CID Benefits
The benefits of a City Improvement District

The diagram below illustrates the potential benefits of forming a CID and gives examples of services that can be offered, depending on the priorities set by residents.

A Craighall/Craighall Park CID may want to invest in –

Security:

·          Branded vehicles patrolling public space

·          Armed response back up from central control room

·          Public Safety Ambassadors with hand-held radios

·          Branded cleaners in high traffic areas and regular cleaning blitzes

·          More boomed off areas/access control from Jan Smuts/William Nichol

·          Domestic Worker Training Programmes

·          Mounted patrols in the suburb and along the spruit

 

Public space maintenance:

·          Collecting rubbish

·          Removing litter

·          Removing graffiti

·          Washing side walks

·          Cutting grass

·          Trimming trees/planting trees

·          Landscaping public places

·          Improving pavements/providing kerb stones

·          Improving the main entrances to the suburbs

·          Introducing a comprehensive plan for the management of Delta Park (eg cycle paths, litter traps, picnic amenities)

 

Community development/ Working with community organisations

·          Primary Health Care clinic

Community events

Recycling programmes

Fibre optic network

Implementing access to Egoli Gas

Marketing and communication

 

Benefits of such forms of improvement

·          Approach is holistic – all issues impacting on the area are dealt with on an integrated basis

·          Safety, cleanliness and economic vitality of the node is enhanced

·          Encourages investment

·          Creates a positive identity for the area

·          Offers private sector management and accountability

·          Effectiveness of the improvement district is measurable

·          CIDs monitor any major development or interventions that impact on the area

·          CIDs have effective working relationships with appropriate bodies or associations

·          CIDs are in a position to put forward or spearhead ideas for change to Council

 

Illustrating an environmental benefit

Since the Randburg CBD obtained CID status, the graph below demonstrates the impact of better waste management.


 

Acknowledgements to Kagiso Urban Management and Parkmore Residents’ Association