Public participation empowers citizens and is a vital part of democratic governance. To this end, the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) encourages you to voice your opinions on matters related to the CBD.
There are currently three such projects open for public comment on the City of Cape Town’s website. They are:
The proposed draft cycling strategy (closes 21 February)
The aim of this strategy is to encourage and grow utility (commuter) cycling from the current 1% to 8% by 2030. If achieved, this will contribute to the reduction of commuter costs, traffic congestion and carbon emissions.
The 2015-16 annual report (closes 24 February)
The City’s annual report provides its stakeholders and other interested parties with comprehensive information about the administration’s financial, operational, social and environmental performance for the 12 months under review. It also focuses on progress made against the Integrated Development Plan objectives for the past five years.
The proposed renaming of Salazar Square to Hamilton Naki Square (closes 2 March)
Salazar Square is directly outside the new Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital on the Foreshore. Hamilton Naki was a black South African who, during apartheid, served as a laboratory technician at Groote Schuur Hospital, and whose research for Dr Barnard contributed towards the development of transplant techniques.
Another project that will soon be open to public comment is the proposed commemoration of President Nelson Mandela at City Hall. Says Councillor Brett Herron, chairperson of the City’s Naming and Nomination Committee: “It is proposed that a statue be installed at the balcony where Madiba delivered his first public address as a free man, on 11 February 1990. It is opposite this balcony where approximately 50 000 South Africans gathered on the Grand Parade on this historic day, where they waited for hours to see Madiba, to listen to him and to celebrate his release from prison after 27 years.”
The project will be a joint effort between the City and the Western Cape Government’s Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport.
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