Goodwood residents fear that City programme could bring gentrification

Goodwood residents have blamed the City for Cape Town of not listening to them, regarding the approval of the City’s ‘C40 Reinventing Cities Programme.’

A month ago, the City chamber endorsed the proposition for four underused City-possessed locales to be made accessible to the private division for carbon-neutral, mixed-used development as a feature of this overall rivalry.

However, the Goodwood Ratepayers' Association said that in spite of the fact that they had raised worries with the City, the improvement would forge on.

The City has distinguished Tygerdal site at the Monte Vista station in Goodwood, for development. It is believed that the land is underused and near significant retail and business focuses.

The proposed sites that the City intends to develop, includes Athlone station car park, Kapteinsklip, as well as the Mouquet Farm in Diep River.

Mayco member for spatial planning and environment, Marian Nieuwoudt assured that once the C40 Reinventing Cities competition has been launched, the City will then call on the private sector and interested parties to submit development proposals for the sites. Nieuwoudt is hoping it would bring affordable housing opportunities, amongst others.

Done By: Mitchum George