DOCSLIB.ORG

2012 Myciti Business Plan

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2012 Myciti Business Plan 2012 MyCiTi Business Plan Phases 1A, 1B and N2 Express of Cape Town’s MyCiTi IRT system September 2012 As submitted to Portfolio Committees th Business Plan: MyCiTi Phase 1A, 1B and N2 Express (V4.02) 17 September 2012 i This Business Plan, for Council approval, is intended to inform and guide the City of Cape Town in the development, implementation and operation of the MyCiTi Integrated Rapid Transit Project. The plan and associated development programme are based on current knowledge regarding system requirements and information currently available with regard to funding and other constraints. Continuous detailed and in depth assessments will be required to achieve an optimal implementation programme. In response to this and further information on system needs, risk mitigation, reduced uncertainty, funding changes and the like, the Business Plan and associated development programme will be subject to change. While every effort has been made to present accurate and current information, the City of Cape Town will not be held liable for the consequence of any decisions or actions taken by others who may utilise the information contained herein. Note: This version of the 2012 Business Plan is still subject to copy edit and layout check. A final and cleaned version will be submitted to Council. If changes affect substance, a table in this regard will be tabled at the relevant Portfolio Committee meetings, or specified in a subsequent report to MAYCO. th Business Plan: MyCiTi Phase 1A, 1B and N2 Express (V4.02) 17 September 2012 ii Table of Contents Abbreviations and key terms............................................................................................ v Executive summary .........................................................................................................vi Background .................................................................................................................vi Vision for public transport ............................................................................................vi Phased implementation ...............................................................................................vii System plan ...............................................................................................................vii Low-floor and high-floor buses ................................................................................... viii Contactless card payment system ............................................................................... viii Business structure...................................................................................................... viii Transport Authority...................................................................................................... x Costs and funding........................................................................................................ x Transition from existing to new vehicle operators ..........................................................xi 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1. MyCiTi Business Plan 2012 ................................................................................ 1 1.2. Background...................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Purpose and outline of the document................................................................. 3 2. The vision of an integrated rapid public transport system for Cape Town ..................... 6 2.1. Responsibility for public transport ...................................................................... 6 2.2. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).................................................................................... 7 2.3. Integrated public transport network................................................................... 7 2.4. Design principles .............................................................................................. 8 2.5. Phased implementation..................................................................................... 9 2.6. Financial viability of operations........................................................................ 10 2.7. Integration with other functions ...................................................................... 14 3. Alignment with corporate plans and policies ............................................................. 16 3.1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 16 3.2. MyCiTi and the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) .......................................... 16 3.3. MyCiTi and the Integrated Transport Plan (ITP)................................................ 17 3.4. Transport for Cape Town ................................................................................ 19 4. System Plan ........................................................................................................... 21 4.1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 21 4.2. The Public Transport Strategy ......................................................................... 21 4.3. Service categories........................................................................................... 26 4.4. MyCiTi IRT system structure............................................................................ 27 4.5. Phase 1A and 1B system structure elements .................................................... 27 4.6. N2 Express System Structure Elements ............................................................ 35 4.7. System plan and design .................................................................................. 