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Conserving Constantia’s rural and cultural landscape for all.
Promoting and safeguarding the interests of ratepayers and residents.
WC Dam Level Stat’s:
CRRA Constitution – Augmented June 2017 (1)
Things happening in the Valley!
Amazing what is possible!🆓Release is delayed by a week whilst they grow bigger and more hungry…
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🐞 (Apparently all bugs look like ladybugs - as per my emoji pack)
- I never thought bugs would give me so much joy BUT, on Thursday 30 November 2023 hundreds of thousands of them will be released into the Westlake and Keyser Rivers.
🐞 They will munch away at the alien vegetation that has infested the riverways.
🐞 This is a superb and healthy biocontrol method of dealing with the parrot feather and water hyacinth that chokes our waterways.
🐞 Bug collabs!
#bestpractice
#lovebugs
#ward71
#cllrcaro
Can I get a supply for my pond weed infested pool? Not a joke.
Please get involved if you can!Reminder to help co-create Traffic Calming Policy and Road Safety Strategy.
The City’s #UrbanMobility Portfolio Committee is reminding residents to collaborate with the City on ideas and solutions to make Cape Town’s roads safer for all users. The closing date to submit ideas is Sunday, 10 December 2023.
The Urban Mobility Portfolio Committee is reviewing the City of Cape Town’s Road Safety Strategy and Traffic Calming Policy.
Road users and residents can submit comments on how the City can address:
• Road safety for pedestrians and other Non-Motorised Transport road users.
• Road safety for motorists and passengers, especially scholars and public transport users
‘The Urban Mobility Directorate believes in open and innovative governance and this is yet another way that the directorate is working to include all road users in helping to make roads safer,’ said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.
Read more: bit.ly/49PRz2B
#CTNews
A reminder.
You are hereby invited to attend a Community Meeting for the residents of Subcouncil 20 with Cllr Beverley van Reenen, Mayco Member for Energy, , on 30 November 2023 at the Alphen Centre Hall, Constantia Main Road, Constantia @ 18:00.
The pressing concerns are:
• Load Shedding (National Outlook, Impact on Cape Town & progress on City’s resilience plans)
• Going Solar (Residential & Commercial
• What is City doing? (Load shedding Mitigation)
Your attendance at this meeting will be greatly appreciated.
Please extend this invitation to your greater communities.
Kind Regards
Celes Allies
Clerk: Subcouncil 20
Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia
Corporate Services: Area South
Dear Stakeholders,
You are hereby invited to attend a Community Meeting for the residents of Subcouncil 20 with Cllr Beverley van Reenen, Mayco Member for Energy, , on 30 November 2023 at the Alphen Centre Hall, Constantia Main Road, Constantia @ 18:00.
The pressing concerns are:
• Load Shedding (National Outlook, Impact on Cape Town & progress on City’s resilience plans)
• Going Solar (Residential & Commercial
• What is City doing? (Load shedding Mitigation)
Your attendance at this meeting will be greatly appreciated.
Please extend this invitation to your greater communities.
Kind Regards
Celes Allies
Clerk: Subcouncil 20
Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia
Corporate Services: Area South
Let's support our Greenbelts! All recycling at The Constantia Village recycling depo goes to helping maintain the Greenbelts!Yup, it's a small act, but your recycling can have a BIG impact on how much we can do in the Greenbelts! Please consider taking your recycling down to the The Constantia Village recycling depo today!
I stopped going there long ago, I always felt like I was a bother to the staff for asking for help with my recycling.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
MEDIA RELEASE
Revised proposals to improve traffic flow along the M3 in Newlands
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to participate in a second round of public participation about the proposed changes to intersections along the M3 in Newlands, the most important arterial road link between suburbs in the Southern Peninsula and the city. The intention of these changes and road improvements is to alleviate bottlenecks between Upper Hillwood Road and Newlands Avenue. The closing date for comments is 13 December 2023. Read more below:
A high resolution map of the proposed improvements along the M3 in Newlands is available here: bit.ly/3Qt3om8
The City proposes to improve traffic flow along the M3 by removing two signalised intersections; implementing three median closures and a road closure; and reinstating a signalised pedestrian crossing at Upper Hillwood Road in Bishopscourt.
Of significance is that the Urban Mobility Directorate will add a third southbound lane between Rhodes Avenue and Upper Hillwood Road to accommodate traffic travelling from town towards the Southern suburbs. The budget for this improvement has been approved by Council, and includes upgrades to the side roads.
‘About a year ago we hosted a first round of public participation about the proposed changes to assist with alleviating the bottlenecks along the M3 in the Newlands area in particular. We received nearly 400 comments, and used these to further fine-tune the proposals that are now available for public comment.
‘The M3 is a strategic north-south freeway. Over the past 24 months or so, we have seen an increase in traffic and with the latest volumes, the section between Wynberg Hill and Newlands Avenue is almost in constant grid-lock with traffic seldom free flowing between six in the morning and seven in the evening, regardless the day of the week.
‘The City is committed to implementing changes, and adding capacity where possible, to improve traffic flow so that commuters spend less time on the road. Improved mobility will improve productivity, and bring down the cost of travelling. I call on residents to please comment on these proposals by 13 December 2023,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.
