

Development status / ecological status Most of the local parks have been developed with children’s play areas, lawn and bollards. The parks located in the floodplains of the streams are ecologically sensitive and development of these parks must be undertaken with consideration to retaining the ecological linkages and integrity of the area.

Public perception There is a need for sport, active recreation and children’s play areas in the parks. The community also has a need for larger recreation space where events and functions can be held. Many parks are unofficially used for family functions, concerts etc.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of development funds to develop and maintain all local parks in the area • Limited space for recreational facilities in the older residential area in the area south of Hebron Road and West of Doreen Road. • Very few open spaces of sufficient size to develop much needed sporting facilities

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Status Quo Assessment – Brown Ways : Area 2 (South)

Accessibility The brown ways in Area 2 are easily accessible to vehicles. No provision is made for formalised pedestrian movement, apart from pedestrian crossings over the roads.

Connectivity The brown ways in Area 2 provide Regional and Local connectivity or linkages.

Character The character of the brown ways is semi-built up and residential.

Development status / ecological status The brown ways are semi-developed, but provision is not made for formalized pedestrian movement along the roads. Limited tree planting has been done in Area 2.

Public perception Conflict between public safety, pedestrian safety, vehicular movement and taxi stopping areas.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of defining streetscape elements such as trees, kerbs, pedestrian paths and litterbins • Agreements must be reached between Gautrans and the City of Tshwane regarding maintenance and development along provincial roads before any improvement can be made along these routes

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4.10 Findings and resolution – Brown Network There is a need to provide more local parks, particularly in the central area, develop Findings existing local parks, and provide regional scale multi-purpose parks and sporting facilities as well as formalized local sporting facilities. The resort should also be allocated funding for The northern portion of Soshanguve is characterized by a large number of small public development. open spaces, but most are too small to develop into sporting facilities. Parks are numerous and scattered haphazardly throughout the northern area, resulting in a fragmented open Some school sites will no longer be developed by the Department of Education. A number space system. of these sites will be developed as additional residential developments, but eight erven as identified by CoT City Planning, might be available for the development of regional-scale The newer residential areas in Thorntree and in the northern portion of the study area have parks and/or sporting facilities. The proposed additional brown nodes were calculated to a high number of local parks, as compared to the older areas of central Soshanguve. indicate the additional open space that will be provided with the implementation of the However, there are very few sites of sufficient size to allow the development of much LOSP. The landfill site could be developed into sporting or recreational facilities in future needed sporting facilities and has not been included into the current calculations.

The southern and south-western portion of the study area is still rapidly developing into Table 4: Proposed open space in the Brown Network residential areas. Most of the development is driven by the City of Tshwane and because Typology Accessible Public Open larger areas are developed and planned as a cohesive whole, the development is more Space controlled. Proposed Brown Nodes 337 ha Existing brown network 794.3 ha There are a few developed sporting facilities in Soshanguve, but the Giant Stadium is not Total open space 1131.3 ha accessible to the general public. Many other formal sport facilities are also used by clubs, making access to the general public more difficult. Informal soccer fields have been scraped as part of the initial development of many of the local parks, but funds are not Even though the total area of existing and proposed brown nodes is very high, as seen in available to develop these more formally. Table 4, a large portion of the open spaces are located along the river systems in Soshanguve. Development and use of these areas for recreational purposes are limited to Local parks range from semi-developed to undeveloped parks. There is a need for the areas located outside the 1:50 year flood line, making the areas below the flood lines additional regional-scale sporting facilities as well as regional-scale parks. relatively inaccessible for recreational purposes.

Table 3 illustrates the available open space in the brown network, only calculating brown Open space areas located in Soshanguve Blocks CC and MM are also relatively nodes. All brown ways are excluded from the calculation since streets are not able to inaccessible due to steep ridges and located in the Soshanguve Central Hills. Steep slopes provide a definite recreational function, even though they link open space elements with could be incorporated into conservation areas with very limited public access such as via one another. hiking or walking trails only.

Table 3: Existing open space in the Brown Network There is a possibility that the smaller parks in the northern area are too numerous to be Typology Accessible Public Open Space efficiently managed and developed, and it is recommended that a separate study be undertaken to determine whether some of these smaller parks may be alienated in Existing Brown Nodes 794.3 ha exchange for a larger site which can be developed into a regional multi-functional recreation and sporting facility. Total open space 794.3 ha Management Guidelines for the Brown Network of the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve are discussed in Section 7 of this report.

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4.10.1 Resolution: Linking the Brown Network • Proposed internal road in Soshanguve ext 19 • Proposed internal road in Soshanguve ext 20 With assistance from CoT City Planning, “Activity Streets” in the area were identified and added to the Brown Ways for the Local Open Space Plan. These important local roads and The proposed Brown Ways are classified as Local Brown Ways of First and Second order, activity streets help to link regional-sized open space areas (parks and sport facilities) with to provide a hierarchy to the local streets in the Brown Network. one another. Priorities and recommendations are discussed in more detail in Chapter 8 of this report. This study did not attempt to link all local parks into the Brown network, due to the complexity of the local streets within Soshanguve. Another complicating factor is that very few streets have been named as yet. A process of naming of the streets is in progress, but was not available for inclusion into the report. For the purposes of this study, the locality of a street was used as a description where the street name was lacking.

The proposal is to classify the following streets as Local Brown Ways: • Road between Soshanguve Block T,V,S,W,R,X, P & Y • Road to Soshanguve PP2 • Road to Mabopane • Road past CoT Depot & Soshanguve Urban Agriculture Project • Internal road in Soshanguve Block BB

• Internal road in Soshanguve Block AA

• Road to Mabopane Station

• Road between Soshanguve Block G & H

• Aubrey Matlala Road • Internal road in Soshanguve Block M & K • Internal road in Soshanguve Block VV • Buitekant Street extension to the north • Internal road in Soshanguve South x 1 • Internal road in Soshanguve Block TT • Internal road in Soshanguve South x 3 • Umkhangele Street • Proposed road between Umkhangele Street and Klip-Kruisfontein Station • Road to Klip-Kruisfontein Station • Proposed extension of Mogwane Street past Klip-Kruisfontein resort • Proposed road between Soshanguve South and Soshanguve South x 19 • Internal road in Soshanguve South x 8,10 and 12

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4.11 Red Network

Red Nodes consist of the most important “Placemaking moments” in the city structure. Red Nodes include: • Mabopane Highway/Soshanguve Entrance • Mabopane Highway / Hebron Road Off-ramp • Mabopane Highway / Ruth First Road Off-ramp

Red Ways include ceremonial routes and boulevards that link symbolic elements (Red Nodes) or Brown Nodes. • Entrance road to Soshanguve up to Giant Stadium • Hebron Road from the R80 to the Klip-Kruisfontein Urban Core

Figure 10: Red network (Tshwane Open Space Framework)

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Status Quo Assessment – Red Nodes

Accessibility The red nodes are formed by important traffic intersections along the R80 in the area. These red nodes have a visual function, but are not accessible to pedestrians.

Connectivity The red nodes are connected to the open space network via brown and red ways.

Character The red nodes on the R80 (Mabopane highway) are open and rural-residential in character.

Development status / ecological status Areas adjacent to the red nodes are still largely undeveloped, although residential development has started at the Hebron Road off-ramp.

Public perception None

Shortcomings and limitations • Agreements must be reached between Gautrans and the City of Tshwane regarding maintenance and development along provincial roads before any improvement can be made to the red nodes

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Status Quo Assessment – Red Ways

Accessibility The red ways in Soshanguve are easily accessible to vehicles. No provision is made for formalised pedestrian movement.

Connectivity The red ways provide Regional and Local connectivity or linkages.

Character The character of Hebron Road is open but residential. The character of Soshanguve Entrance road is built-up and has commercial and residential land use adjacent to it.

Development status / ecological status Hebron Road is semi-developed. The Soshanguve Entrance road is developed with formalized tree planting and landscaping of the road islands.

Public perception Conflict between public safety, pedestrian safety, vehicular movement and taxi stopping areas.

Shortcomings and limitations • Lack of continuous defining streetscape elements such as trees, kerbs, pedestrian paths and litterbins • Lack of funds to implement above elements

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4.12 Findings and resolution - Red Network

Findings

Red nodes and Red ways fulfill a visual and linkage function in the Open Space Network, but do not fulfill a definite recreational function and were therefore not included into open space calculations.

Resolution

In order to provide legibility and place-making elements on the R80, it is recommended that the red nodes be provided with tree planting for a distance of 100m in all directions from the interchanges. Tree planting can however only be done once agreements between Gautrans and the City of Tshwane have been reached for maintenance and management of these provincial routes.

Management Guidelines for the Red Network of the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve are discussed in Section 7 of this report.

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Figure 11: Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve.

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4.13 Assimilating the Local Open Space Plan

As identified in Chapter 3, Demographics, the anticipated need for public open space within It is recommended that a separate feasibility study be undertaken on the open spaces in the study area is 427,5 hectares by 2020. Such public open space would be required to particularly the northern portion of Soshanguve, to determine whether some of the smaller provide recreational and multi-function facilities. parks may be alienated in return for one larger site, equal to the total area of the parks proposed for alienation, but no less than 3ha in extent. This will enable regional-scale Calculating the total existing available open space, it becomes apparent that the total open sporting facilities to be developed. It is recommended that the proposed brown node in space seems sufficient to cater for the expected population densities. However, most of the Block VV be considered as one of the larger properties to be acquired for regional sporting existing open space within the study area (Brown Nodes) is fragmented and relatively facilities, should a trade-off agreement be feasible. small, additional public open space of regional scale is required to address the current imbalance.

As discussed in the status quo assessment for the Brown Network, item 4.9 of this report, additional brown nodes are proposed for the Local Open Space Plan.

