With ESRI-SA, this involved the preparation of the Cross-Cape cycle route network map (WESGRO, Western Cape), including plotting the route and map data requirements. The project included requirements analysis, field- base-maps, cartography, design, symbology and layout, GIS and geo-database development, … Continue reading →
This research, prepared for the Scientists for Cycling Colloquium, Velo-City, 12 June 2017, Arnhem-Nijmegen, Netherlands, asks whether this poor implementation, road safety, and inability to shift cycling behaviour, above, is partially a consequence of the ambivalent policy and political discourse. It reflects … Continue reading →
This publication, Non-Motorised Transport integration into urban transport planning in Africa, will be published in the latter half of 2017, by Routledge, as part of their Transport and Society series. Edited by Winnie Mitullah (University of Nairobi), Marianne Vanderschuren (University of … Continue reading →
The Cape Town Bicycle Map was developed to encourage more people to ride a bicycle for more reasons: for practical reasons, not only for sport. We believe that going by bike is one of ways in which we’ll get the … Continue reading →
This new report, Global Outlook on Walking and Cycling – policies and realities from around the world, was published in 2016 by Share the Road, led by UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report highlights the importance of investment in walking and … Continue reading →
In 1987 and 1993, the National Department of Transport, South Africa, published manuals to address the needs of cyclists and pedestrians only. These manuals, however, became out-dated due to new technologies and developments in the provision of facilities for non-motorised transport (NMT). … Continue reading →
In 2001 the Cradle of Humankind Tourism Master Plan made provision for the construction of mountain biking trails in the road reserves of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (COH WHS). A mountain biking feasibility study undertaken by the … Continue reading →
The threat climate change poses to health, equity, and development has been rigorously documented. However, in an era marked by economic crisis, regional conflicts, natural disasters and growing disparities between rich and poor, the joint global actions required to address … Continue reading →
The concept of public bikes, or bike share programmes, has been receiving an increasing amount of attention from transport policy makers and agencies internationally. From the most famous, Velib in Paris, to the most recent, Barclays (Boris’ Bikes) in London, … Continue reading →
If social media, events calendars, procurement briefings and tenders issued are to be believed, South African cities are undergoing a bicycling revolution. ‘Bicycle-friendly’ is a phrase on the lips and in the speeches of political figures nationwide (CoCT 2012/02/17; Business … Continue reading →
