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Breaking the barriers to cycling

Posted on Monday 14 August 2017

Riding a bike should be as easy as, well, riding a bike. Unfortunately, there are many good reasons people choose not to cycle. Here are some scenarios and possible solutions.

Learn to cycle at Open Streets Main Road

Posted on Sunday 13 August 2017

If you don’t know how to ride a bike, come ready to learn on 1 October.

Places for play

Posted on Tuesday 08 August 2017

Playing is fundamental to a child’s development. It’s also an important part of every Open Streets Day.

It’s your space: Main Road to become Open Streets

Posted on Monday 31 July 2017

Part of one of Cape Town’s most historic and important thoroughfares is going car free during the first Sunday of Transport Month. Residents are invited to shape what it will look like.

What Cape Town can learn from other African cities

Posted on Monday 24 July 2017

The streets of Africa are fertile ground for ideas that resonate with our own concept of Open Streets.

What it’s like to cycle in SA

Posted on Monday 10 July 2017

Bicycle stories from the streets of Cape Town and Joburg

The tweeps have spoken

Posted on Thursday 06 July 2017

On 27 June, we co-hosted an #UrbanThinkers Twitter chat with the Nairobi-based UN-Habitat World Urban Campaign. The topic: Can Open Streets benefit African cities?

All in: creating an inclusive city

Posted on Monday 03 July 2017

How do we ensure cities work for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, age, or ability?

Open Streets Cape Town to publish toolkit

Posted on Monday 26 June 2017

We are turning our five years of experience in hosting car-free days into a handy guide for others.

Growing up with the freedom of cycling

Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2017

Children in the Netherlands are among the happiest in the world. This is because they have the freedom to explore by bike, according to a speaker at Velo-city 2017, which took place in the Dutch Arnhem-Nijmegen region last week.