Andrew Boraine » Public Transport http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:23:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Quo vadis V&A Waterfront, Foreshore, Culemborg? http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/quo-vadis-va-waterfront-foreshore-culemborg/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/quo-vadis-va-waterfront-foreshore-culemborg/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 19:09:25 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3890 I anticipate a good discussion on the future of the Cape Town Central City at the next meeting of our Partner’s Forum on 14 June. There will be inputs by Wayne van der Vent of the PIC’s Real Estate Asset Managers on their future role in Cape Town including the V&A Waterfront and the PIC’s…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/quo-vadis-va-waterfront-foreshore-culemborg/feed/ 0 At street level, where public and private spaces intersect, things get really interesting… http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/at-street-level-where-public-and-private-spaces-intersect-things-get-really-interesting/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/at-street-level-where-public-and-private-spaces-intersect-things-get-really-interesting/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 03:38:54 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3857 This is a copy of my talk at the opening of Along these City Streets, an exhibition by Mary Visser currently on at the AVA Gallery at 35 Church Street, Cape Town.

Mary Visser has produced a most beautiful set of paintings for her new exhibition – Along these City…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/at-street-level-where-public-and-private-spaces-intersect-things-get-really-interesting/feed/ 3 Big Ride In welcomes Tour d’Afrique and helps promote ‘active transport’ in Cape Town http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/big-ride-in-welcomes-tour-dafrique-and-helps-promote-active-transport-in-cape-town/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/big-ride-in-welcomes-tour-dafrique-and-helps-promote-active-transport-in-cape-town/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 13:07:44 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3804  A bunch of Capetonians on bicycles, skateboards and other forms of non-motorised transport took part in a Big Ride In to welcome the Tour d’Afrique riders who arrived in Cape Town after cycling 12 000km through Africa. 

One of the host organisations was the Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN),…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/big-ride-in-welcomes-tour-dafrique-and-helps-promote-active-transport-in-cape-town/feed/ 0 Get on the bus, Gus… from Monday http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/get-on-the-bus-gus-from-monday/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/get-on-the-bus-gus-from-monday/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 12:20:38 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3679 MyCiTi West Coast bus service to begin rolling from Monday 09 May 2011

The MyCiTi bus service is set to start running between Table View and the city centre on Monday 09 May 2011 as part of the phased launch of the MyCiTi starter service. This will be the first…

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Dear Fellow Cycling Enthusiast,

We have pleasure in welcoming all cyclists and spectators to join us for the Big Ride In on Saturday 14 May 2011.  We will be meeting in Blaauwberg at Big Bay at around…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/get-on-your-bike/feed/ 1 City makes progress on feeder routes for new IRT system http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/city-makes-progress-on-feeder-routes-for-new-irt-system/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/city-makes-progress-on-feeder-routes-for-new-irt-system/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 07:59:58 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3626 The City of Cape Town has published a description of the feeder routes that will support the new phase one IRT bus system. The City is currently testing the system, but it is not yet clear when it is going to be launched.

 

CITY OF CAPE TOWN MEDIA RELEASE 26…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/city-makes-progress-on-feeder-routes-for-new-irt-system/feed/ 0 Read this if you are not sure whether cities should be building cycle lanes or not http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/read-this-if-you-are-not-sure-whether-cities-should-be-building-cycle-lanes-or-not/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/read-this-if-you-are-not-sure-whether-cities-should-be-building-cycle-lanes-or-not/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:57:07 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3610 The Real Reason why Bicycles are Key to a Better City, by Kasey Klimes, Secret Republic – Designing a Better Urban Ecosystem

We all know the talking points. The benefits of bicycles have been tirelessly elaborated upon; bicycles improve health, ease congestion, save money, use less space, and…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/read-this-if-you-are-not-sure-whether-cities-should-be-building-cycle-lanes-or-not/feed/ 2 “Pedestrians in Cape Town are a hunted race”… We’ve made some progress http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/pedestrians-in-cape-town-are-a-hunted-race-weve-made-some-progress/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/pedestrians-in-cape-town-are-a-hunted-race-weve-made-some-progress/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:03:17 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3564 In 2005, Gehl Architects from Copenhagen did an analysis of public space and public life in the Cape Town Central City. Jan Gehl, world-renowned architect and pioneer of the city-building philosophy of “first people, then space, and then buildings”, commented at the time, when he saw the extent of car-dominance…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/pedestrians-in-cape-town-are-a-hunted-race-weve-made-some-progress/feed/ 1 New exhibition in Cape Town: Beyond car-dependent models of city development http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/new-exhibition-in-cape-town-beyond-car-dependent-models-of-city-development/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/new-exhibition-in-cape-town-beyond-car-dependent-models-of-city-development/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:27:03 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3532 Our Cities Ourselves: The Future of Transportation in Urban Life showcases the potential transformational role of transportation in ten major cities across the world and illustrates how the dream of a sustainable, equitable and liveable future can be realized when transport is a core foundation.

Ten of the world’s leading…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/new-exhibition-in-cape-town-beyond-car-dependent-models-of-city-development/feed/ 0 Top New York City transportation and planning officials visit Cape Town as part of ITDP delegation http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/02/top-new-york-city-transportation-and-planning-officials-visit-cape-town-as-part-of-itdp-delegation/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/02/top-new-york-city-transportation-and-planning-officials-visit-cape-town-as-part-of-itdp-delegation/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:02:33 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3487 It’s only when I play ‘development tour guide’ in my own city that I fully appreciate all the amazing things going on. Last week was no exception. I was fortunate to help host Janette Sadik-Kahn, NYC Transport Commissioner and Amanda Burden, NYC Planning Commissioner, who visited Cape Town as part…

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