Afrika T: Cyclecab Tricycle Taxis hit Cape Town Streets

Blogging Hiatus

Gentle Reader,

Some five years into the life of Afrika T, I now find myself unable to keep up with contributions at a level that I and you have come to expect from this blog. Partly this is because of other activities in responsible tourism (see example here, and another here), partly from other projects in sustainability (see examples here and here), and partly for reasons that are more personal.

I am certainly still active online and in responsible travel, so feel free to comment on existing posts here, to follow me on Twitter, and to note what I've been reading online via Delicious. I also hope to return to Afrika T, so am not bringing the blog to a halt, just declaring a hiatus of indefinite duration...

Thank you for your support over the years, and, if you're a newcomer to the site, may it still prove valuable.

Kind regards

Kurt

5 December 2011

Monday, 23 February 2009

Cyclecab Tricycle Taxis hit Cape Town Streets

The website isn't up yet, but I've seen the tricycle taxis on the street and they look goooooood. This is great responsible tourism development and an excellent way to get around the centre of town.

This, from the lovely Green blog, urban sprout:

Cyclecabs is an environmentally friendly business that offers employment opportunities for cyclists and entrepreneurs who wish to enter the non-motorised sustainable transport field with tourism and short distance inner city travel as the main aim and objective. To participate, please contact Men on the Side of the Road and enroll with the Cyclecabs project.

Men on the Side of the Road is a top-rated world-changing NGO and this tricycle taxi (or tricycle rickshaw) project is also part of the Green Goal 2010 Action Plan to help reduce the carbon footprint of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Cape Town.

As an aside, Men on the Side of the Road are already into tourism with the Cape Town Tjommies project that puts trained, friendly faces on the streets to assist local and international visitors with information and support.

For now, you need to phone the project lead, Bertrand Phillips on 082 509 1064 or e-mail him on bertiep64@vodamail.co.za, or flag a cyclecab passing you by on the street, or catch one at the entrance to the visitor information centre for Cape Town Tourism at the corner of Burg and Castle Streets in the heart of the city. As more information becomes available, I'll post it here.