39 4.8. Rollout Plan.................................................................................................... 53 5. Infrastructure and related design and cost issues ..................................................... 57 5.1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 57 5.2. Phase 1A Motivation to Adopt High-Floor Trunk................................................ 57 5.3. Motivation to Adopt Low-Entry Buses for Future Phases .................................... 57 5.4. Kassel Kerb and Boarding Bridges at Trunk ...................................................... 58 th Business Plan: MyCiTi Phase 1A, 1B and N2 Express (V4.02) 17 September 2012 iii 5.5. Delineator Kerb along Busways........................................................................ 60 5.6. Treatment of Signalised Intersections .............................................................. 60 5.7. Open Feeder Bus Stop Platform Interface......................................................... 61 5.8. Pavement design: continuous reinforced concrete and red pigmentation............ 62 5.9. Disability access – the system seeks to thoroughly accommodate disabled......... 64 5.10. Non-motorised transport (NMT) infrastructure.................................................. 64 6. Business structure and contractual relationships....................................................... 65 6.1. Introduction and overview............................................................................... 65 6.2. Contracting the required services..................................................................... 66 6.3. Vehicle operating companies (VOCs)................................................................ 67 6.4. Vehicle procurement ....................................................................................... 71 6.5. The Automated Fare Collection (AFC) contractor .............................................. 71 6.6. The Control Centre ......................................................................................... 78 6.7. Station Management (SM) contractor............................................................... 82 6.8. Advertising on MyCiTi infrastructure, and management of bus stops.................. 86 6.9. Parking management...................................................................................... 86 6.10. Retail in MyCiTi infrastructure.......................................................................... 87 6.11. Non-motorised transport (NMT) and other feeder system operators................... 88 6.12. Legal compliance regarding the above contracts............................................... 88 6.13. Various municipal services............................................................................... 90 7. Institutional approach and current staffing structure................................................. 91 7.1. Background.................................................................................................... 91 7.2. Proposed establishment of a Transport Authority.............................................. 92 7.3. Implications for MyCiTi.................................................................................... 93 7.4. Background to the staffing framework for the MyCiTi Project Office ................... 93 8. Financing MyCiTi .................................................................................................... 97 8.1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 97 8.2. Infrastructure and implementation costs .........................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • CURRICULUM VITAE JONATHAN CROWTHER OPERATIONS MANAGER Environmental Management Planning & Approvals, Africa
    CURRICULUM VITAE JONATHAN CROWTHER OPERATIONS MANAGER Environmental Management Planning & Approvals, Africa QUALIFICATIONS M.Sc 1988 Environmental Science B.Sc (Hons) 1983 Geology B.Sc 1982 Geology and Geography z EXPERTISE Jonathan is the SLR Operations Manager for Environmental Management Planning & Approvals, Africa. He has over 30 years of experience with expertise in a wide Environmental Impact and range of environmental disciplines, including Environmental Impact and Social Social Assessment Assessments (ESIA), Environmental Management Plans, Environmental Planning, Environmental Environmental Compliance & Monitoring, and Public Participation & Facilitation. Management He has project managed a large number of offshore oil and gas EIAs for various Plans/Programmes exploration and production activities in Southern Africa. He also has extensive Public Participation & experience in large scale infrastructure projects including some of the largest road Facilitation projects in South Africa, ESIAs for waste landfill facilities, general industry and the Environmental Compliance built environment. & Monitoring PROJECTS Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Total E&P South Africa B.V. Provided environmental support ahead of an exploration well drilling operation, Provision of environmental environmental compliance services during the drilling operation and appointed to services for well drilling in prepare a close-out report on completion of the drilling operation. Project director, Block 11B/12B, offshore client liaison, report compilation and ECO services. South Coast, South Africa (2019 - ongoing) . 1 CURRICULUM VITAE JONATHAN CROWTHER Total E&P South Africa B.V. TEPSA is the holder of an Environmental Management Programme to undertake Application to amend exploration well drilling in Block 11B/12B offshore of the South Coast, South Africa. Environmental Management An amendment application was undertaken to change the well completion status Programme Block 11B/12B, described in the programme.
