The Cape Town Foreshore has been described as an ‘unhappy compromise’ resulting in series of ‘wind-blown stretches of asphalt and concrete, filled with car parks and roaring traffic, inaccessible to pedestrians.’* Yet on a still winter’s morning, in the early dawn light, on foot, the Foreshore can almost be beautiful.…
Fan Walk tradition continues as Mandela Day is celebrated in Cape Town Central City
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…
Ten reasons why the Cape Town 2010 Fan Walk worked so well
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…
Cape Town shows the world how to street party
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Fan Walk will provide unique flavour to Cape Town’s World Cup
The Fan Walk, which connects the Cape Town Central City to the Cape Town Stadium, is based on an adaptation of the route followed by the Cape Minstrels or Kaapse Klopse every year for the traditional Tweede Nuwe Jaar (2nd January) carnival procession. In other words, it is a route…
2010 Fan Walk takes shape
The 2010 FIFA Football World Cup Fan Walk in Cape Town is taking shape. This is the route that creates a pedestrian-priority route from the CT Station in the CBD to the CT Stadium to be used by an estimated 18 000 fans on match days.
About Andrew Boraine
Andrew Boraine is Chief Executive of the Cape Town Partnership, a public-private partnership that focuses on the regeneration of the Cape Town Central City.
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For sure, freeways?
28 March 10
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Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town – no other alternative
03 November 09
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Cape Town Station Square – unburied treasure 09 May 10
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Bright lights, dark alleys*
06 January 10
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I love it when a plan comes together
13 June 10
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Transforming the city through redesigning public spaces for people
10 September 10
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City of Cape Town considers new urban densification policy
09 September 10
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Where is the centre of Cape Town?
08 September 10
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Jay Walking in Cape Town
08 September 10
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Cape Town’s Bid to host 2011 UN Climate Change Conference
07 September 10
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Andrew: Respectful Roads and Streets - excellent!...
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Lisa Kane: Yes, let's applaud calls for "defined public space...
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Rashiq Fataar: Connectivity is the key, which is of course one of...
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Rashiq Fataar: I assume main media centre would be at the CTICC? ...
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