{"id":12221,"date":"2012-10-18T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=12221"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:57:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:57:19","slug":"urban-planet-cape-towns-new-transport-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2012\/10\/18\/urban-planet-cape-towns-new-transport-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Cape Town&#8217;s New Transport Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?attachment_id=34301\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"cta\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/cta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, the City of Cape Town, South Africa launches its new Transport Authority. The agency will coordinate public transportation services throughout the city, taking over control of Metrorail, the state-owned enterprise that operates the country\u2019s urban rail commuter network. It is hope that an era of renewed investment will result in better service and safety. (<a href=\"http:\/\/thisbigcity.net\/starting-today-cape-town-takes-control-public-transport-network\/\">This Big City<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from <a href=\"http:\/\/thisbigcity.net\/starting-today-cape-town-takes-control-public-transport-network\/\">This Big City<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. 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