Cape
Town has scored highly in an African Green City Index released by
Siemens. Earlier in 2014, the Mother City was named Global Earth Hour
Capital 2014, following the WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge.
The
Siemens report looks at 15 African cities that have committed to
improving their environmental footprint and scores each city on factors
such as land use, transport, waste, water, and sanitation and air
quality.
Cape
Town was 'well above average' in the category of land use and was the
top-performing African city in this regard. The report states: 'Home to
multiple nature reserves containing some of the world’s rarest plant
species, Cape Town has the greenest space in the index. The city boasts
an estimated 289 square metres of green space per person, about four
times the index average of 74 square metres.'
Much
effort has gone into improving Cape Town's public transport in recent
years and this, too, has been recognised. 'Cape Town has invested
US$5.8- billion over the last six years in developing a new bus-rapid
transit (BRT) network. As a result, it is among the top cities in the
index for the length of superior forms of transport, such as metro, tram
or BRT lines. The city’s superior public transport system measures
0.11km per square kilometre, compared with the Index average of 0.07km.'
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