City Views: Cape Town as a thoughtful city by Cape Town Partnership

CITYVIEWS

January 2013

Photo: Lisa Burnell

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Cape Town as a

THOUGHTFUL CITY

Urban resolutions

Finding traces of the future

for the new year

in the present

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CLEAN | SAFE | CAR I NG

Mapping serenity in the city >> page 8&9

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S URBAN RESOLUTION

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How can I be

No one likes to believe that they might one day find themselves living on the streets. It’s not a possibility any of us would like to imagine, let alone experience. If, for whatever reason, you do find yourself homeless on the streets of Cape Town, here’s where you can go for help.

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“The nature of our work at the CCID demands that we constantly reﬂect on this same question. In what new and innovative ways can we contribute to making Cape Town clean, safe, caring, and open for business as well as inclusive of all? How can we encourage and facilitate better citizenship? How can we change behaviours that impact negatively on our city?”

he start of the new year is wonderful time to reﬂect, evaluate and prioritise. As you consider the challenges and opportunities that 2013 holds, also think about how you can, through your various roles as a commuter, consumer and citizen, contribute to making Cape Town a more liveable city for all.

The nature of our work at the CCID demands that we constantly reﬂect on this same question. In what new and innovative ways can we contribute to making Cape Town clean, safe, caring, and open for business as well as inclusive of all? How can we encourage and facilitate better citizenship? How can we change behaviours that impact negatively on our city? During this holiday season we’ll be launching two interventions to try and encourage a more considerate cigarette culture. Since smoking in buildings is prohibited, people often use our streets and public spaces as smoking areas – often resulting in con-

spicuous yellow butts littering our streets. We want to ensure that there is sufﬁcient place for them to dispose of their cigarette butts in a responsible manner, and so will be rolling out 250 new concrete bins, specially designed for the disposal of cigarettes. We’ve even came up with a solution for when a bin is out of reach: 35 000 pocket-sized, portable ashtrays will be distributed free of charge throughout the Central City. These pouches are a clean, safe way to dispose of your cigarette butts and seal in any odour. However, when you light up while enjoying one of our green spaces or beaches this summer, remember that the risk of sparking a veld ﬁre in the dry summer months is very real. The CCID’s Give Responsibly programme will also be launching a new campaign based on the true stories of people whose lives have been changed because they received the right help at the right time. It begins with a simple but

What the CCID

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The Central City Improvement District’s activities to help manage, develop and promote the CBD include everything from social development to street cleaning, security to storytelling. The end result is a Central City that has a reputation for being safe, clean, caring and open for business. Here are just a few of the ways that the CCID has made a difference in 2011/2012 – presented at the CCID AGM at the Park Inn Hotel on 13 November 2012.

The percentage of people who think Cape Town Central City is one of the cleanest in the country. Other results from the same State of the Central City Report survey show that 82.6% of respondents said they feel safe in the CBD, day or night. We were also very pleased to see that 80% of people consider the city’s night life to be inclusive, which is a testament to the city’s diversity.

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The amount of waste removed each month, 76% of which is now recycled. This amount is down from last year when 120 tons were collected each month, due to improved efficiencies by both the City and the CCID, a significant reduction in illegal dumping in the Central City and improved efforts of companies and retailers to have waste management contracts put into place.

The number of employment opportunities created monthly by the collaboration between the CCID and its NGO partner, Straatwerk. The Straatwerk teams work on maintaining the high standards of Central City cleanliness through road maintenance, storm drain clearing and landscaping.

105 000

The number of interventions handled by the CCID security team over the past year, from trespassing and bylaw offences to serious crimes and public assistance.

R290-million

The amount of money contributed to the economy of the Central City by the CCID through the levies of its members since the year 2000.

January 2013

sad truth: that even though your intentions are good, giving handouts on the street actually helps people stay on the street. It’s a vicious cycle. One of the ways to break this cycle is rather to give where it makes a real difference. Look out for the Give Responsibly pamphlets and paste-ups on the city walls, to learn how you can break the cycle and support NGOs directly through our new SMS donation mechanism. My hope is that we can build on this work in 2013. But all of these interventions mean nothing without your cooperation and collaboration. So ask yourself: What can I do to be a better citizen? Tasso Evangelinos COO of the CCID

“CCID’s services support and augment the City of Cape Town’s safety and cleaning efforts in the Central City, ensuring that the environment is well managed, that social development issues are addressed and that the area is promoted as a leading business destination. All of this means that new businesses coming into the area can be conﬁdent that they will be operating in a quality environment in the heart of the CBD, day and night.” Rob Kane, chairman of the CCID board

1 860

The number of road repairs implemented by CCID maintenance teams in 2012. In addition the CCID was responsible for initiating the road numbering scheme which can now be seen on Bree Street and which aims to make it easier to navigate in the Central City. This is a first in South Africa.

290

The number of homeless people assisted by the CCID’s social development ﬁeldwork team, including 133 shelter referrals. The team also assisted 61 children and 18 mothers with children during 2012.

For a shower

If you’re a boy under the age of 18 The Homestead 150 Strand Street T: 021 461 7470 Salesians Institute Youth Projects Corner of Somerset and Chiappini Street T: 021 425 1450 www.salesians.org.za

If you’re a girl under the age of 18 Ons Plek 4 Albertus Street T: 021 465 4829 www.onsplek.org.za

If you’re an adult The Haven 2 Napier Street T: 021 425 4700 www.haven.org,za The Carpenter’s Shop 14A Roeland Street T: 021 461 5508 www.tcs.org.za Service Dining Rooms 82 Canterbury Street T: 021 465 2390 www.servicediningrooms. org.za Coffee mornings from 07h00 and lunch from 11h30 For a job opportunity Straatwerk St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church T: 021 425 0140 www.straatwerk.org.za For a session with a social worker The Carpenter’s Shop 14A Roeland Street T: 021 461 5508 www.tcs.org.za If you’re a refugee in need of assistance Scalabrini Centre 47 Commercial Street T: 021 465 6433 www.scalabrini.org.za

CORRECTION

For more details on what the CCID does for you, read the 2011/2012 annual report on the new CCID website: www.capetowncid.co.za/ about/annual-reports

On page 8 of the November edition of City Views, we included a statistic that the residential population of the Central City had increased by 76% since 2011. Our apologies: the residential population has increased by 76% since 2001.

