Cape Town’s new MyCiTi transport system has launched walking and cycling lanes to run alongside the current MyCiTi bus lanes.
“On these lanes, you can cycle, walk or even rollerblade in safety from Woodbridge Island to the centre of town,” said Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato, “and these lanes will expand, to cover most of our beautiful city.”
The 15km stretch of lanes between Table View and the city bowl is accessible for all forms of non-motorised transport. A network of smaller lanes will connect these major routes, resulting in a network covering Cape Town. It is part of a far-reaching plan by the City’s NMT planners, aiming to allow people to cycle across Cape Town from one destination to another.
In the central city, new lanes are under construction along Adderley, Shortmarket and Somerset roads. In addition, new urban cycling and walking paths have already been built along the Liesbeek River, and in Athlone, Gatesville, Khayelitsha, Guguletu, Nyanga and Philippi.
