Open Streets Day in Mitchells Plain
MITCHELLS PLAIN will be hosting the annual “Open Streets Day” on Sunday in Eisleben Road.
This community day is a celebration of public space that is free and open to everyone. The day will enable visitors to use the street to walk, cycle, skate, play or perform.
The focus of this family day is to create an urban playground for all ages to enjoy a healthy space, and to showcase how streets can be utilised for the benefit of everyone.
In honour of the Cape Argus’s 160th birthday the newspaper has decided to participate in the initiative. The Argus’s activation will be “Breaking News/Birthday Celebration”.
“As a newspaper we regard ourselves as being part of the community, and as a paper we cater for everyone. To be part of Open Streets coincides with what we stand for, and that’s bringing people together,” said Cape Argus editor Aziz Hartley.
There will be many road closures between 11am and 5pm. Access to parking on Eisleben Road between Wespoort Drive and Spine Road will be restricted.
The initiative is a fun day and visitors are advised to take note of the following rules:
Activities should be interactive & fun.
All activity organisers take responsibility for their own set-up (including electricity).
Activities offered must be free of charge to members of the public.
Please respect others and share the space.
Music to be kept to a reasonable volume.
Street to be kept clear for mobility. Any infrastructure to be on the pavement or in parking bays.
No large infrastructure (stages, scaffolding etc).
No marketing along the route (handing out fliers, other collateral, or big banners). Please feel free to have a sign/small banner at your activity to identify yourselves, and information available for those who want to find out more.
No motorised vehicles on, or parked next to, the route.
No alcohol or fires. –