Even as I speak the cycle track is being extended over the river on the newly widened road and through to Meerhof. There has also been some demarcation of a cycle lane on the road around the shopping centre at Ifafi, although this lane is rather narrow. The perception of bicycles as things for children and blacks still seems to pervade our thoughts. It is a great pity because we have an area ideally suited to the use of bicycles for commuting, shopping and school. Maybe the increase in the price of petrol to R20 a litre, which has been mooted in some quarters, might help the bicycle lobby a bit.
Pedestrians also seem to be left out, rather character-istically.
There is a footpath from Meerhof to Ifafi that could do with a little attention - especially where it crosses the river. Well the council went to great lengths to erect a boom across the mouth of the Swartspruit to stop this loutish practice, but some Danvillite broke it and we are back to square one. There is a solution, of course. Seeing all these works in progress is gratifying for those of us who provide the wherewithal to fund them. Protecting the environment and those who use it is always a sign of growth and good health in a community, something that none of us should take for granted.