Dar Es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 1 - Urban and Regional Planning
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No. Dar es Salaam City Council The United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 1 Urban and Regional Planning June 2008 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONSULTANTS EI J R 08-009 Dar es Salaam City Council The United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 1 Urban and Regional Planning June 2008 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONSULTANTS Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 1 - Urban and Regional Planning Table of Contents Chapter 1 Current Socio-economic Conditions 1.1 Administrative Structure .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Central and Local Government Administrations ......................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Administrative Structure of Dar es Salaam ................................................................. 1-2 1.2 Population ................................................................................................................................. 1-4 1.2.1 Population Trends in Tanzania .................................................................................... 1-4 1.2.2 Population Growth in Dar es Salaam ........................................................................... 1-6 1.2.3 Population Density in Dar es Salaam .......................................................................... 1-7 1.2.4 School Enrolments in Dar es Salaam ........................................................................... 1-8 1.3 Economic Condition ................................................................................................................. 1-9 1.3.1 Overview of Macroeconomic Performance in Tanzania ............................................. 1-9 1.3.2 The Role of International Tourism .............................................................................. 1-11 1.3.3 Regional GDP in Dar es Salaam .................................................................................. 1-12 1.3.4 Labor Force Structure in Dar es Salaam ...................................................................... 1-13 1.4 Land Use in Dar es Salaam ....................................................................................................... 1-15 1.4.1 Historical Urbanization Trends .................................................................................... 1-15 1.4.2 Major Characteristics of Existing Land Use Pattern .................................................... 1-16 1.5 Major Findings ......................................................................................................................... 1-20 Chapter 2 Review of City Planning Regulations and Practices 2.1 Review of City Planning Legislations ...................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Urban Planning Practices ......................................................................................................... 2-3 2.2.1 Dar es Salaam Master Plan of 1979 ............................................................................. 2-3 2.2.2 Strategic Urban Development Plan (SUDP) ................................................................ 2-4 2.2.3 Community Infrastructure Upgrading Program (CIUP) .............................................. 2-7 2.3 Major Findings ......................................................................................................................... 2-10 Chapter 3 Development Framework 3.1 Review of National Development Vision and Policy ............................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Tanzania Development Vision 2025 ........................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty ............................................. 3-2 3.1.3 Mini-Tiger Plan 2020 .................................................................................................. 3-5 3.2 Proposed Growth Vision for Dar es Salaam Toward 2030 ........................................................ 3-6 3.3 Socioeconomic Framework ...................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.1 Population Projection .................................................................................................. 3-7 3.3.2 Economic Projection .................................................................................................... 3-10 i Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 1 - Urban and Regional Planning 3.4 Spatial Framework .................................................................................................................... 3-12 3.4.1 Physical Constraints for Future Urbanization .............................................................. 3-12 3.4.2 Residential Development by the MLHSD ................................................................... 3-14 3.5 Summary and Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 3-15 Chapter 4 Future Urban Structure 4.1 Alternatives of Future Urban Structure .................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Three Types of Future Urban Development Pattern .................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Proposed Urban Development Scenarios .................................................................... 4-3 4.2 Proposed Urban and Land Development Policies .................................................................... 4-4 4.2.1 Housing and Residential Development ........................................................................ 4-5 4.2.2 Commercial and Business Development ..................................................................... 4-6 4.2.3 Intensive Corridor Development ................................................................................. 4-8 4.2.4 Revitalization of Central Business District .................................................................. 4-8 4.2.5 Industrial Development ............................................................................................... 4-9 4.2.6 Agriculture and Open Space Development ................................................................. 4-9 4.3 Future Allocations of Population and Economic Activities ..................................................... 4-10 4.3.1 Future Population Distribution in 2030 ....................................................................... 4-10 4.3.2 Job Distribution in 2030 .............................................................................................. 4-13 4.4 Potential Measures in Urban Regeneration .............................................................................. 4-15 4.4.1 Creating New Urban Centers ....................................................................................... 4-15 4.4.2 Transfer of Development Right (TDR) ....................................................................... 4-17 4.4.3 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ................................................................................... 4-18 4.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 4-19 Appendix Photos of Typical Housing Areas in Dar es Salaam and Their Population Densities ....... A-1 Reference ............................................................................................................................................ A-6 ii Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 1 - Urban and Regional Planning Chapter 1 Current Socioeconomic Conditions The Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Study has as its goal a comprehensive transport development plan for Dar es Salaam to the year 2030. Transport issues in Dar es Salaam, the principal city in Tanzania, is invariably linked with macro policies of the nation. In order to overview current socioeconomic conditions in Tanzania and Dar es Salaam in particular, this chapter is divided into four parts: (i) Administrative Structure; (ii) Population Growth; (iii) Economic Condition; and (iv) Existing Land Use. The purpose of this analysis is to review the socioeconomic trends of Tanzania and, ipso fact, to provide backgrounds to understand current urban transport issues in Dar es Salaam. 1.1 Administrative Structure The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is a unitary republic formed by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964. All state authorities in the United Republic have been controlled by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (the Mainland of Tanzania) and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. Each Central Government has three organs: Executive; Judiciary; and Legislature that have powers over the conduct of public affairs. The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania was enacted in 1977, which stated that Tanzania aimed at building a democratic society founded on the principles of freedom, justice, fraternity and concord. The Executive is accountable to a legislature composed of elected members of Parliament and representatives