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FOURWAYS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

MANAGING THE OPEN SPACES AND IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONALITY

OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STREETLIGHTS IN COOPERATION AND

PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT

In February 2024 a team of like-
minded individuals got together with
Mike Pienaar of Fourways Mall, with a
Icommon vision to improve customer
experiences by assisting Government
in addressing the urban management
and service delivery challenges in the
public spaces in the Greater Fourways
area. This vision focused on establishing
an improvement district, the Fourways
Improvement District (FID), to manage the
open spaces and improve the functionality of
traffic lights and streetlights in cooperation
and partnership with Government.

The Broadacres Drive Association (BDA) saw
the value of not only creating a more secure
and clean environment in Broadacres Drive
but by partnering with the FID, the BDA is
supporting the Greater Fourways area, which
is used extensively by our residents
The Fourways Improvement District was
registered in June 2024. It is a Voluntary
Management Initiative (VMI), managed
through a registered section 21 Non-
Profit Company (NPC) governed by a
non-executive Board of Directors and
reporting to a stakeholder committee. The
directors and stakeholder committee are all
representatives of companies or property
owners who contribute to the district and
have a vested interest in its success and
growth.

The improvement district aims to provide,
inter alia, well-managed cleaning,
landscaping, maintenance, and security
services in a defined area along three

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