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A Magic Carpet Ride?

2006 Railvolution Conference Taiwo Jaiyeoba, Sacramento Regional Transit

1 PlaceMaking Fast Facts Sacramento Dubai ƒ Population: 1.4 million ƒ One of 7 that make up ƒ Land Area: 966 Square miles the (UAE) ƒ 97 bus routes & 37 miles of light ƒ Population: 1.4 million rail covering 418 square miles ƒ Land Area: 1,000 square miles area ƒ 62 bus routes and 516 bus fleet ƒ 76 light rail vehicles, 256 buses, ƒ 240,000 passengers daily 17 shuttles, 43 stations ƒ Dubai LRT (Metro): 43.4 miles & ƒ 30 million passengers in FY2005 43 stations ƒ 43,600 daily LRT ridership & ƒ Implementation: 2009 67,000 daily bus ridership ƒ 100 trains and 55 stations (weekday) ƒ TOD activities in planning ƒ 6 current TOD proposals and 7 phase TOD opportunity sites

2 PlaceMaking Team of Experts Henry Williamson Rajiv Batra ƒ Jones Lang LaSalle. ƒ PB PlaceMaking ƒ National Director, Asia Capital ƒ Senior Supervising Urban Designer Markets

3 PlaceMaking DubaiDubai MetroMetro CitiesCities

Transit Oriented Development for the 21st Century and Beyond

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority RTA

Henry Williamson Rajiv Batra

RailVolution Nov. 2006 Overview

ƒ Client ƒ Project ƒ Scope ƒ Dubai ƒ Principles ƒ Process ƒ Strategies ƒ TOD Concepts ƒ Conclusions

5 PlaceMaking Dubai Roads and Transport Authority ƒ Fundamental Transformation ƒ Dubai Vision + Metro connects important places ƒ End to end solution ƒ Branding ƒ TOD is Key ƒ Max. real estate value ƒ Max. rail / transit ridership ƒ Cash

The Value Connection

6 PlaceMaking Metro ƒ ƒ2009 ƒ ƒ2010 ƒPurple Line

7 PlaceMaking Scope

Findings itical Success Factors / Role of RTA Al Shingdagha Al Kif Af Divestment StrategyVillage Island

J e b e l ster Plans A of Key Sites li B J e o b rd e e l r A li Square

8 PlaceMaking Dubai scenes….

9 PlaceMaking ….and Dubai issues

10 PlaceMaking Principles

11 PlaceMaking Approach

12 PlaceMaking Strategies

Plot boundary

13 PlaceMaking Issues ƒ Alignment ƒ Station ƒ Seamless Travel: Type 1; ƒ TOD to station 150 m ƒ Intra TOD ƒ More GFA

Type 1; 70 m

“Solar City”

“Lakes of the Royals”

14 PlaceMaking RTA Role Specialist RTA Development Corporation: manage Divestment and Joint Development Program

Financial Return & Risk Exposure

Master Vendor Joint Venture Developer Developer

Sale of whole sites Sale of Super Lots / Precincts Sale of parcelled and serviced land RTA to play role of developer

15 PlaceMaking Strategies ƒ 90% of value is held in 6 sites ƒ 60% of value is held in 2 sites ƒ Must get these RIGHT

16 PlaceMaking Critical Success Factors

ƒ Gain early momentum, sustain ƒ 99 year lease structures ƒ Basis of RTA Proceeds ƒ Global investment interest ƒ Improved quality of Destination Connectivity development 18 - 24 hour ƒ Improves financing TOD lifestyle Shopping

Living Mobility ƒ Clear rules, guidelines Business ƒ Branding and Image Live ƒ “String of Pearls” ƒ Market Leadership

17 PlaceMaking TOD Portfolio – 16 Sites

Site No. Site Name Site Area Total GFA ( FAR

1 Al (West) 16,040 22,360 1.4 3 First 6,095 27,435 4.5 4 14,198 56,490 4.0 5 Union Square 44,001 192,156 4.4 6 Al Ras 17,671 110,370 6.2 8 Al Kif Af 131,567 873,620 6.6 13 310,792 1,293,673 4.2 14 Jebel Ali Ind 1,012,630 1,737,835 1.7 16 (U) 2,345 19,610 8.4 19 1,844,130 3,455,345 1.9 20 Jebel Ali Border 928,372 966,459 1.0 22 Jebel Ali 2,006,903 5,518,159 2.7 24 Corniche 62,911 349,962 5.6 25 39,349 286,239 7.3 26 30,614 134,526 4.4 27 (East) 32,320 85,634 2.6 6,499,937 sqm 15,129,872 sqm Portfolio 1,600 acres 166,000,000sf 2.33 avg.

18 PlaceMaking TOD Uses

Distribution of Uses in Portfolio

Hotels Retail Other 2% 6% 1%

Office 29%

Residential 62%

19 PlaceMaking Next Steps- RTA

ƒ Vendor and sale of smaller “single phase” sites ƒ Master Developer of major sites ƒ Infrastructure provision and funding ƒ Land release & phasing strategy ƒ Define development & planning controls ƒ Tender assessment and evaluation ƒ Ongoing Estate Management ƒ Manage Development Agreements ƒ Public Relations & Communications

19 PlaceMaking Land Use Plans ƒ Single – Phase Sites

20 PlaceMaking Transportation Plans

21 PlaceMaking Key Master Plans

Al Ras/ Jebel Ali Jumerirah Al Shingdagha Al Kifaf Village Island

J e b e l A li B J e o b rd e Union e l r A li Square

22 PlaceMaking Union Square

ƒ Heart of the system ƒ Interchange Station ƒ Iconic Urban Room ƒ Vibrancy and Vitality

