prioritizing future development and growth - Stuckeman

INFRASTRUCTURETransportation: Inventory & AnalysisTransportation and Right of WaysDefining and establishing a transportation infrastructure is one of the first steps in development and expansion. To allow for thisexpansion, Tanzanian Planning Guidelines suggest a 60m Right of Way (ROW) for a Trunk Road, 30m for a Primary Distributor, and 10mfor a Pedestrian access (Tanzanian Planning Commission 1997). If enforced, these ROWs will prevent development within them andrequire existing structures to be displaced.NorthDABC372Structures inRight ofWays0 1000MetersScale 1:10,00056Businessesin Right ofWays21.5%of Homeswithin Rightof WaysTransportation in KisawasawaKisawasawa’s transportation network consists of atrunk road running north to south, two primarydistributors running east to west, and numerouspedestrian ways and footpaths based on this griddedorganization.Legend880PotentialPersonsDisplacedTrunk RoadPrimary DistributorPedestrian AccessFootpathRoad Right of WayStructure in Right of WayOther StructureImplications of Right of WaysCurrently, 372 of Kisawasawa’s structures lie inexisting ROWs. Of these structures, 176 are housesmeaning21.5% of the homes in Kisawasawa couldbe displaced. Structures in Right of Ways may beable to move further from the road on their own plot,or may have to relocate to another plot.AConnecting Mikumi and Ifakara, the main road of Kisawasawa islined with shops, businesses, and homes.BOne of two primary distributors that run east-west through the villageis flanked by a small commercial district.CPedestrian trails are generally wider and more defined thanfootpaths. They often are very close to structures.DAn X on a building can signify that it was built within the road Rightof Way and is against the law.PRIORITIZING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH:ADDRESSING FOOD, FUEL, WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN KISAWASAWA, TANZANIA20