Dept. of Civil Engineering course

This course aims to develop an advanced understanding of planning and design of non-motorised transportation infrastructure. Topics include: current South African realities and the importance of non-motorised travel modes; planning frameworks for non-motorised transportation infrastructure improvements and network management; methods of site and network analysis, and approaches to modelling and simulation; footway and pathway design; the design of pedestrian precincts; low-cost bicycle supply and promotion; cycleway and bicycle parking design and pedestrian and bicycle crossing facilities.