Sense of arrival 23 PlaceMaking Union Square ƒ Capture & Spread Value Knock out panels ƒ Major retail concourse Asian examples ƒ Channel Pedestrians Move Parking Off-site

Development Oriented Transit

24 PlaceMaking Union Square

Site Acquisition to alleviate parking and improve connectivity

Future DM building

25 PlaceMaking Al Ras & Al Shindaga

26 PlaceMaking Al Ras / Al Shindaga

ƒ Heritage-Dubai’s roots ƒ Old meets new ƒ Tourist catchment ƒ views ƒ Synergy

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Ordinary to Extraordinary

27 PlaceMaking Al Ras

RETAIL Development Content HOTEL 11,740 sqm 18,000 sqm 10.64% 16.31% 300 rooms RESIDENTIAL 80,630 sqm ƒ Major tourist destination 73.05% 571 units ƒ Tourist related retail ƒ Major transit location with Total GFA :110,370 sqm

inter-modal facilities Al Shindagha ƒ Opportunity to bridge creek RETAIL OFFICE 15,602 sqm 6,025 sqm 11.60% OTHERS ƒ Iconic pedestrian bridge 4.48% 14,640 sqm 10.88%

RESIDENTIAL 98,259 sqm 73.04%

Total GFA:134,526 sqm

28 PlaceMaking Masterplans

Al Shindaga ƒ Respect to the historic / heritage area ƒ Pedestrian path with creek views ƒ International Bus terminal - below grade ƒ Surrounding area ƒ Very congested ƒ Carrefour ƒ Generally viewed as lower end ƒ Development can bring some value uplift to the area

29 PlaceMaking Master Plans - Al Ras

ƒ Re-location of the road ƒ Requires coordination with DM ƒ In accordance with DM scheme

30 PlaceMaking Master Plans - Al Ras

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31 PlaceMaking Al Kifaf

32 PlaceMaking Al Kif Af ƒ Gateway to Sheikh Zayed Road ƒ Optimal mix-use plan and theme ƒ Very intensive development ƒ Exploit station interface -maximize linkage w/ development

HOTEL 75,838 sqm 8.68% RETAIL 1,264 rooms 80,101sqm 9.17%

RESIDENTIAL 229,424 sqm 26.26% 1,806 units

OFFICE 488,257 sqm 55.89% Total GFA: 873,620 sqm

33 PlaceMaking Al Kifaf Land Use Plans ƒ Acquire petrol station area ƒ 28 m service corridor requirement ƒ Two 50 storey towers ƒ 1000 park and ride

Transportation ƒ Great accessibility from Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed ƒ Plan for primary artery to turn into the site ƒ Roundabout to disperse the traffic

34 PlaceMaking Al Kifaf

Activity ƒ 24-hour living ƒ Live, Work, Play ƒ Air-conditioned walkways ƒ Corporate Address

Convenience ƒ Public Space ƒ Building connectivity ƒ Open piazza - main meeting place

35 PlaceMaking Al Kifaf

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36 PlaceMaking Jumeirah Islands

37 PlaceMaking HOTEL Jumeirah Islands 48,019 sqm 3.71% OFFICE 800 rooms 433,967 sqm RETAIL ƒ Station design /access issues 33.55% 24,849 sqm 1.92% ƒ Linkage across DEWA corridor and access road diminishes TOD opportunity RESIDENTIAL 786,838 sqm ƒ Proposed building on airspace over DEWA 60.82% corridor to create elevated station plaza 6,238 units ƒ Freestanding Park and Ride Facility

ƒ To be provided by developer Total GFA: 1,293,673 sqm ƒ Opportunity for entertainment uses on top (shared parking as predominantly evening use)

38 PlaceMaking Jumeirah Islands

39 PlaceMaking Jumeirah Islands

40 PlaceMaking Jebel Ali Village – Solar City

41 PlaceMaking Jebel Ali Village

42 PlaceMaking Solar City

43 PlaceMaking Solar City

44 PlaceMaking HOTEL RETAIL Solar City 46,648 sqm 112,884 sqm 1.35% 3.27% 777 rooms OTHERS 37,701 sqm Impact of East-West road OFFICE 1.09% ƒ Clarification of costs of lowering road into 1,287,449 sqm cutting 37.26% ƒ Finalisation of route RESIDENTIAL 1,970,663 sqm 57.03% Station access issues 13,609 units ƒ Height of concourse ƒ Need to access/egress station at ground ƒ Crossing DEWA corridor, access road to Total GFA: 3,455,345 sqm get to/from site reduced TOD potential ƒ Assumed that a traffic free covered public plaza can be created over DEWA corridor to provide station connection

45 PlaceMaking Al Rashidiya-2

46 PlaceMaking Hor Al Anz

47 PlaceMaking Jebel Ali Industrial

48 PlaceMaking Jebel Ali Industrial

49 PlaceMaking Jebel Ali – The Crossroads

50 PlaceMaking Cities 51 Transit Oriented Development for the 21st Century and Beyond PlaceMaking Conclusions

ƒ TOD plans accommodate over 166M sq ft GFA ƒ Existing planning controls (zoning) suitable for most sites ƒ Some sites need zoning amendments ƒ Existing planning rules (design standards) car focused ƒ For TOD - bend rules and respect community ƒ Sites should be viewed as a network ƒ Quick wins and longer term value enhancement strategies ƒ RTA and interface / communication vital ƒ Value creation through brand and TOD synergies

52 PlaceMaking Discussion

Moderator: Taiwo Jaiyeoba