{"id":58468,"date":"2014-06-15T00:55:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T22:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=58468"},"modified":"2014-06-15T00:55:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T22:55:58","slug":"cape-town-to-be-connected-via-web-of-cycle-and-pedestrian-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/cape-town-to-be-connected-via-web-of-cycle-and-pedestrian-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town to be connected via web of cycle and pedestrian lanes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cape<\/a>A R20 million project by the City of Cape Town<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will expand cycle and walking lanes in the Cape Town city centre to new lanes to be developed in suburbs outside the city centre, reports the Cape Times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cycle lanes will be developed in Athlone, Rondebosch, Mowbray, and Salt River, and will lead to the green cycling lanes already seen on city centre roads, such as Bree Street and Somerset Road. \u00a0In addition, walking paths and cycling lanes will be developed in Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Nyanga, Philippi, Steenberg, Atlantis, Delft, Kuils River, and Bonteheuwel. \u00a0The linkage between the city centre lanes and the Liesbeek Parkway cycle route, as well as from Observatory and Woodstock, will commence next week.<\/p>\n

The Pedal Power Association has welcomed the planned additional cycle routes, stating that the Argus Cycle Tour started 30 years ago, and showed the City authorities that cycling facilities were necessary in the city. \u00a0However, the need is greatest in industrial areas such as Retreat and Dunoon, to which workers ride on their bicycles.<\/p>\n

City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee member for Transport Brett Herron is encouraging Capetonians to leave their cars at home, and to cycle or walk to work (ironically he does not encourage them to use the MyCiTi Bus, given the billions of Rands that the City has spent thus far)! \u00a0Over time cycle and walking routes will also be added in Plumstead, Somerset West, Macassar, Eersterivier, Blackheath, Ottery, Milnerton, Bonteheuwel, Bishop Lavis, Elsies River, Bellville South, and Grassy Park. \u00a0Herron said that a City survey has shown that one third of low income household members walk to work, to school, and to social activities. \u00a0Obstacles on pavements will be removed for pedestrians, and facilities created for ‘pedestrians with special needs<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

The addition of cycle and pedestrian routes between the Cape Town city centre and outlying suburbs sounds like a good idea, but requires knowledge by both cyclists and motorists of the new Western Cape cycling law,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> e.g. not riding abreast on bicycles, not driving closer than 1 meter from a cyclist, and riding cycles to the left of motor vehicles.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a> \u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A R20 million project by the City of Cape Town will expand cycle and walking lanes in the Cape Town city centre to new lanes to be developed in suburbs outside the city centre, reports the Cape Times. Cycle lanes will be developed in Athlone, Rondebosch, Mowbray, and Salt River, and will lead to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,3057,516,21],"tags":[467,5181,1130,25968,25966,25964,25960,5944,18326,32378,257,25954,23056,25963,25967,25969,12079,5065,25959,25961,16323,21625,25957,12526,25958,25962,25965,5723,15043,25955,17166,15086,25956,7133,4282,32398,231,25970,32373,2135],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t