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

Legislative and Policy Frameworks

Status Quo of Inner City Open Space Typologies

Proposed Inner City Projects (Inner City LOSP)

Challenges

Conclusion

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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 NETWORKSThe Most important placemaking (symbolic elements) moments in the city structure – (Church Square)Ceremonial routes and boulevards that link symbolic elements – (Church Street)

BROWN NETWORKSPredominantly 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

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.

INNER CITY OPEN SPACE & STREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

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

PROJECT2011/2012

BUDGET PROJECT ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONADDITONAL

FUNDING REQUIRED

Potgieter Street Entrance

600,000.00

Landscaping:Soft Landscaping:Planting of indigenous trees, Shrubs and Ground covers. Hard Landscaping:Packed rock edged with precast concrete kerbs R 1, 500, 000.00

R21 Traffic Island Fountains Circle

350,000.00

Landscaping:Soft Landscaping:Planting of indigenous trees, Shrubs and Ground covers. Hard Landscaping:Packed rock edged with precast concrete kerbs and brick pavers R 3, 500, 000.00

TOTAL950,000.00 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.