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Cape Town Proposes New CBD Spatial Plan; Expects up to 50 000 New Inner-City Residents by 2040

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has invited the public to comment on its 2040 local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the central business district (CBD).

The LSDF will guide decisions about land use, development, density, transportation and urban design.

It will also inform public investment in infrastructure “to ensure that the CBD transitions into a more sustainable, equitable, inclusive, liveable and resilient space”.

“The LSDF intends to transform the CBD into an environment that is more people-centred with urban design interventions to improve mobility and access for pedestrians, efforts to optimise heritage areas, a public land programme to inform land release in support of affordable housing opportunities, and an…

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