Tag: public transport
Transport Month panel discussion tackles Cape Town’s congestion conundrum
The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate kicked off Transport Month with a panel discussion around Cape Town’s congestion conundrum at the Concourse in the Civic Centre on Tuesday, 1 October 2024. Participants...
New transport facility in Somerset West CBD to keep commuters moving
If all goes as planned, the new public transport interchange (PTI) in Somerset West will be ready to serve thousands of commuters and minibus-taxi operators within the next three weeks, before...
Steady increase in demand for MyCiTi bus service
The City of Cape Town is currently expanding the MyCiTi bus service footprint to the metro-south east with new route roll-outs to connect communities from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha with Wynberg...
New bus stops added to the MyCiTi network in Khayelitsha, Atlantis and Woodstock
The MyCiTi bus service is introducing five additional temporary stops to the MyCiTi bus network. Two of the new stops are in Khayelitsha, another two in Atlantis and one in Woodstock....
Transport woes must be addressed now to avoid future gridlock – Hill-Lewis
CAPE Town is geared to become a “truly massive global city of 10 million people – so it’s critical to ensure the City has a functional public transport system, Mayor Geordin...
Devolve or we go to court – Winde
WESTERN Cape premier Alan Winde has repeated his call for greater powers to be devolved to provinces, saying that the DA-run provincial government, instead of the national government, should be delivering...
Major revamp for Wynberg public transport interchange on the cards
The City of Cape Town has developed a concept plan for the major refurbishment of the Wynberg public transport interchange (PTI). The current facility is rundown, and stretched way beyond its...
Money for roads and public transport
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate is prioritising the construction of new roads, general road maintenance and new infrastructure for public transport services over the next three financial years.
All-in-all,...
The incredible lightness of taxes
SO there we were, peacefully minding each other’s business at the local home of fine food and wine when Luke the Dude walked in. “Yes! Yes! Yes!” greeted he, “How do...
City prioritises public transport, road maintenance to drive urban regeneration in next financial year
The City of Cape Town’s Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato, emphasised that public transport infrastructure and maintenance of Cape Town’s road network remain the top spending priorities for the Transport Directorate...
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