Presentation to stakeholders Mayoral Visit to Parkhurst 29 October 2013

Introduction and background

Approach Focus on certain areas Way forward proposals

The City of Joburg has committed in the GDS and IDP to:

Promote transit orientated development

Reduce car use and promote the use of walking, cycling and public transport

Promotion of and support to local economic development especially in localities including small nodes

The urban regeneration of different parts of our city – taking into consideration its specific nature

Streets Alive: Achieving road safety through changing the way in which we use our road space

Active citizenry and developmental service delivery

JMPD has historically been responsible for the management of paid parking – through on street ‘parking meter’s.

Since the early 2000s, the paid parking system has broken down In 2011, JMPD awarded a contract to Ace Parking to roll out paid parking in an

identified number of areas which historically had parking meters The parking contract was piloted in Braamfontein and after some lessons was

successfully rolled out in Braamfontein and to a lesser extent in the Inner City JMPD chose Parkhurst as the first ‘suburban’ location for the roll out of paid

parking and encountered opposition from residents and business owners – some problems related to community consultation processes and others related to whether or not paid parking was indeed needed in Parkhurst during the day

In the process, a number of potential legal problems with the Ace Contract also emerged – which have subsequently been addressed

Lessons have also emerged which has led to the development of an integrated approach between different City of Joburg departments towards parking and other measures to improve the accessibility and attractiveness of small mostly retail business nodes

The Transport Department driven by:

Issues arising from the implementation of paid parking

Requests from people with disabilities for appropriate parking in main streets

Complaints of loading and deliveries impeding pedestrian accessibility and safety

Introduction of complete streets concepts and the recognition that ‘main streets’ are a specific type of complete street

Initiated a project to look at 25 small nodes – the parking problems and propose solutions which would make these modes accessible to all road users and increase their attractiveness as nodes of economic development

Paid parking was seen as one measure amongst a range of measures

1. Pan Africa,

Alexandra

2. Bellevue

Yeoville

3. Cyrildene

4. Mayfair

5. Jabulani

6. Midrand

7. Lenasia

8. Randburg

9. Roodepoort

10. Florida

11. Rosettenville

12. Norwood

13. Melville

14. Emmarentia

15. Rosebank

16. Birnam

17. Illovo

18. Parkview

19. Fordsburg

20. Greenside

21. Linden

22. Rivonia

23. Craighall Park

24. Northcliff

25. Parkhurst

26. JHB CBD

(Freight

Management

only)

Not focus on CBDs

AUDIT INFORMATION SOUGHT

Number of on- and off-street parking

Number of loading bays Number of cycle and

motorcycle bays Pedestrian crossings Demand and supply

estimate

QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED

Where can access to private vehicle parking be limited to encourage public transport

Where can dedicated cycle lanes/landscaping be introduced by the removal of on- street parking bays

Where is a mismatch between demand and supply

Where is long-term parking used at short -term parking bays

What measures can balance all modes (inclusive of cycling, walking, private vehicles, public transport)

What measures can be implemented to improve urban functionality; pedestrian accessibility and vehicle mobility

Criteria/methodology to determine parking fees

With this methodology, other nodes can also be looked at going forward

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

Service provider completed audits in all identified areas and made recommendations

Followed by:

Consultation led by ward councillors meeting with affected stakeholders and residents

▪ Done: Roodepoort, Florida, Parkhurst Rosebank, Melville, Fordsburg, Mayfair, Cyrildene, Lenasia, Ilovo, Emmarentia, Greenside

▪ Other: Can still be done Consideration by affected City departments:

Development Planning, JRA, JMPD, Transport Slow down of paid parking roll out Recommendations for Mayoral Committee

and implementation And lots of public debate!

