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Citywide Non-Motorised Transport Project

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Klipfontein Road to Miller Street, Guguletu

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Non-Motorised Transport projects have been aimed at providing pedestrian, cycle and all forms of alternative non-motorised facilities between public facilities & amenities in local communities. The pedestrian & cyclist are the lowest-common denominator for transport, so the designs are focused on these modes. The intention is to create visual & physical links or connections  within communities, & between communities that were previously or currently disconnected. 

 

As many of these projects are adjacent  to Public Open Spaces or recreational facilities ,active & passive recreational spaces were identified for each project and included in the planning, design & detailed development since upgrading Public Open Spaces & core communal areas improve the quality of life. 

 

Another focus of NMT projects is empowerment of local individuals through the National Expanded Public Works Project Programme (EPWP) which  ensures  accredited training courses in mosaic, horticulture & other skills that benefit unskilled workers who show potential with labor-intensive construction. Read the City of Cape Town's Draft Strategy for NMT ​This project transformed a polluted, derelict and unsafe   piece of land, zoned as Public Open Space intoa  pedestrian   boulevard and multi-purpose recreation space. It is located   adjacent to the Guguletu cemetery. The Big Lotus River was   piped in this section in order to minimse water pollution.