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

Martin,

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Martín Ferrari <tincho@debian.org> wrote:
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?

As far as I can remember it used to be about R100. 

> 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.
It would be silly to stay in town and commute daily to the debconf venue, in my opinion... We are only considering venues with very close accommodation. 

> 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?

 I think there might be a perception here that town is where most is happening, which I think is not necessarily the case. Cape Town, as most of South Africa, has extensive urban sprawl, and the places to hang out are clustered in suburbs. Every suburb has it's 'feel' and it's famous eateries and attractions. So all venues will have walking distance amenities (Cape Town team please correct me or elaborate?). The university campus is also walking distance from amenities, getting back to the venue just has a steep uphill. It's just getting to town proper that is a bit more of a mission. In my personal view, town is a touristy thing or a weekend-ey thing to do, and to do once and once only. 

I think from a long ago discussion we're more similar to the US in our urban design than Europe, but may be completely off the ball here.

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Martín Ferrari (Tincho)

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