Total available accessible and usable Open Space after implementation of the Local Open Space Plan will be as follows:

Table 5: Total open space provided in the Local Open Space Plan Typology Public Open Space Existing brown network 793.3 ha Proposed Brown Nodes 337 ha Total open space 1131.3 ha

It must again be stated that a large number of open spaces are located along the river systems in Soshanguve and areas below the 1:50 year flood line are not accessible for recreational purposes, limiting the accessibility of these spaces. However, if all the above open spaces are retained for public use, there will be more than adequate open space available to the population of Soshanguve.

Brown nodes remain the central element for the provision of recreational and sporting facilities in this study area. Brown nodes in particularly the northern portion of the study area are small and scattered, leading to a fragmented brown network with maintenance and development constraints.

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5 CREATING LEGIBILITY Nodes within the study In City Form Natural Process, Kevin Lynch describes weak legibility as “Confusion, floating area points, having weak boundaries, isolations, breaks in continuity, ambiguities, branching, lack of character and differentiation”.

Legibility is determined by: • Ordered environment serving as a broad term of reference • Integrated physical setting • Recognizing and patterning the environment • Forming clear image of surroundings • Structural understanding Landmarks

Described as points of Elements assisting with creation of legibility (Bentley et al, Responsive Environments) reference. An observer does not enter such an Paths element; it is an external reference such as a Described as channels of mountain. The following movement such as elements can be classified streets, walkways, railway as landmarks: lines and canals. These Giant Stadium can be allocated to Brown Mabopane Station and Red Ways Edges

Described as linear elements that are not used as paths. These could Nodes include walls, railway lines and other elements that

assist with the definition of Described as points or areas. The R80 creates an strategic spots in a city edge between into which the observer Soshanguve and the rural can “move into”. Intensive areas to the east of the foci to and from which an R80. observer travels. These can be allocated to regional Brown and Red

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Figure 12: Legibility plan

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5.1 Principles to strengthen Legibility along Brown & Red Ways 5.2.2 Determining street-specific guidelines

Using the concept of “Paths” to create legibility, the Brown and Red Way network can be Chapter 8 includes guidelines for each specific typology, including all nodes and ways, used to establish Legibility in the study area. However, the Brown and Red Ways should be which would improve legibility. classified along a hierarchy of roads to further strengthen the Legibility.

The highways and main routes through the study area are classified as Metropolitan and 5.3 Local Open Space Plan Regional Important Linkages. Activity Streets are classified as Local Brown Ways and divided into First and Second Order Local Important Linkages to provide a hierarchy of By implementing the principles of legibility to the Brown Network with a hierarchy of streets routes through the study area. and assimilating the five typologies into one document, the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve is compiled. Refer to Figure 12 Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve. Landmarks are the natural elements in the area, namely the Soshanguve North, Central and South Hills, as well as the Soshanguve Giant Stadium and Mabopane Station. Important nodes are interchanges on the R80 that create entrances into Soshanguve.

Refer to Figure 8: Legibility plan

5.2 Guidelines to establish legibility

General guidelines to establish and strengthen legibility along Brown and Red Ways would include the following: • Providing pedestrian walkways in areas of pedestrian movement, • Adding street kerbs to create edges to the streets • Adding unifying elements such as benches and litterbins • Using unifying signage where possible • Choosing a unique or identifying street tree per hierarchy of road to create sense of place

5.2.1 Implementing guidelines of the Tshwane Open Space Framework

The TOSF makes recommendations for the development of Open Space as well as a Road Reserve Tree strategy in Volume 3 of the Framework.

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6 OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS

Table 6: Constraints Table 7: Opportunities Availability of Open Space Open space quality, Compatible adjacent land Availability of Open Space Open space quality, Compatible adjacent land within the study area accessibility and uses within the study area accessibility and visibility uses visibility Limited public open space Open space quality varies Commercial and industrial School sites might not be Opportunity to improve open Adjacent land uses to public areas of regional scale for between developed to properties adjacent to open developed by the Dept of space quality by developing open spaces are generally recreation and sport uses partially developed, to space areas and specifically Education and this provides an existing undeveloped open acceptable, such as undeveloped spaces, streams, are creating littering opportunity for additional space residential land uses, canalised streams to problems recreational space. schools and churches. natural streams. Opportunity for additional Opportunity to improve Lack of development funds Accessibility to local parks Taverns and car wash recreational space on railway accessibility of regional scale limits development of local is difficult due to road facilities cause conflict in the reserves that create dumping open space areas by parks and sporting facilities conditions and poor open spaces areas at present. improving legibility and legibility linking regional scale open space elements with high Open space in the Soshanguve Local parks are not highly order roads in the area. Hills belong to the government visible. and not to the City of Tshwane – difficult to protect the Green Ways

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7 GUIDELINES TO MANAGE THE LOCAL OPEN SPACE PLAN

7.1 Open Space Typologies

The open space typologies for the area have been developed in line with typologies for other Local Elements within the Green, Blue, Grey, Brown and Red Networks were categorized and grouped Open Space Plans developed for the City of Tshwane. according to typologies.

Figure 13: Open Space Typologies for the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve

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Proposed Green Network

Figure 14: Local Open Space Plan: Green Network

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7.2.1 Proposed Green Nodes Table 8: Existing and Proposed Green Nodes LOSP No Name / Description / Scale Sub-classification Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Green Node Typologies: Locality typology 5001 Tswaing Crater Nature Metropolitan 2 – Proclaimed Nature Reserve Reserve 5003 High Sensitivity Vegetation Metropolitan 1 – Ecological Node Site at Sun Valley, Mabopane 5004 Onderstepoort Nature Metropolitan 2 –Proclaimed Nature Reserve and Protected Reserve Area 5005 High Sensitivity Vegetation Metropolitan 1 – Ecological Node Site: Sand Spruit 5006 High Sensitivity Vegetation Metropolitan 1 – Ecological Node Site at Soshanguve South Hills 5007 High Sensitivity Vegetation Metropolitan 1 – Ecological Node Site north of Rosslyn adjacent to the Kaalplaas Spruit 5008 High Sensitivity Vegetation Metropolitan 1 – Ecological Node Site: Rooiwal / Honingnestkrans/Bultfontein Guidelines for the implementation and management of the Green Node typologies are 5014 Proposed conservation area Regional 2 – Managed Conservation discussed on pages 41 & 42. in the Kaalplaas Spruit area 5015 Proposed conservation area Regional 2 – Managed Conservation in Soutpan Spruit area 5016 Proposed conservation area Local 2 – Managed Conservation in tributary of the Soutpan area Spruit

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Guidelines: Green Node 1 – Ecological Nodes

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Guidelines: Green Node 2 – Managed Conservation Areas

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7.2.2 Proposed Green Ways

Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Green Way Typologies: Table 9: Existing and Proposed Green Ways LOSP Name / Description Scale Sub-classification No / Locality typology

5009 Soshanguve North Metropolitan 1 - Ridge Systems Hills 5010 Bultfontein and Metropolitan 1 – Ridge System Honeyvale Hills 5011 Soshanguve Central Metropolitan 1 - Ridge Systems Hills 5012 Soshanguve South Metropolitan 1 - Ridge Systems Hills

5013 Rosslyn Hills Metropolitan 1 - Ridge Systems

Guidelines for the implementation and management of the Green Way typologies are discussed on page 44.

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Guidelines: Green Way 1 – Ridge Systems

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7.3 Proposed Blue Network

Figure 15: Local Open Space Plan: Blue Network

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7.3.1 Proposed Blue Nodes

Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Blue Node Typologies: Table 10: Existing and Proposed Blue Nodes LOSP No Name / Description / Scale Sub classification Locality typology

5452 Wetland in the Metropolitan 1 - Wetlands/ Riparian Kaalplaas Spruit areas 5453 Wetland in Metsi Metropolitan 1 - Wetlands/ Riparian Metsuane areas

5454 Wetlands of the Metropolitan 1 - Wetlands/ Riparian Sandspruit and its areas tributaries Guidelines for the implementation and management of the Blue Node typologies are 5455 & Wetlands in the Regional 1 - Wetlands/ Riparian discussed on page 47. 5456 Soutpan Spruit areas

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Guidelines: Blue Node 1 – Wetlands and riparian areas

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7.3.2 Proposed Blue Ways

Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Blue Way Typologies: Table 11: Proposed Blue Ways LOSP No Name / Description / Scale Sub-classification Locality typology 5017 Soutpan Spruit and Metropolitan 1 - Natural tributaries Watercourses 5018 Sand Spruit and Metropolitan 1 - Natural tributaries Watercourses 5019 Stinkwater Spruit and Metropolitan 1 - Natural tributaries Watercourses 5020 Kaalplaas Spruit and Metropolitan 1 - Natural tributaries Watercourses 5021 Metsi Metsuane Regional 1 - Natural Watercourses 5017 Tributaries of the Regional 2 – Canalised Soutpan Spruit Watercourses

Guidelines for the implementation and management of the Blue Way typologies are discussed on pages 49 & 50.

