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03 Hot properties: CCID introduces listing 06 Tech town: Central City 08 Blooming good times: tool for CBD agencies and brokerages innovation in the spotlight what to do and where to go this spring @CapeTownCCID CityViewsCapeTown City Views CapeTownCCID YOUR FREE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY NEWSPAPER Brought to you by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) Spring 2016 WELCOME TO THE FIBREHOOD HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND FOR ALL COMES TO THE CENTRAL CITY > PAGE 04 CCID 24-hour control centre 082 415 7127 www.capetownccid.org SAFE, CLEAN, CARING AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS 2 CITY VIEWS: YOUR FREE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY NEWSPAPER TALK OF THE TOWN @CapeTownCCID #CityViews CityViewsCapeTown CapeTownCCID #TRENDING t the CCID, we’ve spent Now the City is introducing a game a lot of time recently changer for connectivity that could considering the nature lead to further innovation within #PublicArt City Views of collaboration and the Cape Town CBD. It’s Municipal connectivity.A Broadband Network, used primarily IS A FREE CAPE TOWN We have four departments. Each to connect its own facilities across CENTRAL CITY COMMUNITY has its own mandate and brings to the the metropole, is now robust and NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY table a set of skills that contributes extensive enough for leveraging by the THE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY to the renewal of the Cape Town private sector. It will enable a broad IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CCID), CBD. As you will see in some of range of commercial service providers A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION. our new branded items (below), to deliver choice, cost-effectiveness IT IS THE CCID’s vision TO we are starting to promote each and high-speed broadband to tenants ENSURE THE CENTRAL CITY IS department’s “sub-brand” logo to in private buildings. SAFE, CLEAN, CARING AND OPEN highlight this. In a pilot programme, it has But Safety & Security, Urban chosen the Central City to be the FOR BUSINESS FOR ALL WHO Management, Social Development first municipal “fibrehood” in the The East City has some of the finest public art in the CBD. USE IT, WHETHER THEY LIVE, CONNECTING and Communications do not metropole. I am proud to say that the WORK OR PLAY HERE, OR ARE operate in isolation. They work with City approached the CCID to assist PASSING THROUGH. THE DOTS their equivalent and associated in this CBD rollout by providing our #ShowYouCare departments at the City of Cape Town, own “connectivity” in terms of the and SAPS and other stakeholders in public-private relationships we have www.facebook.com/ Good lines of both the public and private sectors. with property owners. You can find out CityViewsCapeTown communications And they work with each other. In more about this project on pages 4 & 5. PUBLISHED BY fact, after 16 years in the business Then, on pages 6 & 7, we look at The Cape Town Central City lead to great things. of urban regeneration, the inner other technologies already present Improvement District (CCID) workings of the CCID resemble a well- in the CBD, ranging from cashless 13th floor, 1 Thibault Square, Tasso Evangelinos oiled machine. You could attribute payments for parking to 3D printing Cnr Long St & Hans Strijdom Ave, this to the way each component facilities. Expanding on this, we Cape Town 8001 COO OF THE CCID communicates – in operations explore innovations in other cities and www.capetownccid.org The third of our GIVE RESPONSIBLY meetings and other forums, internal invite you to imagine what a super- www.facebook.com/CapeTownCCID Winter Drive campaign posters to 021 286 0830 and external, and on the ground. We connected CBD could be like. look out for in the CBD. share a common goal and we share Finally, we have curated a great EditORIAL (CCID) our strengths to achieve it. selection of events for you for the Editor: Brent Smith Today, the Central City is the most next three months. Turn to the back #UberPAWS [email protected] inviting downtown in the country, page to see what’s on offer in the Managing editor: Aziza Patandin [email protected] largely due to strong relationships and Central City this spring. Get out there Contact Brent if you have a story partnerships that take tangible action. and get connected! to tell, and Aziza for copies. Communications manager: Carola Koblitz Online coordinator: Scott Arendse DESIGN (INFESTATION) GOING GREENER Account manager: Melissa Sherwin The CCID has started to revamp its Art director: Sam Bainbridge vehicles and the identification bibs Designer: Jackie Lampard worn by its public safety officers, Look who came to visit the CCID www.infestation.co.za cleaners, graffiti squad, rodent squad 021 461 8601 today, thanks to the SA Guide-Dogs and maintenance team. Eventually Association for the Blind (SAGA) CONTRIBUTORS