35th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 2016

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Contents Pages: 35th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 2016

CONTENTS
*Session Index*

*Plenary Presentations*

The Public Transport Integration Challenge : what Role for the Fiscal System?	Ngqaleni, Malijeng	3

The Importance of the Road Infrastructure Development in the Socio - Economic Growth of Chile	De Solminihac, H.	3

Initiatives to Improve Heavy Vehicle Transport Safety and Efficiency in Australia	Bruzsa, Laszlo	3


*Session 1A: Infrastructure*

A process to assess the condition of South Africa's transport fixed infrastructure	Wall, K.; Rust, C.; Kistan, K.	3

Role of high-level project professionals' perceptions on quality processes in directing the investigation of causes of premature pavement distresses : an exploratory study	Mgangira, M.; Das, S.; O'Connell, J.	7

Proposed alternative to assist current overload operations in South Africa	De Coning, A.; Hoffman, A.J.	29

Long-term performance of flexible pavements with cold-recycled asphalt base layer	Zou, X.; Tan, S.; Wang, D.; Liu, L.; Zou, Y.; Yu, X.	41

Laboratory investigation of the performance properties of hot mix asphalt containing waste glass	Anochie-Boateng, J.K.; George, T.B.;	53

The cost-effective upgrading, preservation and rehabilitation of roads - optimising the use of available technologies	Jordaan, G.; Kilian, A.	65

Review on the lime-soil stabilization as one of the successful technologies used in the improvement of road-soil-pavement layers strength	Bhengu, P.; Allopi, D.	81

*Session 1B: Rural Transport*

Assessing the potential benefits of road infrastructure development for poverty alleviation : lessons learnt from developing economies	Schachtebeck, C.; Mbuya, J.M.	109

An exploratory analysis of constraints and impediments at South African land ports of entry	Mashiri, M.; Chakwizira, J.	129

KSD IRTP : planning & delivering more integrated & sustainable rural access systems	Mashiri, M.; Mpondo, B.; Chakwizira, J.; Mdunge, D.	137

Investigation into the phenomenon of reduced household travel survey derived trip generation rates in Gauteng province	Nkosi, M.; Masuku, F.	161

The significance of non-motorised transport interventions : a case study of greater Sekhukhune, Limpopo province, South Africa	Mokitimi, M.; VanderSchuren, M.J.W.A. (Marianne)	219

Soft systems methodology as a potential approach to understanding non-motorised transport users in South Africa	Van Rooyen, C.E.; Labuschagne, F.J.J.	303

How government should invest & provinces should implement on accessible education : an evamix focus on benchmarking & transport	Mokwena, O.	317

*Session 1C: Traffic Engineering*

Futuristic intelligent transportation system architecture for sustainable road transportation in developing countries	Das, D.; Tom, S.; Honiball, J.	333

Possible impacts of ICT based demand-responsive public transportation schemes in the Free State	Bashingi, N.; Mostafa Hassan, M.	345

Evaluation of parking provisions within the eThekwini region	Padayachee, N.; Sunker, N.	439

*Session 2A: Infrastructure*

The effect of trafficking on the rheological properties of binder recovered from a one year old road	O'Connell, J.; Mturi, G.; Komba, J.	451

Modelling vertical uniform contact stress of heavy vehicle tyres	Steenkamp, A.J.; Berman, R.; Benade, R.	541

Calculation of condition indices for road structures using a deduct points method	Roux, M.P.; Taute, A.	547

Long-term pavement performance experiments : a personal experience	Netterberg, F.	563

Self-cementing properties of recycled concrete aggregate and masonry	Rudman, C.	619

The influence of road condition on the shelf-life of tomatoes	Pretorius, C.J.	633

Application of the MMLS3 for evaluating the performance of surfacing seals	Abrahams, S.	647

*Session 2B: Urban and Public Transport*

A kilometre-based road user charge system : proof of concept study	Van Rensburg, J.; Krygsman, S.	673

