Open Streets Cape Town is a citizen-driven initiative working to change how people use, perceive and experience streets. We do this via our programme of Open Streets Days, as well as advocacy campaigns.

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Launching the #ClaimingOurSpace Global Youth Road Safety Campaign

Claim your space to be safe, and claim your space to speak.
Join us for the largest global youth art|advocacy campaign for safer streets.

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Recent

Why NMT (Non Motorised Transport) matters for improving mobility in Langa

Walking, talking and planning a new Public Space Mobility Platform for Langa

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Thursday 16 February 2023

Our Flagship Programme

Open Streets Days

Inspired by Bogotá's Ciclovía, Open Streets Days create car-free streets across Cape Town.

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Campaigns

United Nations Road Safety Week

17-23 May 2021
Transform streets. Support the global move to 30km/hr

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Making news

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2013

Our first Open Streets Day on 25th May has been gaining interest in Cape Town's papers.

Open Streets invite residents to use and own street space

Posted on Friday 17 May 2013

Lower Main Road in Observatory/Salt River to become a car-free corridor for residents to explore, use and play on their street.

15 days til Open Streets on Lower Main Rd. The Countdown begins!

Posted on Friday 10 May 2013

Anyone who walked into the Obs community Centre last night was likely to have met chaos...

It's all systems GO for Open Streets Lower Main on 25 May!

Posted on Friday 03 May 2013

Every Thursday of May the residents and friends of Open Streets from other parts of the city are getting together to plan what will be the official launch of an Open Streets Programme for Cape Town.