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35th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 2016: Recent submissions
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The implementation of the Wonderboom Airport Development Plan - a catalyst for economic empowerment (Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The Wonderboom Airport Development Plan (WADP) was approved in 2004 by the City of Tshwane. By 2009, detailed designs have been prepared ready for implementation for the bulk of the required infrastructure to enable the ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The 2007 Public Transport Strategy was based on two pillars. The first was Modal Upgrading ? improving each of the individual transport modes (bus, rail, taxi), and the second was, ?where possible?, Integrated Rapid Public ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The domestic aviation sector in South Africa has been characterised by the demise of many local owned airlines. Aviation is important for business, citizens and tourists because it provided a high speed transport network. ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)A study was undertaken in October 2015 to determine the barriers to cycling mobility in Masiphumelele, a low-income community in Cape Town. An initial focus group discussion informed the design of a household survey of 100 ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The financial sustainability of the South African urban public transport systems has been brought into question. The primary determinant of non-viability is the unique spatial structure of South African cities and the ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)Urban policy-makers are increasingly encouraging the use of bicycles for transportation because of their environmental, social and economic benefits. In this agenda, a growing body of studies show how social perceptions, ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)In partnership with each of the Cities of Tshwane and Joburg, WWF ran two low-carbon challenges. Following clues, teams of participants traversed a route within the City using only public, minibus taxi, electric or ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)Why do countries need NMT policies? And what makes a 'good' NMT policy? Does an NMT policy have a correlation to the wellbeing and safety of people who walk and cycle every day? Do better policies lead to safer roads? These ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The rise of social media has significantly impacted organisations by providing the opportunity to market goods/services more cost effectively to a wider audience. It however appears that social media is not integrated into ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)Historically the South African transport system has been skewed towards car use, particularly in affluent urban areas. ?The car? has become a symbol of prosperity for the masses, where people opt for private cars over ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)This study answers two key questions i.e. what is the volume of freight traffic generated by the Port of Durban and its overall distribution and what impact does the Port of Durban have on the City?s road network. This was ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)From a border orientation various industries have been liberalised and the most significant market liberalisation industry initiatives which have been made thus far are in relation to trade and transport, which is key to ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)In an effort to improve the effectiveness of overload control the Malawi Directorate of Road Transport and Safety Services (DRTSS) appointed two Short Term Experts from the CSIR to assist with the updating of the DRTSS?s ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)Decision making is an important function of management and to facilitate decision making that is relevant to any organisation, it is imperative that managers have the correct information at the right time. Since the 1990?s, ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The Southern African Development Community (SADC) in recent years has made some significant progress in regional transportation developments carried out in each member state. The progress made has not been without seething ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The provision and preservation of a good transport infrastructure is a prerequisite to economic growth. To be competitive in a micro as well as macro economy, any cost associated with and influencing production and delivery ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)In 2015, the Road Traffic Management Corporation undertook a pilot study to investigate how prevalent driver inattention and distraction is in South Africa. Driver inattention and distraction is the leading factor in ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The objective of the paper is to explore the relationship between crime and road safety as well as the impact of criminal activities on the road environment in South Africa. These relationships have not been fully explored ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)South Africa as a developing country has to make the most out of the infrastructure that are available. Given the high level of crash involving pedestrians, it is critical that all means available are utilised to characterise ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)The Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) methodology has in the past decade proven extremely valuable in providing rich contextual information about the driver, the vehicle and driving environment. Internationally the uptake ...
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