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| The CMC has an
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| Separation of business
and residence due to past planning practices. Residential
separation by race due to previous policies.
Poor urban design of low-income areas.
Infrastructure favouring private transport over public transport.
Loss of historically significant built environment.
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| Spatial inequalities
between income groups with unequal access to transport and employment and socio-economic
opportunities, especially with respect to the more recent formal and informal settlements
on the Cape Flats. These settlements lack basic services (see section B:6). Highest concentrations of overcrowding are found in the south-eastern
areas of the CMA, as well as in certain northern suburbs and parts of Atlantis.
The average metropolitan trip length is 14km. Average trip
lengths on corridors vary between 5 and 10 km, pointing to a high reliance on motorised
travel.
In 1995, the total one-way person kilometers traveled in the CMA
were 13.35 million.
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The following indicator
is monitored by the Directorate: Transportation and Traffic, CMC:
- Average travel distance for all commuter trips.
- Total person trips in km per day per head of the population.
See a summary of all
Indicators on this website
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The following responses
are underway by CMC:
- A Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework (MSDF) has been
developed in consultation with stakeholders and includes a system of corridors and nodes
to direct urban growth and bring about a more efficient and equitable urban structure.
- A MSDF Corridor Quantification Study has been undertaken.
- A densification study and vacant land studies have been completed.
- Philippi Market Study is currently being undertaken and the
establishment of a Philippi Utility Company is underway.
- A Built Environment Study is being done to identify sites for
preservation in the CMA.
- A planning database has been initiated to determine where
development pressures are occurring in the CMA.
- The Cape Metropolitan Transport Plan, known as "Moving
Ahead", is currently being revised.
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- Where possible, live close to your
place of work.
- Consider working from home where this
is permitted.
- Consult the National Monuments Council
if you would like to modify or knock down old buildings as they may qualify as national
monuments in order to preserve the historical character of your city.
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