infrastructure development – using what we already have: road reserves, greenbelts and marginal...
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WHAT DO WE HAVE?PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
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WHAT DO WE HAVE?TIME - TO REFLECT ON MISTAKES
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USING WHAT WE HAVEROAD RESERVE
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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
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STUDY AREA
Kingskloof
Phambili
Legend: Existing Road Cycle Lanes Road Reserves in Scope
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WHAT IS “WRONG” WITH THIS PICTURE?
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USING WHAT WE HAVE – ROAD RESERVE
5.4m 2m2m3m 3m11m 7m
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CREATIVE DESIGN
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RELEVANT TRAIL SIGNAGE
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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%
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ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
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•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
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WHAT DO WE HAVEGREENBELTS AND MARGINAL SPACES
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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?
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OPEN SPACE AND URBAN AREASCONSTANTIA VALLEY GREENBELT ROUTE
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NO CYCLINGGREEN POINT URBAN PARK
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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
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WHEELS OF CHANGE
RIDE YOUR BIKE
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WHY ?
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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