Corridors of Freedom: Analyzing Johannesburg's ambitious inclusionary transit-oriented development

Philip Harrison; Margot  Rubin; Alexandra Appelbaum; Romain Dittgen

doi:10.1177/0739456X19870312

Corridors of Freedom: Analyzing Johannesburg's ambitious inclusionary transit-oriented development

Philip Harrison, Margot Rubin, Alexandra Appelbaum, Romain Dittgen

University of the Witwatersrand

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In 2013, the Mayor of Johannesburg announced the ambitious Corridors of Freedom (CoF) initiative to transform the city’s socio-spatial structure. The CoF were constructed to be an inclusionary form of transit-oriented development (TOD). Using a 1,200 respondent survey, over 75 interviews, documentary analysis, and attendance at public participation interventions, the paper questions the possibilities for, and constraints on, the practice of inclusionary TOD. Using six criteria—spatial transformation, mobility, affordable accommodation, jobs and livelihoods, social integration, and participation—we demonstrate the mixed outcomes of inclusionary TOD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	456-468
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Planning Education and Research
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19870312
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019
Externally published	Yes

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