Open Streets Cape Town has been appointed by the OBSID Board to undertake a feasibility study of the space fondly known as the Village Green. Read more here:

We're excited to announce a new partnership with Communitree - and you can get involved!

As the year comes to an end, we are happy to announce that four of the ideas collected through the public call for proposals to improve our public spaces will be implemented in early 2021. Special thanks to the public space working group which carefully considered all the ideas submitted and put together a thoughtful ...

We have recently communicated that the OBSID Board approved a public space projects policy which aims to enhance the value and use of public space through carefully considered and managed projects and activations that support OBSID’s work on cleaning and urban management, social issues and public safety and includes business / economic support, as well ...

Our thanks to everyone who participated in the online survey about public space in Obs. We’ve summarised the information collected in the infographics below.  We’re still collating feedback from businesses and people living on the streets in order to complete a final report. Special thanks to the Obs Civic Association for their support and help ...

Buzzer connects communities and makes them safer by introducing simple, smart and social incident communication and response. Buzzer was developed and launched in Hout Bay in 2019, leading to a significant improvement in incident specific community awareness, community responses and a reduction in crime incidents. Buzzer was designed to be the fastest method of providing ...