CALEDONIAN INNER CITY PARK

The Caledonian Park is one of four Gateway Park projects proposed for Pretoria’s inner city.  It along with the proposed Government Boulevard and Nelson Mandela Corridor and other initiatives forms part of the Tshwane Inner City Revitalization Strategy as well as the Tshwane Vision 2055.  The park is located at the old Caledonian Sports Grounds, which is a recognized heritage precinct.  The design of the park therefore started with the preservation of the parks heritage features.  The park is however, envisioned as a modern park that will firstly meet the needs of the city inner city inhabitants, but will also cater to the region and be an tourist attraction.

There are a variety of activities proposed for the park that will cater to the various users needs.  These include a skate park, picnic areas, a large commons, entrance plazas with information kiosks, coffee shops and the renovated pavilion, which is a heritage building.  The Apies River on the western side of the park will form park of the Nelson Mandela Corridor and will be landscaped to form a pedestrian friendly urban edge that interfaces with the inner city.  The southern edge is designed as a wide pedestrian boulevard, which will have art pieces at the main entrances to the park along with a coffee shop and information kiosk.

The park will be integrated with proposed adjacent mixed use developments, to its north and will connect to the DTI precinct to its south.  The park will become the focus of recreation activities for people living in Arcadia, Trevenna and Sunnyside and is within a 5 to 10 minute walk from these communities.  With Metroplan.