Airport Corridor Plan

Greater Amman Municipality
Metropolitan Growth Strategy

Airport Corridor Plan
24 October 2007


Contents

CONTEXT – THE METROPOLITAN GROWTH PLAN
Our Vision
Master Plan Program
Growth Projections
Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan

AIRPORT CORRIDOR PLAN
Planning and Development Principles
Corridor + Area Plans

INTERIM RURAL RESIDENTIAL POLICY
Rural Residential Centres


METROPOLITAN GROWTH PLAN


Vision


HM King Abdullah II’s Vision

“To achieve the optimum balance of healthy growth and quality living,
flourishing expansion and organized districts, 21st century
conveniences and traditional character, we must embark on a serious
and comprehensive project of city planning for Amman”


A New Metropolitan Amman

2006: 680 sq. km.

2007: 1,680 sq. km.

Old Boundaries

New Additions

Master Plan Program


Our Master Plan Program

June 2006 Feb 2007

Interim Growth Strategy
High-Density Mixed-Use Areas



June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007

Corridor Intensification Strategy



June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Aug 2007

Industrial Lands Policy



June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Oct 2007 Dec 2007

Airport Road
Rural Residential Policy



June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Oct 2007 Dec 2007

Metropolitan Growth Plan



June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Aug 2007 Dec 2007 Dec 2008

Sub-Area Master Plans


Growth Projections


Growth Projections
GAM Population Growth

Population Growth 7,000,000 6,350,795
6,000,000
5,025,082
population projections indicate 6.4 5,000,000
million in Amman by 2025. 3,853,272
4,000,000
population is young, 55% are 2,837,157
under 25 3,000,000
1,816,153 1,971,939
demand for housing and 2,000,000
recreational facilities will rise 1,000,000
0
2004 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

70-74 Females
Males

60-64

50-54

40-44

30-34

20-24

10-14

0-4


Growth Projections

Employment Growth

Workforce Projection in 2025 = 1,523,581

Amman Employment Demand

1,600,000
1,400,000
Active Workforce

1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
2004 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Year


Growth Projections

Housing Demand (by Household)

Current Housing Demand* 400,000

Total Number of Current Available Housing Units ** 500,000

Projected Number of Households in 2025 1,320,000

New Housing Units Needed by 2025 915,000 - 1,300,000

Villa ; 1.4% Dar ; 9.9%

* Projected Household size is 4.5 Apartment;
** Assuming 20% vacancy rate 88.7%


Growth Projections
These investment figures will be translated into a demand for land which we
will use to plan our city’s needs in each sector.

For example, for Industrial Land use we need 3.38 dunums of land for every
1 million JDs of investment on average. Meaning that by 2025 we will need
a total of 18,336 dunums of industrial land in the city.


Amman 2025: Alternative Scenarios

Urban Envelope

Prime Agricultural
Land Impacted

GAM’s Area

Preferred
Intensification +
Status Quo – Intensification +
Densification +
Expansion Only Expansion
Expansion
Density
(people/donum) 5 10 15
Urban Envelope
(sq. km.) 840 340 120
Prime Agricultural Land
Impacted (sq. km.)
474 225 96
Cost of New Road
Infrastructure (Billion JD) 3.5 1.5 1.0


Conceptual
Metropolitan Growth Plan


Metropolitan Growth Plan: Smart Growth Principles
Plan for “Complete Communities” that provide residents with a full
range of urban amenities – parks, schools, clinics, cultural centres –
as well as good accessibility to employment, shopping and
recreational facilities

Encourage compact urban growth in order to make the best use of
existing services, promote increased transit use, improve pedestrian
accessibility, and improve affordability both to GAM and and its
residents

Direct growth to both existing built-up areas – in order to make the
best use of existing services – as well as to designated new
“greenfields” areas - located close to the Urban Core

Promote mixed-use in general, and a healthy mix of residential and
employment uses in particular, in order to foster a diverse economy
and to limit commuter times


Metropolitan Growth Plan: Smart Growth Principles

Promote clear distinctions between urban, suburban, and rural
communities in order to protect valuable environmental and
agricultural lands and to support traditional lifestyles and tribal
culture

Promote public transit - and develop a transportation system that
offers residents transportation choices for going shopping, going to
work, taking time off to relax or play, and getting back home again

Create a connected “Natural Heritage System” that protects and
connects important environmental features - forests, wadis,
highlands, deserts, and water aquifers - at the same time that it
accommodates a network of public walking trails throughout the City


Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman


Existing / Projected Metropolitan Populations:

BUILT-UP AREA:
Existing 2004 : 1,509,641 persons
Projected 2025: 3,030,279 persons

URBAN GREENFIELDS:
Existing 2004 : 305,488 persons

RURAL / SUBURBAN:
Existing 2004 : 191,396 persons
Projected 2025: 962,195 persons

GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA:
Existing 2004 : 2,006,525 persons



Interim Growth Strategy
Area A Area B Area C



Corridor Intensification Strategy



Industrial Lands Policy



Airport Corridor Plan



Interim Rural Residential Policy


AIRPORT CORRIDOR PLAN


Airport Corridor: Vision

Current Situation:
• The Amman Airport Corridor is special
• Primary Spine of the Capital Region – linking it with the National Airport
as well as the Amman Development Corridor
• Currently being completely reconstructed – with service roads on both
sides - and planned to accommodate light-rail transit
• Queen Alia Airport is also being expanded from 3 – 9 million
passengers
• The Corridor is under enormous development pressure to
accommodate new residential, recreational, exhibition, shopping
and media + entertainment facilities


Airport Corridor: Vision

Our Vision:
The Airport Corridor is Amman’s Southern Gateway - providing the City’s
residents with safe and easy access to recreational areas. It is being
redeveloped as a major traffic and transit corridor that, at the same time,
will remain “green” in character; linking designated development nodes
defined by natural corridors – the lungs of the City – and creating new
open spaces that will preserve and celebrate near-urban agriculture,
conserve the Capital Region’s limited remaining forests, and complement
anticipated new urban development within the Corridor.


Airport Corridor: Context

Metropolitan Context:

• The Airport Corridor will form an important part of the new
Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman

• it is the most important of a series of Metropolitan Development
Corridors that will provide primary access throughout the new Metro
Area - as well as between it and the surrounding region

• it is special because it links the City with the Airport and thus serves
as the major southern entrance to Amman


Airport Corridor: Purpose

Purposes of Metropolitan Development Corridors:

• To provide connectivity between different transportation modes for
moving both people and goods

• To link places of employment with places where people live and to
provide access to a mix of metropolitan facilities

• To offer a balance of transportation choices that will reduce reliance
upon automobile movement and promote public transit

• To encourage the most financially- and environmentally-appropriate
transportation modes possible


Airport Corridor: Concept Planning Principles
Planning Principles:

• To accommodate a variety of land-uses including residential,
commercial, institutional, employment and recreational uses, in
urban areas – and appropriate institutional, commercial (e.g. farm
markets), employment, and recreational uses (e.g. fairgrounds), in
rural areas

• To accommodate a variety of transportation modes including
automobile and truck traffic, public transit (light rail), and where
feasible, cycling and hiking trails

• To ensure that the Airport Corridor does not create barriers between
adjacent communities


Airport Corridor: Concept Planning Principles

Planning Principles:

• To define clear edges, between urban, suburban and rural
communities in order to preserve and protect valuable agricultural
land

• To facilitate the continuity of natural heritage systems (e.g. the wadis
and hilltops) – to create a green system that runs through the entire
City - thus facilitating both human and fauna movement

• To create an appropriate image for, and entry into, Amman using
appropriate highway design, landscaping, signage, and lighting


Airport Corridor: Existing
Conditions


Airport Corridor: Existing Conditions

Topograpy

Land Ownership Topography Zoning

Airport Corridor:
Concept Plan


Airport Corridor: Concept Plan
8th Circle: a new mixed-use, residential /
commercial development at entrance to
Zahran Street

IGS Area C: High Density mixed-use
community on 2,190 dunums accommodating
up to 20,000 new residents to be expanded to
west side of corridor


Airport Corridor:
Concept Plan

King of Bahrain Forest / Amman
National Park: one of Amman’s major
recreational and conservation centres


Airport Corridor:
Concept Plan
University of Petra: a progressive
private university founded in the 1990s,
accommodating approximately 5,000
students



Institutional Centre: already accommodates
Zaytouneh University (70 dunums) and is
suitable for additional new regional health (a
new hospital) and educational facilities

Metro Gateway: Major new mixed-use centre
capable of accommodating regional shopping
and social facilities (Isra’ University – 7,000
students) as well as a full range of housing,
recreational and conservation features
defining the southern entrance to Amman



Light Rail Transit: serving the corridor and
linking it to the airport (either along side or by
the existing rail corridor)



Al-Jeezah: expanding rapidly to
accommodate new airport-related investment
as well as housing for airport workers