January 2013

from the

CityViews

fringe

If walls

Photo: Lisa Burnell

could talk

A new two-storey mural by Faith47 on the exterior of Ons Plek in Albertus Street is part of a series of interventions by an interconnected web of volunteers who have helped transform this Central City shelter in more ways than one. By: Alma Viviers

armen Schaefer is a local freelance lecturer, creative and social design convert. Earlier this year she attended a workshop in The Fringe – Cape Town’s up-and-coming innovation district – designed to get people thinking about temporary urban interventions that can be made to help transform a street or a space (as opposed to permanent interventions that require extensive approval processes before they can move forward). During the workshop, designers were challenged to plan some sort of intervention in the area during Creative Week Cape Town in September and Carmen took the challenge to heart. Because Ons Plek – an intake shelter for female street children in The Fringe area – had been mentioned a number of times during the workshop, Carmen decided to give Pam Jackson, the director of Ons Plek, a call. “It was a complete cold call, so it took a lot of explaining that I am a designer and wanted to do something for them,” she recalls. “I asked the Ons Plek team for a wish list and eventually we decided on a revamp of the safe room.” The safe room serves as a timeout space for the girls as well as a laundry and wash room. “Pam was great in explaining what their needs and requirements were and made me aware of issues such as language barriers, cultural sensitivity and understanding the con-

ditions many of these girls come from. So we consulted with them on the imagery and the colour scheme, so that we didn’t force our ideas on them.” Carmen employed the help of a creative network of women called Sweet & Soutie, who pooled their resources and creativity to get the paintwork and mural done. The only problem was that none of them had any experience in furniture design and Carmen needed a no-nonsense hardwearing table for the room. Again she recalled from The Fringe workshop that they’d been encouraged to look to the immediate community for resources. She consulted The Fringe website and found that well-known TV personality and designer Aidan Bennetts

had his studio in the area. “It turns out Aidan works with Chevrolet’s social investment programme, the Chevrolet Ute Force team, and was eager to get involved,” Carmen says. “He obviously had a lot more resources and they decided to tackle the courtyard.” Aidan and the Chevrolet Ute Force team proceeded to reroute a gutter to clear the courtyard for recreational purposes and tile over the bare concrete. Walls were scraped down, waterproofed and painted in a buttery yellow. The wrought-iron columns and ﬁligree, an architectural feature of the building, were cleaned and given a new lease on life with a coat of bright green paint. Aidan also designed a clever

The work of Ons Plek Ons Plek runs a residential intake programme for girls (0-18 years) who run away from home – often because of abuse or neglect. When Ons Plek was originally started in 1988 in the ofﬁces of the Methodist Mission on Buitenkant Street (now the District Six Museum), the objective was to create an intermediary space where these girls could live while possible family reuniﬁcation was explored. Today, largely due to the success of prevention

programmes Ons Plek runs in Phillipi, their overall focus has shifted to working with girls at risk of landing on the streets. Ons Plek really functions as a home where the girls participate in all the normal activities and chores of a functioning household. They also receive counselling and life skills training, assistance with their homework and even home schooling for those who need some help before joining the school system again.

piece of multi-functional furniture to house the wheelie bins and provide seating in the courtyard. Planters that wrap around the security bars were installed to provide some greenery in the space. To round off the renovations, Faith47 was approached to do a massive mural to transform the outside of the building. “Organisations like these are the kind of places that are really working hard on a ground level to help people in desperate situations and I have so much respect for them. We all need to support these kinds of efforts as they assist in keeping the fabric of society together,” says Faith47. The painting of the mural also connected Ons Plek to their surrounding community: “During the painting of the mural, the staff and the girls spent a lot of time watching Faith47 work and talking to passers-by,” Pam says. “People from the community were interested in the mural but also in the work we do. It ended up being a nice community happening.” But more than just beautiﬁcation of the building, the intervention has touched on some deep-seated perceptions about the work Ons Plek does: “The staff feel proud to

“It gives me courage that someone has bothered to see and recognise us. You must remember that vulnerable people who live on the street are not regarded as having legitimate status and when you work with these people your work is often not regarded as having status or importance. This intervention has made me feel like our work is valuable and that it is being valued.” Pam Jackson

walk into the building now and it has really lifted morale,” explains Pam. “It gives me courage that someone has bothered to see and recognise us. You must remember that vulnerable people who live on the street are not regarded as having legitimate status and when you work with these people, your work is often not regarded as having status or importance. This intervention has made me feel like our work is valuable and that it is being valued. “It has certainly also made me think differently about everything we do. We have really difﬁcult work; we have endless difﬁculties and we need to always be creative and seek original ways to solve every challenge.”

Continue the ripple-effect of change by getting involved. The bedrooms and kitchen at Ons Plek are ready ground for another creative intervention. Ons Plek: 4 Albertus Street, T: 021 465 4829, www.onsplek.co.za

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CityViews

January 2013

Mother city manners:

Urban resolutions and etiquette for the new year

Photo: Sydelle Willow Smith, Infecting the City 2012

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Manners do matter. In a world in which more and more people are moving to the city, it is increasingly important to be a considerate city dweller. So this year, when you’re thinking about your new year’s resolutions, why not factor in some urban etiquette too? Here are just 10 things you can do – as a commuter, community member and consumer – to make Cape Town a more liveable city. Go on, make someone’s day.

... to be a more considerate

consumer

1/ Vote with your wallet: Supporting small businesses creates more jobs per rand spent – and contributing your hard-earned money to ethical enterprises has a feel good payoff too.

2/ Go green: Recycle, repurpose and buy second-hand wherever possible, and remember that supporting local businesses is not only better for our economy but also for the environment. When it comes to food, buying local means fresher, better-tasting produce.

3/ Pay it forward: The next time you are at your local coffee shop, pay for the coffee of the next person in line (but don’t tell them yourself: let the barista do that). Not only will this make you feel good, but it also increases the chances that you will experience the same random act of kindness one day when you need it.

4/ Say thank you: The next time a business or individual goes beyond the call of duty on your behalf, make your appreciation known – in person, with a call or even in a letter. Rewarding good service can not only

What are you doing to be part of something bigger than yourself? This evocative photo of an inﬂatable sculpture by Victorine Müller was taken during Infecting the City 2012 by Sydelle Willow Smith. For more public art that provokes interesting questions, diarise the next Infecting the City festival, to be held from 12 to 16 March 2013.

make someone’s day but also ensures that a culture of good service flourishes in our city.

