INNER- CI T Y REVITAL ISAT IO N
Reforging the urban identity The inner cities of South Africa’s metros have rather poor reputations, often being seen as unsafe, unclean and dilapidated. The City of Tshwane, however, envisions a revitalisation of its city centre and other areas that will provide ideal, high-density hubs in which people want to live, work and play.
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uring 2014, the City approved initiated a revised multiphase plan towards the revitalisation of the capital core. As the first order node within Tshwane, the Inner City requires focused interventions that are informed by an integrated framework, facilitated by a
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strategic, well-capacitated team and provided with the supporting enablers required for implementation. Projects that have been identified include: •e nhancing the image of the City through beautification of the City’s gateways and landmarks and through public art
• i dentification and development of a tourism route •e nhancing the integrated public transport network • a s the home to several national and local government departments, to create the ‘government estate’: a government boulevard and precincts that are attractive and functional •d evelopment of West Capital, the western precinct of the Inner City, into a mixed-use residential area that includes Schubart Park • r eimagining the inner city as a desirable destination for investors, tourists and residents of the City, with a key focus on social spaces for the multitudes of inner-city workers.