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Guidelines: Blue Way 1 – Natural Watercourses

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Guidelines: Blue Way 2 – Existing Canalised Watercourses

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7.4 Proposed Grey Network

Figure 16: Local Open Space Plan: Grey Network

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7.4.1 Proposed Grey Nodes

Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Grey Node Typologies:

Table 12: Existing and Proposed Grey Nodes LOSP No Name / Description / Scale Sub-classification Locality typology 5025 Soshanguve Cemetery Metropolitan 1- Cemeteries 5031 Cemetery in Block Y Regional 1- Cemeteries 5060 Community Cemetery in Local 1- Cemeteries Block T 5036 Local graveyard on the Local 1- Cemeteries farm Klipfontein 5037 Local graveyard in he Klip- Local 1- Cemeteries Kruisfontein Resort 5038 Proposed Cemetery at Regional 1- Cemeteries Ruth First Road 5026 Reservoir in Block DD Local 2 - Reservoirs 5032 Reservoir in Block WW Local 2 - Reservoirs 5030 Reservoir in Block L Local 2 - Reservoirs 5035 Thorntree View Electrical Local 3- Substation Substation 5033 Buffel Electrical Regional 3 – Substation Substation 5039 Electrical Substation north Local 3 – Substation of Rosslyn 5024 Soshanguve Landfill Site Metropolitan 4- Landfill site 5042 Rosslyn Landfill Site Regional 4- Landfill site (Privately owned) 5040 Quarry at Soshanguve Metropolitan Quarry South Hills 5041 Quarry North of Rosslyn Regional Quarry 5027 Mabopane Station Metropolitan 5- Intermodal transit facility 5034 Klip-Kruisfontein Station Metropolitan 5- Intermodal transit facility

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LOSP No Name / Description / Scale Sub-classification Locality typology 5029 Labeleng Station Regional 5- Intermodal transit facility 5028 Soshanguve Station Regional 5- Intermodal transit facility 5044 Proposed BRT station at Regional 5- Intermodal transit Mabopane Station facility 5045 Proposed BRT Station at Regional 5- Intermodal transit Ruth First Road / R80 facility interchange 5046 Proposed BRT Station at Regional 5- Intermodal transit Hebron Road / R80 facility interchange 5047 Proposed BRT Station at Regional 5- Intermodal transit Buitekant Street facility 5048 Proposed BRT Station at Regional 5- Intermodal transit Rosslyn Road / R80 facility interchange 5023 Soshanguve Water Regional 6-Sewage works Purification Works 5457 Water purification Works Regional 6 – Sewage Works north of Soshanguve Ext

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Guidelines: Grey Node 1 – Cemeteries

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Guidelines: Grey Node 2 – Reservoirs

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Guidelines: Grey Node 3 – Substations

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Guidelines: Grey Node 4 – Landfill sites

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Guidelines: Grey Node 5 – Inter-modal transit facilities

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Guidelines: Grey Node 6 – Sewage works

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7.4.2 Proposed Grey Ways Table 13: Proposed Grey Ways Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Grey Way Typologies: LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification No typology

5022 Railway line to Mabopane Station Metropolitan 1 - Railway Lines

5022 Railway line past Rosslyn Metropolitan 1 - Railway Lines

5043 Proposed extension to railway Metropolitan 1 - Railway Lines line north of Mabopane Station 5459 Overhead powerline servitudes Regional 2 – Servitude & 5060

Guidelines for the implementation and management of the typologies are discussed on page 61 & 62.

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Guidelines: Grey Way 1 – Railway Lines

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Guidelines: Grey Way 2 – Servitudes

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7.5 Proposed Brown Network

Figure 17: Local Open Space Plan: Brown Network

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7.5.1 Proposed Brown Nodes

Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Brown Node Typologies: Table 14: Existing and Proposed Brown Nodes LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology Nr Existing Brown Nodes

5372 Mabopane Station Urban Core Metropolitan 1 – Urban Core 5373 Klip-Kruisfontein Station Urban Metropolitan 1 – Urban Core Core Developed and formal sport facilities 5327 Giant Stadium Metropolitan 2 - Sport facilities 5176 Soshanguve Cricket Club Regional 2 - Sport facilities 5177 Gallala Baseball Regional 2 - Sport facilities 5198 Soshanguve Mini Stadium Regional 2 - Sport facilities 5464 Soshanguve swimming pool Regional 2 – Sport facilities 5178 Vukani multipurpose facility Local 2 - Sport facilities 5185 Hilltop Hard Courts Local 2 - Sport facilities 5189 Block FF soccer field Local 2 - Sport facilities 5192 Baxoxele Multipurpose facility Local 2 - Sport facilities 5193 Ntsako Multipurpose facility Local 2 - Sport facilities 5216 Speak Easy Multipurpose (Erf 461 Local 2 – Sport facilities Block K) 5220 Mafombuka Multipurpose facility Local 2 - Sport facilities 5225 Phillip Stadium Local 2 - Sport facilities 5246 Mokari Soccer Mini Stadium (Erf Local 2 – Sport facilities 1223 Block P) 5254 St Francis Hard Courts (Erf 2288 Local 2 – Sport facilities Block P) 5271 Mandela Multi purpose facility Local 2 - Sport facilities 5277 Donosa soccer field Local 2 - Sport facilities 5320 Rivoningo Soccer Ground (Erf 181 Local 2 – Sport facilities Block JJ) Informal sport facilities, scraped soccer fields and undeveloped erven 5264 Erf 757 Block V Local 2 – Sport facilities 5265 Erf 628 Block T Local 2 – Sport facilities 5278 Erf 174 Block S Local 2 – Sport facilities 5281 Erf 182 Block X Local 2 – Sport facilities 5282 Erf 624 Block X Local 2 – Sport facilities 5218 Erf 524 Block HH Local 2 – Sport facilities 5219 Erf 968 Block HH Local 2 – Sport facilities 5216 Erf 1754 Block HH Local 2 – Sport facilities 5191 Erf 538 Block GG Local 2 – Sport facilities

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LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology Nr Nr 5247 Erf 195 Block LL Local 2 – Sport facilities 5255 Erf 1722 Soshanguve Block NN Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5196 Erf 2263 Block GG Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5328 Rem 1931 Block GG Local 2 – Sport facilities 5180 Erf 835 Soshanguve Block DD Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5194 Erf 568 Block FF Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5214 Erf 1594 Block K Local 2 – Sport facilities 5174 Erf 471 Soshanguve Block BB Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5324 Erf 973 block JJ Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5248 Erf 673 Block P Local 2 – Sport facilities 5175 Park 18 Block BB Spruit park (Erf Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 826) Space 5249 Erf 719 Block P Local 2 – Sport facilities 5186 Rem 1059 Soshanguve Block BB Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5260 Erf 1085 Block T Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5274 Erf 1546 Block X Local 2 – Sport facilities 5184 Erf 1426 Soshanguve Block BB Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5275 Erf 1655 Block X Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5276 Erf 262 Block Y Local 2 – Sport facilities 5379 Erf 1219 Soshanguve Block BB Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5279 Erf 194 Block W Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5283 Erf 1042 Block W Local 2 – Sport facilities 5170 Erf 21 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5440 Erf 18343 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 2 – Sport facilities Space 5173 Erf 466 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5425 Erf 15119 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 – Sport facilities Space 5374 Klip-Kruisfontein Resort Regional 3 - Recreation Resort 5183 Erf 752 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Developed Multifunctional recreation spaces 5171 Erf 765 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5187 Park 18 Block BB Spruit Park (Erf Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space 156 Block BB) Space 5371 Erf 765 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5213 Park 25 Block K (Erf 962 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Soshanguve Block K) Space 5172 Erf 1165 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Undeveloped Multifunctional recreation spaces Space 5182 Erf 286 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5256 Erf 2227 Soshanguve Block R Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5169 Erf 684 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5258 Erf 1626 Soshanguve Block R Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5325 Erf 1/1063 Soshanguve Block AA Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5190 Erf 625 Soshanguve Block GG Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5201 Erf 1997 Soshanguve Block F Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5195 Erf 2576 Soshanguve Block GG Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5212 Erf 2047 Soshanguve Block K Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5205 Erf 2077 Soshanguve Block GG Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5360 Erf 591 Soshanguve Block M Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5243 Erf 663 Soshanguve Block LL Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5227 Erf 4031 Soshanguve Block L Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5197 Erf 495 Soshanguve Block FF Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5368 Erf 126 Soshanguve Block M Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space

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LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology Nr Nr 5366 Erf 43/145 Soshanguve Block M Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5399 Erf 20858 Soshanguve South x 10 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5358 Erf 1464 Soshanguve Block M Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5400 Erf 20859 Soshanguve South x 10 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5369 Erf 2/183 Soshanguve Block K Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5401 Erf 20860 Soshanguve South x 10 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5365 Erf 689 Soshanguve Block M Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5404 Erf 20863 Soshanguve South x 10 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5359 Erf 1214 Soshanguve Block M Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5405 Erf 16780 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5337 Erf 8134 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5408 Erf 16782 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5338 Erf 8140 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5410 Erf 16787 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5339 Erf 8145 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5416 Erf 14397 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5313 Erf 9559 Soshanguve South x 2 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5417 Erf 14398 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5294 Erf 6141 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5420 Erf 14401 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5349 Erf 20969 Soshanguve South x 14 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5421 Erf 14402 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5288 Erf 11137 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5422 Erf 14403 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Space Space 5232 Erf 2234 Soshanguve East Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation Developed local parks Space 5375 Soshanguve Entrance Local 5 - Local Park 5231 Erf 2238 Soshanguve East Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5210 Park 1 Block K (Erf 1 Block K) Local 5 – Local Park Space 5273 Erf 1332 Soshanguve Block XX Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5329 Park 2 Bloekom Park Erf 2326 Local 5 – Local Park Space Block H 5318 Erf 1611 Soshanguve Block A Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5217 Park 3 Total Park (Erf 1573 Block Local 5 – Local Park Space H) 5229 Erf 2239 Soshanguve East Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5209 Park 4 Youth Corner (Erf 1989 Local 5 – Local Park Space Block F) 5319 Erf 1612 Soshanguve Block A Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5179 Park 5 Block BB Park (Erf 156 Local 5 - Local Park Space Block BB) 5396 Erf 18334 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5200 Park 6 Youth Park (Erf 623 Block Local 5 – Local Park Space F) 5397 Erf 18335 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5266 Park 12 Block V Park (Erf 669 Local 5 - Local Park Space Block V) 5398 Erf 18954 Soshanguve South x 9 Local 4 – Multifunctional Recreation 5261 Park 13 Block R Park (Erf 1535 Local 5 – Local Park Space Block R)