5/ Speak up: If there is something that you would like to see changed, let your local retailer or service provider know – whether that is less packaging on food from your supermarket or extended shopping hours from your local shopping district.

6/ Be especially nice to service staff: Whether you’re buying a new pair of shoes or a meal, remember to be nice to service staff and people behind front desks. Get to know the name of your building’s security guard or the waitron at your local restaurant and remember when you see them to greet them by name. A spin-off of being nice is that you’re likely to receive a better level of service.

7/ Share an idea or start an enterprise: Have you seen something that your city needs, like a useful service or product that is currently unavailable? Either share the idea with someone who can act on it, or take the initiative and become an entrepreneur. Cape Town has the highest

ratio of entrepreneurs in South Africa, and needs more of them to create more jobs and opportunities in our city.

8/ Grow your own greens: Urban gardening is growing in popularity. Not only do you get free, fresh and seasonal fruit and vegetables but it’s also fun – and perfectly possible from your balcony. Once you’ve harvested your greens, share them with your neighbours (and use the opportunity to get to know them better).

9/ Leave your car at home: Help encourage Cape Town’s efforts to be a green and sustainable events destination by taking advantage of park-and-ride services to get to events or walking between venues. Be sure to shop and window-shop along the way.

10/ Share and share alike: As a way to save money, reduce waste and build trust, why not get together with your neighbours and agree to pool items you don’t use regularly – like the vacuum cleaner or a drill. Go to www.shareable.net for ideas on how to set up the legal framework around these agreements.

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... to be a more considerate

community member

1/ Get involved: Participate in the planning of your community and city by attending community meetings and public forums. Better yet, don’t go with a list of complaints but with a list of contributions – be it time, skills, ideas, creativity or other resources.

loses – especially if you’re making decisions that affect a number of people around you (as an employer, a civil servant or a member of your building’s body corporate).

6/ Be nice to strangers: Treat visitors to Cape Town as you would like to be treated when visiting somewhere you’ve never been before. Remember that our tourism industry – and our city – in many ways relies on the kindness of strangers: ordinary Capetonians going out of their way to make the people around them feel at home.

2/ Clean up after yourself: When you’re walking your dog or having a family picnic, remember that you share the space with other members of the community: Be sure to scoop the poop and throw your trash away. Leave the space the way in which you found it (or better).

7/ Don’t use ifs and buts: If you’re

3/ Get to know people: Make an

a smoker, please don’t subject the people around you to second-hand smoke: Smoke away from crowded areas (and children) and don’t drop cigarette butts on the streets. Find the nearest free-standing ashtray near your building (flower pots don’t count) or contact the CCID to receive a free ashtray that fits neatly inside your pocket: www.capetowncid.co.za or 021 419 1881.

effort to get to know the people who live or work in your building. For example, Union House on Commercial Street has launched isiTalk, a building-wide initiative that aims to break down language barriers while celebrating cultural diversity. Conceptualised by in-house graphic design firm Pulling Rabbits, isiTalk invites participants to indicate which languages they are proficient at and which they’d like to learn by wearing different colour badges. With everyday conversations around the coffee machine now being held in Afrikaans, Xhosa or Spanish (not just English), the whole building has become a collaborative learning experiment,

8/ Treat those less fortunate with respect: Cape Town, like cities around the world, has a number of people who live on its streets. If you’re approached for money, the best thing you can do is refer this person to the nearest shelter or social development centre, and then remember to give responsibly – those living on the street will be better served if you make a donation of your time or money to a reputable city shelter or organisation than by a financial hand-out.

9/ If you see something, say something: If something in the city doesn’t look right to you – whether it’s a missing manhole cover or a violent outburst on the street – speak up. Report the incident or issue to the right authorities.

10/ Collaborate with other community members: If you own a local business, why not get together with other business owners or

retailers to talk about what you can do collectively to attract more customers to your area of the city. A case in point is Bree Street: Many of the store owners recently teamed up to jointly promote the area. Heather Moore of Skinny LaMinx Designs explains, “What I have loved about being on this street is that so many businesses here are owner-run, and are driven by the enthusiasm of people who are passionate about what they do. I like people like that, and wanted to meet them all, so called a meeting, thinking that our combined enthusiasm could be harnessed to tell a story about an interesting, local, vibrant and sophisticated street-long urban destination. A cross-section of business owners have met and pooled ideas, and we have a number of plans up our sleeve, especially as we head towards the World Design Capital year of 2014. We’d like Bree Street to be the city centre destination of choice for shopping, meeting, and hanging out.”

“What I have loved about being on this street is that so many businesses here are owner-run, and are driven by the enthusiasm of people who are passionate about what they do.”

4/ Occupy your street: A city’s shared spaces – its squares, streets and parks – need people to be present if they are to remain healthy, and eating your lunch outdoors can be much more fun than staying at your desk. As a community, consider hosting an open street event or a street party, in which you close off an area to cars and open it up to people – who can then picnic, play and perform in the area. Go to www.openstreetscapetown. blogspot.com or contact Marcela Guerrero Casas for ideas on how to get involved: marcela@openstreets.co.za

Photo: Sydelle Willow Smith, Infecting the City 2011

Heather Moore

5/ Step outside of your box: Be willing to think outside of your cubicle or the way you’ve always done things, and work with other people to find the “yes path” where everybody benefits and nobody How are you taking ownership of your environment and helping to grow community?

... to be a more considerate

commuter

1/ On the taxi: Carry the correct change and say thank you to the finance and logistics officer (guardtjie) and the entertainment controller (driver) on your exit.

2/ On the bus: Give up your seat for elderly, pregnant and disabled commuters.

3/ On the train: Move to the centre of the carriage in peak times when the train is full and don’t block the doorways. Also, try not to be a seat hog: remember that this is a train, not your living room couch.

4/ On public transport in general: Fellow commuters might share a mode of transport, but they shouldn’t have to share in more private rituals – like nail clipping, loud phone conversations or a particularly lipsmacking meal – when there’s no means

for them to move away. Please try to match your activity to the space you’re in.

5/ In a car: Consider starting a lift club. Not only is it a green alternative to SOVs (single-occupant vehicles) that cause higher carbon emissions and more traffic congestion, but it also cuts down on fuel costs – and stress levels, too.