Vehicles using short term parking (on‐street) for long term parking (off-street) which causes congestion as circulation of on-street parking is minimised

Blockage of business and residential accesses by illegally parked vehicles

Pedestrian safety compromised by vehicles illegally parked on sidewalks

Loading zones used for parking Insufficient supply of parking

bays for people with disability, motorcycle, bicycle and loading zones

Poor markings and signage

In short:

o Our main streets are not “complete” – accessible, safe and attractive for all

road users

o There is poor alignment between land use rights and

public space – often due to the historical function of the

node changing over time and the regulatory environment

not catching up

“To address our challenges – we need to change course – we need to give our citizens a right to a spatially integrated city, a safe City and an inclusive City” Executive Mayor, Cllr

Parks Tau

CITY STRATEGIES

Over the last two years we have been developing new approaches to:

The way we develop our City: Densification and mixed use along corridors stitching our city together

The way we see our streets: Completing our streets to make them attractive and accessible to all road users

The way we travel: Making walking, cycling and public transport the mode of choice

The way we deliver services: Active Citizenry and Developmental Service Delivery – focusing on partnerships, job creation, empowerment

BRINGING IT TOGETHER FOR SMALL NODES

We want small nodes to

Support inclusive local economic development

Increasingly become mixed use while recognising that different nodes can have unique or specific functions

Accessible to all users – not only those with private cars

Safe and attractive

Managed and constantly enhanced in a partnership between the City and node stakeholders

Be integrated or complementary to the needs of surrounding residents or communities

A VISION for each node agreed to by stakeholders

Alignment of LAND USE rights with VISION

Revitalisation of PUBLIC SPACE aligned with VISION

ACCESSIBILITY for shoppers, workers, deliveries, restaurant goers etc.

The most significant public space in these small nodes is the ROAD SPACE and that is why parking measures become important

Implemented in partnership and balancing the rights and interests

of residents, business owners, workers and consumers

The road space must be: Safe Well managed Well maintained Accommodate all users: cars,

pedestrians, cycles and bikes, public transport, delivery vehicles, people with disabilities

The road space does not have to have the same use 24/7: Cars in the day, parties in the

night Cars on week days, tables on

weekends

And this is where on street parking can be a hindrance or an

opportunity

Sidewalk Parking zone Road surface

Wide and well maintained Demarcated space for walking and for ordered retail activity such as street markets, hawkers, restaurants Active, attractive street furniture: • Signage • Public art • Stops and shelters • Hawker stalls

Short term on street parking – long term should be off street Properly demarcated, managed and enforcement including for: • People with disability • Freight • Cycles/bikes • Public transport holding

etc.

Narrowed or traffic calmed to prevent speeding and maximise safety Pedestrian crossing Well maintained Demarcated where appropriate as one ways, cycles, only certain classes of vehicles or bikes Closed at certain times for vehicular traffic to be used as another kind of road space Pedestrian crossings

Parkhurst, Cyrildene, Mayfair and Florida (examples)

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CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Looked at: • Road classes • Traffic conditions • Public transport network • Cycle routes • Parking areas • Parking usage

Insufficient number of ‘well located’ parking bays to support increased development, this is a particularly severe on weekends and at night.

Neighbouring residents inconvenienced as visitors park in side streets – often blocking driveways

No public transport/cycling alternatives

Sidewalk encroachment by some restaurants

Roads and sidewalks need improved maintenance and management in line with vision

Essentially a clash between the past and the present

Very similar situation in Greenside

VISION: An attractive and vibrant street with a focus on high-end retail and evening and weekend restaurant node respective of the surrounding stable residential and other land uses

LAND USE

To change from neighbourhood node to activity street

Enforcement by building inspectors and JMPD in respect of illegal land use including permanent structures on sidewalks

New developments must have a plan for parking

ROADS AND SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE

JRA to upgrade roads in line with VCI index

Maintenance to be as per schedule

In partnership with businesses, develop unique look and feel for signage, street furniture

Street furniture to include: Cycle parking

Shelters and stops for public transport

Well demarcated including for: Loading (freight) Ranking (public transport) People with disabilities Motor cycles Metered taxis/tuk tuks

On street parking (4th Street) No need for paid parking in day but enforcement of parking longer than 60

minutes (R200 fine) Paid parking to be considered from 15:00 to 21:00 during week and on

weekends (pending change of bye laws) Provision made for long term parking at Pirates Club with shuttle

service by pedi cabs or tuk tuks – consider sponsorship by local business Total ban on parking in residential side streets (yellow line) and JMPD

enforcement

If we want to move from the past to the future and make this node even more dynamic consider:

Temporary road closures of section of 4th Ave every Thursday/Friday night and weekend and business owners an use space for open air restaurants, markets, exhibitions, etc.

Parking to be provided at Pirates with shuttles by pedi cabs and tuk tuks, ? Parkhurst Primary (park and walk)

Increased public transport, cycle promotion will also reduce cars coming into the node - Night bus?

