Cape Town Partnership
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The Cape Town Partnership is a collaboration between the public and private sectors working together to develop, promote and manage Cape Town Central City as a place for all citizens. The Partnership was formed ten years ago when the City of Cape Town
, the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA), the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other stakeholders came together to address issues of urban degeneration, disinvestment
and the social problems in the Central City.
The Central City’s regeneration process has been built upon the strength and pillars of successful private-public partnerships at both operational and strategic levels.
The Cape Town Partnership is an independent non-profit organisation (Section 21 company) governed by a Board of Directors. Andrew Boraine is the Chief Executive of the Partnership.
The Partnership promotes inner-city investment (CBD), promotes sound urban planning
principals and aids developers and investors in their Cape Town CBD projects. Founded in the late 1990s to stop the flight of investment and businesses to the Northern and Southern Suburbs, the Cape Town Partnership has since secured numerous multi-billion rand
projects and has enabled Cape Town to become a world class city and lowered inner-city crime
tremendously.
In October 2008, the Partnership announced a 30 billion rand development plan for the city.
The Cape Town Partnership – having worked to ensure that the 2010 FIFA World Cup
is the best event ever of its kind – is already working hard at consolidating the gains from this legacy and at developing and integrating the city even further.
The partnership is convinced that a key factor in re-connecting the city is the Integrated Rapid Transport System. This is a city transformation project with the potential to drive the necessary city densification processes, with more compact development clustering around stations and along public transport corridors. It has the potential to link isolated communities to the mainstream urban economy.
A further strategy which will take the City into the future is the Central City Development Strategy (CCDS), a ten-year framework to guide public and private planners, investors and developers in the Central City.
The Central City Improvement District (CCID) is a private-public partnership formed in November, 2000 by the property owners within the central city to provide complementary services over and above what the City of Cape Town provides. The CCID arose from the Cape Town Partnership.
Two new projects which the CTP believes will impact hugely on the future development of the city are the Land Use Change Management project – a path-breaking planning project which could be used to guide development in the city – and the Inner City Regeneration Project, which involves a process whereby all Provincial assets in the Central City will be evaluated in terms of their development potential.
In an effort to help take the city forward after 2010, the CTP is throwing its weight behind the City of Cape Town’s bid to become the World Design Capital Bid 2014 a title which would keep the city on its trajectory towards becoming a leading global city.
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2007, it had a population of 3,497,097....
, the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA), the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other stakeholders came together to address issues of urban degeneration, disinvestment
Disinvestment
Disinvestment, sometimes referred to as divestment, refers to the use of a concerted economic boycott, with specific emphasis on liquidating stock, to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy, or in the case of governments, even regime change...
and the social problems in the Central City.
The Central City’s regeneration process has been built upon the strength and pillars of successful private-public partnerships at both operational and strategic levels.
The Cape Town Partnership is an independent non-profit organisation (Section 21 company) governed by a Board of Directors. Andrew Boraine is the Chief Executive of the Partnership.
The Partnership promotes inner-city investment (CBD), promotes sound urban planning
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
principals and aids developers and investors in their Cape Town CBD projects. Founded in the late 1990s to stop the flight of investment and businesses to the Northern and Southern Suburbs, the Cape Town Partnership has since secured numerous multi-billion rand
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
projects and has enabled Cape Town to become a world class city and lowered inner-city crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
tremendously.
In October 2008, the Partnership announced a 30 billion rand development plan for the city.
The Cape Town Partnership – having worked to ensure that the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
is the best event ever of its kind – is already working hard at consolidating the gains from this legacy and at developing and integrating the city even further.
The partnership is convinced that a key factor in re-connecting the city is the Integrated Rapid Transport System. This is a city transformation project with the potential to drive the necessary city densification processes, with more compact development clustering around stations and along public transport corridors. It has the potential to link isolated communities to the mainstream urban economy.
A further strategy which will take the City into the future is the Central City Development Strategy (CCDS), a ten-year framework to guide public and private planners, investors and developers in the Central City.
The Central City Improvement District (CCID) is a private-public partnership formed in November, 2000 by the property owners within the central city to provide complementary services over and above what the City of Cape Town provides. The CCID arose from the Cape Town Partnership.
Two new projects which the CTP believes will impact hugely on the future development of the city are the Land Use Change Management project – a path-breaking planning project which could be used to guide development in the city – and the Inner City Regeneration Project, which involves a process whereby all Provincial assets in the Central City will be evaluated in terms of their development potential.
In an effort to help take the city forward after 2010, the CTP is throwing its weight behind the City of Cape Town’s bid to become the World Design Capital Bid 2014 a title which would keep the city on its trajectory towards becoming a leading global city.