▁Town ▁Part ners hip ▁( CT P ) ▁– ▁an ▁institution ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁City ▁Manager . ▁ ▁The ▁Part ners hip , ▁which ▁operated ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁years , ▁was ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁collabor ative ▁organisation ▁in ▁which ▁public , ▁private ▁and ▁civ ic ▁se ctors ▁worked ▁together ▁to ▁develop , ▁promote ▁and ▁manage ▁Cape ▁Town ▁Central ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁Part ners hip ▁developed ▁a ▁vision ▁of ▁an ▁“ in clus ive , ▁product ive ▁and ▁diverse ▁city ▁centre ▁that ▁retain s ▁its ▁historic ▁character ▁and ▁reflect s ▁a ▁common ▁identity ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town ”. ▁ ▁Its ▁initial ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁private ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁se ctors ▁together ▁to ▁find ▁work able ▁solutions ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁safe , ▁clean ▁and ▁high - quality ▁environment ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town ’ s ▁Central ▁City ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁work , ▁play , ▁study ▁and ▁live . ▁A ▁specific ▁urban ▁management ▁vehicle , ▁the ▁Central ▁City ▁Im prov ement ▁District ▁( CC ID ) ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁C TP ’ s ▁plans ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Town ▁Part ners hip ’ s ▁establishment ▁the ▁Cape ▁Town ▁Central ▁City ▁had ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁clean est ▁and ▁saf est ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Crime ▁dropped ▁by ▁ 5 0 %, ▁serious ▁crime ▁by ▁ 9 0 %, ▁and ▁today ▁ 7 4 % ▁of