The greater tygerberg partnership an urban turnaround strategy takes shape in cape town ss

To Inclusively and Innovatively

Facilitate the Creation and Sustained Existence of a

Vibrant Thriving, Desirable and Value Adding

Economically Prosperous Area

For the Benefit of Citizens and Inhabitants

By Introducing and Utilising World Class Cutting Edge

Knowledge-based Strategies, Structures And Dynamics.

• Attractive spaces for businesses and for living

• Quality housing and recreational opportunities near to

places of work and/or linked to efficient public transport

• Innovative and inclusive network knowledge organisation

• mobilise local, provincial, national and international

support

• alignment of social and economic development

• support grass roots initiatives

• local social and economic growth that will link with that

of the City and the Provincial Government

• Shared vision and common agenda

• Knowledge and innovation network

• Realise investment, development and employment

potential

• Tackle urban decay, poverty and safety and security

• Improve the business and investment climate and

reputation

ROLE Activities

Championing Articulating and exemplifying the brand, marketing and promoting in

event, media and forums, undertaking advocacy in key policy and

strategy debates

Partnering Creating an institutional space for change by engaging key role

players in dialogue, developing a uniting vision and action

programme and ensuring effective institutionalisation

Innovating Developing, sharing and disseminating knowledge and linking this

with effective business and institutional networks

Strategising Creating a platform for effective strategy by resourcing, supporting,

facilitating and articulating a strategic conversation amongst key

actors

Packaging Pro-actively identifying and scoping projects, ensuring that resources

are allocated, building the capacity of project partners and briefing /

resourcing a project implementation agency

Responding Responding to requests, blockages, opportunities and initiatives and

ensuring that the attention and energies of the appropriate actors are

engaged and that relevant knowledge and innovation are brought to

bear

Directing Directing services & projects, operating networks

• Voortrekker Road Corridor

• Intensive Urban Management Zone

• Rapid Transit & Movement Armature

• Bellville

• Transport Interchange (Mayor’s Urban Regeneration Programme)

• Inner CBD

• Broader CBD Campus: Metropolitan Nodal Nexus

• Northern Urban Core

• Greater Tygerberg Sphere

1. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT Ubuntu Market

Bio Science Business Park

Sports Science Park

Business Park

Student Accommodation

2. INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICE DELIVERY Voortrekker Road Corridor

Bellville CBD

Belleville CBD – UWC Axis

3. DESIREABLE SPACES CIDs

Safe parking

Security Agency Capacity Building

CCTV

Constructive Parks

4. DESIRED EVENTS & DESTINATIONS

5. GOOD GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP

6. ENGAGING THE YOUTH

7. CONTINUOUS INCLUSIVE INNOVATION

Board of Directors

Management

Members

City of CT

GovernmentCentral

RegionalLocal

Civil SocietyAcademia

Business Sector

Corporates Business

Associations

Knowledge Partners

(academic institutions)

THE GREATER TYGERBERG PARTNERSHIP

Facilitate coordination and cooperation

between partners and other stakeholders

Stimulate and facilitate local social and

economic investment and development

Create, disseminate and oversee the

implementation of innovation and ideas

TRANSITION

Past Present Future

PROCESS Constant adaptation

SYSTEMATIC A systems view

TRANSITION Predictable destination Unpredictable journey

PATH CHOICES Sequences consequences

1771 Industrial Revolution

1829 Start of Age of Steam and Railways

1875 Start of Age of Steel, Electricity & Heavy

Engineering

1908 Start of Age of Oil, Automobiles & Mass

Production

1971 Age of Information & Telecommunications

2008 Midpoint of Age of Information &

Telecommunications + Start of Era of Turbulence

2030 Start of Age of Biotechnology and Renewable

Energy?

2050 Midpoint of Age of Biotechnology and

Renewable Energy?

