Andrew Boraine » Sea Point Promenade

Get down to the Park

Andrew — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:57:03 +0000

I’m starting off 2011 (better late than never) with a big `thumbs up’ to all who have been involved in creating the new Green Point Park. It’s an amazing experience, with opportunities for recreation, education, exercise, picnics, children’s parties, perambulation and much more.

What is particularly exciting is that the park…

Walking blues, or how to make Cape Town a more walkable city

Andrew — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:58:45 +0000

At one level, Cape Town is a city prominently associated with walking – on the mountains, the beaches, the Sea Point Promenade, the walkway from Muizenberg to Kalk Bay. In particular, one thinks of Peter Slingsby’s wonderful hiking maps and Mike Lundy’s influential Best Walks in the Cape…

Ten reasons why the Sea Point Promenade is ‘My Cape Town’

Andrew — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:34:19 +0000

September is World Tourism Month and Cape Town Tourism, in partnership with Table Mountain Aerial Cableway and other top city attractions, is encouraging locals to experience their city as tourists through the ‘My Cape Town’ Campaign.

Here are ten reasons why the Sea Point Promenade on a late afternoon in September…

Transforming the city through redesigning public spaces for people

Andrew — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:50:53 +0000

Here is another great article published in yesterday’s Cape Argus (Sept 9, 2010) by my colleagues, Lorelle Bell and Alexandra Jongens, in support of Cape Town’s bid for the title of World Design Capital 2014. Through the WDC bid process, we are asking the question: how do we use design…

Mouille Point – what’s in a name?

Andrew — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:50:59 +0000

While the Sea Point Promenade ranks as one of the best public spaces in Cape Town, my personal preference is for its slightly scruffy and less well known neighbour – the Mouille Point promenade and beachfront.

I have often wondered how Mouille Point got its name, so I started doing some…

‘The Little Girl walks with her arms outstretched, dreaming she could fly…’

Andrew — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:27:17 +0000

If you ever needed an excuse to walk on the Sea Point Promenade, now’s the time to go and see Walking the Road, an inspiring public art project by Marieke Prinsloo. I’m not going to tell you what the story is about – you must experience it yourself.

Once you’ve…

Seafront for All

Andrew — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:00:17 +0000

Continuing the theme of public spaces for public life…

My bike ride this morning confirmed for me once again that the Sea Point Promenade is one of Cape Town’s most well-loved and special public open spaces. It’s extended version provides a 6km pedestrian route from Saunders Rocks near the smart apartments of…