@MyCiTiBus is our step sister. Removed in 1935 by questionable activities. To bring back trams by 2035. By @young_urbanists & not by @cityofct ๐ฆ๐
Cycle past traffic tomorrow on your way to participate in the @CTCycleTour or come & watch.
R50 will get a ticket with your bicycle & back.
See @MetrorailWC account for train times. R20 just for yourself & back. Applies to the Southern line & only for tomorrow for now.
Cycle past traffic tomorrow on your way to participate in the @CTCycleTour or come & watch.
R50 will get a ticket with your bicycle & back.
See @MetrorailWC account for train times. R20 just for yourself & back. Applies to the Southern line & only for tomorrow for now.
@CapeTownTrams@StellMun to reduce the amount of cars - and increase the NMT infrastructure please. Itโs really not safe for pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooters to use the streets.
1. We need to return trams to the @CityofCT.
2. The city is sadly not looking at feasibility study.
3. We really need to re-introduce trams but also need to link Belville to @StellMun and more.
Will Foreshore, Cape Townโs unfinished freeway finally be complete?๐ฒ๐
It looks like the City of Cape Town is working towards finally finishing this unfinished freeway - but itโs not what you thinkโฆ
For four decades, progress was stalled because the provincial authorities maintained a road reserve along Buitengracht Street for the incomplete Foreshore freewayโa restriction that was finally lifted in 2023.
The City of Cape Town is currently conducting a feasibility study to determine whether an elevated railway๐ could be built here as an alternative to finishing a long-delayed freeway.
The planned 6-kilometer rail route would connect Woodstock Station to Sea Point. The trip would take less than 10 minutes, including stops, and trains would travel at an average speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour.
Depending on the cityโs future transportation vision, several possibilities are under consideration:
๐ก Installing a single railway track with room to upgrade to a dual-track system on one of the incomplete freeway sections.
๐ก Laying a single track on each of the two unfinished freeway segmentsโone for each direction.
๐ก Using one incomplete freeway for the rail line while finishing the other as a roadway for vehicles.
With Cape Town feeling the crunch when it comes to traffic, I think a focus on elevating our current public transport systems is a smart move. The past few occasions where I have driven into the city, traffic has begun way before the infamous bottle-neck at the CTICC. More recently, itโs been the worst traffic I have ever experienced - no matter what time of day. Especially on a Friday.
More new developments in Cape Town and surrounds as well as security estates mushrooming throughout the Winelands region - means more cars. The pressure is on to get public transport to a safe and reliable standard.
Take a look at my original tweet below to see the real reason as to why the freeway bridge remains unfinished.
@askash We need a train/monorail what ever one calls it from SW into the CBD and the same from Northern Suburbs straight into the CBD this would reduce traffick a lot!
@askash We need a train/monorail what ever one calls it from SW into the CBD and the same from Northern Suburbs straight into the CBD this would reduce traffick a lot!
Will Foreshore, Cape Townโs unfinished freeway finally be complete?๐ฒ๐
It looks like the City of Cape Town is working towards finally finishing this unfinished freeway - but itโs not what you thinkโฆ
For four decades, progress was stalled because the provincial authorities maintained a road reserve along Buitengracht Street for the incomplete Foreshore freewayโa restriction that was finally lifted in 2023.
The City of Cape Town is currently conducting a feasibility study to determine whether an elevated railway๐ could be built here as an alternative to finishing a long-delayed freeway.
The planned 6-kilometer rail route would connect Woodstock Station to Sea Point. The trip would take less than 10 minutes, including stops, and trains would travel at an average speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour.
Depending on the cityโs future transportation vision, several possibilities are under consideration:
๐ก Installing a single railway track with room to upgrade to a dual-track system on one of the incomplete freeway sections.
๐ก Laying a single track on each of the two unfinished freeway segmentsโone for each direction.
๐ก Using one incomplete freeway for the rail line while finishing the other as a roadway for vehicles.
With Cape Town feeling the crunch when it comes to traffic, I think a focus on elevating our current public transport systems is a smart move. The past few occasions where I have driven into the city, traffic has begun way before the infamous bottle-neck at the CTICC. More recently, itโs been the worst traffic I have ever experienced - no matter what time of day. Especially on a Friday.
More new developments in Cape Town and surrounds as well as security estates mushrooming throughout the Winelands region - means more cars. The pressure is on to get public transport to a safe and reliable standard.
Take a look at my original tweet below to see the real reason as to why the freeway bridge remains unfinished.
Google Maps Transit now has @MetrorailWC routes! This is a huge step forward for integrated public transport route planning for travellers!
For example, I can use Google Maps to plan a trip from Sea Point to Claremont with @MetrorailWC and @MyCiTiBus ๐ ๐