Inner City Investment Initiative Preparatory
Workshop: 22 September 2011
Inner City Streetscape revival: Public Open Space
and Resources and Greening of Tshwane
Leloko Puling: Acting Director: Parks and
Horticultural Services / Open Space Management
Section
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Legislative and Policy Frameworks
Status Quo of Inner City Open Space Typologies
Proposed Inner City Projects (Inner City LOSP)
Challenges
Conclusion
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
The following frameworks support the Department in the execution of its
mandate:
•
Tshwane Open Space Framework (TOSF)
•
Inner City Local Open Space Plan
•
Streetscape Design Guideline Document
•
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality By Laws pertaining to
public amenities
STATUS QUO OF INNER CITY
OPEN SPACE TYPOLOGIES
According to the Inner City Local Open Space Plan, Open Space
Typologies within the inner city are outlined as follows:
•Red Network
•Brown Network
•Green Network
• Areas of ecological systems – National Zoo Gardens, Daspoort Ridge.
• Ridge systems – Witwaterberg Mountain Range, Salvokop.
•Blue Network
• All water courses within the city irrespective of their character and order – Apies
River, Steenhoven Spruit and Walkerspruit.
•Grey Network
• Open Space with services and urban utilities such as water reservoirs, holding
area, quarries, landfill sites and cemeteries – Skinner street taxi holding area,
Marabastad and Boom Street taxi rank.
RED NETWORKS
The Most important placemaking (symbolic elements) moments
in the city structure – (Church Square)
Ceremonial routes and boulevards that link symbolic elements –
(Church Street)
BROWN NETWORKS
Predominantly informal and formalised recreational Open
Spaces – resorts, recreational parks and sports facilities – (Jazz
Square)
Movement Spaces – corridors, linkages, activity streets and e.t.c.
(West Park, Jazz Square)
STATUS QUO OF INNER CITY OPEN SPACE
TYPOLOGIES
INNER CITY OPEN SPACE &
STREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL
Principles guiding development and revitalising the Inner City as
outlined in the Inner City LOSP:
Providing and enhancing pedestrian walkways in areas of pedestrian
movement;
Practicality and easily implementable
•Adding street kerbs to create edges to the streets;
•Adding unifying elements such as benches, litterbins and
pedestrian lighting;
•Safety by Design;
•Accessible for all;
•Connected and integrated;
•Using unifying signage and legibility;
Need all the open spaces we can get.
PROPOSED INNER CITY PROJECTS
PROPOSED INNER CITY PROJECTS
ZOO GATEWAY PARK
CALEDONIAN GATEWAY PARK
STEENHOVEN SPRUIT
ACTIVITY AREA
NZASM GATEWAY PARK
ESTIMATED REQUIRED BUDGET
FOR INNER CITY IMPROVEMENT
Project Name
Description
Estimated
Required funding
Zoo Gateway Park
Multi recreational Park
R 4, 000, 000
Caledonian Gateway Park
Multi recreational
R 14, 000, 000
Nzasm Gateway Park
Multi recreational Park
R 3, 500, 000
Steenhoven Spruit Activity Area
Riverside recreational area
R 3, 500, 000
Upgrade of existing Inner City
parks (Arcadia Park)
Multi recreational Park
R 8, 000, 000
Paul Kruger Street
Streetscape improvement
R 8, 000, 000
Boom Street
Streetscape improvement
R 6, 000, 000
Esselen Street
Streetscape improvement
R 5, 000, 000
Church Street
Streetscape improvement
R 5, 000, 000
Minaar Street
Streetscape improvement
R 5, 000, 000
INNER CITY CAPITAL PROJECTS
FOR 2011/2012 FINANCIAL YEAR
PROJECT
Potgieter Street
Entrance
R21 Traffic Island
Fountains Circle
TOTAL
2011/2012
BUDGET
PROJECT ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
Landscaping:
Soft Landscaping:
Planting of indigenous trees, Shrubs and Ground covers.
Hard Landscaping:
600,000.00 Packed rock edged with precast concrete kerbs
Landscaping:
Soft Landscaping:
Planting of indigenous trees, Shrubs and Ground covers.
Hard Landscaping:
Packed rock edged with precast concrete kerbs and brick
350,000.00 pavers
950,000.00
ADDITONAL
FUNDING REQUIRED
R 1, 500, 000.00
R 3, 500, 000.00
R 5,000, 000.00
CHALLENGES & PROPOSED
SOLUTIONS
• City specific approach to funding landscape and
streetscape development are insufficient and hence
presented as slow or non improvement of the Inner City.
• The City is in partnership with other government
Department through inter alia Tsosoloso Programme to
enhance landscape and streetscape development.
• Partnerships with private sector specifically those that are
interested in greening are needed.
CONCLUSION
• Need for protection and development of open spaces within
the Inner City
• Innovative funding approaches required to enhance
development of landscape and streetscape developments
within the City.
• Key to the above is involvement and partnerships private
sector.