Media Releases

Get on your #Bike2Work this year

Posted on Sunday 03 February 2019

Will you make it your New Year’s resolution to join us on your bicycle on the road?

MEDIA RELEASE: Join the ‘movement for better movement’ at Open Streets City Centre on 27 January

Posted on Tuesday 08 January 2019

Bree Street to be transformed into a shared public space for walking, skating, cycling and more

MEDIA RELEASE: Open Streets City Centre to highlight the advantages of sustainable mobility in Cape Town

Posted on Monday 03 December 2018

On 27 January 2019, Bree Street will become Open Streets...a day full of colour, activity and self-propelled mobility.

MEDIA RELEASE: Cape Town’s mayor to officiate the opening of Open Streets Bellville

Posted on Thursday 15 November 2018

Executive Mayor Dan Plato will formally open the collaborative community day. He will be joined by a few other surprise special guests throughout the day.

MEDIA RELEASE: Voortrekker Road to go car-free for a morning of Open Streets

Posted on Friday 02 November 2018

Your street for a day, what will you do?

MEDIA RELEASE: Woodstock kicks off the 2018/2019 Open Streets season

Posted on Thursday 11 October 2018

Come out and play on a car-free street on 28 October, at the first Open Streets Day in the 2018-19 season.

MEDIA RELEASE: Transport Month is a chance to change how we move in our streets and cities

Posted on Tuesday 02 October 2018

October is Transport Month, and we are using this annual event to encourage people to rethink how they use streets and move around the city.

MEDIA RELEASE: Street Indaba: when streets are safe for children, they're safe for everyone

Posted on Thursday 20 September 2018

Streets in Cape Town are hostile to children, filled with risks and danger. What can adults do to turn them into safe, inclusive places?

MEDIA RELEASE: Sharing street experience & knowledge across Africa in the first Open Streets Exchange

Posted on Tuesday 04 September 2018

A people-centred learning exchange for Open Streets enthusiasts...

MEDIA RELEASE: Open Streets and ChildSafe South Africa seek ways to keep children safe on the roads

Posted on Friday 24 August 2018

We hosted a Street Minds breakfast workshop on 22 August, to discuss ways to reduce child pedestrian fatalities on the roads in South Africa.