{"id":136685,"date":"2016-10-27T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/136685\/development-on-the-cards-for-ekurhuleni\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T10:32:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T08:32:26","slug":"development-on-the-cards-for-ekurhuleni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/10\/27\/development-on-the-cards-for-ekurhuleni\/","title":{"rendered":"Development on the cards for Ekurhuleni"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework (MSDF) was launched at the Victoria Hall, at Germiston Lake, last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The launch was a formal introduction of the MSDF and Regional Spatial Development Framework (RSDF) that is currently being used by the metro to guide and influence development in the city.<\/p>

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The framework serves as a plan that directs the long-term projections of the metro which will eventually also guide how the infrastructure planning is done.<\/p>\n

The MSDF is also a component of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) that municipalities are required to prepare in order to know what the community\u2019s needs are, among other things.<\/p>

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Town planners from all the customer care areas were among the stakeholders present at the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough everything that is envisioned we have to consider everyone that will be affected by the MSDF,\u201d said the metro\u2019s planning head of department, Motubatse Motubatse.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, we have to, among other things, consider the pedestrians and ensure that services to be provided should also be closer to public transport.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a well-structured city.\u201d<\/p>\n