Andrew Boraine » Table Mountain http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:50:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The ‘unhappy compromise’ shows signs of coming of age http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/the-unhappy-compromise-shows-signs-of-coming-of-age/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/the-unhappy-compromise-shows-signs-of-coming-of-age/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:05:54 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2166 The Cape Town Foreshore has been described as an ‘unhappy compromise’ resulting in series of ‘wind-blown stretches of asphalt and concrete, filled with car parks and roaring traffic, inaccessible to pedestrians.’* Yet on a still winter’s morning, in the early dawn light, on foot, the Foreshore can almost be beautiful.…

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On Saturday morning, I cycled around the Green Point Common area (Fan Walk, IRT Station, pedestrian underpass, CT Stadium, Granger Bay Boulevard, Urban Park) to investigate the car-free recreational cycling opportunities and to check the progress of all the 2010 developments in the area.  The date (23 January) was particularly

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