Cyclists ride in memory of Burry Stander, who died after he was hit by a taxi. Photo: eNCA
The City of Cape Town is spending more money on bicycle lanes than on its roads.
The Metro says it is a worthwhile investment to get people to ditch their cars and opt for the healthier and environmentally friendly mode of transport.
So far over 400 kilometres of cycle lanes have been created.
The City plans to lay an 8,000 kilometre long network across the city by 2016.
“In order to encourage people to use cycling as a mode of transport, we need to provide the infrastructure to encourage them to do so and obviously safety is one of the main concerns,” Brett Herron of the City of Cape Town explained.
For the past four years the city has spent around R80-million rand every year on cycle lanes.
“We are certainly spending a high proportion on non-motorised transport infrastructure than any other transport mobility infrastructure, certainly more than on roads.” – eNCA
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