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Re: [Debconf-team] Question to Cape Town team: transportation to/from the venue



Bernelle,

On 27/01/15 10:38, Bernelle Verster wrote:

> That is correct. People tend to not want to take any form of public
> transport after dark in South Africa. Students usually drive here or
> share private taxis back.

Do you know how much would be the cost of a taxi at night to get from
downtown into campus?

> We did obtain quotes for 'dinner shuttles' - 14 seater buses to be used
> ad hoc, see 
> https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Bids/Cape_Town/Potential_Venues#Transport_jottings

Right, but I worry more about the daily trips that attendees will make.

> This may be a weak point of this venue, but at any other venue we would
> have to organise transport after dark as well, and possibly right
> through the day too.

Oh. I understood that the other venue option would be of walking
distance of most amenities. Can you elaborate on this?

-- 
Martín Ferrari (Tincho)

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