Plan Abu Dhabi

Plan Abu Dhabi 2030

Urban Structure Framework Plan

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Abu Dhabi

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLAN ABU DHABI 2030 URBAN STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK PLAN
Summary of Mandate Executive Summary 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 IntroductionIntroduction Statement of Intent Project Process Ecological Context Foundation Overall Conceptual Statement A View of the Challenges Environmental Inspiration Cultural Inspiration Principles Economics Economic Analysis Market Projections Urban Structure Framework Plans Urban Structure Overview Environmental Framework Land Use Framework Transportation Framework Public Open Space Framework Capital CityFramework Overall Patterns Overall Patterns: Precincts and Heights Overall Patterns: Land Use Distribution and Densities Overall Patterns: Phasing 81 87 97 49 51 55 63 71 75 43 45 31 32 33 36 38 19 20 22 26 1 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont.
PLAN ABU DHABI 2030 URBAN STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK PLAN
6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 9.0 9.19.2 Zooming In Zooming Zooming Zooming Zooming In: In: In: In: Central Business District Capital District Grand Mosque District Lulu Island District 103 109 113 117

Building Blocks Building Blocks: DNA of the City Emirati Communities Urban Neighbourhoods Desert Eco-Villages Island Eco-Villages Central Business District Revitalization Streetscape Revitalization: Existing Streets StreetscapeRevitalization: New Streets Policy Statements Introduction to Policies Environmental Framework Policies Land Use Framework Policies Transportation Framework Policies Public Open Space Framework Policies Capital City Framework Policies Urban Design Policies Building Block Policies Social Policies Economic Development Policies Continuous Planning Policies Further Commentary Infrastructure ImplicationsPractical Application of the Urban Structure Framework Plan 165 169 173 137 138 140 144 146 147 148 153 159 161 162 121 122 124 126 128 130 132 133

Approved Institutional and Regulatory Framework

MAPS AND PRIMARY DIAGRAMS
PLAN ABU DHABI 2030 URBAN STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK PLAN
4.2.1 4.2.2 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.6.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.2.15.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.2.5 5.2.6 5.2.7 5.3.1 5.3.2 Environmental Framework Environmental Framework (Detail) Land Land Land Land Land Use Use Use Use Use Framework Framework (Detail) Framework: Central Business District Framework: Capital District Framework: Grand Mosque District Framework: Framework: Framework: Framework: Framework: Roads Roads (Detail) Transit Transit (Detail) Transit (Central BusinessDistrict) 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 65 66 67 68 69 73 74 77 83 84 85 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 99 100

Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation

Public Open Space Framework Public Open Space Framework (Detail) Capital City Framework Precincts Map Maximum Building Heights Maximum Building Heights (Detail) Population Distribution Residential Density Residential Density(Detail) Office Distribution Retail Distribution Industrial Distribution Hotel Distribution Development Phasing Transit Phasing

MAPS AND PRIMARY DIAGRAMS Cont.
PLAN ABU DHABI 2030 URBAN STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK PLAN
6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 Central Business District: Central Business District: for Roads Central Business District: for Office Distribution Central Business District: for RetailDistribution Illustrative Concept Illustrative Concept Illustrative Concept 107 Illustrative Concept 108 111 112 114 115 118 105 106

6.2.1 6.2.2

Capital District: Illustrative Concept Capital District: Illustrative Concept for Transportation Grand Mosque District: Illustrative Concept Grand Mosque District: Illustrative Concept for Transit Lulu Island: Illustrative Concept

6.3.1 6.3.2

6.4.1...