09/04/2015:Stakeholder and Public Consultation for Eco-Mobility World Festival to be Held at Sandton in October
The City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department and the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) - an its implementation agency for the legacy projects – will during the first three weeks in April 2015 undertake a stakeholder consultation and information gathering exercise for the EcoMobility Festival in and around the Sandton area.
During this period every property owner along the affected streets will be contacted to collect information and understand concerns about both the proposed streets to be closed in October 2015 and the legacy project of transforming West and Maude Street and the public transport loop along Rivonia Road, Fredman Drive and Fifth Streets.
The information collected will include how many parking bays the affected buildings have, how many people work in these buildings, what are present transport arrangements and where do they come from or go to each day.
Members of the public who want to check whether they are affected or indicate how they are affected and want to be further consulted, will also have an opportunity to be engaged.
At the end of the consultation process a comprehensive Transport Festival Plan will be developed. This plan will outline the following:
• Final proposed details of roads to be closed;
• Alternative public transport to be provided including through Metrobus, Gautrain, mini bus taxis and Park and Rides in the surrounding areas which could be served by tuk tuks, electric bikes etc.;
• Proposed plans for deliveries, waste removal, emergencies etc.; as well as
• A Signage plans.
The Transport Festival Plan to be completed by the end of May and during June 2015, will be subject to further stakeholder consultations. Public meetings will be held to present the final draft plan, hear outstanding concerns and suggestions and make further amendments.
The final plan will be signed off by the City’s political leadership at the end of June 2015, leaving July to September 2015 for the making of all the necessary arrangements including extensive information sharing to all residents, workers and tenants in Sandton.
Timetable of public consultations and calls for partnership
The programme that has been set out above is reduced to a table below for clarity. The table also includes the relevant contact details.
Date What Who to contact
1 April to 17 April 2015 City to contact all property owners on the roads affected by the following to gather information:
• Transformation of West and Maude Streets
• Public transport loop (Rivonia Road, Fifth Street and Fredman Drive)
• Festival road closures during October 2015 Property owners or major tenants to contact Siyabonga Genu on sgenu@jda.org.zaThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Ntombikayise Motsoari at NMotsoari@jda.org.zaThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Members of the public to email: ecomobility.festival@iclei.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 2015 City to put adverts in newspaper and send out to all stakeholder, “Opportunity for Partnership” document seeking information from potential partners in respect of:
• Providing alternative transport services
• Exhibiting at the EcoMobility Exhibition
• Setting up of stalls/selling products/services along the closed streets
• Participating in road safety activities. To get a copy of Opportunity for Partnership document visit www.ecomobility.festival.org and to return it: email to: ecomobility.festival@iclei.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Late May 2015 Partnership meeting To receive an invite to attend this meeting, email ecomobility.festival@iclei.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
1 June 2015 Publication of draft Transport Management Plan and call for public comments
Stakeholder and public meetings To get a copy of the plan to comment or to be invited to the stakeholder or public meeting, email ecomobility.festival@iclei.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it after the end of May 2015.
END
For more details about the proposed interventions, please go to: www.joburg.org.za.
Issued by the City of Johannesburg
For all media queries, send an email to: mediaqueries@joburg.org.zaThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
