Tag Archives: Public transport

‘Life after 2010′ – Talk to the Cape Town Press Club, 08 February

There are five key elements of the 2010 World Cup legacy for Cape Town:

  • R14bn of infrastructure, much of it funded by National Treasury (e.g. CT Stadium, Green Point Urban Park, CT Airport, rail station upgrades, first phase IRT, highway intersections, pedestrian routes, cycle routes, public squares) – There

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Keep off the grass

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…

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Breakfast at the new CT Airport

Breakfast at the airport? Well, if you have children who like watching Skychefs load meals onto planes, and baggage handlers driving strange vehicles around the apron, not to mention planes taking off and landing, then breakfast at the new CT Airport is the place to be. I took my two sons,…

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Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town – no other alternative

There has been a lot of public debate about the costs and funding of the planned new Integrated Rapid Transit System (IRT) in Cape Town recently. Many commentators and ratepayers are asking  – can we afford it? My view is – can we as a city afford not to implement an…

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Sneak preview of the new Cape Town Airport Terminal

I was fortunate to get a sneak preview of the new Cape Town Airport Terminal which opens on 7 November. The Central Processing Terminal, which has 120 check-in counters for both local and international passengers, is spectacular. The use of glass gives a feeling of light and affords great

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Life after 2010

We’re busy gearing up for the Cape Town Partnership AGM this coming Thursday (29 October). We have decided not to go with just the boring stuff (annual report and financial statements) but turn the occasion into something worthwhile. So we will be having a mini-conference on ‘life after 2010’ to…

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