    [Show full text]
  • Saturday, 13Th March 2010
    Road Closures Saturday, 11 March 2017 Area Details Time of Closure Foreshore, Cape Town CBD Hertzog Boulevard and Saturday, 15h00 – Sunday, 11h30 outbound carriageway between Heerengracht Street and Christiaan Barnard (Oswald Pirow) Green Point Helen Suzman Boulevard and Saturday, 12h00 – Sunday, 21h00 Beach Road to Traffic Circle (City bound carriageway) Noordhoek, Hout Bay Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6) and Saturday, 18h00 – Sunday, 18h00 Noordhoek Road (M6) to Princess Street Sunday, 12 March 2017 Area Details Time of Closure Foreshore Hertzog Boulevard 00h00 – 11h30 - Both carriageways between Heerengracht Street and Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) Foreshore Heerengracht Street 00h00 – 11h30 - Both carriageways between Hans Strijdom Avenue (Fountain Circle) and Coen Steytler Avenue Foreshore DF Malan Drive from entrance to Media24 building 00h00 – 11h30 and Hertzog Boulevard Woodstock, University Estate De Waal Drive (M3) 05h30 – 11h30 - Outbound between Roodebloem Road and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road CBD, Woodstock Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) Eastbound 05h30 – 11h30 Hospital Bend (N2, M3) - Settlers Way (N2) to Muizenberg (M3) ramp 05h30 – 11h30 Interchange (Southbound) - M3 on-ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Anzio Road - Southbound) Mowbray, Rondebosch, M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue, Paradise Road, 06h00 – 11h45 Newlands, Claremont, Edinburgh Drive) Southbound Bishopscourt - Including all on-ramps between Nelson Mandela Boulevard up to Trovato Link Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai M3 Freeway (Blue Route) 06h00 –
    [Show full text]
  • Buitengewone Provinsiale Koerant Provincial Gazette Extraordinary
    P ROVINSIE P ROVINCE OF W ES-K AAP W ESTERN C APE Buitengewone Provinsiale Koerant Provincial Gazette Extraordinary P.K./P.N. No. 88 11 APRIL 2002 No. 5853 DEPARTEMENT VAN VERVOER AANSOEKE OM OPENBARE PADVERVOERPERMITTE Besonderhede ten opsigte van aansoeke om openbare padvervoerpermitte (soos ingedien by die onderskeie Plaaslike Padvervoerrade) met aanduiding van, eerstens die verwysingsnommer, en dan— (1) Aansoeknommer; (2) die naam van die aansoeker en ID nommer; (3) die plek waar die aansoeker sy besigheid dryf of wil dryf, asook sy posadres; (4) die aard van die aansoek; (5) die getal en tipe voertuie, met inbegrip van die dravermoë of die bruto voertuigmassa van die voertuie wat by die aansoek betrokke is; (6) die klas of klasse van goedere wat vervoer word of vervoer staan te word; en (7) die punte waartussen of die roete of roetes waaroor of die gebied of gebiede waarbinne die padvervoer onderneem word of die voorgenome padvervoer onderneem staan te word; waar enige van (1) tot (7) van toepassing is, word ingevolge artikel 14(1) van die Wet op Padvervoer, 1977 (Wet No 74 van 1977), hieronder gepubliseer. Ingevolge regulasie 4 van die Padvervoerregulasies, 1977, moet skriftelike vertoë ter ondersteuning of bestryding van hierdie aansoeke, binne 21 (een-en-twintig) dae vanaf die datum van hierdie publikasie, in viervoud of per hand ingedien word by of per geregistreerde pos gestuur word aan, die betrokke padvervoerraad en in enkelvoud of per hand ingedien word by of per geregistreerde pos gestuur word aan, die aansoeker by sy gepubliseerde adres (sien (3)). Plaaslike Padvervoerraad Kaapstad Adres waarheen vertoë gerig moet word: Die Sekretaris Plaaslike Padvervoerraad Privaatsak X8 Goodwood 7460 5853—1 2 No.
