Managing Sandton's improvements
Good Samaritans
Well done to Elaine Jack, City Improvement District (CID) Manager of the Sandton Central Management District (SCMD), two of the sixty four public safety ambassadors and their logistics manager for providing continued assistance to an injured motorbike rider, involved in a potentially fatal head-on collision last month.
Thank you Elaine, for all you’re doing to make SA’s financial hub a more safe and accessible public space for all to enjoy.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Delamo Bentley / ‘Sandton Chronicle’ (Friday, 12th April 2019) newspaper p. 3/20.
Encouraging healthy lifestyles
Thank you to Elaine Jack (SCMD's CID manager) for encouraging all to participate in free and safe weekly timed runs (2.5km or double-loop 5km routes) organised by MyRun at Innesfree Park in Sandton Central, starting at 8am every Sunday morning.
Click here to read more in ‘It’s a Gauteng thing’ (Saturday, 6th April 2018) digital article.
Photo credit: Courtesy of ‘It’s a Gauteng thing’ (Saturday, 6th April 2018).
Managing emergencies
Well done to to Elaine Jack (CID manager for SCMD) for co-ordinating efforts to evacuate staff from Ernest & Young and Alexander Forbes buildings, close roads and divert traffic flow and to allow JMPD and SAPS bomb squads to investigate a bomb threat on Monday, 25th March 2019.
Click here to read ‘The Citizen’ (Monday, 25th March 2019) newspaper digital article.
Previous bomb threats to Alexander Forbes during September 2018 and November 2017 also led to employees being evacuated. Read further in the 'Sandton Chronicle' (Tuesday, 11th September 2018) newspaper article online here.
Fire engines were called in April 2018 after fire alarms detected a fire in the Alexander Forbes building. Click here to read more in the 'Sandton Chronicle' (Thursday, 12th April 2018) newspaper digital article.
Photo credit: Courtesy of 'Sandton Chronicle' (Wednesday, 2nd September 2015).
2018 highlights
Thank you to Elaine Jack (CID manager) and Sandton Central Management District for sharing some of their achievements during 2018, including:
Greater office space constructed (The Marc, 92 Rivonia Road);
Hosting events (Mandela Centenary celebrations, iMadiba Project, BRICS Summit);
Improved public transportation and roads;
Better community safety support by Vumacam surveillance cameras; and
Support strategic sustainability through separation-at-source strategies;
She also attended the Africa Innovation Summit (AIS), held in Kigali (Rwanda), to share her unique insights on effective urban management.
Read the full ‘Business Report’ (Wednesday, 2nd January 2018) newspaper online article here.
Photo credit: Courtesy of ‘Sandton Chronicle’ (Monday, 31st December 2018).
Traffic signals for the visually impaired
Well done to Elaine Jack (CID manager) and SCMD for sponsoring uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units and introducing sensory pedestrian crossing traffic signals (providing sound alerts and push buttons) for the visually impaired at several key intersections in the Sandton CBD.
Click here to read further in the ‘Sandton Chronicle’ (Monday, 31st December 2018) digital article.
Photo credit: Courtesy of ‘Polity SA’ (Thursday, 29th October 2015).
Providing resources for tourists
Thank you to Elaine Jack (SCMD's CID manager) for opening the ‘New Sandton Central JHB Tourism Visitors Information Centre at Nelson Mandela Square and introducing official Ambassadors or ‘Men in Red’ at some of the most visited places within Sandton CBD.
Read about this initiative in the ‘My Newsroom’ (Wednesday, 11th October 2018) online article here.
Photograph competition winners
Well done to Elaine Jack (CID manager at SCMD) for organising the ‘#IloveSandtonCentral’ photographic competition for two talented photographers to capture the love of the Sandton CBD through their eyes and win a R 2,500 Sandton City gift voucher.
Click here to read about the winners in the ‘Crown Publications’ (Friday, 7th September 2018) digital article here.
Photo credit: Courtesy of ‘Crown Publications’ (Friday, 7th September 2018).
Supporting sustainability
Thank you to Elaine Jack (Sandton Central Management District's CID manager) for encouraging the celebrating of ‘World Water Day’ (Thursday, 22nd March 2018) and Earth Hour (Saturday, 24th March 2018) during National Water Week within the Sandton CBD.
Read more in the ‘Real Estate Investor Magazine SA’ (Thursday, 22nd March 2018) online article here.
Mobility Trends
Well done to Elaine Jack (CID manager for SCMD) for writing about how “Upwardly mobile people want to live and work in eco-mobile cities” as part of the #BizTrends2018 forecast.
Click here to read her full ‘BizCommunity’ (Tuesday, 9th January 2018) digital article here.
Photo credit: Courtesy of ‘BizCommunity’ (Tuesday, 9th January 2018).
2017 highlights
Thank you to Elaine Jack (CID Manager) and her colleges at Sandton Central Management District for the progress made this year, in making SA’s financial hub a more safe and accessible public space for all to enjoy. Article: Courtesy of ‘Sandton Chronicle’ (Friday, 15th December 2017) newspaper.
New public transportation lane introduced
Well done to Elaine Jack (CID manager at SCMD) for introducing the new public transport loop circle to create easy and convenient access for passengers to connect to public transport and enjoy shorter travel times within the Sandton CBD.
Read how this works in the ‘Property Wheel’ (Monday, 30th October 2017) digital article here.
Photo credit: Courtesy of 'Property Wheel' (Friday, 16th December 2016).
Improving commuting
Thank you to Elaine Jack (SCMD CID Manager) and colleagues at Cushman and Wakefield Excellerate, for their efforts in alleviating traffic congestion in Sandton CBD.
Work by City of Joburg is soon to be completed to support a more safer and comfortable commuting experience for all traveling through SA’s economic hub.
Click here to read more in the 'Sandton Chronicle' (Monday, 14th August 2017) newspaper article online.
Photo credit: Courtesy of 'Sandton Chronicle' (Monday, 14th August 2017) newspaper.
Equivivere interview
Congratulations to Elaine Jack (City Improvement District Manager for Sandton Central Management District), featured in 'Equivivere's 5 Questions' insert during July 2017.
Read her answers to the interview here.
Photo credit: Courtesy of 'Fourways Review' (Friday, 19th June 2015) newspaper.
Click here to learn more about Elaine Jack and read why she is proudly both South African and Chinese.
