City of Cape Town to extend MyCiti bus routes

The City of Cape Town has announced plans to extend the MyCiti bus service. On 26 April the City adopted the implementation strategy for its Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) plan. This prioritises the roll-out of five new MyCiti corridor routes across Cape Town.

The new bus routes are:

•          T11 MyCiTi corridor connecting Wynberg and Khayelitsha
•          T12 MyCiTi corridor connecting Mitchells Plain and Claremont
•          T17 MyCiTi corridor connecting Khayelitsha and Century City
•          D12 MyCiTi route or Klipfontein Road corridor connecting Mitchells Plain and the Cape Town central business district (CBD)
•          T13 MyCiTi route or Symphony Way corridor connecting Mitchells Plain and Durbanville

Improved public transport systems

The IPTN plan was adopted in June 2014. It consists of medium and long-term plans to establish a fully integrated public transport system in Cape Town by the year 2032. The plan not only looks at the MyCiti bus network, but other modes of public transport as well, such as new rail corridors, the need for park-and-ride facilities at rail stations, and the upgrade of existing public transport interchanges to significantly improve access and mobility within the city.

In addition to the bus routes above, the City has also announced the roll-out of the Blue Downs rail corridor. This is “a double-track rail link of approximately 9km between Nolungile station in Khayelitsha and the Kuils River station with three new stations in between, namely Mfuleni, Blue Downs and Wimbledon.”

The City of Cape Town recently urged companies to implement more flexible working times for employees to help reduce traffic congestion into and out of the City. Improved public transport routes may assist in reducing traffic congestion.

“The implementation strategy was approved by Council [on Wednesday], and prioritises the roll-out of five new MyCiTi corridor routes as well as the Blue Downs rail corridor within the next 15 years. This strategy underpins the City’s new Organisational Development and Transformation Plan (ODTP) which identifies dense and transit-oriented growth and development and efficient, integrated public transport as key priorities,” revealed Brett Herron, the City’s mayoral committee member for transport and urban development.

“We want to have the five new MyCiTi corridors fully operational by 2032. This may sound far off, but the scale and reach of these routes is significantly bigger in comparison with the existing MyCiTi network. In fact, the five new corridors will serve at least five times the passengers that are currently traveling on the existing MyCiTi routes. It will connect some of the most disadvantaged communities to five major destinations – the Cape Town CBD, Bellville, Claremont, Wynberg and Century City,” added Herron.

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