A new framework for development of Cape Town's inner city sets out plans to accommodate about 40 000 more residents in a greener and more pedestrian-friendly environment over the next 15 years.
A new framework for development of Cape Town’s inner city sets out plans to accommodate about 40 000 more residents in a greener and more pedestrian-friendly environment over the next 15 years.currently open for public comment, states that property in the inner city is unaffordable for 90% of Cape Town households who need accommodation.People who work in the inner city cannot even afford inner city rentals, and more than 70% of accommodation in the area is targeted at tourists.
This will also contribute to the vibrancy of the inner city outside normal working hours. Currently, most of the city centre’s streets are almost deserted after 6pm and from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning. In order to meet the challenge of increased supply and affordability, the plan says policy responses should target economic growth and increased employment to boost household income; there should be ‘general provision’ of housing for all economic markets, along with ‘dealing with informality and homelessness’; and expanding spaces for ‘vulnerable people’ to seek shelter in and around the inner city.
, offering 3 480 residential units. Also on City-owned land, the Foreshore Freeways Precinct Development Project would offer 3 000 residential units.historically been a headache for the CityAlso notable is the availability of two erven owned by the Western Cape Government at Prestwich Street in De Waterkant offering 1 080 residential units in a mixed use development.
While City planners want to retain the inner city’s attractiveness for business in order to maintain and increase economic activity, this needs to be balanced with the need for tens of thousands more residential units while also protecting heritage and ‘upholding principles of good design’, the plan says.
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