3 STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT RESPONSES
3.4 URBAN NETWORK STRATEGY ELEMENTS (PHASE 1) – SPATIAL PLANNING AND TARGETING
include:
• Complete Streets
• Local Area Plans and Precinct Plans Supportive Public
Realm
• Encouraging the development of a high-quality public realm that supports higher densities.
Key guidelines and tools include:
• Complete Streets
• Local Area Plans and Precinct Plans
• Increases the attractiveness and safety of streets, public spaces public transport nodes and NMT.
Spatial Targeting • Encouraging development and investment
appropriate to the spatial context (e.g.
Prime
Investment Corridor, Urban Integration Zone,
Suburban Integration Zone, Rural Integration
Zone, etc.)
• Ensures that the appropriate type and level of public transport, NMT and road infrastructure are provided to support the spatial targeting approach in the IDP, SDF, BEPP and sector plans.
Table 10 Transport Strategy at per CITP
3.4 URBAN NETWORK STRATEGY ELEMENTS (PHASE 1) – SPATIAL PLANNING AND
Fig21 C3 Corridor Bridge City to Pinetown
3.4.2 C3 URBAN NETWORK STRATEGY ELEMENTS
3.4.2.1 CURRENT PROGRAMME STATUS Key milestones are as follows:
• C3 corridor nearing completion; and
• Work stoppages had a huge impact on the schedule but has resumed, however, remains a key challenge in progressing the project as per the plan.
3.4.3 C3 OPERATIONAL READINESS
The C3 corridor is scheduled to start its operations with a staged approach as indicated in Table 11 below:
Table 11 C3 Operational Readiness 3.4.3.1 C3 PROGRAMME CHALLENGES
1. Construction on an existing road network
▪ Land Acquisition incl Permission to Occupy (PTO)
▪ Delays in re-location and renewal of services.
▪ Consequential upgrades to existing road infrastructure.
2. Work stoppages
▪ Mini-Bus Taxi operators and communities demanding a stake in construction.
▪ Various groupings protesting for issues that are not related to the project 3. Inter- governmental agreements (PRASA, TRANSNET)
4. Contractual delays 5. Procurement Delays
3.4.4 C3: INTEGRATED CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT
The United Kingdom Prosperity Fund (UKPF), a UK Government initiative to support sustainable and inclusive economic growth leading to poverty reduction in middle-income developing countries, South Africa is one of a small number of priority countries
• Urban Planning – support for spatial restructuring, urban renewal and master planning
• Resilience – support for the development and implementation of strategies to enhance urban resilience
The participation of eThekwini Municipality in this programme, which is focused on the improved coordination of projects and programmes focussed on the GO1Durban IPTN in line with the National Development Plan 2030 and the city’s strategic plans (IDP, SDF and CITP) will also help to achieve the objectives of global agendas such as the New Urban Agenda and the
Sustainable Development Goals in relation to urban resilience and planning.
South African Municipalities have a critical role to play in supporting the resumption of more inclusive economic growth, in particular, the responsibility to guide spatial development through urban planning instruments, infrastructure investments and service delivery programmes that shape the built environment cities. There is a consensus that a fundamental spatial
transformation is required to enable cities to contribute effectively to national economic and social development objectives.
The intention of the transformation is to retrofit existing city footprints to produce compact, coordinated and connected cities, using transit-oriented development (TOD) and other urban planning strategies to yield desirable social, economic and
environmental outcomes - as envisioned in the National Development Plan.
The objective of the study: Enhanced institutional governance coordination for supporting the alignment of stakeholder plans working on transit-oriented development (TOD) is to develop an enhanced institutional and governance coordination model for supporting the alignment of stakeholder plans working on TOD. and is aimed at providing a transversal management approach for the planning, implementation and management of the TOD for improved corridor efficiencies. Through
enhancing the institutional governance for supporting TOD, the long-term goal is to provide seamless interconnectivity and an integrated, multimodal transport system for Durban that provides an efficient, safe, affordable and inclusive mobility option for all residents.
3.4.5 C9: BRIDGE CITY TO UMHLANGA TOWN CENTRE
The C9 is the shortest corridor and links the growth areas of Umhlanga and Bridge City via the Cornubia mixed-use development. The route is seen below Figure 22 in relation to the eThekwini Integration Zone shaded in red. This corridor forms part of the Phase 1 public transport network in that it links new areas of residential and employment growth in the northern part of the municipality with the western part of the municipality through its linkage with C3. This transport corridor is a key component of the strategy for spatial transformation as it links areas of affluence with areas of marginalisation.
Fig 22 C9 Corridor Bridge City to Umhlanga Town Centre
3.4.6 C1: (BRIDGE CITY TO DURBAN CBD)
C1 provides connections between two major centres: Bridge City (Urban Hub) and Durban CBD (economic zone) This provides significant improvements in metropolitan level mobility and is a key component of the strategy of spatial transformation. The route is seen below in Figure 23 in relation to the eThekwini Integration Zone shaded in pink.
Fig 23 C1 Corridor Bridge City to Durban CBD 3.4.6.1 MAJOR PROGRAMME RISKS AND ISSUES
• Work Stoppages: Community participation and engagement with the Taxi Industry have been undertaken as a
3.4.7 INNER CITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (ICDS) AND CBD OUTER RING SERVICE
3.4.7.1. CURRENT PROGRAMME STATUS:
• Professional team procured;
• Preparation of conceptual layouts for infrastructure and detailed modelling for the Warwick Node indicated below in Figure 24 including the ICDS services; and
• Aligned to Inner CBD regeneration and densification strategy.
Fig 24Warwick Node (Berea Station Development)
3.4.8 IPTN FUNDING AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS
The budget allocation for the IPTN is reflected in the proposed budget 2021 MTREF listed in Table 12 below:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION 20/21 21/22 22/23 TOTAL
P8529E CONSTRUCTION
OF CORRIDOR C1 - 56 648 000 100 000 000 R 156 648 000,00
P9030E CONSTRUCTION
OF CORRIDOR C9 140 000 000 - - R 140 000 000,00 P9706A CORNUBIA BLVD 82 974 000 19 865 000 - R 102 839 000,00 COUNCIL/LOAN/USDG 574 279 000 480 608 000 530 120 000 R 399 487 000,00
P9706C CORNUBIA BLVD - 196 648 000 - R 196 648 000,00
P7848A
LAND
ACQUISITION - IRPTN
6 000 000 - - R 6 000 000,00
P8528 CONSTRUCTION
OF CORRIDOR C3 129 611 000 94 838 000 622 000 R 225 071 000,00
P8529 CONSTRUCTION
OF CORRIDOR C1 225 394 000 171 576 000 393 545 000 R 790 515 000,00
P9030 CONSTRUCTION
OF CORRIDOR C9 298 781 000 287 292 000 431 579 000 R 1 017 652 000,00
P9418 BRIDGE CITY