Press Releases - 24 June 2010
"Free Friday" on Cape Town's MyCiTi inner-city loop bus
MEDIA RELEASE
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
"Free Friday" on the MyCiTi inner-city loop
24 JUNE 2010
The City of Cape Town is offering free rides on the MyCiTi inner-city bus loop
to all Capetonians and visitors this Friday June 25.
The free rides will be valid from midnight on Thursday evening till midnight on
Friday evening, on a first come first served basis. Riders will receive a
complimentary ticket as they board the bus.
The MyCiTi inner-city service has been specifically provided for the World Cup
period and the City wants residents to experience this service as it offers a
taste of the public transport system envisaged for Cape Town.
Members of the Portfolio Committee for Transport, Roads and Major Projects who
initially requested the free service are ecstatic about the opportunity to
showcase this world class service to many citizens of and visitors to the City.
The inner-city loop runs in two circuits, clockwise and anti-clockwise, both
passing the areas around the Foreshore, Convention Centre, Long and Loop
Streets, Orange and Mill Streets, and Buitenkant Streets.
It passes attractions including the Cape Town International Convention Centre,
the nightspots of Long Street, the Labia Theatre, Government Avenue, the
District Six Museum and the Castle. It also travels close to Greenmarket
Square, Bo-Kaap and the Gardens Centre.
Buses travel in both directions and run about every 15 minutes, starting from
the Civic Centre Station on Hertzog Boulevard.
"Come and catch the bus with us. It is a professional service, and all the
people I've chatted on the MyCiTi, say they are extremely impressed by the
high-standard of service offered," said Councillor Elizabeth Thompson,
Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Roads and Major Projects.
"The MyCiTi has been a huge success as World Cup service which received
many accolades from locals and foreign visitors. It signals the way to
something far greater, and we'd like Capetonians to start looking forward to
that. In the future, as part of the first phase of the permanent MyCiTi
service, there will be several permanent routes around Cape Town, starting with
a trunk route on the R27," said Thompson.
The MyCiTi inner-city loop was launched along with the airport shuttle, which
is a permanent service and will continue to be charged for, at R50 per trip.
To catch the inner-city loop, go to the Civic Centre Station, or stand beneath
for the yellow bus signs. The stops on the clockwise and anti-clockwise loops
are found close to each other, except for on Long and Loop Streets, which are
one-ways.
The stops on the anti-clockwise service can be found outside the CTICC, on Long
Street (just before intersection with Waterkant; just before the Dorp Street
intersection, and a few metres before the Long Street Baths); on Buitenkant
Street (at the top; just before the intersection with Roeland; and one block south
of the Grand Parade); and on Darling Street, just before the intersection with
Tennant.
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Media enquiries: Councillor Elizabeth Thompson, Mayoral Committee Member:
Transport, Roads and Major Projects, Tel: 021 400 1221 or Cell: 072 336 04
Kylie Hatton, Manager: Media, City of Cape Town, Tel: 021 400 4684 or Cell: 082
874 4605
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