Cape Town New Energy Skytrain Station

Gareth Ramsay, a South African development engineer, is proposing an ambitious plan to build a new “ sky train ” in Cape Town. The idea was partially inspired by the famous incomplete Foreshore Freeway Bridge, which has been an established part of the city's skyline for nearly half a century.

Gareth Ramsay, a South African development engineer, is the man leading a proposal to introduce a “sky train” system to Cape Town. He argues this would ease traffic congestion, modernise public transport, and better use underutilised infrastructure.

The City of Cape Town, however, has stifled Ramsay's sky train proposal. Rob Quintas, the city's mayoral committee member for urban mobility, confirmed that the elevated railway idea is not under consideration.

Picture: JetJunky Builds Real World Cities / Youtube Cape Town development engineer Gareth Ramsay has put forward a bold new plan to address the city's transport challenges, an elevated 'sky train' system connecting the CBD to the Atlantic Seaboard.

He argues this would ease traffic congestion, modernise public transport, and better use underutilised infrastructure. His plan is for a modern elevated rail system that would run from the Cape Town CBD toward the Atlantic seaboard, potentially integrating with the city's Foreshore Freeway Bridge.

According to Ramsay, this project would improve mobility in one of the city's most congested areas and could serve as a high-capacity, future-proof alternative to current public transport solutions. The City of Cape Town, however, has stifled Ramsay's sky train proposal.