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LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology Nr Nr 5280 Park 20 Block W Park (Erf 328 Local 5 - Local Park 5244 Erf 73 Block P Local 5 – Local Park Block W) 5245 Erf 720 Block P Local 5 – Local Park 5232 Park 21 Block XX (Erf 2234 Local 5 - Local Park 5250 Erf 1719 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park Soshanguve Block XX) 5251 Erf 393 Block R Local 5 – Local Park 5272 Park 22 Block XX(2) (Erf 1130 Local 5 - Local Park 5252 Erf 217 Block R Local 5 - Local Park Block XX) 5342 Park 23 Sosh x 2 (Erf 1852 Local 5 - Local Park 5253 Erf 428 Block R Local 5 – Local Park Soshanguve South x 2) 5262 Erf 1899 Block TT Local 5 - Local Park 5242 Park 25 Block P Park (Erf 275 Local 5 – Local Park 5263 Erf 1139 Block TT Local 5 - Local Park Block P) 5267 Erf 1029 Block R Local 5 – Local Park Undeveloped Local Parks and Open Spaces 5268 Erf 1139 Block TT Local 5 - Local Park 5168 Erf 1013 Block AA Local 5 – Local Park 5269 Erf 1905 Block TT Local 5 - Local Park 5181 Erf 970 Block G Local 5 – Local Park 5270 Erf 1179 Block UU Local 5 - Local Park 5188 Erf 1392 Block AA Local 5 - Local Park 5284 Erf 1184 Block UU Local 5 - Local Park 5199 Erf 2199 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5285 Erf 11140 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5202 Rem 2171 Soshanguve Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5286 Erf 11131 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5203 Rem 1995 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5287 Erf 11139 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5204 Erf 1/1995 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5289 Erf 11132 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5206 Erf 4/2151 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5290 Erf 11138 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5207 Erf 5/2151 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5291 Erf 6131 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5208 Rem 1996 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5292 Erf 6133 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5211 Erf 2048 Block K Local 5 – Local Park 5293 Erf 6135 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5215 Erf 461 Block K Local 5 – Local Park 5294 Erf 6134 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5221 Erf 1244 Block HH Local 5 – Local Park 5295 Erf 6145 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5222 Erf 1814 Block H Local 5 – Local Park 5296 Erf 6142 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5223 Erf 1748 Block HH Local 5 – Local Park 5297 Erf 6143 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5224 Erf 1480 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5298 Erf 6148 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5226 Erf 3129 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5299 Erf 6147 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5228 Erf 2235 Soshanguve East Local 5 - Local Park 5300 Erf 6149 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5230 Erf 2237 Soshanguve East Local 5 - Local Park 5301 Erf 6146 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5233 Erf 2236 Soshanguve East Local 5 - Local Park 5302 Erf 6155 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5234 Erf 1714 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5303 Erf 6154 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5235 Erf 253 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5304 Erf 6156 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5236 Erf 198 Block LL Local 5 - Local Park 5305 Erf 6157 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5237 Erf 1207 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5306 Erf 6162 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5238 Erf 1723 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5307 Erf 6163 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5239 Erf 1724 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5308 Erf 6164 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5240 Erf 1720 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5309 Erf 6165 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5241 Erf 56 Block IA Local 5 - Local Park 5310 Erf 6158 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 67

LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology Nr Nr 5311 Erf 6144 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5376 Erf 456 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5312 Erf 6161 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5377 Erf 453 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5314 Erf 1613 Soshanguve Block A Local 5 - Local Park 5378 Erf 590 Block NN Local 5 – Local Park 5315 Erf 1615 Soshanguve Block A Local 5 - Local Park 5380 Erf 9564 Soshanguve South x 2 Local 5 - Local Park 5316 Erf 1616 Soshanguve Block A Local 5 - Local Park 5381 Erf 9563 Soshanguve South x 2 Local 5 - Local Park 5317 Erf 1614 Soshanguve Block A Local 5 - Local Park 5382 Erf 8144 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5321 Erf 180 Block JJ Local 5 – Local Park 5383 Erf 4198 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5322 Erf 103 Block JJ Local 5 – Local Park 5384 Erf 4205 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5323 Erf 248 Block JJ Local 5 – Local Park 5385 Erf 4164 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5326 Erf 2/1063 Block AA Local 5 - Local Park 5386 Erf 6159 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5330 Rem 11133 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5387 Erf 11130 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5331 Erf 8127 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5388 Erf 10027 Soshanguve South x 5 Local 5 - Local Park 5332 Erf 8129 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5389 Erf 20994 Soshanguve South x 14 Local 5 - Local Park 5333 Erf 8130 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5390 Erf 200 Soshanguve Block VV Local 5 - Local Park 5334 Erf 6230 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5391 Erf 6440 Soshanguve East x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5335 Erf 6266 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5392 Erf 6662 Soshanguve East x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5336 Erf 9567 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5393 Erf 6495 Soshanguve East x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5341 Erf 8143 Soshanguve South x 3 Local 5 - Local Park 5394 Erf 1024 Soshanguve Block XX Local 5 - Local Park 5342 Erf 8152 Soshanguve South x 2 Local 5 - Local Park 5395 Erf 1333 Soshanguve Block XX Local 5 - Local Park 5344 Erf 554 Soshanguve Block B Local 5 - Local Park 5402 Erf 20861 Soshanguve South x 10 Local 5 - Local Park 5345 Erf 553 Soshanguve Block B Local 5 - Local Park 5403 Erf 20862 Soshanguve South x 10 Local 5 - Local Park 5346 Erf 2326 Block H Local 5 – Local Park 5406 Erf 16784 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5347 Erf 20995 Soshanguve South x 14 Local 5 - Local Park 5407 Erf 16785 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5348 Erf 20996 Soshanguve South x 14 Local 5 - Local Park 5409 Erf 16786 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5350 Erf 4034 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5411 Erf 16788 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5351 Erf 3107 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5412 Erf 16789 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5352 Erf 3154 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5413 Erf 16790 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5353 Erf 4033 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5414 Erf 16791 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5354 Erf 3152 Block L Local 5 - Local Park 5415 Erf 16792 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5355 Erf 1629 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 – Local Park 5418 Erf 14399 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 5 - Local Park 5356 Erf 1030 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5419 Erf 14400 Soshanguve South x 13 Local 5 - Local Park 5357 Erf 1466 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5423 Erf 16781 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5361 Erf 212 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5424 Erf 16783 Soshanguve South x 12 Local 5 - Local Park 5362 Erf 324 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5426 Erf 15329 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 5363 Erf 800 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5427 Erf 15330 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 5364 Erf 729 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5428 Erf 15331 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 5367 Erf 43 Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5429 Erf 15332 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 5370 Erf 2172 Block F Local 5 – Local Park 5430 Erf 15334 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 68

LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology LOSP Name / Description / Locality Scale Sub-classification typology Nr Nr 5431 Erf 15333 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 5105 Erf 1373 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5432 Erf 15335 Soshanguve South x 11 Local 5 - Local Park 5107 Erf 1375 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5433 Erf 18336 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5108 Erf 1376 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5434 Erf 18337 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5109 Erf 1377 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5435 Erf 18338 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5110 Erf 1378 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5436 Erf 18339 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5111 Erf 1379 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5437 Erf 18340 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5112 Erf 1380 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5113 Erf 1381 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5438 Erf 18341 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5114 Erf 1382 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5439 Erf 18342 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5115 Erf 1383 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5441 Erf 18344 Soshanguve South x 8 Local 5 - Local Park 5098 Erf 1027 Soshanguve Block M Local 5 - Local Park 5442 Erf 5243 Soshanguve South x 4 Local 5 - Local Park 5123 Erf 285 Soshanguve Block M Local 5 - Local Park Proposed Brown Nodes 5137 Erf 683 Soshanguve Block AA Local 5 - Local Park 5136 Erf 499 Soshanguve Block FF Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5446 Soshanguve Urban Agriculture Local 6 – Community farming space Project 5138 Erf 773 Soshanguve Block X Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5443 Agricultural area at Soshanguve Local 6 – Community farming space main entrance 5139 Erf 79 Soshanguve Y Extension Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5445 Agricultural area south of Local 6 – Community farming space Mabopane Station 5141 Proposed Open Space Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5444 Agricultural area north of Hebron Local 6 – Community farming Soshanguve Block KK x 1 space Road 5143 Proposed Open Space Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation Soshanguve Block KK space 5447 Agricultural area south of Hebron Local 6 – Community farming 5142 Park 19 Block KK Park Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation Road space 5448-5450 Agricultural areas in Soutpan Local 6 – Community farming 5154 Proposed Open Space Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation Spruit Soshanguve Block VV space Future infill areas (potential to be included as Brown Nodes) 5099 Erf 1367 Soshanguve Block MM Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation space 5117 Erf 2519 Soshanguve South x 19 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5106 Erf 1374 Soshanguve Block MM Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation space space 5119 Erf 2521 Soshanguve South x 19 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5116 Erf 1384 Soshanguve Block MM Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation space space 5120 Erf 2522 Soshanguve South x 19 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5135 Erf 391 Soshanguve Block S Local 5 - Local Park space 5124 Erf 288 Soshanguve Block P Local 5 - Local Park 5125 Erf 3276 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation space 5122 Erf 263 Soshanguve Block Y Local 5 - Local Park 5126 Erf 3277 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5100 Erf 1368 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park space 5101 Erf 1369 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5140 Open Space Soshanguve Block Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5102 Erf 1370 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park OR space 5103 Erf 1371 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park 5144 Open Space Soshanguve Block Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation 5104 Erf 1372 Soshanguve Block MM Local 5 - Local Park SS space