Trip utility and the value of travel time savings (VTTS) for commuter trips : critique and recent advances	Hayes, G.; Venter, C.	689

Mapping the informal public transport network in Kampala with smartphones : making sense of an organically evolved chaotic system in an emerging city in Sub-Saharan Africa	Ndibatya, I.; Coetzee, J.; Booysen, M.J.	692

Using data smartly ? moving towards a smart city	Aucamp, A.; Pearton, M.; Jansen van Rensburg, S.	692

An analysis of South African long distance passenger transport : cross-border passenger movements	Thoso, M.; Chibira, E.	692

A route towards sustainable transport in South Africa	Bosman, J.; Slabbert, G.F.B.	692

Perspectives on the future of personal transport in South Africa	Stander, H.J.; Brink, J.C.	692

"Go George" (GIPTN) : provision of public transport fixed infrastructure, and move towards providing universal access compliant pedestrian environments	Robertson, E.J.; Aboo, S.; Daniels, L.	692

Pedestrian information signs : a case study in accessible information for signalised crossings in Cape Town, South Africa	Meder, M.; Smit, S.; Davies, G.	692

European models for PRASA skills development	Wall, K.; Bird, A.; Blanco-Rodriguez, P.; Kondowe, N.	692

*Session 2C: Traffic Management, Safety and Security*

Road safety 'results focus' - ready to launch?	Labuschagne, F.J.J.; Venter, Karien	692

Exploring the impact of crime on road safety in South Africa	Wright, G.; Ribbens, H.	692

Optimal use of existing freeway management surveillance infrastructure on pedestrian bridges with computer vision techniques	Van der Merwe, H.; Booysen, M.; Andersen, S.	692

Importance of safety features to new car buyers in South Africa	Khan, M.; Sinclair, M.	692

Assessing the roll stability of heavy vehicles in South Africa	Benade, R.; Berman, R.; Kienhofer, F.; Nordengen, P.	692

Indications of high levels of inattentive and distracted driving in South Africa	Venter, Karien; Labuschagne, F.J.J.; Phasha, S.; Gxowa, S.; Khoza, S.	692

Improving safety in the road transport sector through road user behaviour changing interventions : a look at challenges and prospects	Moyana, H.; Chibira, E.	692

European models for PRASA skills development	Wall, K.; Bird, A.; Blanco-Rodriguez, P.; Kondowe, N.	692

The harmonisation of traffic legislation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)	Yesefu, S.	692

Evaluation of accessibility challenges of public parks in residential areas of South African cities - a case study of Bloemfontein City	Das, D.; Honiball, J.	692

*Session 2D: Freight and Logistics*

The impact of the port of Durban on the city’s road network	Mulla, A.; Bester, C.	692

Social media within global logistics providers : perceptions from the generation X cohort	Albanis, E.; Gaitskill, C.L.; Schachtebeck, C.	692

Development of a vehicle load control strategy for Malawi for the period 2016 to 2020	Roux, M.P.; Lotter, S.; Nordengen, P.A.	692

Monitoring overloaded vehicles : improving traffic control centre performance by using management information systems	Muronga, K.; Sallie, I.; De Franca, V.; Nieuwoudt, A.	692

Analysis of available capacity and progress made within SADC in respect to liberalising market access in road freight industry	Mdlankomo, B.	692

*Session 3A: NMT Workshop*

UNEP global NMT policy gap analysis : introduction and preliminary findings	Jennings, G.	692

What did we learn from the eco-mobility festival?	Engelbrecht, M.; Peers, V.; Mokitimi, M.	692

Barriers to cycling in informal settlements	Irlam, J.	692

WWF transport project's low carbon challenges in Tshwane and Johannesburg: video, evaluation and findings	Naude, L.	692

Infrastructure development : bicycle-based Transit-Oriented-Development (TOD)	Cooke, S.	692

The role of policy in shaping the public image everyday cycling	Morgan, N.	692

*Session 3B: Aviation*

Lessons learnt : from 1time to skywise	Henama, U.; Sifolo, P.	692

The implementation of the Wonderboom Airport Development Plan - a catalyst for economic empowerment	Jordaan, G.; Kleynhans, H.	692