6/ As a driver: Be aware of other road users, especially those travelling by nonmotorised methods. Give pedestrians right of way, and when you’re overtaking someone on a bicycle, make sure you leave 1.5-metres between you and the cyclist. The best way to learn to be more considerate as a driver is to try commuting by alternative forms of transport yourself.

7/ As a cyclist: Wear your helmet. Be aware of pedestrians and other road users

and take extra care in spaces like the Sea Point Promenade where you’re sharing with so many other community members.

8/ As a pedestrian: Stay out of bicycle lanes, don’t jaywalk, and greet your fellow Capetonians (a smile or a nod hello can go a long way in making Cape Town a more friendly city).

9/ As a skateboarder: When skating in a high-pedestrian area, slow down and be aware. If you do happen to slam into someone, make sure you’re both ok and apologise.

10/ As an employer: Consider allowing your employees to work flexi-time and setting up car or bike-sharing services in the office. Less congestion at rush hour means shorter commuting times and higher worker productivity.

Renowned Brazilian urban planner Jaime Lerner says,

“A city’s like our family portrait. We don’t rip our family portrait, even if we don’t like the nose of our uncle, because this portrait is you.” So if there’s something in your city you don’t like the look of, first see it as a reflection of the community we’ve made for ourselves. If you still think it needs to change, start by changing yourself and your immediate surrounds. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.”

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CityViews

January 2013

Cape Town’s future is made every day out of the individual actions of ordinary Capetonians. We took a closer look at events and occurrences during 2012 that point to what we can become as a city – together.

Traces of the future in the present A more generous people

Photo: Lisa Burnell

Local photographer Alexia Webster sets up photo booths in communities that don’t have easy access to their own cameras. Not only does she take their photograph, but she also gives it back to them for free. Her work helps people feel seen and heard – across geographic boundaries. These images are of her booth in Du Noon, an event organised by The Fringe as part of Creative Week Cape Town in September this year.

A more connected city

Photo: Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town

This image of Tim Tompkins – president of the Times Square Alliance in New York – and Tony Elvin, who is heading up a project in Langa Quarter, was taken during an international exchange between New York and Cape Town around how best to activate public space. Did you know that both Tim and Tony have Harlem in common? In Tim’s case, it’s a neighbourhood, in Tony’s case, a street. Global collaborations and information sharing like this can help take Cape Town into a more sustainable urban future.

A 24-hour event

Photo: Andrew Brauteseth

Late-night activations – like Moonlight Mass – help to show how alive our city can be any time of day or night given the right critical mass. Densification – which means more people across the income spectrum moving into or nearer to the CBD and Cape Town’s public transport networks – is vital if we’re to get there.

January 2013

CityViews

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A more open-minded people

Photo: Lisa Burnell

The Central Methodist Mission recently started a community garden on the periphery of their building offering free vegetables to members of the public. As part of growing community (not just gardens) in the city, the church also opens its doors to community organisations in need of exhibition and discussion spaces, lets thirsty cyclists participating in Moonlight Mass park their bikes in the pews while they get a drink, and rewards good and giving community members with cupcakes.

A more cooperative (commuting) community

Photo: Lisa Burnell

The Sea Point Promenade has been opened to skateboarders, cyclists and rollerbladers for the summer, and everyone has been encouraged to share the space. We welcome the initiative to recognise all forms of nonmotorised transport as legitimate and in need of space to be part of and move through the city: Long may it last!

A vibrant place to live, work and walk

Photo: Lisa Burnell

Ricky Lee Gordon was recently commissioned to create a mural for the Gardens MyCiTi stop – a really interesting example of public art colliding with public transport, and an indication that the City of Cape Town and some of our street artists are slowly coming to a better understanding of each other.

Photo: Sydelle Willow Smith, Infecting the City 2011

A child-friendly space Former mayor of Bogota in Colombia, Enrique Peñalosa often speaks about the health and liveability of a city in relation to its children: “Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people,” he argues. During events like Infecting the City 2012 and the Community Jazz Concert, more children were visible in Cape Town’s public spaces, even at night – and we can’t wait to see more.

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The Company’s Garden has much to offer but don’t leave without finding the albino squirrel that roams the gardens. This little four-legged rarity is an animal celeb in its own right – be sure to capture the critter on camera before you leave.

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If you find yourself in the Company’s Garden near the Iziko South African National Gallery, listen out for your next Cape Town treasure. A Russian folksong written by a 15-year old boy who travelled to Cape Town aboard a cocoa ship has firmly rooted this port city in Russian culture.

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Above and below Get a birds-eye view of Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain. Table Mountain Cableway is offering their popular Sunset Special from 1 November to 21 December 2012, and from 7 January until 28 February 2013. Return tickets for both adults and children can be purchased at half-price at the Cableway’s ticket office from 18h00. Ever wondered what happens beneath the streets of Cape Town? Here’s your chance to find out. Join one of the Reclaim Camissa tours that are taking place in December and January: Explore 1.5km of our above-ground city springs and 2km below the surface between Buitenkant Street and the Castle. Tickets cost R370 per person and under 18s pay R100. Price

includes gumboots and headlamps for the tour.

Table Mountain Cableway T: 021 424 8181 www.tablemountain. net Reclaim Camissa tours 5, 15 and 19 December and 2, 5 and 12 January To book, mail: info@fo8.co.za

Ever wondered what happens beneath the streets of Cape Town? Here’s your chance to ﬁnd out. Join one of the Reclaim Camissa tours.

Feel the need for some time alone? Visit the Cape Town Central Library and pick up some solitary reading material. The Central Library is open daily (except on Sundays) between 09h00 and 18h00, and closes at 20h00 on Monday and 14h00 on Saturday. For some quality family time, gather everybody together for a picnic in the Company’s Garden. This green heart in the centre of the city is a great spot to kick back and relax with a picnic blanket and a family feast. The Company’s Garden is also bordered by museums, the Iziko Planetarium and St George’s Cathedral.