these will all display either the “Stay and Uber, and their joint, incredible Content: Brent Smith, Carola Koblitz safe”, “Keep it clean” or “Show #UberPAWS. Pictured are Chris Photography: Ed Suter, Edward you care” sub-brands associated Tennant (SAGA), Mieky Schwartz Duckitt, Alan Cameron, Carola with the CCID’s Safety & Security, (Uber), Zeeva the gorgeous guide Koblitz, Scott Arendse, Paul Lotter, Urban Management and Social dog, and members of the CCID. Brent Smith Development departments. DISCLAIMER HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THE CCID HAS DONE FOR YOU IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS While every effort is made to ensure the correctness of all content, the publisher takes no responsibility SAFETY & Conducted Responded Made 292 Dealt with for the accuracy of statements SECURITY Issued Issued Rendered 26 878 crime to 162 arrests 63 illegal or content, and can accept no 7 096 2 687 fines assistance prevention medical with law trading liability for errors, omissions or warnings to a total of 497 times initiatives callouts enforcement offences inconveniences arising thereof. All R1 921 600 text, images and design is subject to copyright and any unauthorised URBAN duplication is prohibited. All work MANAGEMENT Undertook Painted Identified Removed Removed Removed Cleaned Maintained is accepted in good faith that all 363 road 69 2 440 430kg of 894 5 758 5 778 661 tree permissions have been granted. maintenance road illegal butts from incidents strings drains wells repairs markings posters cigarette bins of graffiti & stickers CitY VIEWS SUPPORTS GIVE RESPONSIBLY SOCIAL Assisted Assisted 9 Social Development www.facebook.com/ DEVELOPMENT Assisted Assisted Referred 5 adults to thanks the Belmond Assisted 5 9 adults to children with GiveResponsibly 36 adults 20 adults Straatwerk for a work Mount Nelson Hotel, mothers healthcare preventative Boston City Campus & to shelters home opportunity with babies facilities services Business College, The Carpenter’s Shop, New Media Publishing, Protea COMMUNICATIONS Hotel North Wharf, Taj Rolled out the GIVE Generated 182 clips across broadcast (41), Developed a property portal on Cape Town, and Tsogo RESPONSIBLY Winter print (75) and online (66), with total media the CCID website and designed a Sun for donations, which Drive with #ShowYouCare exposure to the value of R5 330 056 monthly CCID newsletter were redistributed to messaging partner NGOs. Brought to you by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) Spring 2016 3 ACTIONS TAKEN BY CBD RETAILERS STAKEHOLDER NEWS EAT TO SUSTAIN OR GROW BUSINESS USEFUL Burger & Lobster CONTACTS Bree Street’s latest epicurean hangout offers three menu items: 14% 23% OPEN FOR a burger, a whole lobster or a 29% 28% EMERGENCY lobster roll. CCID 24-HOUR BUSINESS 105 Bree St | 021 422 4297 March 16% March SAFETY & 2012 2015 13% www.facebook.com/burgerlobsterSA 8% SECURITY The CCID wishes House of H 11% 16% 6% 082 415 7127 these new retailers Imagine you could go to one place for 14% 6% 8% 8% (Cape Town CBD only) all the best in the drinks, food, a haircut, some exercise and even a tattoo. That’s the thinking Central City. behind House of H, recently launched Social media Special offers Radio adverts AMBULANCE, HEALTH, by husband and wife team Heinrich NOISE & FIRE and Christina Koen. Paper advertising Email marketing Store improvements 112 Loop St | 079 061 9826 Word of mouth (Source: biannual CCID Retail Opinion Survey of +/- 240 businesses) 107 / 021 480 7700 SHOP www.facebook.com/HouseofH2016 (24 hours) Amplify Studio 107 from landlines only This boutique studio and gallery The Shortmarket Club aims to unearth local photographic Chef Luke Dale-Roberts of The Test talent. 153 Loop St | 072 744 4649 Kitchen has opened The Shortmarket SAPS CENTRAL CITY www.facebook.com/Amplifystudio Club in a heritage building off Bree 021 467 8001/2 Street. His top chef, Wesley Randles, Bastille (24 hours) A concept store selling French heads this new foodie mecca. menswear has opened on the Fan Walk. 88 Shortmarket St | 021 447 2874 30 Waterkant St | 021 418 1941 http://theshortmarketclub.co.za CITY OF CAPE TOWN www.bastille-store.com SMAK SERVICES Eclectica Contemporary Chef Devin Hogan owns this deli With a focus on African art, Eclectica and restaurant. He trained at INCIDENT REPORTING & Contemporary opened its doors The Test Kitchen and features on ENQUIRIES for the first time during July’s First SABC 3’s Top Chef SA. 22 Bree St Refuse Collection, Thursdays. Works included a mix 021 824 5023 | http://smak.co.za of media, including use of non- Water Issues, Street Lights traditional materials. Check out the and Electricity Faults 69 Burg St | 021 422 4145 Explore the CBD tool on 0860 103 089 http://eclecticacontemporary.co.za www.capetownccid.org for a listing of Central Traffic Signal Faults Mardi Gras City retailers and service 0860 001 948 This fancy dress and costume hire providers. Prepaid Electricity Meters business was on the periphery of the CBD for years.