The Fan Walk, which connects the Cape Town Central City to the Cape Town Stadium, is based on an adaptation of the route followed by the Cape Minstrels or Kaapse Klopse every year for the traditional Tweede Nuwe Jaar (2nd January) carnival procession. In other words, it is a route…
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New Cape Town inner city public transport system takes shape
One of the legacies of the 2010 World Cup will be improved public transport, including an inner city route. The following information is adapted from a recent City of Cape Town communiqué:
The inner-city loop service (download route map) will provide a safe, quick, reliable way for tourists and locals to…
Sanity Prevails
After several months of negotiations, the City of Cape Town has temporarily relaxed some of the provisions of the outdoor advertising bylaw to allow the Dutch Government to place a mural on the wall of the Dutch Consulate (corner Wale and Buitengracht) in time for the 2010 World Cup.
Murals like…
Cape Town gees (spirit)? – We’re getting there!
There’s been quite a bit a talk about Cape Town not being in the mood for the World Cup. Sure, we sometimes take a bit longer than other parts of the country to get going. But don’t just count the number of flags on cars or lamp-posts. Rather, walk around…
Cape Town Station – on track for 2010, but a lot more still needs to be done
The CT Station has been receiving its first major overhaul since it was built as an apartheid station in the early 1960s. I walked around the site a few days ago with colleagues from Intersite and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to look at the progress that
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Siyajikeleza, Laat Wiel, Going Places
At the invitation of the City of Cape Town, I went for a ride on one of the new Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) buses today to view three of the stations that have recently been completed: Civic Centre, CT Airport and Cape Town Stadium. It was exciting experience, as it is now possible to…
The infrastructural benefit of South Africa’s World Cup
A useful article by Nate Berg, who argues that the main benefit of South Africa’s World Cup is the urban infrastructure investments, particularly with regard to public transport, but that the real test will be in the country being able to maintain momentum after the World Cup. Read here
Nate Berg…
Cape Town Station Square – unburied treasure
We haven’t quite yet begin to realise the future potential of the new Cape Town Station Square. Situated right in the middle of the Cape Town CBD, the construction of the new Square was initially driven by the need for a public evacuation area, so that the CT Station can conform to international transport safety…
Why does Cape Town not have a city development strategy?
I took part in a discussion the other day on ‘Designing City Futures’ – the second of two Counter Currents Debates hosted by the African Centre for Cities. One of the questions I posed was: Why does Cape Town not have a credible and effective city development strategy?
Many…
“The Biggest Event of the Year”
You’ve got to love the cheeky advertising campaign for the 2010 Loeries Festival Weekend, which will take place in Cape Town from 1 – 3 October. As Chris Gotz, executive creative director at Ogilvy Cape Town, says: “The idea was pretty simple to get to. After all, with the billions being…
2010 Fan Walk takes shape
Last Monday, the CT stadium was put to the test as over 50 000 people took part in a Global Day of Prayer. Lesson one: don’t park your car near the stadium during a big event - drivers took hours afterwards to clear the area. Lesson two: take the shuttle from town. Even…
New pedestrian bridge in place over Lower Buitengracht
After almost two years of planning, a new pedestrian bridge was lowered into place over Lower Buitengracht in the Cape Town Central City yesterday. For many years, pedestrians walking between the V&A Waterfront and the CBD have had to take their life into their hands in trying to get across six lanes…
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