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Urban Services » table of contents

o Background information
o Feature articles

Background information:

Full Story		Planning & Environment Overview
		Development in Alex is not haphazard. A number of strategic, finely-detailed planning frameworks dictate implementation along agreed-upon and professionally sound guidelines.

		Creating open spaces

Full Story		Engineering Overview
		The engineering challenges in Alexandra are huge. There are few records of previous installations, and the infrastructure that did exist is totally inadequate to meet Alex's needs.

Feature articles:

Full Story		Winners all round: Ext. 7 Greening Challenge Awards
		July 2008 \| ARP
		The winners of Alexandra's Extension 7 Greening Challenge were announced at a well-attended closing ceremony


		Closing Ceremony

		Development of Ext. 7

Full Story		The Extension 7 Greening Challenge
		October 2007 \| ARP
		The Ext. 7 gardening competition forms part of the ARP's focus on environmental improvement by community participation.


		Development of Ext.7

Full Story		Fighting Global Warming in Alex
		September 2007 \| Johannesburg News Agency
		The first few of a 1000 trees donated by Equity Aviation have been planted in Alex to beautify the township's surrounds.

		Alexandra Parks

		Gardening Competition

Full Story		Proposed Greater Alexandra North South Link Project
		November 2006 \| ARP
		Read the preliminary documentation on the proposed North-South link through Alex...

Full Story		Air quality monitoring
		October 2006 \| ARP
		As part of its commitment to a healthier environment, the ARP established an air quality monitoring station.

Full Story		JRA sets aside R7m for Alex's streets
		October 2006 \| Johannesburg News Agency
		The Johannesburg Roads Agency is spending about R7-million to upgrade Alexandra's crumbling road system.

		Upgrading Storm Drains

		Upgrade of Roads

Full Story		The Greening of Alex: Ext. 8 Gardening Competition
		April 2006 \| ARP
		Residents of the Far East Bank Ext. 8 recently participated in a gardening competition aimed at improving their environment.

		Gardening Competition 2006

		Food and Trees for Africa

Full Story		Scratching beneath the surface
		March 2006 \| ARP
		Explore the hidden aspects of the ARP and the impact they have on the lives of thousands of Alex families.

		Bulk water services

		Sewerage system upgrades

Full Story		Upgrade in store for Alex's sewer pipelines
		February 2006 \| Johannesburg News Agency
		More than R3-million has been set aside to upgrade sewer pipelines in Alexandra.

		Sewer system upgrades