Cape Town danger areas

[wolver]

At what point do we resort to the taxi's tactics of blocking the N1 to get the attention of the authorities? Law enforcement resources are too busy handing out fines to people with dogs off leash on the Sea Point promenade🙄 

This is ridiculous, can only imagine how commuters who have no alternative must feel.

[Wannabe]

1 hour ago, tubed said:

The inaction of the City (Hill Lewis) and Winde (Province) on this is unbelievable.

You have commuters being held up at gun point trying to get to and from work.

It's not a big area to cover (unlike the mountain).

Your job is to protect the citizens (let's not even talk about providing a decent cycle path).

Does it take a commuter to pull out a gun and settle it? What then, damage control, City image?

Get off your arses and do something FFS!

Look at the other two threads regarding this matter, and send e-mails to all the role players, including the Min of Transport, as Transnet and Sanral also needs to join this party. 

[Wannabe]

 

Edited December 2 by Wannabe

[Wannabe]

 

Edited December 2 by Wannabe

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, tubed said:

The inaction of the City (Hill Lewis) and Winde (Province) on this is unbelievable.

You have commuters being held up at gun point trying to get to and from work.

It's not a big area to cover (unlike the mountain).

Your job is to protect the citizens (let's not even talk about providing a decent cycle path).

Does it take a commuter to pull out a gun and settle it? What then, damage control, City image?

Get off your arses and do something FFS!

 

These "two" love to use cycling to gain votes .... then are nowhere to be found to actually help cyclists.

 

Just two more empty promises politicians ....

[Wannabe]

Hello *****

 

My name is Louis Cason, I’m a ESO in the office of Ald JP Smith.

 

City enforcement is working very closely with Woodstock SAPS to conduct joint operations on the illegal occupants on a frequent basis, we have also started to do joint operations with Home affairs in the area and the City’s legal team is engaging Transnet and PRASA on a frequent basis to push them towards an eviction.

 

The City has offered them similar assistance to the Castle but we legally cannot evict them on the behalf of National Government.

 

They are occupying PRASA (railway land) and Transnet land (next to N1 & Lower Church) because of the close proximity to the harbour and the endless amount of scrap they can strip from the trains, fences and dilapidated buildings in the area.

 

The cycling community can really help by using their considerable reach to pressure Minister Barbara Creecy to initiate the eviction, clear their erven and put measures in place to secure them.

 

I will escalate the below to both legal and our senior management.

 

Regards

Louis Cason

Executive Support Officer – Councillor Support

Safety & Security Directorate

Office of Mayoral Committee Member Ald JP Smith

6^th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Center, 12 Hertzog Boulevard. Cape Town

Cellphone: 072 9377 265 Phone: 021 400 3677

Email: louis.cason@capetown.gov.za 

Web: www.capetown.gov.za

[Wannabe]

Hello *****

 

The below is what I could find online:

 

TransportMinistry@dot.gov.za

info@dot.gov.za

 

I was thinking over the weekend that a change.org petition or something similar could work. The penguin activists has a good system as well where people can automatically email the relevant minister that might work.

 

https://www.africanpenguinnotonourwatch.org/email-the-minister

 

That section is a priority for the Mayor so legal and our officials must give him feedback on a continuous basis of progress so we are trying but unless they evict we will always sit with the problem.

 

Thank you

Louis

[Wannabe]

Good day *****

 

Please see below for your attention:

 

 

Kind Regards

 

Avril Stephens
Administrative Officer 1: Support Services (S&S)

Safety and Security

 

12^th Floor, 2 Bay, Civic Centre, 12, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town

Tel: 0214447015 | Email:  Avril.Stephens@capetown.gov.za | Web: www.capetown.gov.za

[BuffsVintageBikes]

But when a cyclist retaliates and shoots one of these thieving sods then you'll see how quickly action gets taken... against the cyclist. It's just a matter of time before they target the wrong rider.

[Reg Lizard]

Is using/ obtaining permission to use the harbor road not an option? Surely with the right people from CoCT doing the talking this should be possible?

[wolver]

 

1 hour ago, Reg Lizard said:

Is using/ obtaining permission to use the harbor road not an option? Surely with the right people from CoCT doing the talking this should be possible?

What if one is a member of the Royal Cape (Cycling) Yacht Club?🤔

 

[RustyHWR]

18 hours ago, wolver said:

 

What if one is a member of the Royal Cape (Cycling) Yacht Club?🤔

 

Take your ID with for Security (watchmen) at port entrance gate. Should work.

[Meezo]

 

[Meezo]

22 minutes ago, Meezo said:

 

is the SAPS WC Spokesperson still an active member, i hate calling people out... but wonder if he can assist.

in the last few months i've actually tailed him and his crew a few times going through this section

Edited December 3 by Meezo

[Andreas_187]

Just bombard these guys with emails. It costs you nothing 

Louis Cason <Louis.Cason@capetown.gov.za>
Cc: alan.winde@westerncape.gov.za; david@cycletour.co.za; Mayor <Mayor.Mayor@capetown.gov.za>; Ald Jean-Pierre Smith <JeanPierre.Smith@capetown.gov.za>

[Wannabe]

4 minutes ago, Andreas_187 said:

Just bombard these guys with emails. It costs you nothing 

Louis Cason <Louis.Cason@capetown.gov.za>
Cc: alan.winde@westerncape.gov.za; david@cycletour.co.za; Mayor <Mayor.Mayor@capetown.gov.za>; Ald Jean-Pierre Smith <JeanPierre.Smith@capetown.gov.za>

Louis Cason is from JP Smith's office. He has been active in replying to my mails, and informing me of his correspondence with the two Government entities, Dep of Transport and Transnet.