Tameer Jordan / HUDC / Al Mushatta
Developments: new industrial estates plus
16,000 related affordable housing units and
associated commercial, health and education
facilities



Queen Alia International Airport: Jordan’s
major airport which is currently planned for
significant expansion3 million to 9 million
passengers



Airport Employment / Business Centre:
new employment centre to accommodate
high-tech, global industries and businesses,
as well as media facilities



Rural/Agricultural Preserve: Permanent
new green space surrounding the city,
protecting some of Jordan’s best agricultural
areas as well as important cultural lands


Key Map
ARAFAT
INTERSECTION 7,076 dunums
ARAFAT INTERSECTION
NA’UR
NA’UR INTERCHANGE
INTERCHANGE 10,366 dunums

AMMAN NATIONAL PARK
METRO PARK 19,488 dunums

KING BAHRAIN FOREST
SOUTH PARK 6,204 dunums
AL YADOUDA 8,826 dunums AL-YADOUDA
AL ZYTONA UNIVERSITY

MADABA ROAD
METRO GATEWAY 10,399 dunums

ADC

URBAN FRINGE 18,176 dunums

AL QASTEL

QUEEN ALIA
AIRPORT 94,427 dunums
QUEEN ALIA AIRPORT

AL JEEZAH


General Area Uses 8TH CIRCLE / 7TH CIRCLE
MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE
ARAFAT WITH HIGH DENSITY AT
INTERSECTION AREA C
ARAFAT INTERSECTION
NA’UR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NA’UR INTERCHANGE
INTERCHANGE AREA

ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
GREEN PUBLIC SPACE AMMAN NATIONAL PARK
METRO PARK FOREST PROTECTION

KING BAHRAIN FOREST
MEDIUM DENSITY
SOUTH PARK INSTITUTIONAL MIXED USE
AL YADOUDA LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AL-YADOUDA
MIXED USE AL ZYTONA UNIVERSITY
MEDIUM DENSITY
COMMERCIAL MIXED MADABA ROAD
METRO GATEWAY USE

RESERVED FOR ADC
AGRICULTURE AND LOW
DENSITY INSTITUTIONAL
URBAN FRINGE DEVELOPMENT

AL QASTEL PRESTIGE AL QASTEL
INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
QUEEN ALIA
AIRPORT
QUEEN ALIA AIRPORT

AL JEEZA LOW
DENSITY AL JEEZAH
RESIDENTIAL /
INDUSTRIAL MIXED
USE


PHASE 1: ARAFAT NODE


Bird’s Eye View of Existing

V

Natural Heritage System


Existing Built-up Areas

Built-up Area
Application &
Subdivisions


Proposed Infrastructure

Urban Expressway
Arterial Roads
Collector Roads


Proposed Land Use

dunums

Residential 2960
Mixed Use 1022
Commercial 551
Institutional 234
Industrial 106

Natural Heritage 223
Open Space 308
Urban 0.0
Agriculture


METROPARK


Existing Built-up Areas


Proposed Land Use

dunums

Residential 8375
Mixed Use 52
Commercial 641
Institutional 120
Industrial 0.0

Open Space 58
Urban 1892
Agriculture


PHASE 2: SOUTH PARK


Bird’s Eye View of Existing

V


Proposed Land Use

dunums

Residential 1400
Mixed Use 243
Commercial 733
Institutional 886
Industrial 0.0

Open Space 188
Urban 839
Agriculture


Built Form

V


PHASE 3: AL YADOUDA


Proposed Land Use

dunums

Residential 4856
Mixed Use 248
Commercial 39
Institutional 637
Industrial 226

Open Space 491
Urban 1328
Agriculture


PHASE 4: METRO GATEWAY


Proposed Land Use

dunums

Residential 2425
Mixed Use 864
Commercial 1133
Institutional 85
Industrial 981

Open Space 388
Urban 901
Agriculture


QUEEN ALIA AIRPORT


Existing Built-up Area

Built-up Area
Application &
Subdivisions


Proposed Land Use

dunums

Residential 16294
Mixed Use 2153
Commercial 858
Institutional 94
Industrial 19843

Open Space 1974
Urban 23961
Agriculture


Built Form

V

Next Steps


Next Steps

Airport Corridor Plan + Rural Growth Centres
•Public Comment Period

•Local Servicing and Transportation Plans + Staging

•Final Zoning Plans

•Development Fees

Metro Growth Strategy
•Metro Growth Plan – December

•Public Review and Comment Period

•Master Servicing and Transportation Plans + Staging

•Final Metro Growth Strategy


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