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BD A AND FOUR W A Y S
IMPRO VEMENT DIS TRICT
A UNIFIED EFFORT
FOR A SAFER,
BRIGHTER FOURWAYS
An exciting new chapter The FID, a voluntary management
unfolds as the Broadacres initiative, was established in June of 2024
Drive Association (BDA) by property and business owners in the
partners with the Fourways Fourways area as a collaborative vehicle
Improvement District (FID) to address urban management and safety
issues impacting on the performance and
to deliver a safer, cleaner, investment potential of the node.
and more connected
neighbourhood. While the EXPANDING REACH AND
ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE
BDA remains dedicated NEEDS
A critical objective for the FID is to
to enhancing safety address issues of traffic flow and safety
along key transit corridors including
and cleanliness within Witkoppen Dr, Cedar Rd and Winnie
Mandela Dr. To this end through the
Broadacres Drive, this FID, BDA and other key stakeholders
are engaged in partnering with relevant
partnership benefits the government entities at a local and
provincial government level to adopt
wider Fourways community, intersections providing power and
assisting in securing the traffic signal
positively impacting infrastructure. There is already work
underway in getting a number of
everyone who lives, works, traffic signals connected to back up
power supply and scoping the process
or visits here. However, the and costing so this approach can be
extended. This process also includes
success of the BDA relies unpacking the current faults and risks to
infrastructure so that it can be properly
on voluntary contributions maintained and secured. The goal is for ELEVATING SERVICE DELIVERY
this approach to be extended to other
AND PUBLIC SPACES
from all its members, which infrastructure requirements such as The BDA and FID partnership seeks to
proactively address the community’s daily
streetlighting along these corridors.
include estates, apartment ENHANCING SECURITY ACROSS needs, this includes working with the
City on service delivery activities such as
complexes, shopping THE COMMUNITY pothole repairs and verge trimming, as
well as providing supplementary services
Security is central to this initiative. As a
centres, the college, office result of the BDA and FID partnership, as through the BDA and FID respectively
contributing to a cleaner and more
of 1 October, Fidelity Security Services
parks, and other local provides the FID area with five dedicated attractive environment across Fourways.
patrol vehicles, supported by an
Targeted clean-up efforts revitalise public
businesses. extensive network of CCTV and Licence spaces, making the area as a whole more
welcoming.
Plate Recognition cameras, with plans
for further expansion. Fidelity’s local
expertise ensures a swift response and a TRANSPARENT MANAGEMENT
reassuring presence, benefiting residents, WITH COMMUNITY AT HEART
businesses, and visitors alike. The BDA Managed by Local Abode, specialists in
will continue to have two permanent patrol voluntary improvement district initiatives,
vehicles positioned in Broadacres Drive. the FID operates as a non-profit entity,
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