Urban development

Residential CIDs get support

THE City has set up an advisory panel to look deeper into the complexities of setting up city improvement districts in residential areas.

New plans for Melrose Arch

TWO new hotels and an upmarket shopping area are some of the plans for Melrose Arch, held together by a multibillion rand piazza.

Orlando Stadium nearly complete

ONCE complete, the new Orlando Stadium will change the skyline of Soweto and "restore the dignity" of residents, says the executive mayor.

Newtown Quarter takes shape

THE first phase of the Newtown Quarter is finished; once the project is complete it will house home and building industry retail outlets.

Silver lining on the horizon for Diepsloot

WITH a financial boost and good old-fashioned human kindness, the residents of Diepsloot are set for a brighter future. A new community centre will ensure that the poorest of the poor are educated and financially empowered.

Diversions through Rosebank

MOTORISTS are reminded that sections of Oxford Road will remain closed while work continues on the Gautrain development. Alternative routes have been put in place.

Oxford Road to re-open in a week

THE immediate damage caused by the sink hole in Oxford Road has been repaired, and the integrity of the Gautrain tunnels "has been maintained".

Rosebank to get a makeover

THE Rosebank Urban Development Framework, which proposes high density development along transport networks without compromising the area's character, has been approved by the City council.

BG Alexander becomes a home

FROM a rat-infested slum unfit for human habitation to a happy home for many, including children, the BG Alexander building in Hillbrow has come a long way.

Art planned for Hillbrow and Berea

A KALEIDOSCOPE of public art is beautifying the flatlands of Hillbrow and Berea, with plenty of ideas coming from the suburbs' children.

Sod is turned at Lufhereng

WORK on the first phase of the huge Lufhereng development starts this month. Once completed, it will provide 25 000 new homes.

South has big conservancy plans

THE planned conservancy along Joburg's southern edge will link the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve with the hills of Roodepoort, and will preserve the natural environment and indigenous fauna and flora.

Orange Farm work 'impresses'

COUNCILLORS were impressed by the work being undertaken in the deprived suburb of Orange Farm, in Joburg's south.

JDA gives out Halala awards

THE inner city was the winner when the Johannesburg Development Agency honoured pioneers with its Halala Joburg Awards.

Apartheid street names replaced

NEW street signs have officially been unveiled in Randburg, where Hendrik Verwoerd Drive is now Bram Fischer Drive and Hans Strijdom Drive is Malibongwe. Rivonia trialists and anti-apartheid veterans were part of the celebratory occasion.

Face of Joburg set to change

URBAN development over the next five years will be concentrated along public transport corridors, with urban sprawl in outlying areas a thing of the past.

Fashion Kapitol almost complete

IT has been a dream 10 years in the making, but Jozi's Fashion Kapitol is finally on the way, with buildings bought and renovated, and buy-in from the fashion industry.

Massive new township goes ahead

LUFHERENG has been approved by the City council and work is expected to begin soon. It is the first housing project that will have an agricultural component.

City aims to densify priority areas

THERE are just two weeks left to comment on the City's Spatial Development Framework and Regional Spatial Development Frameworks. Densification of existing areas is a hot potato.

Harrison’s loyalty is rewarded

THE man at the helm of Johannesburg's development planning and urban management department has been recognised by his peers for his dedication to the discipline.