Andrew Boraine » Urban Innovations http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:23:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 No African cities feature in the top 100 cities of the 2010 global innovation economy index http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/no-african-cities-feature-in-the-top-100-cities-of-the-2010-global-innovation-economy-index/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/no-african-cities-feature-in-the-top-100-cities-of-the-2010-global-innovation-economy-index/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:23:17 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2560 No African cities feature in the top 100 cities of the 2010 global innovative economy index, published by the Melbourne-based 2thinknow Innovation Cities™ Program. Cape Town is ranked third in the emerging cities innovation index, after Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

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]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/no-african-cities-feature-in-the-top-100-cities-of-the-2010-global-innovation-economy-index/feed/ 0 Why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014 http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/why-cape-town-is-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/why-cape-town-is-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:53:14 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2528 For an overview as to why Cape Town is currently bidding for the title of World Design Capital 2014, and changing the name of the design game in the process, read the excellent article by my colleague, Lorelle Bell, followed by the editorial by the Cape Argus, which gets it spot on. Then…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/why-cape-town-is-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014/feed/ 3 Cape Town’s Reclaim Camissa Project puts social media tools to good use http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cape-towns-reclaim-camissa-project-puts-social-media-tools-to-good-use/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cape-towns-reclaim-camissa-project-puts-social-media-tools-to-good-use/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:53:05 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2516 “CAMISSA, meaning ‘the place of sweet waters’ is the ancient Khoi name for Cape Town. Embedded, lost and obscured within the city’s fabric this vital ecological and cultural link still exists….”

The Reclaim Camissa Project, a citizen activation project to investigate, document and restore vital ecological and cultural heritage links between…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cape-towns-reclaim-camissa-project-puts-social-media-tools-to-good-use/feed/ 3 Cape Town Fan Walk lives on http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/cape-town-fan-walk-lives-on/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/cape-town-fan-walk-lives-on/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:39:13 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2377 It wasn’t as big as the World Cup Fan Walk. Or as glamorous. But last night’s PSL double header at the Cape Town Stadium showed that the Cape Town Fan Walk is here to stay.

Of the 46 000 people that attended the match at the stadium, only 6 000 used…

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 I particularly like his example about constructing linear parks and walkways that…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/08/reclaiming-cities-for-people/feed/ 1 Fan Walk tradition continues as Mandela Day is celebrated in Cape Town Central City http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/fan-walk-tradition-continues-as-mandela-day-is-celebrated-in-cape-town-central-city/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/fan-walk-tradition-continues-as-mandela-day-is-celebrated-in-cape-town-central-city/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:59:19 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=1987 Citizens spontaneously reactivated the 2010 Fan Walk yesterday to say no to xenophobia and happy birthday to Nelson Mandela. Bravo to Charly’s Bakery for taking the lead, and to everyone who took part.

The Ubuntu Festival in Upper St George’s Mall was also a great success. The Festival, which focuses…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/fan-walk-tradition-continues-as-mandela-day-is-celebrated-in-cape-town-central-city/feed/ 2 “Work. Learn. Share. Change the World.” http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/work-learn-share-change-the-world/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/work-learn-share-change-the-world/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:19:48 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=1764 One Saturday morning, a few weeks ago, I took my youngest son, Angelo, for a robotics lesson in the East City. Hidden behind a pair of small red doors in Buitenkant Street, we stumbled upon a magical world of creativity at the Open Innovation Studio.

“Work. Learn. Share. Change the World.” This is the…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/work-learn-share-change-the-world/feed/ 0 Storming the ramparts: How the Castle of Good Hope can become part of city life http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/storming-the-rampartshow-the-castle-of-good-hope-can-become-part-of-city-life/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/storming-the-rampartshow-the-castle-of-good-hope-can-become-part-of-city-life/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:47:22 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=1881 One of the good things about hosting a large global event like the 2010 World Cup is the way we were able do things that previously seemed impossible. Like regular road closures to create safe pedestrian spaces, reliable public transport, dressing the city in bright colours, colourful wall murals and outdoor advertisements,…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/storming-the-rampartshow-the-castle-of-good-hope-can-become-part-of-city-life/feed/ 1 Ten reasons why the Cape Town 2010 Fan Walk worked so well http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/tens-reasons-why-the-cape-town-2010-fan-walk-worked-so-well/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/07/tens-reasons-why-the-cape-town-2010-fan-walk-worked-so-well/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:46:34 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=1861 The Cape Town Fan Walk has become one of the talking points of Cape Town’s World Cup experience. The editorial in today’s Cape Argus described it as a ‘masterstroke’. John Robbie of 702 Talk Radio asked me yesterday to what we as a city owed the success of the Fan…

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We were hoping to get 100 000 people on the Cape Town Fan Walk for the Germany vs Argentina 2010 World Cup Quarter Final match. At its peak, the Fan Walk hit an estimated 153 000! This means that when 65 000 people were in the stadium, over 90 000 continued

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