jag submission for gds2040: environment (twitter transcript)

8/3/2019 JAG Submission for GDS2040: Environment (Twitter Transcript)

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Twitter Transcript of JAGs Contribution to the City of Joburgs Growth and Development Strategy

Public Participation Process

Theme: Environment

21 September 2011

(Read from the bottom up - most recent tweet at the top)

JoburgAdvocacyJoburgAdvocacyGroup

#jgov OK folks, it's bye-bye for now ... :)) @GDS2040

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RT @JoburgAdvocacy: #jgov Yay! Found a pic of the Obs food garden too: http://yfrog.com/kheqdurj

@GDS2040

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RT @JoburgAdvocacy: #jgov Check it out! Pic of azaleas in Rome in the spring:

http://yfrog.com/nvu2jxj@GDS2040

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#jgov And finally for this evening, check out the awesome Cities in Transition Network:

http://www.transitionnetwork.org/@GDS2040

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JoburgAdvocacyJoburgAdvocacyGroupSadly, we're not amongst them at present :)) RT @S_P_S: Here is a useless stat - 0.7% of the world's

population is drunk at any one time.

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#jgov Yay! Found a pic of the Obs food garden too: http://yfrog.com/kheqdurj

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#jgov Check it out! Pic of azaleas in Rome in the spring: http://yfrog.com/nvu2jxj

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#jgov In Rome the city puts out potted azaleas on the Spanish Steps every spring - HUGE tourist

attraction. @GDS2040

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#jgov We also LOVE the idea of street-level container gardens. Cities like Rome and Sydney do this

very well. @GDS2040

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#jgov We're also all for greening the city's roofs. Not such a wild idea - check out Green Roofs for

Healthy Cities: http://bit.ly/1XJj1

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#jgov Businesses can also sponsor food garden start-ups - lots of benefits to environment, ppl &

sponsors. More here: http://bit.ly/q0G7UG

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Cupcakes aren't the size of VW beetles :)) RT @TOMolefe: Complete this sentence, "When ideas and

reality do battle..."

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#jgov Hey, there's sunshine all winter and lots in summer, so Jozi's ahead of the game on that one!

@GDS2040

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#jgov The #CoJ shld also take the lead on renewable energy at local level. @GDS2040

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JoburgAdvocacyJoburgAdvocacyGroup#jgov Residents who can afford it shld also consider using green power rather than Eskom power.

More here: http://bit.ly/nP1SU7

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#jgov Geysers account for approx. 36% of domestic power usage. @GDS2040

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#jgov Back on the climate change issue: suggest solar geysers be mandatory in all new buildings.

@GDS2040

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Heheh! For short distances only! RT @dacritic: @JoburgAdvocacyhopefully your bicycle have some

motor where you don't cycle alot #lazy28 minutes ago


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@katarsus Also suggest setting up an active residents' association. See e.g. the I Love Kensington

Assoc's FB page: http://t.co/yf9RBfOJ

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@katarsus Chat to your ward councillor for a start. There's a list in our document archive:

http://t.co/AsGzbu4w. @GDS2040

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:)) RT @WorthITfin: YES! RT @JoburgAdvocacy: #jgov How about considering spot fines for littering?

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@katarsus Infrastructure has to be developed to accommodate bicycles e.g. dedicated bicycle paths.

@GDS 2040

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#jgov In Oxford (England), the town's pedestrianised zone features buskers and street performers -

GREAT! @GDS2040

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#jgov Pedestrianised zones also make cities more people-friendly :)). @GDS 2040

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#jgov We also like the idea of pedestrianised zones that are off-limits to cars and trucks. @GDS2040

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#jgov Bicycles are used very successfully in cities as diverse as Beijing, Ottawa, Amsterdam and

Florence (Italy). @GDS2040

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#jgov Back on the issue of climate change, we're all for making Joburg a bicycle- and bicycle taxi-friendly city :)) @GDS2040

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@WorthITfin Zactly! We also like the idea of indigenous healing plant gardens :)) @GDS2040

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@amandzing Will DM you contact details for Observatory Food Garden.

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@katarsus We feel there's a need for both forms of transport and that they can work togetherrather than in opposition. @GDS2040

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@katarsus Any time! And yeah, access to clean water is actually guaranteed in Section 27 of the Bill

of Rights. @GDS2040

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#jgov Informal settlements built on vulnerable flood plains should also be a priority. @GDS2040

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JoburgAdvocacyJoburgAdvocacyGroup#jgov We also need to improve our stormwater drainage system as rainfall increases. @GDS2040

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#jgov In terms of climate change, we also need to improve public transport in order to reduce

dependence on private vehicles. @GDS2040

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@katarsus All of the #CoJ's by-laws can be accessed and downloaded here: http://t.co/jtnyziR8

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#jgov More info. about carbon footprint calculations here:http://bit.ly/aSvrq

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@dacritic Yeah, again, the selling of 'street food' needs to be regulated - for environmental as well as

health & safety reasons. #Dangerous

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#jgov The term 'carbon footprint' refers to the amount of greenhouse gases we produce in our day-

to-day activities. @GDS2040

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#jgov Start by using the Food and Trees for Africa carbon footprint calculator to determine your

carbon footprint: http://bit.ly/aszhgR

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#jgov And, yeah, more long-term we need to consider how to mitigate and manage the effects of

climate change. @GDS2040

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@dacritic#CoJ needs to assist by providing adequate bins and refuse collection services. @GDS2040

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@dacritic Yeah, we're in favour of a SMALL "stall fee", as it encourages pride and ownership.