The following proposals are now available for public comment:
To close the median at the intersection of Fernwood Avenue, and to remove the traffic signal so that traffic can move freely through this section of the M3. This will mitigate the back-up of traffic at the Paradise Road intersection and meet the required minimum spacing for signalised intersections along a higher order road carrying high volumes of vehicular traffic
To allow only a left in to Fernwood Avenue from the M3 for traffic travelling in a northbound direction, meaning traffic can only exit the M3 to Fernwood Avenue, but not enter the M3 from Fernwood Avenue
Remove the pedestrian crossing at Fernwood Avenue as pedestrians can cross the M3 at the Paradise Road intersection and at Newlands Avenue
To implement a free flow left-turn slip lane and an additional right-turn lane at the M3/Rhodes Avenue intersection for traffic travelling eastbound along Rhodes Avenue. This will improve the capacity at this intersection, in particular during the morning peak hour period for those travelling towards the city
To signalise the intersection of Rhodes Avenue and Almond Street to safely accommodate traffic that is rerouted from Fernwood Avenue
The closure of the median at Upper Torquay Avenue so that traffic travelling in a southbound direction along the M3 can no longer turn right into Upper Torquay. This is to prevent the backing up of traffic along this section caused by right turning vehicles, and also to improve road safety by removing an unsignalised intersection where right turning drivers have to take gaps in the heavy M3 traffic flow
Traffic travelling in a northbound direction will be able to exit the M3 by turning left into Upper Torquay Avenue; similarly, those driving along Upper Torquay Avenue will be able to enter the M3 by turning left to travel northbound towards the city
To close Upper Hillwood Road at the top of Wynberg Hill, implement a median closure, and remove the traffic signal at this intersection so that traffic can move freely along this section and over the hill
To turn Upper Hillwood Road into a cul-de-sac that does not intersect with the M3, while retaining existing access to and from the corner property
To reinstate a signalised pedestrian crossing at Upper Hillwood Road in Bishopscourt to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists crossing the M3
How to comment:
Submit a comment via www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay
Send an email to Urban Mobility.CT@capetown.gov.za (quote reference: 110232413)
By hand at the Subcouncil 20 office, Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia and the Subcouncil 11office, Dulcie September Civic Centre, corner of Protea and Klipfontein Roads, Kewtown, Athlone
At the following libraries: Rondebosch library, Town Hall, Hall Road, Rondebosch; Meadowridge library, corner of Howard Drive and Firgrove Way, Meadowridge; Tokai library, Tokai Road, Tokai; Plumstead library, The Village Square, Yudelman’s Lane, Plumstead; and Wynberg library, Maynardville, Wynberg
The closing date for comments is 13 December 2023
Caption: A map indicating the changes that are proposed along the M3 corridor between Upper Hillwood Road and Newlands Avenue to improve traffic flow. Residents and road users are encouraged to submit their comments on these proposals by 13 December 2023.
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Issued by: Media Office, City of Cape Town
Note to broadcasters, sound is available here: bit.ly/47dp3Gq
Media enquiries: Councillor Rob Quintas, the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Tel: 021 400 7197 or Cell: 082 042 3502, Email: Roberto.Quintas@capetown.gov.za (please always copy media.account@capetown.gov.za)
From Emile Langenhoven - Ward 62 DA Councillor
🌾It's mowing season again. Grass is shoulder high and verges are unkept. It's a complete and utter nightmare that occurs this time of the year.
🐸So, let's get to the root of the problem: Leopard Toads. This is their breeding season and, for all the environmentalists out there, we cannot mow until that season has come to an end. The only greenbelts that have been mowed is Klaasenbosch, Alphen and Doordrift, which do not have Leopard Toads. Unfortunately, due to higher than normal rainfall this year, the grass is growing faster, much to our residents' frustration.
🛣️The verges, however, fall within the Roads Department and therefore it is that department that needs to maintain footpaths. I ask that residents log service requests so that I can collate the information and send it to the department for their attention. Please log the service requests here: www.capetown.gov.za/ServiceRequests
ℹ️Currently, mowing continues on the M3 in Constantia and in Wynberg parks and open spaces. Once breeding season is over for the Leopard Toads, the Parks Department will attend to the rest of the green belts.
We are calling on Cape Town road users to work with the City of Cape Town in formulating ideas and solutions to improve road safety and traffic calming challenges for both pedestrians and motorists.
The focus is on three themes:
• Theme 1 - Road safety for pedestrians and other non-motorised road transport users
• Theme 2 - Road safety for passengers
• Theme 3 - Road safety for motorists
You have until 10 December 2023 to submit your ideas.
*Please note online registration to the Collaboration Platform is required prior to idea submission.
• Online: www.capetown.gov.za/collaborate or visit your nearest library or City facility where you can log onto Smart Cape and submit.
• Written submissions: Look out for alerts via your subcouncil office for an opportunity to submit your ideas and engage with the City’s Road Safety Strategy and Traffic Calming Policy project management team.
For enquiries email roadsafetyCT@capetown.gov.za
Kind Regards
Celes Allies
Clerk: Subcouncil 20
Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia
Corporate Services: Area South
Ward 71 News
Prisoner Transport Truck and Road Safety. Now is your opportunity to be heard!
RSVP Link
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FYIThe City’s website (www.capetown.gov.za), e-Services portal and other online services will be unavailable from 18:00 - 20:00 on Friday, 10 November 2023 due to necessary maintenance. This downtime will also affect the City’s mobile app.
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We always enjoy supporting local markets! Why not pop down and get some early Christmas shopping done!
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Constantia Watch:
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CHAIRMAN – Trevor Vroom
VICE CHAIRMAN- Gordon Chunnett
TREASURER – Peter Stenslunde
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