Kirsten Wilkins

Cape Town development is both cement and lament. Either way, reach out so we can help you navigate this complex ecosystem.

No surprises @UCT_news protests disrupt lectures. Students being intimidated. Burning of tires. Such a shitshow. Every year. I understand, but also there is no active management of the situation. Access to campus also choked by no parking disc management system in place. Le sigh.

Happy Revolution Day!

@jeannerankin2 💛💛💛💛💛

Last teaching day and trip to school. What to listen to?

Not everything makes sense. Top down view of existing balconies. Under construction, new apartments..with their balconies looking straight into existing building. 3.8m between them (a street) Yes. What about fire regulations. Not a thing apparently.

Cape Town. Joy lekker ding. •People ran anyway. •OTT event infrastructure was dangerous to everyone, not just runners. •Event organizers should have 24hr monitoring of infrastructure until the event begins. Things can get set down, tied down and deconstructed before collapse.

All the best to those taking on @CTMarathon Looking forward to seeing •recycled cardboard• taking centre stage! #springcleanCT #motivation #recycle

What a spectacular facility. Visited the Coastal Park Recycling Facility today with @RIAfrica_KMRF Well done @CityofCT @geordinhl #zerowaste #recycle

Bittersweet not posting to celebrate #WorldCarFreeDay yesterday. I hope for more accessible city. No amount of instagram awareness shares of rides on bike or train actually move the needle. Sorry. It’s transport budgets and contractual conditions. Not sexy. Not transparent.

Another copy paste cycling safety convo on @CapeTalk today. Nothing has changed, and the only accurate gauge is the continuing drop in numbers in cycle tour entries as training becomes untenable for casual riders.

Kirsten Wilkins from ContestedSpaces writes about empowering CT communities/developers through 'Objection_Able' - an approach born from a study of 135+ Municipal Planning Tribunal cases showing that communities often lack the knowledge to navigate planning laws and submit effective objections: bit.ly/4pcdys5

The anger and frustration over tariff increases in CCT is real. Community WhatsApp groups I am on have evolved in the past few days. I haven’t seen this before. Cape Town has been touched on its studio.

@CityofCT Do you have a timeline?

@contestedspaces Good morning, we will update residents as soon as it has been restored.

When can we expect @CityofCT website to be available again? Problematic outage for anyone wanting to access public participation information.

Maintaining #sustainability of the social constructs by Kirsten Wilkins, founder of @contestedspaces at #WCPDF2025 #builtenvironment #construction #architecture #propertydevelopment

The process of hand drawing a concept with a sharpened pencil that will directly impact the lives of 50k people. Humble. Focused. #UrbanDevelopment #peoplematter #urbandesign

Good day everyone. It's been a tough couple of months. Work has dried up and I need help. I am available for photoshoots and open to any offers of admin related work. Send me a message, Call me. Send me an email. I would love to chat and be of service. #Photography

“It’s unthinkable to expect someone who is not a expert in land use planning to simply navigate the complexities and compliance..” #urbanism #ngos @CommChestWC @sangonet @NdifunaUkwazi @PropertyWheel contestedspaces.co.za/f/by-the-law

Monet posing with his Water Lilies

Is this an advert for @canva Ironically the characters are more to the left. Just saying.

*rates for utilities and services

Rates based on land value will decimate @geordinhl efforts to ‘gently densify’. Home owners building 2nd/3rd dwellings will be hardest hit and are now disincentivized to build. This budget will undo efforts to create critical housing opportunities and should be reconsidered.