The city was planned under Garden city principles with numerous pedestrian walkways and open spaces.[18] Building of Gaborone started in mid-1964.
Toropo e e ne ya logelwa leano ka fa tlase ga ditsetlana tsa tshingwana tsa toropo le ditsela tse dintsi tsa batsaya ka dinao.[16] Kago ya toropo ya Gaborone e simolotse magare ga ngwaga wa 1964.