URBANISM

PRODUCTION

REPRODUCTION

MOVEMENT

NETWORK

Knowledge

Services

Manufacturing

Exchange Schooling

Shelter

Safety

Health

Livelihood

Motorised

• Public

• Private

Non Motorised

LONGITUDINAL

LATERAL

Leadership

Grid

Virtual Grid

Utility Grid

Civic Identity

Public Space

Orientation

Urban Culture

YEAR VOORTREKKER ROAD TRANSITIONS

1680 – 1860 Animal Drawn Carriage

1860 – 1940 Railway Towns & High Streets

1940 - 1980 Satellite Towns & Road / Rail Corridor

1980 - 2015 Commuter Suburbs on Rail / Bus / Taxi Corridor

2015 – 2025 Voortrekker Integrated Rapid Transit Corridor ?

2025 – 2040 North City Urban Core?

• Corridor Alignment =

Safe Wagon Route

over Cape Flats vleis

• Bellville Stop Over • Wagon Outspan

(Hardekraaltjie)

• Junction with

Regional Routes to

Strand / Stellenbosch

& Malmesbury

• 1860 Railway line

enables towns to be

established at Maitland,

Goodwood, Parow and

Bellville

• Tarred road connects

towns and enables High

Street development of

town centres as cars

become important

• Bellville now more

important as nexus of

Regional Rail System

As City Grows

• Towns become satellites of Greater

Cape Town

• Civic Pride & Competition

• Industrialisation creates Commuter

Movement Corridor and Industrial /

commercial belt on Voortrekker

Road

• Bellville becomes important

national rail nexus

• Freeway becomes dominant

mover for high income

commuters and freight

• Development leapfrogs the

N1 to capture high income

markets and car based

shopping

• Voortrekker Road Enters Relative

Decline as rail / bus services

deteriorate

• Bellville and other towns decline,

continue to serve Cape Flats

communities

POST MODERN HYPER MOBILE REGIONAL CORRIDOR

INTEGRATED COMMUTER CITY CORRIDOR

CAPE FLATS

• My Citi Integrated

Rapid Transit

• New PRASA Rail Fleet

• New Bellville Station

• Greater Tygerberg

Partnership drives

turnaround with

• Bold Future Visioning &

Planning

• Championing & Marketing

• Catalytic Public

Investments

• Strategic Nodal

Investments

• Affordable Quality High

Density Housing

Clean & Safe

CIDs

Great Events

Ubuntu Market

INNOVATION

Bellville as Epicentre of

Western Cape: Africa’s

Bio Production

Heartland & Regional

Matrix of Urban Villages

Sustainability

Imperative Becomes

Paramount

Bi – Nodal Urban

Structure Bellville Balancing Cape

Town in Urban Core

• Bellville as 21st

Century Metro Node

with Regional Role

• Fast Rail Hub

connecting Airport,

Western Cape, Eastern

Cape and Gauteng

STRADDLING RAILWAY

LINE IS CRITICAL

WELL NETWORKED AND

CONNECTED GREATER URBAN

CAMPUS

COMPACT COHESIVE CITY CORE

Commercial Core

with Strong

Knowledge &

Innovation Focus

CORRIDOR OPTIONS

ONE CAPE 2040 STEP CHANGE PATH

Getting people into work

• Bridges into employment including EPWP, CWP, skills to work and job intermediation

• Institutional, environmental, infrastructure innovations developed & tested

Changing the way we work & live

• Infrastructural and resource investments and institutional improvements at scale

• Social impact of CWP-type programmes and job intermediation comes through

Retooled economy & society starts working

• Improved skills + improved enterprise environment + zero waste and new resource base + improved infrastructure + repositioning = major increases in jobs, enterprises and investments

• Poverty and social challenges decline significantly

Economy & society matures

• Employment stabilises, equality increases, savings increase, environmental footprint declines

Recognising and gearing up excellence

Resourcing excellence and new ways of working and living

• Attracting investment

• Attracting entrepreneurs

• Opening up new markets

2012-2019 2020-2026 2027-2033 2034-2040

• Gearing up globally competitive businesses and innovative market leaders

CLEAN & SAFE STREETS & HOUSING & EVENTS &

NETWORKS 2013 – 2040 CATALYTIC PPP REVELOPMENT & UPGRADING:

2013 - 2016 LARGE SCALE REPACKAGING:

2013 – 2020

CORRIDOR INTEGRATION

2016 -2040

NEW METRO NODE

2016 -2040

VRC Business Plan 2040: Draft by 30 April 2013

Technical Working Team

Multi Stakeholder Forum

THANK YOU THANK YOU

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