    [Show full text]
  • Road Closures
    Road Closures Saturday, 7 March 2020 Area Details Time of closure Cape Town CBD - Castle Street between Strand Street & Saturday, 12h00 – Darling Street Sunday, 14h30 - Darling Street between Lower Plein & Saturday, 15h00 – Buitenkant Street Sunday, 14h30 - Strand Street & Newmarket Street between Saturday, 21h00 – Lower Plein Street & Russel Road Sunday, 11h30 - Nelson Mandela Boulevard incoming Strand Saturday, 19h00 – Street off-ramp Sunday, 11h30 Green Point - Helen Suzman Boulevard from Beach Road Saturday, 14h00 – to Traffic Circle (City-bound carriageway) Sunday, 21h00 Noordhoek, Hout Bay - Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6) and Noordhoek Saturday, 18h00 – Road (M6) to Princess Street Sunday, 18h00 Sunday, 8 March 2020 Area Details Time of closure Cape Town CBD - Strand Street & Newmarket Street between 04h00 – 11h30 Adderley Street & Russel Road Cape Town CBD - Darling Street between Adderley Street & 04h00 – 14h30 Canterbury Street - Sir Lowry Rd between Canterbury Street & Christiaan Barnard Street Woodstock, University Estate - Phillip Kgosana Drive (M3) 05h30 – 12h30 o Outbound between Roodebloem Road and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road CBD, Woodstock - Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) Eastbound 05h30 – 12h30 Hospital Bend (N2, M3) - Settlers Way (N2) to Muizenberg (M3) ramp 05h30 – 12h30 Interchange (Southbound) - M3 on-ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Anzio Road - Southbound) Mowbray, Rondebosch, - M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue, Paradise 06h00 – 12h30 Newlands, Claremont, Road, Edinburgh Drive) Southbound Bishopscourt
    [Show full text]
  • Commission of Inquiry Into Allegations of Police Inefficiency in Khayelitsha and a Breakdown in Relations Between the Community and Police in Khayelitsha Phase One
    COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE INEFFICIENCY IN KHAYELITSHA AND A BREAKDOWN IN RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND POLICE IN KHAYELITSHA PHASE ONE Richard Bosman Date: 6 February 2014 Source: Pages 1900-2013 of Commission transcript COMMISSIONER: We will now move on to our next witness who is Mr Bosman. MR KATZ: Yes he is here Commissioner. He is here and he’s got no objection to taking the oath. COMMISSIONER: That’s good to know. And he knows that these are public proceedings and he doesn’t mind – he knows these are public proceedings? MR KATZ: Yes I know but you usually ask the witness whether they wish to take the oath. COMMISSIONER: I know. I also ask the witness whether they know they are public proceedings so I thought seeing as how you were going to tell us, you could confirm that as well. Mr Bosman if you’d like to take a seat over here. Good afternoon Mr Bosman. I apologise, we’ve been keeping you waiting for over 24 hours now. MR BOSMAN: Two days. COMMISSIONER: Yes, but thank you very much for making yourself available. We are grateful and I know that you have no difficulty with your name being made public and your evidence being ma de public. MR BOSMAN: None whatsoever, I have no objection to taking the oath also. COMMISSIONER: And you have no objection to taking the oath according to your counsel. MR BOSMAN: None whatsoever Commissioner. COMMISSIONER: And would you repeat after me? RICHARD BOSMAN – (sworn states) COMMISSIONER: Mr Katz? MR KATZ: Thank Madam Commissioner.
    [Show full text]
  • DIRECTIONS to the ALPHEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL Alphen Drive, Constantia, 7806 L GPS Co-Ordinates: 34 00’ 45.44S 18 27’ 03.62E
    WESTERN CAPE 16 23 PENINSULA 8 4 14 22 9 10 5 11 3 21 ALPHEN 2 17 6 1 13 18 19 The ALPHEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL is situated in close proximity to: 12 1 1.5 kms Constantia Village Shopping Centre 2 750 m Constantia Sports Centre 20 15 3 6 kms Cavendish Square 4 19.4 kms Table Mountain Cable Way 5 6 kms Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens 6 5.2 kms Cecilia Forest Walk 7 45 kms Cape Point Nature Reserve 8 14.8 kms CBD Cape Town 9 6.8 kms Newlands Cricket Stadium 10 7.1 kms Newlands Rugby Stadium 11 23 kms Cape Town International Airport 12 13.8 kms Muizenberg Beach 13 13.8 kms Hout Bay 14 22.3 kms Camps Bay 7 15 16.8 kms Kalk Bay 16 18.4 kms V&A Waterfront 17 4.5 kms Royal Cape Golf Course 18 7.2 kms Steenberg Golf Club 19 9.5 kms Westlake Golf Club 20 7.2 kms Clovelly Golf Club 21 6.4 kms Kenilworth Race Course 22 56.6 kms Stellenbosch Winelands 23 80 kms Franschhoek Winelands DIRECTIONS DIRECTIONS TO THE ALPHEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL Alphen Drive, Constantia, 7806 l GPS Co-ordinates: 34 00’ 45.44S 18 27’ 03.62E LOCATION Centrally situated on the Cape Peninsula and at the gateway of the Constantia Valley, The Alphen Boutique Hotel is a mere 25 minutes from Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town International Airport and False Bay Beaches. FROM CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM BLOUBERSTRAND / NORTHERN SUBURBS (± 25 minutes) (± 40 minutes) • Take the N2 to City for about 12.5 km and take Rhodes Drive • Take the M14 until you get to the R27 (M3) turn off to Muizenberg • Take the R27 towards Table Bay/City • Follow the M3, past UCT for about 9 km • Take the N2 to
