Andrew Boraine » New York http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:23:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Measuring city performance – where does Johannesburg stand? http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/measuring-city-performance-where-does-johannesburg-stand/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/measuring-city-performance-where-does-johannesburg-stand/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 14:29:06 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3726 Johannesburg does well to retain its place in the latest PWC Cities of Opportunity Report, which analyses and ranks how 26 global centers of finance, business and culture perform across 10 key indicators (Intellectual capital and innovation; Technology readiness; Transportation and infrastructure; Health, safety and security; Sustainability; Economic clout; Ease…

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]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/making-involvement-in-city-strategy-interesting-and-fun/feed/ 3 And I thought South African cities had a long way to go in terms of segregation… http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/03/and-i-thought-south-african-cities-had-a-long-way-to-go-in-terms-of-segregation/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/03/and-i-thought-south-african-cities-had-a-long-way-to-go-in-terms-of-segregation/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:11:34 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3514 South African cities are often cited as some of the world’s most segregated cities. We certainly have a long way to go in terms of achieving more racially equitable and inclusive urban areas. But Daniel Denvir’s article on levels of segregation in US cities (The 10 most segregated urban areas…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/03/and-i-thought-south-african-cities-had-a-long-way-to-go-in-terms-of-segregation/feed/ 0 Cities for visitors or for locals? A journey through the ‘top 200′ cities of the world http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cities-for-visitors-or-for-locals-a-journey-through-the-top-200-cities-of-the-world/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cities-for-visitors-or-for-locals-a-journey-through-the-top-200-cities-of-the-world/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:41:41 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=2878 Many of my posts this year have tended to focus on the impact of the 2010 Football World Cup in Cape Town. Well, it was considerable. But now that the big event has come and gone, I thought that it would be nice to broaden my horizons once again and…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cities-for-visitors-or-for-locals-a-journey-through-the-top-200-cities-of-the-world/feed/ 6 Fela, Flatiron and Rising Currents – it’s just an Empire State of Mind http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/04/fela-flatiron-and-rising-currents-its-just-an-empire-state-of-mind/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/04/fela-flatiron-and-rising-currents-its-just-an-empire-state-of-mind/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:43:28 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=1210 Writing a blog about visiting a city like New York is a bit unnerving. I mean, how is it possible to describe even just a few of the overwhelming exeriences with a few words and pictures? Well, one thing that I have learned in New York is that anything goes if you put your mind…

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The High Line was built in the industrial West Side of New York in the 1930s to transport freight traffic 10m in the…

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