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| A brief overview of the housing needs in
Alexandra and the ARP's housing plans. In-depth
explanations of various aspects of the Housing objectives
follow in the pages listed hereunder. |
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| The revised ARP Housing
Strategy (Oct. 2005) was greatly influenced by the lessons
learnt from the early years of the Project, as well as the
findings of the Benchmark Survey. |
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| The revised ARP Housing
Strategy is breaking new ground. The new policy direction is
to find housing solutions that preserve community dynamics
within Alex, while improving lifestyles. |
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| During March to May 2010,
approximately 1380 families moved to new homes in the K206
housing development. |
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| Step-by-step Alexandra is
changing, with the City working hard to provide housing and
infrastructure. |
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| Several blocks of the M2
Hostel have been converted into 98 social housing units and
286 affordable rental units. |
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| The so-called 'xenophobic'
violence has fragmented the community and generated mistrust
of the housing process. |
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| The ARP has introduced a
number of innovative housing options in Alexandra. |
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| Alexandra is now set to
spread into neighbouring Linbro Park and Marlboro Gardens. |
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| In 2007, the Sowetan
published an article on electrification in Alex. Now the
foresight of the ARP is confirmed |
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| This month we focus on
the extent of progress in two specific areas
of Alexandra - Pan Africa and Extension 7. |
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| The Alex renewal Project has 7,053 mixed-type dwellings
currently under construction through-out Alexandra township. |
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| The ARP is pioneering a
new concept in urban design, providing mixed-usage
affordable housing in cluster-style developments. |
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| In an innovative
adaptation of commercial trends, the ARP has created a solution that is uniquely suited to
Alex’s RDP needs. |
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| A world-first project to provide affordable
rental shelter to people who have
had no viable alternative to living in shacks. |
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| Most new urban
development occurs on open land, but what happens when the
land is already heavily populated? |
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| Now in its second phase
of construction, the M2 Men's Hostel in Alexandra is about
to see a theatre added to the complex. |
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| 91 families that
were temporarily housed in the Alex Transit Village
from London Road, have received new homes in Ext. 7. |
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| The ARP has an innovative
plan to offer two rooms-to-let in the yards of RDP houses in
the township. |
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| The key challenge
confronting the Project inevitably relates to who will be
the beneficiaries of new housing developments. |
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| The Alex Ext. 7 housing
project was launched by handing over title deeds to 60
residents, who now have homes of their own. |
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