Cape Town Central Library Corner of Darling and Buitenkant Street T: 021 467 1500 central.library@capetown.gov.za Company’s Garden Between Government Avenue and Queen Victoria Street

Action and reﬂection Feeling the need for a bolt of adrenaline? Why not abseil down Table Mountain. Either hike or take the cable car to the top, step into space over 1 000 metres above sea level and continue down for an exhilarating 112 metres of controlled abseiling. No previous abseiling or climbing experience is required. Prefer to keep your feet firmly on the ground? Visit one of Cape Town’s many extraordinary museums. The District Six Museum, Slave Lodge, South African Jewish Museum and Gold of Africa Museum are all centrally located and within easy walking distance of one another.

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Feeling the need for a bolt of adrenaline? Why not abseil down Table Mountain. Prefer to keep your feet ﬁrmly on the ground? Visit one of Cape Town’s many extraordinary museums. Iziko Slave Lodge Corner of Adderley and Wale Street T: 021 460 8242 www.iziko.org.za

Gold of Africa Museum Strand Street T: 021 405 1540 www.goldofafrica.com

District Six Museum 25A Buitenkant Street T: 021 466 7200 www.districtsix.co.za

South African Jewish Museum 88 Hatfield Street T: 021 465 1546 www.sajewishmuseum. co.za

Downhill Adventures T: 021 422 0388 www.downhilladventures.com

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Warm up and cool down Turn up the heat with the Central City’s famous Indian food arcade, the Eastern Food Bazaar. The bazaar offers an array of spicy delicacies – like samoosas, curries and shwarmas – with a convenient ice cream stand on hand to provide some cool relief. Why not combine a visit to one of Cape Town’s historical sites and a quick dip in a pool. The Long Street Baths offer a unique Cape Town experience, with an old world façade hiding a renovated interior that combines a public swimming pool and Turkish steam room. The baths are open daily from 07h00 until 19h00.

Eastern Food Bazaar 96 Longmarket Street T: 021 461 2458 www.easternfoodbazaar.co.za Long Street Baths T: 021 400 3302

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Explore Cape Town’s underworld as part of the Reclaim Camissa tours through the city’s grachte or water canals.

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Fly high above the city aboard a rotating cable car, and enjoy spectacular views of the Central City from the top of Table Mountain.

A city of contrasts Cape Town is a city of contrasts. To celebrate its diversity, we paired some very different urban experiences for you to try over the summer months.

Windy or still What better way to enjoy a still and balmy summer evening than with a cool drink and a great view? Try out the Sky Bar at the Grand Daddy Hotel, Tjing Tjing rooftop bar, the Waiting Room or the soon to be opened rooftop bar at the Fugard Theatre – all good spots for a sunset tipple. On the other hand, if you need a place to shelter from the southeaster, head over to the Labia on Orange where you can fill up on popcorn and art films at the oldest independent art-repertoire cinema in the country. Better yet, make the wind work for you and go paragliding from Lion’s Head. Cape Town Tandem Paragliding offers ﬂights all year round.

Grand Daddy Hotel 38 Long Street T: 021 424 7247 www.granddaddy.co.za Tjing Tjing Bar 165 Longmarket Street T: 021 422 4920 www.tjingtjing.co.za The Waiting Room 273 Long Street T: 021 422 4536 www.facebook.com/ WaitingRoomCT The Fugard Theatre Caledon Street on the corner of Harrington T: 021 461 4554 www.thefugard.com Labia on Orange 68 Orange Street T: 021 424 5927 www.labia.co.za Cape Town Tandem Paragliding T: 076 892 2283 www.paraglide.co.za

By sunset and starlight Enjoy a view of the Sea Point Promenade from the seat of a bicycle. Start-up bike rental company Up-Cycles are offering mountain bikes for hire on the promenade with drop-and-go bike stations available. When you’ve enjoyed a sunset ride, why not plan to join Moonlight Mass on 28 December or the next full moon in January? If cycling around the city after sunset isn’t quite for you, consider going topless on one of Cape Town’s red doubledecker buses: Join the sunset Signal Hill tour which starts at 18h00, and remember to bring your picnic basket along. Tickets cost R90 for adults and R50 for children between 5 and 15 years. By night, visit Greenmarket Square to enjoy the twinkly fairy lights that now adorn the square’s numerous trees – courtesy of the CCID urban

management team. Soak up the ambience of this historic public space or head to dinner at one of the restaurants on the square.

Up-Cycles T: 076 135 2223 upcycles.za@gmail.com Moonlight Mass 28 December 2012 www.moonlightmass. co.za Sunset Signal Hill Tour www.citysightseeing. co.za

If cycling around the city after sunset isn’t quite for you, consider going topless on one of Cape Town’s red doubledecker buses

Silence and sound Cape Town in the summer is full of music. Take your pick between any one of the numerous free concerts taking place across the city, from the Cape Minstrel Carnival to the switching on of the festive lights and its free concert on the Grand Parade. See our events listing article on page 4 for more information. If you’re looking for a little peace and quiet, pay a visit to St George’s Cathedral, also known as the people’s cathedral. With a reputation for being a welcoming and inclusive space in the Central City, the cathedral offers a serene sanctuary, beautiful stained glass windows and often plays host to musical events.

St George’s Cathedral 5 Wale Street T: 021 424 7360 www.stgeorgescathedral. com

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS Whether you need some end-of-year retail therapy or are just looking for a new lunch spot, the Central City is constantly attracting new businesses. Who’s new or nearly new in the city?

Get your game on

The city is your playground We’ve all transformed the space around us into a playground at one point or another – with just a little imagination and a few props. A piece of chalk can prepare a bare patch of pavement for a game of hopscotch and two pairs of shoes can turn an empty ﬁeld into the pitch for a neighbourhood soccer match. Now, a new generation of games are unlocking cities across the globe in similarly playful ways. And Cape Town’s no different. By: Alma Viviers

t’s called the Squirrel Run, and the principle is simple: You and your friends take a walk in the park and every time you see a dog, you have to run to a tree like a squirrel seeking safety. Only one person is allowed per tree and the last person to reach a tree gets a penalty point. By the time you leave the park the person with the most penalty points loses. This was just one of the 99 Tiny Games that were developed by game design studio Hide&Seek and hosted across the 32 boroughs of London (33 including the City of London itself) during the 2012 Olympic Games. New York also takes its urban gaming seriously, hosting an annual street games festival called Come Out & Play. Examples of games on offer in the Big Apple include Ran Some, Ransom, where contestants have to match images on printed transparency sheets with features in their urban environment or on their city skyline, and Shadowplay, a largescale street game projected directly onto buildings where players jump, dash,

stretch and contort their shadows in a bid to score points. Many games use gadgets like GPS-enabled phones, digital cameras and even MP3 players to amplify what’s possible in their urban playground. Geocaching is a free realworld outdoor treasure hunt in which participants use GPS (global positioning system) devices to seek out containers or geocaches, the coordinates of which have been tagged on a website. Finding these locations might sound relatively easy, but GPS is only accurate up to a few metres, so contest-

ants have to rely on their deductive abilities to unravel additional puzzles in order to find the containers. Hidden somewhere on the slopes of Table Mountain are several caches, including a heritage cache filled with objects that reﬂect some of the richness of South African culture – chosen by prominent artists such as William Kentridge, Diane Victor, Willem Boshoff, Lien Botha, Willie Bester and Brett Murray. Some of the caches hidden in the Central City of Cape Town will take you on a quest through the Bo-Kaap mosques, while a Mother