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5121 Erf 2523 Soshanguve South x 19 Local 5 - Local Park 5127 Erf 3278 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 5 - Local Park 5128 Erf 3279 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 5 - Local Park 5129 Erf 3280 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 5 - Local Park 5147 Proposed Open Space Local 5 - Local Park Soshanguve East x 5 5130 Erf 3281 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation space 5131 Erf 3282 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 4 - Multifunctional recreation space 5132 Erf 3283 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 5 - Local Park 5133 Erf 3284 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 5 - Local Park 5134 Erf 3285 Soshanguve South x 20 Local 5 - Local Park

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7.5.2 Proposed Brown Ways Table 15: Proposed Brown Ways LOSP Name / Description / Scale Sub classification Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Brown Way Typologies: Nr Locality typology 5095 R80 Mabopane Freeway Metropolitan 1 -Metropolitan Important Linkage 5075 Proposed PWV 7 Metropolitan 1 -Metropolitan Important Linkage 5097 M17 Soshanguve / Metropolitan 1 -Metropolitan Important Mabopane Road Linkage 5093 Lukas Mangope Road Metropolitan 1 - Metropolitan Important Linkage 5094 M35 Soutpan Road Metropolitan 1 - Metropolitan Important Linkage 5078 Proposed K6 Metropolitan 1 -Metropolitan Important Linkage 5096 Ruth First Road Regional 2 -Regional Important Linkage 5091 Hebron Road Regional 2 -Regional Important Linkage 5092 Link between Regional 2 -Regional Important Linkage Soshanguve Entrance Road and Lukas Mangope Road 5076 Proposed road from Regional 2 -Regional Important Linkage Rosslyn to Klip- Kruisfontein station 5087 Aubrey Matlala Road Local 3 -Local Important Linkage First Order 5085 Road between Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Block First Order T,V,S,W,R,X, P & Y 5081 Road to Mabopane Local 3 -Local Important Linkage First Order 5080 Road past CoT Depot & Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Urban First Order Agriculture Project 5063 Road to Mabopane Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Station First Order 5061 Umkhangele Street Local 3 -Local Important Linkage First Order 5079 Proposed road between Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Umkhangele Street and First Order Klip-Kruisfontein Station

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LOSP Name / Description / Scale Sub classification Nr Locality typology 5066 Proposed extension of Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Mogwane Street past First Order Klip-Kruisfontein resort 5068 Proposed road between Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve South and First Order Soshanguve South x 19 5067 Proposed internal road in Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve ext 19 First Order 5059 Proposed internal road in Local 3 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve ext 20 First Order 5062 Road to Soshanguve PP2 Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Second Order 5082 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Block BB Second Order 5064 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Block AA Second Order 5086 Road between Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Block G & H Second Order 5083 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Block M & K Second Order 5074 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve South x 1 Second Order

5089 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve Block TT Second Order 5088 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve South x 3 Second Order 5069 Internal road in Local 4 -Local Important Linkage Soshanguve South x 8,10 Second Order

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Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Red Node Typologies: Table 16: Proposed Red Nodes LOSP Name / Description / Scale Sub classification No Locality typology 5051 Mabopane Freeway Metropolitan 1 - Gateway (R80) / Soshanguve (Urban) Entrance / Soutpan Road 5052 Mabopane Freeway Metropolitan 1 - Gateway (R80) / Ruth First off- (Urban) ramp 5050 Mabopane Freeway Metropolitan 1 - Gateway (R80) / Hebron Road off- (Urban) ramp 5053 Mabopane Station Regional 2 - Landmark 5054 Giant Stadium Precinct Regional 2 - Landmark

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7.6.2 Proposed Red Ways Table 17: Proposed Red Ways Local Open Space Plan definitions for the Red Way Typologies: LOSP Name / Description / Scale Sub classification No Locality typology 5056 Hebron Road between Metropolitan 1 – Regional Boulevards R80 and Klip- Kruisfontein Urban Core 5055 Soshanguve Entrance Metropolitan 1 – Regional Boulevards Road to Giant Stadium and Mabopane Urban Core 5057 Link road between Local 2 – Local Boulevards Hebron Road and Klip- Kruisfontein Station 5058 Buitekant Street Local 2 – Local Boulevards between Soshanguve Entrance Road and Mabopane Station

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8 IMPLEMENTING THE LOCAL OPEN SPACE PLAN The strategy is discussed in detail in Section 3.2 of Volume 3 of the Tshwane Open Space 8.1 Open Space Alienation Strategy Framework.

The Tshwane Open Space Framework (TOSF) (Volume 3), Section 3.1 addresses the 8.3 Open Space Safety Strategy alienation of Open Space owned by the City of Tshwane for public open space purposes or utilised for open space, recreational, sport and recreation or conservation uses. The Tshwane Open Space Framework (Volume 3), Section 3.3 discusses a Safety Strategy for the Open Spaces within the City. The aim of the Strategy is to provide perspective on This study determined that existing open space is fragmented and most open space areas safety within open spaces and provides guidelines for the design of open spaces. are of very small scale. Particularly regional sized multi-functional recreation and sporting facilities are required to provide sufficient amenities for the area. General principles that should be applied include: • Open Space should be visible from adjacent developments for surveillance purposes This study recommends that no existing open space within Soshanguve should be • Open Space areas should be provided with street frontage of at least two streets alienated. This study further recommends the following actions: • Only service and delivery areas should be screened off from open space areas, but • Change of zoning of identified existing vacant land owned by the City of Tshwane, to perimeter fences should as a minimum provide for 50% transparency. public open space to increase the total area available for Public Open Space. • Entering into negotiations with the Department of Education to acquire sites where The strategy is discussed in detail in Section 3.3 of Volume 3 of the Tshwane Open Space schools will not be developed as Public Open Space. Framework. • Implementing an end-use plan for the Soshanguve Landfill Site to provide for long- term use as regional sporting facilities. 8.4 Open Space Development Strategy • Identifying additional state-owned properties that should be purchased for additional Public Open Space. The Tshwane Open Space Framework (Volume 3), Section 3.4 discusses a Development Strategy for the Open Spaces within the City. The purpose of the strategy is to provide development guidelines on all Open Space aspects within new development initiatives as 8.2 Alternative Service Delivery Strategy well as within CoT development initiatives, to ensure the realization of the TOSF.

The Tshwane Open Space Framework (TOSF) (Volume 3), Section 3.2 addresses the The open space development approach and guidelines, as well as open space available alternative service delivery partnerships and mechanisms, given financial provisioning, quality and impact are discussed in detail in Section 3.4 of Volume 3 of the resource constraints, which can be implemented to ensure the realization of the Tshwane Tshwane Open Space Framework. Open Space Network. The strategy not only relates to publicly owned Open Space but also privately owned Open Space resources.

There are potential alternative service delivery options that could be applied to the public open space in Soshanguve: • Partnerships, such as Lease-agreement/Concession areas (in for example the Kaalplaas Spruit area) or Conservation Easements, • Mechanisms, such as Fair/Trade Exchange Agreements or Open Space Service Agreements.

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8.5 Road Reserve Tree Strategy Tree size Species

The Tshwane Open Space Framework (Volume 3), Section 3.5 makes specific reference to Olea europea subsp africana the Tshwane urban Forestry’s Tree Planting Policy, for the planting of trees in road Rhus lancea reserves. Rhus pendulina

Schotia brachypetala The Tshwane Open Space Framework (Volume 3) Section 3.5 also refers to the Policy on Landscaping in the Public Road Reserve. Syzygium cordatum Vepris lanceolata 8.5.1 Street tree palette for Soshanguve Warburgia salutaris Ziziphus rivulata The Tshwane Open Space Framework (Volume 3), Section 3.5 makes recommendations for indigenous tree species for specific areas with the municipal area. Tree species are classified into small trees, medium trees and large trees. The following palette is Out of this list of recommended trees, appropriate trees for the Brown and Red ways within recommended by CoT Urban Forestry Section: Soshanguve were selected.

Table 18: Recommended tree palette a Red Ways Tree size Species Table 19: Recommended street tree palette for Red Ways Small trees (5-7m tall) Typology Street name Tree species Dombeya rotundifolia Regional Boulevard Soshanguve Entrance Rhus pendulina Heteropyxis natalensis Road Buitekant Street Combretum erythrophyllum Nuxia floribunda Hebron Road Future trees: Rhus pendulina Rhus chirindensis Link between Hebron Combretum erythrophyllum Rhus leptodictya Road and Klip- Kruisfontein Station Medium trees (7-12m tall)

Bolusanthus speciosus b Brown Ways Celtis africana Combretum erythrophyllum Table 20: Recommended street tree palette for Brown Ways Combretum kraussii Typology Street name Tree species Metropolitan R 80 Future trees: Erythrina Ekebergia capensis Important Linkage lysistemon Erythrina lysistemon Soutpan Road Future trees: Bolusanthus Harpephyllum caffrum speciosus Kirkia acuminata Lukas Mangope Road Future trees: Bolusanthus speciosus Kirkia wilmsii

