Langa to come alive with Open Streets this weekend
24 October 2025
This Sunday, 26 October, the streets of Langa will be transformed into a vibrant, car-free space for people, music, and movement, for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown.
‘Langa has a proud history with the Open Streets movement. From 2015 to 2019, residents embraced the opportunity to walk, roll, play and socialise safely in their own streets - activities that often pose risks for vulnerable road users. This festive tradition returns with a simple yet important message: safe streets are central to a thriving, inclusive, and connected community,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.
As a key event for Transport Month, Open Langa provides an opportunity to ‘walk the talk’ of this year’s theme of ‘Road Safety and Sharing the Road Responsibly’.
The Open Langa programme will unfold in two phases:
1. Open Streets Day on 26 October: King Langalibalele Drive and Lerotholi Avenue will be temporarily closed to traffic and opened for the community to enjoy.
2. Monthly Pedestrianisation Pilot: Inspired by successful inner-city projects, a section of Lerotholi Avenue will be tested as a weekly pedestrian zone, exploring a model for safer, more people-focused streets.
This initiative connects with the City’s broader plans. The draft Mobility and Access Plan for the Cape Town CBD, currently out for public comment, proposes bold interventions to create a more pedestrian-friendly city with efficient, connected networks for walking and cycling. The goal is a Cape Town in which moving through our city is easy and enjoyable, regardless of who you are or how you move.
Open Langa is a collaborative effort led by the Langa Bicycle Hub and made possible by its partners. Building on the global movement of “Open Streets” that started in Bogotá and continues to transform cities around the world, Langa is in good company.
This event is led by the Langa Bicycle Hub with funding from Tekano Health Equity, and partners including:
Bridges for Music
Langa Community Advice Services
16 on Lerotholi Art Gallery
Young Urbanists
Local South
SA Urban Food & Farming Trust
African Centre for Cities
Project Playground
Langa Safety Patrol
• Jordan Ways of Cooking
• Ubizo Events & Tours
• Girls Make the City
‘I encourage everyone, from Langa residents to Capetonians across the city, to join this celebration. Bring your bicycle, wheelchair, skateboard, or pram and experience the community-building energy of a neighbourhood reimagining its public spaces. Come and experience, for a day, the kind of city we are building together — where our streets are not just conduits for traffic, but bridges to a safer, more vibrant, and connected future for all,’ said Councillor Quintas.
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Published by:
City of Cape Town, Media Office