City Meander series includes hidden treasures in the Jewish Museum. With an estimated 5-million caches hidden across the globe, geocaching has become so popular that it is even used by tourists to organise their exploration of new places, with caches leading them off the beaten track of traditional tourist attractions to unexpected discoveries. Is it all just fun and games or can these playful experiences teach us new ways to look at – and into – our urban environment? Why not try it for yourself, and let us know?

Tag, you’re it: It’s time to organise your own urban game. The idea is to have fun and make the most of the city’s public spaces. If you like the sound of geocaching in Cape Town, log on to www. geocaching.com to begin your journey to where X marks the spot.

Café Paparazzi The stalwart Café Paparazzi on St George’s Mall has re-opened under new ownership. This is a great spot to have an al fresco breakfast or lunch. Atterbury House Corner of Riebeeck and St George’s Mall T: 021 421 3047

Clarke’s Books Landmark bookstore Clarke’s Books, a Central City resident since 1956, has moved. But don’t despair: they are still conveniently located on Long Street. Delve into new, second-hand and out-of-print books on Southern Africa at their beautiful new premises. 199 Long Street T: 021 423 5739 www.clarkesbooks.co.za

Paul Smith Premium international fashion brand Paul Smith has just opened their doors in the Central City – and where else but the buzzing Bree Street? Look out for the unmistakeable blue dot on the corner of Wale and Bree to ﬁnd this new landmark in the CBD. 137 Bree Street T: 021 424 0354 www.paulsmith.co.uk

Tortilla Modern Mexican If you feel like some Latin-American ﬂavours for lunch, pop in at the new Tortilla Modern Mexican restaurant. You can sample traditional fare like tacos and burritos as well as salads.

Photo: Jacques Marais Media

Fountain Place Hans Strijdom Avenue T: 021 418 4599 www.tortillamexican.co.za

Latitude33 Surf lovers will be stoked about a new spot that combines surfinspired food, fashion and art. Be sure to catch the wave. 165 Bree Street T: 021 424 9485 www.lat33.co.za

Telkom 8.ta Telkom’s 8.ta has set up shop on the corner of Longmarket and Adderley Street in the Central City, to service all your cellular, voice and data needs.

“With an estimated 5-million caches hidden across the globe, geocaching has become so popular that it is even used by tourists to organise their exploration of new places, with caches leading them off the beaten track of traditional tourist attractions to unexpected discoveries. “

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Footgear Looking for shoes in the Central City? Then step into the new branch of Footgear situated on St George’s Mall.

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118 St George’s Mall T: 021 003 1279 www.footgear.co.za

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December 2012

If you missed the switching on of the festive lights, don’t worry – they’ll still be up for the rest of the season and there are many more celebratory events coming to Cape Town

Photo: Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town

DECEMBER 1

to 16 December

Waste to Art Market The City of Cape Town’s solid waste management department are hosting a market in the Company’s Garden to show how one person’s waste can become another’s art. This free market will be a great place to stock up on environmentally friendly festive season shopping, including old newspapers transformed into baskets, handbags made out of plastic bags, two-litre bottle lamps, old record players that have been converted into bowls, computer part jewellery, toys created from discarded wood and fabric, and plants and home-grown organic compost. When: 09h00 until 18h00 daily Where: Company’s Garden

until 31 January 2013

International Day of the Abolition of Slavery Nelson Mandela, in his address to the people of Cape Town on the occasion of his inauguration as state president on 9 May 1994, said: “Perhaps it was history that ordained that it be here, at the Cape of Good Hope that we should lay the foundation stone of our new nation. For it was here at this Cape, over three countries ago, that there began the fateful convergence of the peoples of Africa, Europe and Asia on these shores.” Learn more about this fateful convergence – in great part the result of slavery and the slave trade – at the Iziko Slave Lodge this summer: Learn about the creole roots of the Afrikaans language as part of the exhibition Afrikaans Aan Die Praat, and while you’re there, pay tribute to the ordinary people who worked and won the right for all African people to live and find a sense of belonging in Cape Town, as part of the exhibition An African Tale of the Mother City. When: -A n African Tale of the Mother City runs until 31 January 2013 - Afrikaans Aan Die Praat runs until 1 July 2013 Where: Iziko Slave Lodge, corner of Adderley and Wale Street

JANUARY 16

until 4 March 2013

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 You might think that photos of animals are boring and not your thing but the annual wildlife photographic exhibition will quickly bust that myth. The extraordinary exhibition – presented by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine – gives a mesmerising and inspiring look at the other creatures with whom we share our planet. Take the kids along to discover the beauty, drama and diversity of the natural world. When: Now until 4 March 2013, daily from 10h00 until 17h00 Where: Iziko South African Museum

Urban Root Market and Festival This urban festival and one-day market invites you into a once forgotten Central City lane to enjoy good food, buy locally produced gifts and learn a few simple ways you can integrate sustainable living into busy city life. When: 11h00 until 16h00 Where: Vredenburg Lane (just off Long Street)

French Christmas Market Calling all Francophones, the first French Christmas Market to be held in Cape Town will feature an array of French food and gifts. When: 09h30 until 14h30 Where: 101 Hope Street in Gardens

until 24 December

Cape Town Summer Market The new incarnation of the Adderley Street night market, the Cape Town Summer Market will combine over 200 stalls running down the length of Government Avenue as well as six distinct zones, including a picnic zone, a lifestyle and eco tent, a bar and wine garden area and a gourmet and deli zone. There will be plenty on hand to eat, buy and do and the Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium, the South African Jewish Museum and Cape Town Holocaust Centre, as well as many more local heritage institutions, will be open to the public. When: 11h00 until 20h00 Where: Company’s Garden and Government Avenue