    [Show full text]
  • Scoping Report Scoping and Environmental Impact
    SCOPING REPORT SCOPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR A MINING RIGHT APPLICATION FOR OFFSHORE MARINE DIAMONDS IN SEA CONCESSION 2C, WEST COAST, SOUTH AFRICA. SUBMITTED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998, IN RESPECT OF LISTED ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY APPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2002 (MPRDA) (AS AMENDED). NAME OF APPLICANT: Belton Park Trading 127 (Pty) Ltd TEL NO: 021 510 1881 FAX NO: 021 510 5035 POSTAL ADDRESS: 29 Carlisle Street, Paarden Eiland, 7405 Cape Town PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 29 Carlisle Street, Paarden Eiland, 7405 Cape Town FILE REFERENCE NUMBER SAMRAD: NC30/5/1/2/2/10101MR Belton Park Trading 127: Proposed Offshore Mining for Marine Diamonds in Sea Concession 2C, West Coast, South Africa IMPORTANT NOTICE In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act 28 of 2002 as amended), the Minister must grant a prospecting or mining right if among others the mining “will not result in unacceptable pollution, ecological degradation or damage to the environment”. Unless an Environmental Authorisation can be granted following the evaluation of an Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Management Programme report in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA), it cannot be concluded that the said activities will not result in unacceptable pollution, ecological degradation or damage to the environment. In terms of section 16(3)(b) of the EIA Regulations 2014, any report submitted as part of an application must be prepared in a format that may be determined by the Competent Authority and in terms of Section 17(1)(c) the competent Authority must check whether the application has taken into account any minimum requirements applicable or instructions or guidance provided by the competent authority to the submission of applications.
    [Show full text]
  • ITP for Council Approval
    Formatted: Indent: Left: 6.98 Annexure B cm Integrated Transport Plan for the City of Cape Town 2006 to 2011 June 2006 Table of Contents Glossary.............................................................................................................................. iii List of Figures ..................................................................................................................... vi List of Tables .....................................................................................................................viii Executive Summary.............................................................................................................x 1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................1 2. Contextual Framework ..............................................................................................7 3. Framework for Sustainable Transport .....................................................................19 4. Vision, Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................31 5. Demographics.........................................................................................................38 6. Transport in Cape Town..........................................................................................50 7. Corporate Plans and City Strategies .......................................................................78 8. Integration with Land Use Planning.........................................................................90
    [Show full text]
  • Thesis Hum 2012 Riley Ej.Pdf
    The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgementTown of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Cape Published by the University ofof Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University “FROM MATIELAND TO MOTHER CITY: LANDSCAPE, IDENTITY AND PLACE IN FEATURE FILMS SET IN THE CAPE PROVINCE, 1947-1989.” EUSTACIA JEANNE RILEY Thesis Presented for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYTown in the Department of Historical Studies UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Cape December 2012 of Supervisor: Vivian Bickford-Smith University Town Cape of University Table of Contents Abstract v Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1 The Cape apartheid landscape on film 4 2 Significance and literature review 9 3 Methodology 16 3.1 Films as primary sources 16 3.2 A critical visual methodology 19 4 Thesis structure and chapter outline 21 Chapter 1: Foundational Cape landscapes in Afrikaans feature films, 1947- 1958 Town 25 Introduction 25 Context 27 1 Afrikaner nationalism and identityCape in the rural Cape: Simon Beyers, Hans die Skipper and Matieland 32 1.1 Simon Beyers (1947) of 34 1.2 Hans die Skipper (1953) 41 1.3 Matieland (1955) 52 2 The Mother City as a scenic metropolitan destination and military hub: Fratse in die Vloot 60 ConclusionUniversity 66 Chapter 2: Mother city/metropolis: representations of the Cape Town land- and cityscape in feature films of the 1960s
