Seafront For All

It will be a sad day if the promenade is destroyed by reckless, insensitive commercial developments. The promenade is a public space used by all levels of society and as such is a critical link in the Public Spaces Network of Cape Town.

Stella Freese

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 10:18:59 UTC

Pierre Willemse

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 10:08:12 UTC

Roux du Toit

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:54:53 UTC

Etienne

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:44:53 UTC

Seapoint promenade is more valuable to all of us than a private development will ever be for a select few.

petronel moolman

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:42:42 UTC

this will be a tragedy - we cannot allow this to happen.

Anre Bothma

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:40:34 UTC

As an architect I have come to understand the scarcity and importance of positive public open space. It is hard enough to create such forums for spontaneous interaction in existing urban fabrics, due to the short sightedness and tightfisted approach of private developers. There for it is of great importance to protect existing communal space which facilitate integration and enrich everyday life.

alwyn bester

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:31:59 UTC

I believe the Municipal Zoning scheme regulations should allow for the development of a retail edge along Beach rd, on the ground floors of the existing buildings on the Eastern side of Beach rd. Beach rd itself should be pedestrianized/ traffic speed should be decreased, and the common should remain as is, but even more accessible to the public. At the moment the view of the sea from the rd is obscured by a concrete wall, understandably a breakwater wall, but there is currently very little contact with the water along that edge. This should be improved to bring more people to the beaches and seafront of Sea Point.

victoria robinson

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:29:49 UTC

Susanne Rall

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:29:08 UTC

christie

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:28:56 UTC

unfortunately you'll always get people like this who'll try to squeeze a last cent our of every square inch of earth....let's keep them where they are at the moment...

brinley pritchard

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:25:42 UTC

Yolandi Mouton

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:24:41 UTC

Annemarie Hendrikz

Signed on: Wed 19 Mar 2008 09:18:50 UTC

In simple solidarity.

Andre Thomas

Signed on: Tue 18 Mar 2008 15:44:31 UTC

This is a vital part of the free recreational activities available to the citizens of Cape Town and our visitors alike. It would be short-sighted to develop this, and lose forever such a treasure.

birga Thomas

Signed on: Tue 18 Mar 2008 14:30:46 UTC

Rosemary de Waal

Signed on: Tue 18 Mar 2008 13:36:33 UTC

Chloe Solomon

Signed on: Tue 18 Mar 2008 13:36:00 UTC

I have been coming to the Sea Point Pavillion since I was a little girl and now I live in the area.It is a vibrant, peaceful and integrated community of people, all with the simple agenda of enjoying the sun and sea.If the Pavillion is destroyed then the loss could well be compared to the tragedy that was Distric six and the forced removals of Apartheid.

tish stefanutto

Signed on: Tue 18 Mar 2008 11:40:30 UTC

I learnt to swim at the Pavilion. My family have been walking along the Promenade for over 50 years. I grew up playing at Milton pool and I ve had hours of pleasure from the simple beauty that this stretch of land offers ALL CT residents, rich or poor. There is a global move to preserve 'green lungs'. Do we really need to sacrifice this for yet another shopping mall.

Toni Strasburg

Signed on: Tue 18 Mar 2008 08:35:05 UTC

I have already written letters about this abomination and will support you however I can.
I moved from the UK to SA and chose Seapoint because of the open public space along the sea and the way it is possible for everyone to use it.
I did not come here for malls and hotels.

Dot Cleminshaw

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 18:48:59 UTC

Please stop any thoughtless development of what is essentially public open space.

Mark James

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 15:41:06 UTC

"We stand in solidarity with you!

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The local authority here is trying to close our community high schools and replace them with juggernaut "academy" schools. See www.handsoffhaywoodhigh.org.uk

And they're trying to close our only local community "splashpool". See http://www.handsoffhaywoodhigh.org.uk/dimensions.html

It's a long walk to complete freedom."

Splash Safely Playing And Swimming Healthily

Bob Welch

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 15:09:56 UTC

We stand in solidarity with you!

The local authority here is trying to close our community high schools and replace them with juggernaut "academy" schools. See www.handsoffhaywoodhigh.org.uk

And they're trying to close our only local community "splashpool". See http://www.handsoffhaywoodhigh.org.uk/dimensions.html

It's a long walk to complete freedom.

Corrie Gerber

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 14:32:30 UTC

Stop the development. How many more beautiful places needs to be messed up by pople looking to make a quick buck?

huck liao

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 13:17:50 UTC

Property developers and corrupt officials need to stop destroying our beautiful city and rather go build in neighbourhoods requiring basic infrastructure development.

Shaheed

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 10:59:24 UTC

Zarina Davids

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 10:24:41 UTC

Have we become so greedy to destroy the little pleasures that us human beings can enjoy that we can still call space with a view. The very people who have become blinded by their wealth that they cannot take with them is the very one's who's destroying our planet little bits at a time. Please we all have to die when no one knows..so leave what God has given us to enjoy and find your millions elsewhere.

Mariska April

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 08:16:59 UTC

Why would you want to scar natural beauty?

Arlene Carelse

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 07:56:48 UTC

Ann van Noordwyk

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 07:51:42 UTC

I grew up in Sea Point and visit Cape Town often.Please dont destroy yhis wonderful area,so vibrant and beautiful!

Michelle Meischke

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 07:34:40 UTC

Lee Commando

Signed on: Mon 17 Mar 2008 07:07:50 UTC

Madelaine Levy

Signed on: Sun 16 Mar 2008 15:36:21 UTC

Why do you always want to take away open spaces where people can walk run and relax, we are so stressed out in this country that we need as many open spaces where we can relax and exercise which is good for the body mind and soul, do not let greed overtake the welfare of our people's health. We have enough emnpty shopping centres etc we do not need more and this area is such a wonderful tourist attraction for this Country.

Tracy De Breuyn

Signed on: Sun 16 Mar 2008 14:32:38 UTC

Estelle Cloete

Signed on: Sun 16 Mar 2008 14:07:41 UTC

Pat Collett

Signed on: Sun 16 Mar 2008 13:55:56 UTC

The Sea Point promenade is the one public space in the city where all people actually meet and interact. To restrict this space for the sake of someone's financial benefit, would be a travesty in this country that so badly needs this type of interaction.

Renee Schneier

Signed on: Sun 16 Mar 2008 12:06:57 UTC

NO NO NO to any developement
of the Seapoint Promenade.

Dale Washkansky

Signed on: Sat 15 Mar 2008 10:41:18 UTC

Gakeema Moos

Signed on: Sat 15 Mar 2008 10:32:35 UTC

Natasha Norman

Signed on: Sat 15 Mar 2008 09:57:34 UTC

Public spaces are magical sites in a city where all can feel a part of a community. Developing this site for capital gain is a short term greed driven initiative, little better than the group areas act of the old Apartheid system in its attempt to distinguish people by income brackets.

Delphine Darling

Signed on: Sat 15 Mar 2008 09:14:09 UTC

Brigitte Berg

Signed on: Fri 14 Mar 2008 23:24:39 UTC

We have spent many happy hours at the pavilion. Don't destroy it. We need it, so do other people who stay in flats, etc.

patrick smyly

Signed on: Fri 14 Mar 2008 20:22:33 UTC

No more developement on the sea side of this lovely national asset please.