MCQP

Now in its 19th year, this fabulous fixture on Cape Town’s calendar invites all partygoers to have a ball: This year’s theme is Fairytale Fantasy. Be prepared to see Snow White and her seven dwarves, Cinderella and all manner of other outrageous costumes gather at the Cape Town Stadium for South Africa’s favourite costume party. Visit www.mcqp.co.za for more details. When: 20h00 until 04h00 Where: Cape Town Stadium

Mayor’s Christmas Concert Musical legends Jimmy Dludlu and Saudiq Kahn will be performing at this free concert, sponsored by the executive mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia de Lille, in celebration of the Day of Reconciliation. When: 16h00 Where: De Waal Park

St George’s Cathedral Christmas Concert The final concert in the Raise the Roof series, raising funds for the maintenance of St George’s Cathedral’s roof, will feature choral and instrumental music with a Christmas theme. When: 19h30 Where: St George’s Cathedral

Bo-Kaap crafts and food market Enjoy a special instalment of the monthly Bo-Kaap crafts and food market. Do some last-minute gift shopping or go and sample some traditional Cape Malay cooking. When 22 December from 10h00 until 14h00 Where: Schotschekloof Civic Centre, Upper Wale Street

Moonlight Mass

These full-moon rides have gained in popularity and now feature hundreds of cyclists taking a leisurely nighttime cycle through the Central City. For more information visit www.moonlightmass.co.za When: 21h00 Where: Green Point Circle

Nu World New Year’s Eve party Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to usher in 2013 on the best Nu World beats. Join the creators of Flamjangled Tea Party, the Cape Town World Music Festival and Balkanology for a whirling dance party. Tickets available from www.webtickets. co.za and more information on www.beanstalk.co.za When: 20h00 until 04h00 Where: Founder’s Garden, Artscape

Cape Minstrel Carnival As part of Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations, hundreds of colourfully costumed Kaapse Klopse wend their way through the city streets in a singing, dancing, musical parade that ends up at the Cape Town Stadium.

When: 10h00 until midnight Where: Starting on Keizersgracht Street in District Six

De Waal Park Concerts Best known as the dog park, this lush inner-city green space will once again be transformed into a free outdoor concert venue this summer. Artists performing in January include Karen Zoid and the Glenn Robertson jazz band, with concerts continuing until 17 March. When: 16h00 Where: De Waal Park

until 27 January

Cape Town International Tattoo Convention Inkslingers unite! The fifth annual tattoo convention will be held for the first time at City Hall and will feature top international tattoo artists, exhibitions, concerts and workshops. For more information visit www. capetattooconvention.co.za Where: Cape Town City Hall

until 3 February

Suidoosterfees

A celebration of all things Kaaps, the theme of this year’s event is “a festival of love” and will feature a range of Afrikaans concerts, plays, comedy acts and cultural icons. For more information visit www.suidoosterfees.co.za Where: Artscape and the Foreshore

December 2012

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Cape Town is making a name for itself as an events destination. But what goes into the planning of all these concerts, parties, conferences and exhibitions? And even more importantly, what does our city get out of them? By: Ambre Nicolson

ach year the top three annual events in Cape Town – Design Indaba, Cape Town International Jazz Festival and the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour – account for a R1.5-billion boost to our local economy. And that’s not counting the many smaller events, from concerts at the Cape Town Stadium to the numerous conferences and exhibitions at the CTICC to the local events that are now an almost constant feature in the Central City. In short, events are big business. Following on from the successful hosting of the 2010 World Cup, Cape Town is rapidly becoming known as a premier events destination. The Central City’s reputation for being clean, safe and well-maintained has stood the city in good stead when it comes

to our city, but they also benefit local industries. There is a veritable army of catering companies, security firms, audio-visual experts, media specialists and accommodation operators that rely on income generated from more than 60 annual events held in the Central City. What’s more, this local support network, which is estimated to include over 1 500 service providers, is also a great source of job creation in Cape Town. Another benefit of hosting events in Cape Town is the growing recognition and appreciation of our urban identity, ensuring that the city itself is known as an exciting destina-

port infrastructure means that it is now possible to use public transport to access event venues, an added convenience and a way to ensure Cape Town remains a green events city. The City of Cape Town has also shown its commitment to creating sustainable events by working with its partners to create the Smart Events Handbook, a guide to hosting sustainable events in the city. According to Brian Little, one of the organisers of the Rocking the Daisies festival (known for its green eventing strategies), there are numerous ways that you can green your events. “There are many approaches you can take when aiming

ing to the 2012 State of Cape Town Central City Report, over 80% of city users surveyed consider Cape Town’s night life to be diverse and accessible. An annual calendar of sustainable events within this positive trend should ensure that Cape Town continues to develop a varied “menu” of entertainment options, for both residents and visitors, independent of the time or season.

Host in your home town Cape Town’s future as a successful events host city does not just rest on the successful implementation of infrastructure, transport networks, venues or policy. The human face

of the city, its people and personality, are equally important in creating successful events and a city to which visitors wish to return. In the words of Professor Kamilla Swart, a sport tourism researcher from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, “Community support for events is integral to the sustainability of the event tourism industry. It is important for Capetonians to support events and tourists, as hosts that are unfriendly to tourists during the event can be damaging to the tourism industry in the long-term.” We can all play a role in helping Cape Town become known as a welcoming city. After all, we are all ambassadors for Cape Town.

“Not only do events attract visitors to our city, but they also beneﬁt local industries. There is a veritable army of catering companies, security ﬁrms, audiovisual experts, media specialists and accommodation operators that rely on income generated from more than 60 annual events held in the Central City. “ to attracting new events. In addition, the Central City’s compact size, world-class venues and commitment to sustainable eventing practices means that Cape Town is now attracting a whole range of local and international business, sporting and cultural events. According to figures released by the International Congress and Convention Association, almost 30% of all the international association events hosted in Africa during the past year were held in South Africa, and almost half of these were held in Cape Town. According to Rashid Toefy, CEO of the CTICC, these figures form part of the growing recognition of Cape Town as an events host city. “The fact that 45% of these association meetings were hosted in Cape Town speaks volumes about the effectiveness of the CTICC, and all the other stakeholders in the city’s business events industry, in promoting Cape Town as a highly desirable destination for association meetings.”