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Typology Street name Tree species Typology Street name Tree species M 17 Soshanguve / Future trees: Bolusanthus Mabopane Road speciosus Road to Klip- Combretum erythrophyllum Proposed PWV 7 Future trees: Erythrina Kruisfontein Station lysistemon Proposed extension of Rhus lancea Proposed K 6 Future trees: Bolusanthus Mogwane Street past speciosus Klip-Kruisfontein resort Regional Important Doreen Road Future trees: Combretum Proposed road between Rhus lancea Linkage erythrophyllum Soshanguve South and Ruth First Road Future trees: Combretum Soshanguve South x 19 erythrophyllum Proposed internal road Rhus lancea Hebron / Klip- Future trees: Rhus pendulina in Soshanguve ext 19 Kruisfontein Road Proposed internal road Rhus lancea Link Road between Combretum erythrophyllum in Soshanguve ext 20 Soshanguve Main Road Local Important Road to Soshanguve Rhus lancea and Lukas Mangope Linkage PP2 Road Second Order Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Proposed road from Future trees: Combretum Soshanguve Block BB Rosslyn to Klip- erythrophyllum Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Kruisfontein station Soshanguve Block AA Local Important Road between Combretum erythrophyllum Road between Rhus pendulina Linkage Soshanguve Block Soshanguve Block G & First Order T,V,S,W,R,X, P & Y H Road to Mabopane Rhus lancea Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Road past CoT Depot & Rhus lancea Soshanguve Block M & Soshanguve Urban K Agriculture Project Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Road to Mabopane Combretum erythrophyllum Soshanguve South x 1 Station Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Aubrey Matlala Road Combretum erythrophyllum Soshanguve Block TT Internal road in Bolusanthus speciosus Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Soshanguve Block VV Soshanguve South x 3 (Edison Mahatma) Internal road in Rhus leptodictya Buitekant Street Combretum erythrophyllum Soshanguve South x extension 8,10 and 12 Umkhangele Street Combretum erythrophyllum Urban Core Streets All streets Olea europea subsp africana Proposed road between Combretum erythrophyllum Umkhangele Street and Klip-Kruisfontein Station

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c Images of tree palette for Soshanguve

Erythrina lysistemon

Bolusanthus speciosus

Olea europaea subsp africana

Combretum erythrophyllum

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Rhus lancea Rhus pendulina

Rhus leptodictya

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8.6 Strategic Interventions and Phasing

The following recommendations are made for the implementation of the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve.

8.6.1 Green network

Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• No further development shall be allowed on the Soshanguve Immediate implementation CoT Nature Conservation Section, CoT Open Hills. Space Management Section, CoT Housing, CoT City Planning • The City of Tshwane shall endeavour to acquire open space Long term process CoT, Nature Conservation Section, CoT Open located within the Soshanguve Hills from government Space Management Section, CoT City institutions Planning

Green Ways Green Ways • A working agreement must be drafted with the services Short term – finalise agreement CoT Parks, Horticultural and Cemetery departments for public access to reservoir sites managed by Medium term – secure funding and develop Services Provision Management, CoT Water the City of Tshwane. public parks and Sanitation Services, CoT Open Space Management Section • Proposed Green Node in Soutpan Spruit south of Tswaing Short term – undertake ecological assessment. CoT Nature Conservation Section Nature Reserve should be investigated for ecological value Medium term – formalise Conservation Area. and declared a Protected Natural Environment if found suitable. • Proposed Green Node in Soutpan Spruit westwards from the Short term – undertake ecological assessment. CoT Nature Conservation Section Water Treatment Plant should be investigated for ecological Medium term – formalise Conservation Area. value and declared a Protected Natural Environment if found Medium term – secure funding and develop bird

Green Nodes Green Nodes suitable. sanctuary • Proposed Green Node in Kaalplaas Spruit should be declared Short term – formalize the land use opportunities CoT Nature Conservation Section, GDACE, a Protected Natural Environment. with the GDACE and community working group Community interest group Medium term - formalise Conservation Area.

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8.6.2 Blue network

Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• In accordance with City of Tshwane policy, the 1:50 year flood Ongoing requirement of new development Private developers, CoT Parks, Horticultural & line or 32m from the centre line of the stream, which ever is the applications Cemetery Services Provision Management greatest, shall be used as the minimum flood plain area that Section, CoT Nature Conservation Section, should be excluded from development. CoT City Planning and Regional Services • New developments must determine the 1:100 year flood line Ongoing requirement of new development Private developers, CoT Open Space and indicate this line on all plans and documentation. applications Management, CoT City Planning and Regional Recommendations have been made for possible activities Services between the 1:100 and 1:50 year flood lines. • All areas below the 1:50 year flood line or 32m from the centre Ongoing requirement of new development Private developers, CoT Open Space of a stream (whichever is the greatest) must be zoned as applications Management, CoT City Planning and Regional public open space and managed in accordance with the Services

Blue Ways guidelines as set out in this Local Open Space Plan. • Wetland delineation shall be undertaken for all streams, Medium-term implementation CoT Open Space Management, CoT Nature particularly where community agriculture will be implemented Conservation Section, CoT Open Space Management Section, CoT Agriculture Section and private land owners. • Public areas associated with Blue Ways shall be maintained as Medium-term implementation Private developers, CoT Parks, Horticultural & manicured areas. Remainder of Blue Ways to remain natural. Cemetery Services Provision Management Section, CoT Nature Conservation Section, CoT Roads and Stormwater Division • Site sensitivity studies to determine buffer areas around blue Medium-term implementation CoT Open Space Management, CoT Nature nodes shall be undertaken, where development is proposed Conservation Section, CoT Agriculture

Blue adjacent to any blue node. Section, CoT Roads and Stormwater Division Nodes

8.6.3 Grey network

Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• It is recommended that the railway lines at all stations and if Short to medium term – agreements and CoT and SARCC possible, the entire railway line through Soshanguve, be partnerships to be established between SARCC fenced off to prevent pedestrians from walking on the railway and CoT. lines. Grey Ways Ways Grey

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Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• Urban agriculture can be practiced under overhead powerline No formal agreements required CoT and / or relevant authority (Eskom) servitudes but cannot be formalized by CoT Agriculture Development restrictions on construction and Section. planting of trees in overhead powerline • Servitudes should act as movement corridors for people and servitudes

Grey Ways Ways Grey small mammals and can function as ecological links between conservation areas. • Refer to the section on the green network for Short term – determine a working agreement CoT Nature Conservation Section and CoT recommendations to establish a management plan for the between CoT departments. Water & Sanitation reservoir sites. Medium term – obtain public/private partnerships for development of youth camps. • Railway lines at stations should be fenced off to prevent public Short to medium term – agreements and CoT and SARCC

access onto railway lines partnerships to be established between SARCC and CoT. Grey Nodes Nodes Grey • A process must be followed to formalise informal and private Short term – community consultation and CoT Cit Planning and Regional Services, CoT graveyards and change zoning to “Cemetery”. rezoning Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services Provision Management Section and ward councillors

8.6.4 Brown network

Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• Discussions between the City of Tshwane and Gautrans are Short to medium term – agreements and CoT Agriculture and Environmental recommended to establish a working agreement regarding partnerships to be established between Management Department and Gautrans maintenance and planting of street trees along provincial roads Gautrans and CoT. and highways. Long term – trees to be planted. • Implementation of the guidelines for the Regional and Local First Phase – implement guidelines along CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services Important Linkages shall be undertaken in accordance with the Regional and First Order Local Important Provision Management Section, CoT Urban hierarchy of the streets, thus First Order Local Important Linkages Forestry Section and CoT Roads and Linkages should receive first priority for development and Second Phase – implement guidelines along Stormwater Division. Brown Ways upgrading. Streets identified through the Top 20 PTP project, Second Order Local Important Linkages should be planted in accordance with existing agreements. Third Phase – implement guidelines along Urban Core Streets

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Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• It is recommended that a separate study be undertaken to Short term – undertake feasibility study CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services determine the viability of the numerous and fragmented parks Medium-term – investigate swapping of smaller Provision Management Section, CoT Sport particularly in the northern section of Soshanguve. sites for one or more larger sites of size equal to and Recreation Section and CoT Open Space the total smaller sites proposed for alienation. Management Section. Long term – acquire funding to develop multi- functional recreation facilities • Should the study find that there are too many small open Short term – undertake feasibility study CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services spaces, a trade-off may be negotiated to sell smaller Medium-term – investigate swapping of smaller Provision Management Section, CoT Sport properties but then to acquire a property of at least 3ha in size, sites for one or more larger sites of size equal to and Recreation Section and CoT Open Space but equal to the area of small properties sold. the total smaller sites proposed for alienation. Management Section. • This property must be developed into a regional-scale multi- Long term – acquire funding to develop multi- functional recreation area. These open spaces must be functional recreation facilities accessible to the general public. • It is recommended that the following erven that were Short term – formalize zoning CoT City Planning and Regional Services, relinquished by the Gauteng Department of Education be Medium term – development of open spaces in CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services rezoned and formalized as “Public Open Space: accordance with budget allocations Provision Management Section, CoT Sport o Erf 683 Soshanguve Block AA and Recreation Section and Ward Councillors o Erf 499 Soshanguve Block FF o Erf 285 Soshanguve Block M o Erf 1027 Soshanguve Block M Brown Nodes Brown Nodes o Erf 288 Soshanguve Block P o Erf 391 Soshanguve Block S o Erf 773 Soshanguve Block X o Erf 263 Soshanguve Block Y • Existing public open space areas shall be developed in Time frames are dependent on budget CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services consultation with the residents of the area to determine allocations. Priorities to be confirmed with the Provision Management Section, CoT Sport specific needs for each park, whether multi-functional ward councillors. and Recreation Section and Ward Councillors. recreation, children’s play parks of sport facilities. • Regional-scale multi-functional recreation spaces shall be Medium term in accordance with budget CoT Open Space Management, CoT Parks, developed on identified sites, particularly in the southern allocations. Horticultural & Cemetery Services Provision portion of the study area. Management and CoT Sport and Recreation Sections. • Sites earmarked for multi-functional recreation space may be Ongoing CoT Open Space Management, CoT Parks, developed into purely sporting facilities, provided public access Horticultural & Cemetery Services Provision is not compromised. Management and CoT Sport and Recreation Sections.

