Kirsten Wilkins

Urban Designer. Part Wolf. Maker of safe spaces. TedX. My opinions are my own. 🇿🇦#type3fun

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Cape Town development is both cement and lament. Either way, reach out so we can help you navigate this complex ecosystem.

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

@tarathinks It’s a distant cousin of the congestion charge. I support the idea as a mobilty intervention but where that money goes could change everyone’s perspective.
If it was ringfenced to use for something meaningful to you, what would that be?

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[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

No surprises @UCT_news protests disrupt lectures. Students being intimidated. Burning of tires. Such a shitshow. Every year.
I understand, but also there is no active management of the situation. Access to campus also choked by no parking disc management system in place.
Le sigh.

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Happy Revolution Day!

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

@jeannerankin2 💛💛💛💛💛

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Not everything makes sense.

Top down view of existing balconies. Under construction, new apartments..with their balconies looking straight into existing building.
3.8m between them (a street)
Yes. What about fire regulations.
Not a thing apparently.

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Cape Town. Joy lekker ding.
•People ran anyway.
•OTT event infrastructure was dangerous to everyone, not just runners.
•Event organizers should have 24hr monitoring of infrastructure until the event begins. Things can get set down, tied down and deconstructed before collapse.

[RIAfrica @RIA_recycle]

All the best to those taking on @CTMarathon
Looking forward to seeing •recycled cardboard• taking centre stage!
#springcleanCT #motivation #recycle

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

What a spectacular facility.
Visited the Coastal Park Recycling Facility today with @RIAfrica_KMRF
Well done @CityofCT @geordinhl
#zerowaste #recycle

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Bittersweet not posting to celebrate #WorldCarFreeDay yesterday. I hope for more accessible city.
No amount of instagram awareness shares of rides on bike or train actually move the needle.
Sorry. It’s transport budgets and contractual conditions.
Not sexy. Not transparent.

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Another copy paste cycling safety convo on @CapeTalk today.
Nothing has changed, and the only accurate gauge is the continuing drop in numbers in cycle tour entries as training becomes untenable for casual riders.

[PropertyWheel @PropertyWheel]

Kirsten Wilkins from ContestedSpaces writes about empowering CT communities/developers through 'Objection_Able' - an approach born from a study of 135+ Municipal Planning Tribunal cases showing that communities often lack the knowledge to navigate planning laws and submit effective objections: https://t.co/tIPPPcCMv5

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

The anger and frustration over tariff increases in CCT is real.
Community WhatsApp groups I am on have evolved in the past few days. I haven’t seen this before.
Cape Town has been touched on its studio.

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

@CityofCT Do you have a timeline?

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

When can we expect @CityofCT website to be available again?
Problematic outage for anyone wanting to access public participation information.

[PropertyWheel @PropertyWheel]

Maintaining #sustainability of the social constructs by Kirsten Wilkins, founder of @contestedspaces at #WCPDF2025 #builtenvironment #construction #architecture #propertydevelopment

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

The process of hand drawing a concept with a sharpened pencil that will directly impact the lives of 50k people. Humble. Focused.
#UrbanDevelopment #peoplematter #urbandesign

[Peter Herring @PeterHerring]

Good day everyone.
It's been a tough couple of months. Work has dried up and I need help.
I am available for photoshoots and open to any offers of admin related work.
Send me a message, Call me. Send me an email.
I would love to chat and be of service.

#Photography

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

“It’s unthinkable to expect someone who is not a expert in land use planning to simply navigate the complexities and compliance..”
#urbanism #ngos
@CommChestWC @sangonet @NdifunaUkwazi @PropertyWheel
https://t.co/UMgtIHK84m

[L'Art Impressioniste @allontanarsio]

Monet posing with his Water Lilies

[Kirsten Wilkins @contestedspaces]

Is this an advert for @canva
Ironically the characters are more to the left.
Just saying.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Think ahead!