When it comes to your personal safety in a busy urban area, a little knowledge goes a long way. So says the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), an organisation with 15 years’ experience in securing the Cape Town CBD.

Much has been written in the media over the past year about the success of the Cape Town CBD, according to Rob Kane, chairperson of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID). “So much so,” says Kane, “that we’re being touted as an ‘overnight success story’.”

Touchstone House has topped out at 15 floors above Bree Street, according to Craig Armstrong, regional director of developer FWJK. Completion by the contractors, Stabilid, will follow in October 2015.

Along with the usual sectional title residential living that has blossomed in apartment blocks in the Cape Town CBD over the past two years, another type of residential is fast becoming a favourite lifestyle choice.

With the recent steep update of residential units in the Cape Town CBD, the question now is how to meet the demand for new units while meeting the pockets of the new urban dwellers.

Retail business in the Cape Town CBD is reporting a steady stabilisation in terms of confidence and economic performances, with the rates of those reporting declines in activity dropping.

The MyCiTi Table Mountain service (route 110) was introduced to provide a high quality public transport service to Table Mountain and the surrounding area, and secondly to improve public access to this great tourist attraction.

The City’s Library and Information Services department will spend approximately R2 million on the renewal of the Encyclopaedia Britannica online licence, which now also includes access to the service on all internet-enabled mobile and smart devices.

The City’s Transport for Cape Town (TCT) division is undertaking a major project to review and improve traffic signal timing at the 110 intersections in the Cape Town CBD. In addition, exclusive pedestrian signal control will be introduced to enhance pedestrian safety.

The Cape winter can be merciless for even the toughest Capetonians, but for people living on the streets, it makes their daily battle even more of a challenge.