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Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• The areas in Soshanguve Blocks CC and MM shall be Short term – Formalise a conservation area on CoT Conservation Section, CoT Open Space assessed on a local level and all areas on slopes steeper than the ridge portion of the open space Management, CoT Parks, Horticultural & 5 degrees shall be included in a conservation area, which can Cemetery Services Provision Management be developed with low-key hiking trails etc. Portions of the Medium term – Commence with development of and CoT Sport and Recreation Sections. open space that are located on more accessible slopes can be multi-functional recreation space as and when developed into a multi-functional recreational space. budget allocation is made • Where sporting facilities and parks are developed in flood plain As and when development occurs CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services areas, no infill into floodplains shall be allowed to create level Provision Management Section, CoT Sport platforms. Platforms may be cut into the topography but will and Recreation Section, CoT Open Space require EIA authorization as well as assistance from CoT Open Management Section and CoT Roads and Space Management Section and CoT Roads and Stormwater Stormwater Division. Division. • As existing informal areas are formalized and proposed Ongoing CoT City Planning and Regional Services and townships are lodged, all public open space shall be CoT Agriculture and Environmental incorporated into the Local Open Space Plan. Management Department • The City may consider a trade-off with new developments that Ongoing CoT City Planning and Regional Services and undeveloped public open space areas near a new CoT Agriculture and Environmental development, would be developed by the applicant in lieu of Management Department

Brown Nodes Brown Nodes payment of open space contributions. • Community agricultural areas shall be formalized, with the CoT Agriculture, CoT Open Space necessary acknowledgements of the flood lines and wetland Management Section, CoT Parks, Horticultural areas if applicable. Wetland delineation shall be undertaken to & Cemetery Services Provision Management assist with the determination of boundaries of these areas. and CoT Roads and Stormwater Division • The City may consider supporting higher density Ongoing with new development applications Private developers, CoT Housing, CoT City developments adjacent to public open space areas, provided Planning and Regional Services, CoT Open that adequate public open space is provided within the new Space Management Section. high density development.

• It is recommended that the City undertake an executive Short to medium term - with adoption of CoT City Planning and Regional Services and decision regarding the separation of bulk contributions for Tshwane Town Planning Scheme, a motivation CoT Open Space Management. recreation areas in order to ring fence and facilitate the should be submitted to the Executive Committee allocation and spending of such funds within the area where for adoption. contributions are received.

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8.6.5 Red network

Typology Strategy Phasing Responsibility

• Discussions between the City of Tshwane and Gautrans are Short to medium term – agreements and CoT Agriculture and Environmental recommended to establish a working agreement regarding partnerships to be established between Management Department and Gautrans maintenance and planting of street trees along provincial roads Gautrans and CoT. and highways. Long term – trees to be planted.

Red Ways • The red ways that are classified in this Local Open Space Plan Phasing will be dependent on budget allocations CoT Parks, Horticultural & Cemetery Services shall be developed following the guidelines in this report. Provision Management Section and CoT Roads and Stormwater Division • Red nodes at the interchanges on the R 80 shall only be Medium to long term CoT Agriculture and Environmental developed once agreements with Gautrans have been Management Department and Gautrans reached regarding maintenance and tree planting. • The reception space at the Super Stadium shall be developed Short term CoT Open Space Management Section, CoT with a view towards the 2010 FIFA World Cup, if budgets can Urban Forestry Section, CoT Parks, be allocated. Horticultural & Cemetery Services Provision Management Section and CoT Roads and Stormwater Division. Red Nodes • The development of the red node at the Mabopane Station Medium to long term CoT Agriculture and Environmental shall be undertaken in conjunction with the implementation of Management Department. the upgrading of the station into an Intermodal Transit Facility as well as the development of the Mabopane Station Urban Core.

8.6.6 Tshwane Open Space Framework • The Ecologically sensitive Green Node located between Ruth First Road and Hebron The Tshwane Open Space framework must be updated with changes to existing typologies Road in the TOSF shall be omitted. GDACE no longer views this vegetation as and attributes determined in the Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve. The following sensitive and in addition, development has occurred in this area and resulted in a changes must be made to the TOSF: transformed vegetation type.

• Add additional Grey Nodes of the Soshanguve landfill site, Electrical sub-stations, Wastewater treatment plants and reservoirs.

• Add additional Grey Ways – powerline servitudes

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ANNEXURE A

BACKGROUND STUDIES

1 Tshwane’s City Strategy, September 2004

The City Development Strategy (CDS) is a selective set of initiatives providing a coherent Provisional projects include: framework in order to develop a sustainable future for the city as a whole. The CDS aims Environment to: • Facilitate the clustering of businesses around the facility clusters through the • Provide a basis for social compact. development of public space • Provide a process of sustainable growth. Economy • Offer new opportunities in terms of development and city wide growth. • Promote activity road status where existing formal and informal business have settled • Creating a resort on the urban edge of Klip/Kruisfontein to the agricultural zone The first focus item in the City Strategy is “Infrastructure-led expansion of development connected with the river resource potential of the North to tackle poverty”. Key policy shifts for the North: Social facilities • Continued basic service provision, but differentiating – using a graded model • Providing social facilities in clusters according to a grid logic in hierarchical form between places best assisted with rudimentary services and those requiring a higher according to need and densities as exposed as possible order of services up to full services • Developing two highest order ‘nodes’ adjacent to the Mabopane and Soshanguve • A movement system that provides access to a full range of urban opportunities train stations • Creating places of value through identifying a hierarchy of foci for public investment • Placing cemetery parks along the urban edge east of Soshanguve • Differentiating the public housing options and creating opportunities for choice and Housing social mobility • Developing new mixed-use high density residential development South of Soshanguve (Klipfontein Erf 268 JR) The City Strategy states that the distinct neighbourhood character of the north-western Transport housing areas should be maintained, providing a choice between this suburban living and • Paving access roads to facility clusters urban living in the new areas of higher-density settlement. Infill housing should provide a range of housing choices coupled with services and shops. The City Strategy concludes: • The northern system has the ability to sustain itself as a substantial contributor to the • The City Strategy intends that residents of Mabopane and Soshanguve would benefit City with diverse and strong links to the historical centre. from employment opportunities that emerge close by in the agriculture / tourism area • It could accommodate a vibrant mix of social class and heritage. to the north and north-west. • It will be able accommodate a variety of living and working spaces that are in accord • The main tourist attraction of the North is the national heritage site of the Tswaing with the needs of households and individuals. Crater. Nature conservation provides a context to enhance rural living. • The area can support social mobility and choice. • Existing small scale farming needs to be retained and upgraded. • Natural resources must be protected; their use controlled for public benefit. • A number of resorts located across the North can support the tourism focus by • Intensive agriculture and small-scale farming can supplement food and contribute to offering overnight accommodation and other facilities. employment in the North. • Agricultural land that is particularly vulnerable to land invasion must be protected by • Physical mobility needs can be optimised by a selection of few high-impact transport new landscaped cemetery parks and intensive tree planting. interventions. • Unemployment must be tackled over time by ensuring that all residents have access The Mobility Strategy is aimed at improving the development potential of the north. to learning facilities, ranging from primary production to high tech services.

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2 Regional Spatial Development Framework (RSDF) Region 1

The Regional Spatial Development Strategy was developed as a continuation of the The RSDF for Region 1 identified guidelines for Metropolitan Nodes in the region: Tshwane City Strategy. • Mabopane / Soshanguve Urban Core – the area accommodates a large retail component (± 80 000m²). The proximity to the Mabopane station presents an In support of Initiative 7: Quality Public Spaces Programme, of the City Development opportunity to serve a wide community that is dependent on rail transport. Future Strategy, the Tsošološo Programme was developed to create a liveable city that provides development in the node should be focused on social and community services to citizens with a high quality public environment in which people want to settle and invest. alleviate poverty and to ensure the possibility of public spending. • Klip-Kruisfontein Urban Core - a proposed new node at the Klip-Kruisfontein In order to achieve this goal, a framework must be provided that is committed to ensuring station. It should have a strong focus on the creation of effective community facilities. that all citizens achieve a healthy and dignified living standard. The programme identifies The provision of retail facilities and mixed uses are encouraged. Higher density areas where investment must be concentrated so as to maximise impact: residential development is also encouraged. Recreational facilities also form part of • Centres – town centres, neighbourhood centres and intersection nodes as these are future planning in this area around the quarry in the east. (A Landscape Development the areas of activity Master Plan and EIA authorization for the Klip-Kruisfontein Regional Recreation • Community Facilities – such as libraries, clinics, vocational training centres are Resort was completed in 2007) places where people converge • Linear Spines of Activity –promotion of the development of SME’s and The movement system proposed in the RSDF includes a hierarchy of roads: entrepreneurs since Activity Spines and smaller scale Activity Street/Strip attract • Highway large volumes of clientele to the businesses located on the linear spine of activity • Mobility Spine • Inter-modal Interchanges –large volumes of people rely on public transport, the • Mobility Road transport facilities must seek to improve the experience of daily commuting. • Activity Spine • Activity Street The Tsošološo Programme rests on five points of action: 1 Create community activity centres and focal points Densification in the area must be supported to achieve the following goals: 2 Strengthen activity linkages (spines/streets) • increasing accessibility to public transport facilities 3 Transform transport interchanges into civic termini • creating the necessary population thresholds for economic growth and viable 4 Enhance the pedestrian environment business development in specific areas 5 Enrich the quality of the public environment with public art and ‘green structures’ • minimising distances between home and work (such as mixed-use developments) The Tsošološo Programme defines the critical elements of the public environment as: • containing outward expansion of the urban footprint • Public Squares • Markets Concentration zones are identified where densification should be supported and include • Pedestrian Walkways the Mabopane and Klip-Kruisfontein Urban Core areas. The Mabopane and Klip- • Public Transport Routes and Stops Kruisfontein Urban Cores are regarded as emerging urban cores and due to their distance • Public Art from the Capital core or significant Specialised Activity Areas, only two to three storey • Green Structure – trees, gardens, landscaping and natural open spaces developments (walk-ups) are envisaged for these two areas.

