The media release below refers to the City’s initiative to make better use of our public spaces and invites communities to raise suggestions about how to enhance our public assets. Ward 84 has some such examples, including the mountain bike track at Southey’s Vines and the skate ramp at Radloff Park. Currently the Radloff Park MFMC are looking at several options regarding the use of the Sports Facility, there is a dog walkers committee looking at a few areas where lead free areas can be established for dogs and residents are welcome to contact me your ward councilor. MEDIA RELEASE City’s big drive to enhance public spaces is bringing communities together The City of Cape Town has invested more than R250 million in 68 public spaces over the years, in an effort to create innovative and inclusive community-friendly areas for the residents of Cape Town. The city’s previously disadvantaged communities have been the recipients of the majority of this investment. Read more below: The creation of spaces for families to enjoy, for children to use as play areas, or for commuters to travel through safely en route to their destination, is part of this administration’s aim to provide facilities which make all of the people of Cape Town feel at home in their physical urban environment. Over the past two financial years alone, R11,6 million has been spent on the upgrading and enhancement of urban public spaces. The City’s Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department has achieved great success with the design and construction of various urban public space projects. These range from the formal civic spaces in the inner city, such as the Grand Parade and Greenmarket Square, to local urban node upgrades such as in Mfuleni, Lentegeur and Observatory. Various City departments have worked together to transform public spaces. These collaborative and integrated efforts to enhance urban and other community spaces have been yielding great results – such as successful upgrades to Nantes Park, the Valhalla Family Recreational Park, and the Sea Point Promenade. The now famous Mill Street Skate Park, in Gardens, is another example of where City departments have collaborated to transform an urban public space. The City’s successes in creating and enhancing public spaces to drive inclusivity are especially important in light of the City flying the flag as the World Design Capital 2014. ‘We are changing lives through design. The urban public space programme also showcases the in-house design talent that the City has which is, in many respects, unique to a South African metropolitan municipality,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Environmental and Spatial Planning, Councillor Johan van der Merwe. More than R35 million has been earmarked for the public urban space programme in the next two years. This will include the commencement of projects such as the upgrades to the Pavilion Precinct in Strand, the Pampoenkraal heritage site in Durbanville, and the Langa Station southern forecourt. ‘We need our communities to take ownership of these spaces. They should please get involved, to protect and to actively help to promote these spaces as we create a Cape Town where everyone feels at home. It is only through the support of our residents that we can change the face of our communities by building quality-driven, safe public spaces actively used by local neighbourhoods. We also urge the private sector and other partners to join us in transforming our communities and thank those who are already doing so,’ said Councillor Van Der Merwe.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:52:29 +0000
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