This will require:

Establishment of formalised partnership of business owners (CID?)

Traffic impact study and partnership with JRA and JMPD

Melville 7th Street - ? 2000

Vision: An attractive and vibrant small mixed use node (retail, residential, commercial) with potential to grow as a transit node with rail modernisation

Proposals: Improved road maintenance (markings, signage)

No more zoning rights without increased provision for off street parking and adherence to parking ratios

Increased enforcement especially at nights and weekends

Demarcation of on street parking for people with disabilities, bikes and loading zones

Paid parking including at night and weekends.

Vision: An attractive and vibrant node with a focus on retail and evening and weekend restaurant respectful of the surrounding stable residential and other land uses

Proposals: Improved road maintenance (markings, signage) No more zoning rights without increased provision for off street

parking and adherence to parking ratios Increased enforcement especially at nights and weekends Park and ride with tuk tuks/pedi cabs at Pirates Club Demarcation of on street parking for people with disabilities,

bikes and loading zones Paid parking including at night and weekends.

Vision: An attractive and vibrant node with a focus on

reversing the present decline and improving the functionality of business respectful of the surrounding residential land use

Proposals: Improved road maintenance (markings, signage) Regulatory signage and road markings Increased enforcement Improved visible demarcation of where on street parking is

allowed and not allowed Paid parking within 15 minutes free to improve parking

circulation.

Vision: An attractive, vibrant and accessible “China town” bordered by two gateways

Proposals: Improved road maintenance (markings, signage) Improved building inspectors and adherence to zoning rights Widening of sidewalks including landscaping and establishment of

vegetation Improved visible demarcation of where on street parking is allowed and

not allowed Paid parking within 15 minutes free to improve parking circulation. Longer stay parking at Bruma Lake with shuttle service (tuk tuk/pedi

cabs

The Transport Department study looked at 25 nodes - some because they were on list for paid parking, others from residents/councillor feedback. It is thus not comprehensive or City wide

However from the study, recommendations can be made which are cross cutting across all nodes and specific to some. In some areas, more work has to be done with other Departments to determine a way forward

On the next slides, we try categorise the areas and the key recommendations per category

We can categorise business nodes as follows: Nodes whose function has

remained stable over time Nodes experiencing a revival

, albeit with a change of function

Nodes which are declining and measures need to focus on turning them around

New nodes

MEASURES

Ensure well maintained side walks and road surface

Ensure proper demarcation for loading, people with disabilities, public transport and cycling

Paid parking if required to improve rotation of parking bays

NODES

Birnam Craighall Park (along Jan

Smuts) Emmarentia Linden Northcliffe Parkview Randburg Rosettenville Midrand Rivonia

MEASURES

Work closely with stakeholders to determine appropriate solutions to enhance revival and align land use, parking, use of public space – find uniqueness!

Measures can include: Temporary or permanent road

closures/one way streets/cycle and walking prioritisation

Introduction of street furniture etc to create uniqueness (e.g. Cyrildene gateways)

In medium term seek off street parking and increased use of public transport, cycling, walking

Paid parking where will improve rotation of short term parking

NODES

Nodes Greenside Illovo Bellevue/Yeoville Rosebank Mayfair Cyrildene Parkhurst

MEASURES

City to ensure: Improved sidewalks and widen

where possible,

Improved signage and street furniture, landscaping ( complete street implementation)

Road surface well maintained

Strong urban management and enforcement

Increased accessibility for public transport (e.g. new public transport facility in Roodepoort, upgraded sidewalks)

Not appropriate for paid parking

NODES

Melville? Norwood? Lenasia Roodepoort Florida

MEASURES

Pro-active urban design framework to ensure that public space is appropriately allocated to private vehicles, public transport users, pedestrians, cyclists

Wide sidewalks, landscaping, public art

Strong urban management and enforcement

Paid parking to prevent abuse of long

NODES

NODES Jabulani Pan Africa

We have spelt out approach in this document and provided examples

We would like your views and feedback

Next steps: Mayoral Committee to

determine way forward on small nodes including paid parking and review areas of implementation, in line with strategy

Transport Department has some budget for ‘kickstarting’ engineering interventions e.g. more iconic street furniture, bike storage racks

Transport Department, JMPD, Regional offices and Development Planning to work in partnership with stakeholders to implement

Comments by 8th November to

stanleyc@joburg.org.za or regional offices