WHAT DO WE HAVE?PLANNING AND ENGINEERING

WHAT DO WE HAVE?TIME - TO REFLECT ON MISTAKES

USING WHAT WE HAVEROAD RESERVE

ROAD CLASSES AND ROAD RESERVESCLASS NAME SPEED LANE

WIDTHPEDESTRIANFOOTWAYS CYCLE

LANESRESERVE WIDTH

SLAP

1 Principle arterial

110-120 3.3 – 3.7lanes

NO NO 60 – 120m (60m)

2 Major arterial

80 3.3 – 3.6lanes

Off road Yes – widen

roadway

38 – 62m(40m)

3 Minor arterial

70 3.3 – 3.5lanes

Yes Yes – widen

roadway

25 - 40 m(30m)

4 Collector street

60 6 - 9 mroadway

Yes Yes – road or verge

16 – 30(20m)

5 Local street

40 3 – 5.5 mroadway

Not normally

– use roadway

Use roadway

10 – 16m(14m)

6 Walkway 15 Yes 6m

STUDY AREA

Kingskloof

Phambili

Legend: Existing Road Cycle Lanes Road Reserves in Scope

WHAT IS “WRONG” WITH THIS PICTURE?

USING WHAT WE HAVE – ROAD RESERVE

5.4m 2m2m3m 3m11m 7m

CREATIVE DESIGN

RELEVANT TRAIL SIGNAGE

SURVEYS

Questionaire (75)84% male and 16% female20 – 35 years = 20%35 – 50 years = ˃ 50%˃ 50 years = 18%Vey few kids and teens ?

Weekend 5 – 6 Oct 2013Single point along trail routeDuration 05:00 – 17:00Numbers: 3 056 and 2 766/dayMTB riders = 15.9%

ECONOMIC INCENTIVES

•Cycle lanes = 40 km (both sides of the road)•Mtb trails = 18 km single

direction trail• Additional 12 km of mtb trail extension - under design

• 2 new restaurant/bike friendly facilities

• No vehicle/mtb incidents• No serious vehicle/road cycle incidents• Support from GDRT

CYCLE LANES & MTB TRAILS

WHAT DO WE HAVEGREENBELTS AND MARGINAL SPACES

2 CITIES – 2 REALITIES

Public Open Space

50 000 hectares

Total length of roads

11 700 km

Cycle Lanes

435 km

Public Open Space

20 000 hectares

Total length of roads

7 224 km

Cycle Lanes

100 km of safe routes?

OPEN SPACE AND URBAN AREASCONSTANTIA VALLEY GREENBELT ROUTE

NO CYCLINGGREEN POINT URBAN PARK

IT HAS BEEN DONE – LESSONS LEARNED

• Space is not a problem – seek and find

• Early consultation – listen to stakeholders• Choose/find the best team of consultants or local

riders • Don’t give up – be ready to find alternatives• Tell people what you do –

responsible social media• Maintain and improve – the

job is never done

WHEELS OF CHANGE

RIDE YOUR BIKE

WHY ?

THANK YOU

“The truth is, no one can live on the land without touching the land - and touching land requires old, unglamorous, sometimes artful, sometimes boring, dirty work” – Christine Byl