@GDS2040

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#jgov Food and Trees for Africa runs a great buy-a-tree scheme - fab gifts, memorials or carbon

offsets. See http://bit.ly/9Sh95z

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#jgov The #CoJ is the largest cultivated forest in the world. How cool is THAT?? @GDS2040

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#jgov As far as greening the environment is concerned, we're ahead of the pack in that one :)).

@GDS2040

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#jgov Two very successful food gardens are being run in Observatory and Kensington, and there areseveral in Soweto. @GDS2040

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#jgov At community level, we love the idea of using fallow municipal land for community food

gardens. @GDS2040

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#jgov We're all for informal trade, but we do believe it needs to be regulated. @GDS2040

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#jgov And we're really against live chickens being sold in the streets (for all sorts of reasons)!

@GDS2040

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#jgov More: environmental by-laws need to be strictly enforced - including by-laws concerning over-

densification. @GDS2040

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#jgov Media campaigns to communicate the importance of recycling cld also be very successful.

@GDS2040

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#jgov They cld be given microloans to buy collection carts and cld take recycling to decentralised

Pikitup collection points. @GDS2040

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JoburgAdvocacyJoburgAdvocacyGroup#jgov Existing informal recyclers cld be incentivised to assist with this. @GDS2040

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#jgov On recycling: we're all for mandatory recycling. It's a must in any big city. @GDS2040

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#jgov In parks: how about fragrance gardens for visually-challenged people? Communities cld get

involved in setting them up. @GDS2040

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Revenue cld be used to place more l itter bins and employ more people to manage them. RT

@katarsus: @JoburgAdvocacy spot fines very good idea

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#jgov We also LOVE the run-through fountain in the Orlando West park - great idea for inner-city

parks. @GDS2040

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#jgov On the subject of parks, what about a programme of sponsored benches? Revenue could be

used to maintain and improve parks. @GDS2040

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#jgov Oh, and dog poop bins in all City Parks! :)) @GDS2040

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#jgov How about considering spot fines for littering? This works very successfully in other big cities,like London. @GDS2040

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#jgov Other important environmental issues include littering and recycling. @GDS2040

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#jgov Local Caxton newspapers wld also surely be keen to be media partners for an initiative like

this. @GDS2040

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#jgov Prizes cld include, for instance, night tours of the Joburg Zoo or trips to the Botanical Gardens

in Roodepoort. @GDS2040

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#jgov This wld encourage environmental awareness from an early age and fun prizes would create

lots of interest. @GDS2040

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#jgov How about an annual essay competition for learners in primary and secondary schools in the

#CoJ? @GDS2040

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#jgov We also believe environmental education needs to be high on the city's agenda. @GDS2040

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#jgiv Ageing sewage systems in older suburbs get flooded regularly during the summer, and rawsewage then flows into river systems. @GDS2040

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#jgov A complete audit of the stormwater and sewage systems around rivers and lakes needs to be

undertaken. @GDS2040

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#jgov Again the #CoJ needs to spearhead action on issues like these because they affect the city's

residents directly. @GDS2040

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#jgov Action on this and the Jukskei River has been floundering partly due to lack of cooperation

between diff. levels of govt. @GDS20401 hour ago


#jgov Bruma Lake, for example, has E. Coli levels thousands of times higher than the safety levels set

by the EPA in the USA. @GDS2040

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#jgov Another urgent environmental issue is the quality of surface water (i.e. rivers and streams).

@GDS2040

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#jgov The people of the city have a LOT to lose if AMD isn't managed properly, so we feel the #CoJ

shld take the lead on this. @GDS2040

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#jgov It cld also work with civil society orgs. like the Federation for a Sustainable Environment to

plan and implement solutions. @GDS2040

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#jgov This task team could then drive communications with other levels of govt. and facilitate action

on the AMD issue. @GDS2040

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#jgov We'd suggest that the city set up an AMD task team as a matter of urgency. @GDS2040

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#jgov And while we understand AMD isn't only a local govt. issue, we feel the #CoJ has a critical roleto play in managing it. @GDS2040

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#jgov While AMD is a legacy issue, how it is managed now is a governance issue. @GDS2040

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#jgov AMD in the central mining basin below the #CoJ is also likely to reach environment-critical

levels within the next year. @GDS2040

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#jgov If urgent action isn't taken on AMD soon, decants can be expected on the East Rand within a

year. @GDS2040

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#jgov Highly acidic and radioactive AMD is already "decanting" on the West Rand. @GDS2040

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#jgov Some scientists have called AMD "the greatest environmental challenge SA has ever faced".

@GDS2040

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#jgov To start with acid mine drainage (AMD) is an issue that requires urgent attention. @GDS2040

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#jgov While we agree that climate change is an important long-term focus, we feel the the #CoJ

needs to get the basics right first. @GDS20401 hour ago


#jgov The @GDS2040 web site states that climate changes is "one of the major challenges to be

taken into consideration".

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#jgov This week's @GDS2040 theme is the environment. More here: http://t.co/b3FNtxCG

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