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The RSDF indicates development proposals for the Movement System which include:

1 Planned major public transport system developments:

a South African Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC) network planning proposals • Additional stations and railway lines in the north. • The reintroduction of the Hammanskraal service. • Additional commuter services in the east. • The introduction of a commuter service on the existing freight line between Mamelodi and Pyramid in the north (North Western Region).

b Mabopane Centurion Development Corridor (MCDC) The PWV9 forms the backbone of this corridor. It is considered as an important public transport corridor linking low income areas in the north with the southern sections of Tshwane and the rest of Gauteng. In terms of the City Strategy this project is seen as the number one priority within the City.

The RSDF also identifies management and natural areas within specific zones. The Winterveld/Tswaing area is highlighted. A “Natural area” refers to an area existing in or produced by nature, not artificial or imitated, where vegetation is usually dominant, where little human intervention has taken place and which is not intensively utilised by humans.

The environmental sensitivities of this area as identified in the Tshwane Open Space Framework, 2005, is the major determinant in the identification of this area. Range of uses on merit related to agriculture, conservation, tourism, recreation, arts and crafts, estate developments. The TOSF Open Space typologies are also applicable.

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The RSDF makes reference to the Tshwane Open Space Framework and lists open spaces within the region. ‘Open Space’ includes all rivers and water courses, all mountain ranges and ridges as indicated in the Tshwane OSF, all nature areas and conservation areas, as well as the major brown nodes. The plan also shows as ‘Environmental Areas’ all irreplaceable and important sites, as identified and defined by GDACE, as well as all conservancies. Brown, grey and red nodes and ways are not shown.

Potential Placemaking opportunities exist around the Mabopane Highway and at the proposed Urban and Metropolitan Cores for Akasia, Klip-Kruisfontein and Mabopane Station.

Exiting precinct plans listed in the RSDF include the Mabopane Station Area Urban Development Framework, discussed in more detail in item 3 below.

The RSDF also lists required Precinct Plans, including: • Development Guidelines and access management along Activity Spines and Streets in the Soshanguve Areas.

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3 Mabopane Station Area Urban Development Framework

The Mabopane Station serves the communities of Mabopane, Soshanguve and Objectives of the Mabopane Station Area Urban Development Framework: Winterveld. The rail station is the third busiest interchange in South Africa, with a large • establish a fully functional and operationally sound intermodal public transport railway facility and multiple taxi and bus ranks, but has for many years operated in facility that is safe, convenient and comfortable and provides for short and substandard and unhygienic conditions. long-distance taxi, bus and rail facilities; • create a network of public squares and pedestrian pathways that Rail, taxi and bus commuters are transferred at this node. The Mabopane Station was interconnects the different public transport facilities and directs pedestrian built as a modal integration station with buses and taxis being feeders to the rail industry. movement to support a full range of economic activities, consisting of quality Between 120 000 and 150 000 commuters use the station daily, whether they travel by hard landscaped areas that accommodate pedestrian movement and the train, bus or taxi. gathering of people for cultural and entertainment activities, and shopping utilities for the people engaged in the activities; The station is linked to the Pretoria CBD, Mamelodi and Johannesburg. The Mabopane • establish the precinct as the core economic node, integrating the Mabopane Station is about 40 km from the Pretoria CBD and adjacent to the proposed Mabopane and Soshanguve residential areas, providing a broad range of investment and Centurion Development Corridor, which is an economic development corridor intended to development opportunities, located so as to take advantage of the movement consolidate existing economic developments. of people through the site; • establish a new internal roads network to support the new economic node and The Mabopane Station area has been identified and approved as one of the Urban Core enhance the modal public transport interchange, consisting of an east-west areas of the MSDF within the Tshwane Metropolitan region. In addition, the area has been connection of roads across the rail reserve barrier, and an internal network accepted as a strategic development project to serve the needs of the surrounding that unlocks the potential development sites as well as provide new routes for communities, and as such, will have to be re-developed into a multi-functional urban core. road-based public transport; The Mabopane Station is located on one of the most important metropolitan corridors and • establish a mix of land uses that supports and enhances the role of the site, public transport axes. consisting of formal and informal retail venues, offices, service and entertainment sites and a range of residential facilities; Proposed land uses on Soshanguve side: • establish an ownership pattern and an institutional vehicle to manage the • Formal hawker facility market and redevelop the area so as to enhance its role and secure its future; • Business park and • Light industry • provide the residents of Mabopane and Soshanguve with a place to work, • Retail park shop, live and play, which is safe and conveniently connected to the broader • Housing region by efficient, safe, comfortable and affordable public transport. • Central business district

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4 Product Development for Soshanguve as a unique Tourist Destination, July 2007

The report indicates that Soshanguve faces challenges to the realisation of its potential as The Tshwane Tourism Master Plan, 2006, states that the mandate to Local Government a unique tourism destination. Tourism is: • Township tourism is a relatively new concept in South Africa – Soshanguve and • To promote social and economic development other townships barely feature with tour operators, tourists and others • To provide responsible and sustainable tourism development • Soshanguve has a relative lack of heritage resources • To ensure the incorporation of previously disadvantaged communities and • There is an inadequate divers support infrastructure for tourism individuals in the tourism mainstream in a sustainable manner • To promote a safe and healthy environment However, the report indicates that there are individuals in Soshanguve who have entered • To encourage the involvement of communities and community organisations in into the tourism support business and need to be linked with CoT and other government the matters of local government tourism and private initiatives, to realise the tourism potential in Soshanguve. • To transform the tourism industry

The report indicates that Soshanguve faces a number of other challenges such as the Products with the potential for tourism: attitudes towards and maintenance of its environment that may impact on tourism. Heritage and Cultural Products – these products would be major attractions at a tourist The history of Soshanguve focuses mainly on people and their actions, rather than on destination: buildings, historical sites or other such elements. • Tswaing Crater • Mabunda Centre for Traditional Healers Statistics South Africa and Urban Econ Projections 2005 indicate the following are potential investment projects / initiatives: Support Products • Commercial and subsistence farming (labour intensive) • Soshanguve Hotel • Citrus (orange trees) farming • Back of the Moon • Lapologang B&B • Township retail stores and specifically improved operational and financial • Pendulina Guest House management and competitive pricing policy • Klip-Kruisfontein Resort • Taverns and guest houses in rural areas with indigenous design and service • Red Onion offering • Fresh produce distribution centre The report concludes that there are potential tourist attractions in Soshanguve which are • Eco-tourism development and Soutpan / Tswaing Crater with accommodation, of historical nature. interpretation centre, hiking trails, horse riding trails and local guides • Agri-tourism The report makes recommendations for the development of Soshanguve as a tourist • Hub system with library, sport stadium, recreation and cultural facilities destination.

• Outdoor leisure and recreation facilities

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5 Precinct Plans for Key Inter-Modal Transport Nodes in Tshwane

In this report, the Klip-Kruisfontein and Mabopane Stations are identified as two of the key Future Steps recommended in the report: inter-modal transit facilities in Tshwane. Both these areas are identified as Urban Cores in • Approval of Spatial Development Framework by Gauteng Department of the MSDF. Housing. • Tender process has been activated and must be finalized. The report states that an urban core fulfills three main functions, based on its functioning, • Land use rights must be obtained. its accessibility, and its visibility: • Approve funds for infrastructure. • it is a modal interchange, • Approve funds for maintenance. • a place of concentrated activity, and • Creation of an institutional arrangement to manage the urban core. • a place of civic identity.

Urban Cores become a place of arrival and should, according to the City of Tshwane MSDF, be the focus of the civic identity in the broader area. The Urban Core should be a people’s place that celebrates the culture of the city.

Transport Orientated Developments are defined as a unique mix of high density land uses located within a 500m walking radius of a railway station or a major public transport node.

Klip-Kruisfontein Station

The Klip-Kruisfontein Station is located in Soshanguve South on the north-south railway line to Mabopane and is located in an area of high poverty. Present features at the station include taxi and bus facilities and informal trading. Within 500m radius of the station formal housing and informal housing occur. The Klip-Kruisfontein resort is being developed, but only road infrastructure has as yet been provided.

According to the report, the existing residential type density around the Klip-Kruisfontein station is low (up to 32 dwellings/ hectare) and not compatible with the proposed urban core function. In addition, the report states that pedestrian and vehicular connections over the railway line are limited.

Issues identified that require attention: • Illegal squatting must be prevented on the land that is earmarked for development. • The poor east-west linkages across the railway line must be addressed.

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Mabopane Station

According to the report, this is the third busiest interchange in South Africa. Approximately 50 000 passengers move through the railway station per day. The report indicates a total passenger count of 200 000-300 000 person trips per day.

Function of the station / inter-modal transit facility: • Transfer of pedestrians to and from rail. • Transfer of pedestrians between buses and rail.

The report indicates that retail is lacking on the eastern side of the railway line and proposes that the retail development sites to the east and north of the station should be linked to the station by pedestrian links flanked by informal trade.

To the south of the station, land is reserved for public open space with the exception of an area for Institutional housing immediately south of the existing taxi and bus facilities on the Soshanguve side of the station.

Future steps recommended in the report According to the report, the necessary actions and plans for implementation are underway for the Mabopane station precinct and no new studies are needed.

The implementation and execution of the studies and plans rely solely on commitment from Council and the provision of funds.

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6 Soutpan Spruit Rehabilitation Project, 2007

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ANNEXURE B

FURNITURE PALETTES

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CoT Generic furniture palette, Conservation areas

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CoT Generic furniture palette, Fencing for conservation areas

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CoT Generic furniture palette, Parks

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CoT Generic furniture palette, Swimming Pools

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CoT Generic furniture palette, Cemeteries

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ANNEXURE C

A3 Maps: Legibility Plan Proposed Brown Network of Soshanguve Local Open Space Plan for Soshanguve