What does this mean for the city? Not only do events attract visitors

Photo: Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town

The power of events The annual economic impact of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival amounts to

R700-million

The Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour brings in

tion, not just the place for a beautiful beach holiday. In recognition of the importance of developing this global brand, the City of Cape Town and Cape Town Tourism collectively spent an estimated R4.7-million in 2010 on large-scale city and regional events.

Greening our eventing scene There is a growing recognition, among event organisers, participants and local government, that to ensure long-term urban development, events must be sustainable and green. The Central City’s compact size means that it is a pedestrian-friendly choice for events, where people can walk between venues. In addition, the rollout of local trans-

to host a sustainable event. From looking at sustainable sources of energy, like bio-diesel generators, or purchasing clean power in the form of Renewable Energy Credits, to offsetting carbon emissions by planting trees. Event organisers should also really consider banning plastic water bottles at events and of course recycling their waste. Carpooling incentives and buses are also a great way to reduce the specific carbon footprint.”

A 24-hour city Setting Cape Town up as a sustainable events destination is important if we are to realise the vision of Cape Town as an accessible 24-hour city in which people live and play as well as work. Accord-

Cape Town International Jazz Festival is set for 5 and 6 April. Go to www.capetownjazzfest. com for details

R450-million

Design Indaba brings in

R326.9-million

97%

of businesses

surveyed in the Central City said that Cape Town has proved itself as a host of world-class events

people attended Design Indaba 2012

87%

35 000 people

of business owners consider post-event clean-up operations in Cape Town to be either “good” or “great”

attended the Cape Town International Jazz Festival

27 000 people participated in the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon

Source: 2012 State of Cape Town Central City Report

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Two sides of one coin The importance of working together

o help make the CBD what it is today, the CCID and the Cape Town Partnership work in tandem, as if we were two sides of the same coin. It’s a symbiotic relationship that ensures that the Partnership’s work stays grounded in the dayto-day reality of the city and that the CCID’s work has long-term relevance beyond our geographic boundary. In celebration of that relationship, I’ve asked Bulelwa Makali-

ma-Ngewana from the Cape Town Partnership – with whom we also co-publish City Views – to kick off the December 2012 edition in her own inimitable style. You’ll notice that we’ve decided to publish two sides to the bumper December/January edition: Start here for an exploration of Cape Town’s more playful components and ideas on what to do during the ever-longer hours of sunshine in the city. Start on the opposite end for Cape Town’s

more meditative aspects, and ideas on where you can go and what you can do to reﬂect on the year that’s gone by and the year that’s to come. You’ll find my final note for the season on the ﬂipside of this publication. See you on the streets, in the city, and in the next edition of City Views.

erty developments like 22 Bree and Portside – buildings that are already on the rise. These new office spaces promise a larger market of consumers that will support more local shops and restaurants. Beyond all these perfectly valid reasons for Bree Street’s turnaround is potentially a more undercover catalyst: the Fan Walk. When Waterkant Street was partially pedestrianised in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup, it was hoped that its effects would be felt long after the event had come and gone. Today this stretch of road acts as an urban artery bringing much needed energy into the city. Whereas before there was very little pedestrian traffic, now the increased footfall means that new retail concerns are viable. Where there were once only a few sidewalk cafes,

If you are taking your car, make sure you double-check that all doors are locked – especially if you’re using a remote to lock your car.

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Contributors: Alma Viviers, Ambre Nicolson, Jodi Allemeier

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Bree Street is my street Creating a 24-hour city one street at a time

ree Street has come a long way over the last 10 years. When I first started coming to work in the area, Bree was little more than a deserted wind tunnel, used as a traffic route to link different parts of the city. Today it is a hub of urban energy and an increasingly desirable retail, restaurant and work space in the Central City. What made the difference in its urban trajectory? Reasons for Bree Street’s revival are not hard to find: its central location, dual traffic lanes and proximity to major transport networks and the Foreshore area all make it an attractive location for commercial concerns. The work of the Central City Improvement District ensures that the area is considered clean and safe. Recent revival has also been spurred by large-scale prop-

Tips for when you’re out on the town

If you’re planning on drinking, take public transport, set up a lift club or take a registered taxi. Think about taking alternative forms of transport wherever possible – even if you’re not planning on drinking.

Whether you’re new to our beautiful city, a regular visitor to our shores, or a die-hard Capetonian, it’s good to keep a few things in mind when you’re out on the town.

“Bree is becoming a 24-hour street. My wish for Cape Town, as we wind up 2012 and head into 2013, is that it becomes a 24-hour city.”

Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana

now people feel free to enjoy a coffee or a meal outdoors at their local restaurant or bar. The area has come alive. Bree is becoming a 24-hour street. My wish for Cape Town, as we wind up 2012 and head into 2013, is that it becomes a 24-hour city. A city in which the buzz lasts from dawn to dusk and beyond, where the sounds of people on the street – working, playing, living – are heard all the time, not just between the hours of 08h00 and 17h00. A 24-hour city is one that a diverse range of people call home and everyone feels welcome in, a city in which the public spaces are vibrant and accessible, where skyscrapers allow for on-the-ground interaction with city residents and where there is always something to do, no matter the time of

If you need to withdraw money, use an ATM that is well lit in a safe area, and watch out for strangers who seem over-eager to help you or ﬁnd out your pin number. Always walk away from the machine with your card in hand: If it’s stuck in the machine, follow the instructions to retrieve it.

day or the season. Cape Town has already made great strides in this direction with the implementation of improved transport services, in particular IRT, which ensure that the Central City is accessible, both for work and play. Densification plans and policies also bode well for the diversification of our residential population (and its increase in number). Nonetheless, there is still much to be done. So as you look back at the year gone by, l would also ask that you look around you – at your street, your neighbourhood and your city – and ask yourself what you can do to help make Cape Town the lively 24-hour city it deserves to be. Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana MD of the Cape Town Partnership

Above all, keep in mind the golden rule: Stash it, don’t ﬂash it Stow your valuable possessions away from windows and prying eyes whether you’re in your car or on the street. You can still look good without being too ﬂashy with money, jewellery or technology.

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