CITY OF JOHANNESBURG Development Planning and Urban Management Development Planning and Facilitation SANDTON URBAN DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK i Prepared for Department of Development Planning and Urban Management: Development Planning and Facilitation Prepared by ii Contents PART 1 – INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 2. Objectives and Structure ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 3. Sandton Context .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 4. Policy Context .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 5. Methodology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 6. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 PART 2 – OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 1. National and Provincial Development Principles and Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. City Response ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.1 A Spatial Response ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2 A Transportation Response ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 PART 3 – STATUS QUO ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 1 The Study Area ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 2 Movement ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 2.2 Public Transport .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 2.2.1 Sandton Gautrain Rapid Rain Link (GRRL) ................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 2.2.2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 2.2.3 Metro-Bus ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.2.4 Metered Taxi’s ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 iii 2.2.5 Mini-Bus Taxi’s ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 2.3 Accessibility ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 2.3.1 Urban Grain & Layout Geometry ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 2.3.2 Urban Grain & Layout Geometry: Point Depth from Sandton Station Entrances .................................................................................................................. 37 2.3.3 Baseline Spatial Analysis: Ease of movement & spatial accessibility analysis ........................................................................................................................ 39 2.3.4 Potential Linkages ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 2.4 Walkability .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 2.4.1Pedestrian movement analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 2.5 Traffic Information ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 2.5.1 Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 2.5.2 Traffic Operations ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 2.5.3 Traffic Volume Growth Rates ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 2.5.4 The stabilization of the City of Johannesburg Traffic Signal System ........................................................................................................................................ 58 2.5.5 Travel Demand Management Measures & Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) ...................................................................................................................... 59 3 Development Profile ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 3.1 Land Use and Spatial Structure ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................