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…
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Come rain or come shine… we walk the city to discover our history
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…
Post 2010 paradigm shifts create opportunities for new city development
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.…
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…
Company’s Garden is an ideal public space for families in the city
The successful Cape Town Festival, held over the Human Rights Day weekend in the Company’s Garden in the Cape Town Central City, proved to be an ideal event for families. Shaen Adey took the pictures for the Cape Town Partnership.
Cape Town Central City: Reclaiming people’s spaces (part one)
When Jan Gehl, world-renowned architect who focuses on ’life between buildings’ visited in 2004, he described pedestrians in Cape Town as a ‘hunted race’. He was right. Thanks to grievous urban planning errors in the 1970s, a six-lane race track called Strand Street intersects with an eight-lane monstrosity called the Heerengracht, creating…
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For sure, freeways?
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Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town – no other alternative
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Cape Town Station Square – unburied treasure
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Bright lights, dark alleys*
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I love it when a plan comes together
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Transforming the city through redesigning public spaces for people
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City of Cape Town considers new urban densification policy
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Where is the centre of Cape Town?
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Jay Walking in Cape Town
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Cape Town’s Bid to host 2011 UN Climate Change Conference
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Andrew: Respectful Roads and Streets - excellent!...
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Lisa Kane: Yes, let's applaud calls for "defined public space...
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Rashiq Fataar: Connectivity is the key, which is of course one of...
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Sharon: The Monocle annual review of the world's most live...
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