ISIPINGO CBD URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND 3-D RENDITION Detailed Urban Design Layout and Implementation Plan 1N-36296 The Planning Initiative and Team February 2019 ISIPINGO CBD URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND 3-D RENDITION DOCUMENT CONTROL TITLE: ISIPINGO CBD URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND 3-D RENDITION ELECTRONIC FILE: ISIPINGO CBD Detailed Urban Design Layout and Implementation Plan REPORT STATUS: Client Copy REVISION NUMBER: 1 CLIENT: eThekwini Municipality 166 KE Masinga Road Durban, 4001 Velile Ndaba E-mail: [email protected] CONSULTANT: The Planning Initiative P O Box 50660, Musgrave 4062 Tel: 031 3129058 Fax: 0866711510 Email: [email protected] DATE: February 2019 REFERENCE NUMBER: 1N-36296 PROJECT TEAM: The Planning Initiative DesigncoLab Architects and Urbanists Urban Planning and Design Services Asiye eTafuleni PGK Technology Garth Dyer Architectural Graphics COPIES ISSUED TO: eThekwini Municipality The Planning Initiative and Team Page i ISIPINGO CBD URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND 3-D RENDITION CONTENTS List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................................... ii List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................................... ii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Context .................................................................................................................................. 1 Isipingo Regeneration Programme ................................................................................................ 1 Isipingo Regeneration Programme and Urban Design Framework ............................................... 2 Planning Context............................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Project Study Area ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Project Methodology and Deliverables ............................................................................................. 6 1.5 Purpose of this Report ....................................................................................................................... 6 2 Development Vision, Objectives, Principles and Concepts ........................................................................ 7 2.1 CBD Role and Vision .......................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Development Objectives ................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Development Principles ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Concept Plan Options ........................................................................................................................ 8 2.5 Proposed Concept Plan ................................................................................................................... 11 2.6 Proposed Movement System .......................................................................................................... 12 Key Informants from Situational Analysis ................................................................................... 12 Key Conceptual Proposals ........................................................................................................... 17 3 Proposed Urban Design Layout ................................................................................................................ 25 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2 Key Urban Design Layout Proposals ................................................................................................ 25 North-South Connectivity and Linkages ...................................................................................... 25 East-West Connectivity and Linkages .......................................................................................... 27 Core Public Spaces ....................................................................................................................... 29 Public Transport Access and Facilities ......................................................................................... 31 Infill Development, Redevelopment and Intensification Opportunities ..................................... 33 Responsive Built Form ................................................................................................................. 35 Public Space and NMT Network .................................................................................................. 40 Trading Facilities and Opportunities ............................................................................................ 42 Green Spaces and Landscaping Structure ................................................................................... 45 3.3 Street Typologies and Sections ........................................................................................................ 47 Phila Ndwandwe Road ................................................................................................................. 51 The Planning Initiative and Team Page i ISIPINGO CBD URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND 3-D RENDITION New North-South Collector Street Link ....................................................................................... 52 Jadwat Street ............................................................................................................................... 54 3.4 Composite Urban Design Layout ..................................................................................................... 55 4 Transport Network and Proposals ........................................................................................................... 66 4.1 Road Network .................................................................................................................................. 66 4.2 Public Transport Network ................................................................................................................ 70 4.3 Non-Motorised Transport Network................................................................................................. 73 4.4 Parking and Deliveries ..................................................................................................................... 74 5 Land Use Proposals .................................................................................................................................. 76 5.1 Land Use Implications ...................................................................................................................... 76 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 76 Potential Zoning Implications ...................................................................................................... 77 Development Parameters ............................................................................................................ 77 Sub-Divisions and Consolidations ................................................................................................ 78 Potential Development Yields ..................................................................................................... 78 6 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................................ 81 7 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 92 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Basic Facts and Figures ........................................................................................................................ 6 Table 2: Project Methodology Flow Chart and Key Deliverables ...................................................................... 6 Table 3: Proposed MBT Ranking and Holding Capacity ................................................................................... 20 Table 4: Trading Typologies and Trader Numbers .......................................................................................... 44 Table 5: Existing Street Network ..................................................................................................................... 47 Table 6: Street and Public Space Typologies and Proposals............................................................................ 49 Table 7: Existing and Proposed Road Network................................................................................................ 69 Table 8: Proposed PT / MBT Holding and Ranking Facilities ........................................................................... 73 Table 9: Existing Land Use Zoning along CBD Streets .....................................................................................