Improving access and mobility for all citizens through the citywide implementation of the Integrated Rapid Transit System (IRTS) is a major priority for Cape Town in the next 15-20 years. In parallel, and perhaps as important, is promoting greater connectivity through the roll out of Cape Town’s Broadband Infrastructure Network.
Can greater connectivity …
My colleague, Ibrahim Seedat, Director of Public Transport Strategy at the South African Department of Transport, drew my attention to this great interview with former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa in Yes! Magazine.
In Ibrahim’s words, “Even though you have heard it all before, it is always a refreshing option to read Penalosa …
Here is another great article published in yesterday’s Cape Argus (Sept 9, 2010) by my colleagues, Lorelle Bell and Alexandra Jongens, in support of Cape Town’s bid for the title of World Design Capital 2014. Through the WDC bid process, we are asking the question: how do we use design …
For an overview as to why Cape Town is currently bidding for the title of World Design Capital 2014, and changing the name of the design game in the process, read the excellent article by my colleague, Lorelle Bell, followed by the editorial by the Cape Argus, which gets it spot on. …
I took a group of 25 international journalists on a walking tour of the Cape Town Central City this morning. The weather was awful, a typical wet Cape winter’s day, but true to our motto – we walk, come rain or shine – we set off in good spirits. The group is …
The City of Cape Town announced deadlines for the implementation of phase one of the Integrated Rapid Transit System (IRTS) at a meeting of the Cape Town Partnership’s Central City Partners Forum this week.
The West Coast trunk route between Bayside Shopping Centre and the CBD/ Waterfront will be up and running …
In 2008, the City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Partnership published the Central City Development Strategy – a framework to guide change and manage growth over the next ten years. We are currently reviewing and updating the strategy in light of the 2010 World Cup experience.
The 2010 …
The Cape Town Fan Walk has become one of the talking points of Cape Town’s World Cup experience. The editorial in today’s Cape Argus described it as a ‘masterstroke’. John Robbie of 702 Talk Radio asked me yesterday to what we as a city owed the success of the Fan …
The Cape Town Central City features very positively in a recent article by Alan Cameron at iafrica.com entitled ‘Why Cape Town works’. The article is based partly on comparisons between the Cape Town Central City and the Johannesburg and Durban CBDs.
Many of the subsequent responses from readers to the article unfortunately …
There are five key elements of the 2010 World Cup legacy for Cape Town:
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About a year ago, I was privileged to have the opportunity to take Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogata, Colombia, on a walking tour of the Cape Town Central City. Penalosa is well known because of his pioneering efforts as Mayor between 1998 and 2001 in transforming his city from a car-dominated to a …
We had a great turnout at the Cape Town Partnership AGM this week. Our theme was ‘Life after 2010′ and we showcased over 40 public and private projects and developments that demonstrate that Cape Town is ‘open for business’ after the World Cup has come and gone.
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Daniel: Looking at the serious traffic congestion every mo...
Faadilah Gierdien: 17 years into the new dispensation, calls for this...
George: I commute regularly from the Southern Suburbs into...
John L Bradfield: Great article, Andrew. Thanks for sharing.
The ...
Rudolf Rieger: It goes without saying that this a very exiting pr...
tahlia govender: truly capturing the beauty of this country, when s...
Christo Fabricius: Knowledge, education and skills development should...
Etienne du Plessis: Hi Andrew,
I conduct a photo stream on Old Cape...
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