Craig Symington

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Craig Symington8 months ago

Craig Symington2 months ago At first glance this appears to give residents more rights in the planning process, but in truth it puts the responsibility on the resident to find out what is going on and the timeframe is extremely short to do this in. The onus should be on the developer or person carrying out the changes to inform neighbours and everyone affected by the building works. These changes also only allow a limited appeals process and the developer or builder does not need to await the outcome of any appeal and can simply carry on with the works. Changes are important but should benefit residents and neighbours. Access to the information is also severely restricted. This should not be allowed to proceed in its current form.

Craig Symington8 months ago

Craig Symington8 months ago Mobile and informal trading is a great economic upliftment opportunity, provided access to permits is simple and accessible.specifically, in respect of the proposed sites, all mention proximity to refuse bins, the city’s green bins are too small are often overflowing throughout the city centre.the site Cnr Waterkant and Buitengracht Street is problematic as Buitengracht is already heavily congested and pedestrians already ignore the lights at this point, leading to further traffic delays. A trading site here has the potential to increase this issue.

Craig Symington7 months ago As Cape Town is now one of the most congested cities in the world, we should be looking at how other cities have addressed these issues. restricting hours where delivery vehicles are allowed in congested areas. In London deliveries are outside of 7am-7pm, ensuring that trucks and deliveries do not block busy roads. many accidents on Kloof neck road have been by construction traffic, restricting times outside of peak hours will help.traffic to the port should be designed around free flow corridors, keeping them away from local traffic as much as possible, with a timed slot for entry and exit. A holding site outside the city will ensure they only enter when they can load or unload instead of sitting along public roads waiting.