MyCiTi
| Parent | TCT Transport for Cape Town |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Locale | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Service type | Bus transport network |
| Routes | 29 |
| Daily ridership | 12,000 |
| Website |
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MyCiTi is a bus rapid transit system currently being rolled out across Cape Town, South Africa. Providing an express bus connection between Table View, Milnerton, Atlantis, Khayelitsha and central Cape Town, as well as several feeder services.
Overview
MyCiTi began operations in May 2010, shortly before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, providing a shuttle service from the Civic Centre (where a new bus terminus was constructed) to Cape Town International Airport. It also included a temporary loop around the City Bowl for the duration of the World Cup.
The first proper Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) phase (Phase 1A) opened in May 2011. It includes a dedicated West Coast busway from the city centre through Milnerton to Table View, along which an express bus service operates. Connecting to this trunk route is a route in the City Bowl connecting Gardens, the Civic Centre bus station and the Waterfront, as well as three feeder services around Table View, Bloubergstrand and Parklands.
The West Coast will have several new routes and services during 2012 and 2013. They include new routes around Table View and Parklands and links to: Century City via Racecourse Road and Omuramba roads; Montague Gardens along Koeberg Road Potsdam; Killarney, Dunoon and Doornbach via Blauuwberg Road; Sunningdale and Sandown stations on the West Coast Road; Melkbosstrand; Atlantis, Mamre and Pella.
The MyCiTi bus service has also being extended to the east coast. It has been extended to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain,it uses BMT lanes on the N2 highway to add capacity and usage of those lanes.[1][2]
The service aims to provide reliable and safe public transport in Cape Town. Approximately 12,000 trips are currently made on the service on a daily basis.
Station artwork
In October 2010 the City of Cape Town put out a call for proposals for artists and designers to create artwork on the glass panels at the entrance of the MyCiTi stations.[3]
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