    [Show full text]
  • 02. WC000 Cape Town Annual Report 2007-08 Executive Summary
    THIS CITY WORKS LANGUAGE OF THE CITY Under the reassuring gaze of a mountain and nestled between two oceans lies the City of Cape Town. Different cultures, dif- FOR ferent faces, different places. Rich culture, poor culture, black faces, white faces. This is Cape Town. A city of old and new. Old history, new history. Your history, my his- tory. This is Cape Town. A city of contrasts. YOU Flats and houses on hilltops. Housing on the Flats. Clean water flows from taps, cur- rent surges through lines, a tap is shared by all. This is Cape Town. People have. People have not. We live, we work, we play. There are a myriad of Cape Towns. There is Cape Town - the city of beauty and wonder. The one constant that unites them all is the lo- cal government, called The City of Cape Town. The people who manage the City, the people who make it work! City of Cape Town Annual Report Executive Summary 2 0 O 7 / 8 BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES CONTENTS FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR 02 INTRODUCTION BY THE CITY MANAGER 05 OVERVIEW OF THE CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN AREA 07 Cape Town Vision Integrated Development Plan City of Cape Town finances CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY 08 South African environment Employment and job creation Environment Sustainable urban infrastructure and services Public transport Integrated human settlements Safety and security Health, social and community development STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA 1: SHARED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 10 Overview 2010 FIFA World Cup™ City of Cape Town STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA 2: SUSTAINABLE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
    [Show full text]
  • University of Cape Town
    The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgementTown of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Cape Published by the University ofof Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University The Gateway of Tomorrow: Modernist Town Planning on Cape Town’s Foreshore, 1930-70 Nicholas Michiel Botha Town Cape of University Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Coursework & Dissertation) Department of Historical Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town 2013 This work has not been previously submitted in whole, or in part, for the award of any degree. It is my own work. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this dissertation from the work, or works, of other people has been attributed, and has been cited and referenced. Signature: Date: Town Cape of University ii This work is dedicated to the memory of my oupa, Michiel Kenne Botha (1919-2011) engineer and road-builder of the Cape. Town Cape of University iii Abstract Cape Town’s Foreshore has been a site of contestation for much of the twentieth century. Conventional accounts of its history describe the sudden reclamation of land in 1937, and subsequent planning throughout the 1940s and 50s. However, these accounts do not take into account the complex nature of these developments. South African urban history has tended to view town planning as an apartheid spatial practice – highlighting an over-emphasis on race that has tried to make a case for ‘South African exceptionalism’.
    [Show full text]
  • Road Closures the Tables Below Detail the Relevant Road Closures and the Applicable Times for the Cape Argus Pick N Pay Cycle Tour
    The City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust are offering participants in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour a free shuttle service on the MyCiTi buses between Cape Town Foreshore and Green Point on Sunday 11 March 2012. Buses will depart every ten minutes from the following stations: Cape Town CBD: 06:00 - 14:00 Thibault Square station on Hans Strijdom Avenue to Stadium station 14:00 - 18:00 Civic Centre station on Hertzog Boulevard via Thibault Square station to Stadium station Green Point: 06:00 – 14:00 Stadium station on Helen Suzman Boulevard to Thibault Square station 14:00 - 18:00 Stadium station via Thibault Square station to Civic Centre station The Table View feeder and trunk services will be in operation one hour earlier than usual (as per the normal weekday starting times) with the feeder buses running from approximately 05:00, and the trunk buses from 05:40 until 22:00 every 20 minutes on the day of the event. Please note that normal MyCiTi fares will be charged for this services using the myconnect card. Cyclists are encouraged to use this service as parking in the CBD is limited. Road closures The tables below detail the relevant road closures and the applicable times for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The City of Cape Town requests that residents in Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point (including Victoria and Beach Road) not park along Main Road. Please use alternative side roads or designated parking areas.
    [Show full text]