The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee recently recommended that Council support the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) relating to the Two Rivers Urban Park Project (TRUP) between the City, the Western Cape Government (WCG), and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Located at the convergence of the Black and Liesbeek Rivers, the TRUP Project aims to release 120 ha of land within the area for the creation of a mixed-use, fully inclusive development.

This iconic project will be a significant step towards transforming the area into an innovative, sustainable neighbourhood that will be characterised by a high-density, mixed-use development that promotes a ‘live, work, play’ community.

Nothing set in stone just yet

“I must mention that at this stage, this is only the vision for the TRUP development. There is still much work to be done in terms of feasibility studies before any plan can be cast in stone,” says Belinda Walker, the City’ Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Special Projects.

“The MOC with the Dutch Government is for us to capitalise on their technical expertise. They have introduced us to cross-sector design thinking through study tours and workshops, with a key focus on catchment management, advanced water technology solutions, and flood mitigation,’ walker notes.

The vision for this development is shared by the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government.

As such, all planning and implementation phases will be undertaken collaboratively, together with technical support from leading experts hailing from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

“The signing of the MOC is a significant development as the collaboration in developing water management strategies will benefit not only the TRUP development, but other developments like it in future,” concludes Walker.