*Session 4A: IPTN Workshop*

Are we giving BRT passengers what they want? User preference and market segmentation in Johannesburg	Venter, C.	692

Marketing public transport projects	Butchart, S.	692

Electric bus technology : how will electric bus technology change the way in which public transport networks are operated, managed and subsidised? Or is this just a far-off dream?	Jordaan, W.	692

Uber : expanding the way we use public transport with a new approach to first-and-last-mile trips	Mashilwane, Y.	692

Technology : planning consideration of lower-capacity mode alternatives (including e-hailing) in support of the city of Cape Town's Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN)	Van den Berg, L.	692

"Go George" (GIPTN) - a quality public transport system, elements for consideration	Aboo, S.; Robertson, E.J.	692

Taking the 'R' out of integrated rapid public transport networks	Browning, P.	692

Appreciating the role of the paratransit sector in the quest for sustainable urban mobility improvements : the case for investing in paratransit capacity ? early lessons from the Cape Town N2 express joint venture experience	McLachlan, N.	692

*Student Papers*

Transport : a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life	Chitate, Nyasha	692

Transport : a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life	Cromhout, Ane	692

Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life	Goosen, E.S.	692

Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life	Mwanyepedza, R.	692

Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life	Tsikai, E.	692

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Long-term performance of flexible pavements with cold-recycled asphalt base layer
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Zou, X.; Tan, S.; Wang, D.; Liu, L.; Zou, Y.; Yu, X.
Cold recycling with emulsified or foamed asphalt has been widely used in China to convert the existing asphalt surface layer to an asphalt base layer. A new asphalt surface layer between 12 and 18 cm is then paved. Since these semi-rigid pavements were originally built with cement treated base, this reconstruction practice has resulted in a special pavement structure: cement treated subbase + cold recycled asphalt base + new asphalt surface. This paper reports the long-term performance of such pavement structure on two expressways located in Jiangxi, China. In-situ distress survey and coring were conducted, as well as data collection of traffic and load spectra. Laboratory testing was then carried out on materials collected from the site. Numerical modelling was also conducted to investigate the possible influence from different materials and design options. Results from this study indicated that the main reason of premature failure of this type of pavement structure was the weakening and fatigue of the cold-recycled asphalt base layer. Poor quality control during construction might be the cause since the air voids of the cold-recycled base layer was found to be much higher than the limit. Structural analysis showed that increasing the new asphalt surface layer from 14 cm to 16 cm on top of a 12 cm cold-recycled asphalt base layer could increase the fatigue life and traffic endurance (in terms of equivalent single axle load) 1.6-3.2 times. Therefore, it was concluded that increasing the thickness of the new asphalt surface layer could significantly improve the long-term performance of flexible pavements with cold-recycled asphalt base layer.
An exploratory analysis of constraints and impediments at South African land ports of entry
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Mashiri, M.; Chakwizira, J.
Facilitating regional trade and commerce is vital for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It also constitutes a pivotal policy plank for South Africa in terms of bolstering regional economic integration. However, a host of constraints and impediments located and operating at different scales make prospects for increased and unencumbered economic activity amongst the countries of this regional economic community (REC) untenable. One such formidable impediment is a non-tariff barrier associated with land ports of entry (POEs). This paper presents an exploratory analysis of constraints and impediments at selected POEs into South Africa. This is achieved through taking stock of the status quo at 15 of the 53 official POEs with a view to exploring challenges related to the efficient movement of people, goods and information into and out of South Africa. Literature reviews were supplemented by insights gleaned from interaction with a cross-section of stakeholders including truck drivers, travellers, and customs officials. In addition, on-site observations at POEs ensured that a richer understanding and interpretation of the research findings was achieved. While the research findings attest to the existence of pockets of good practice at some POEs, the overwhelming evidence was of POEs largely operationally manacled and hamstrung by structural constraints. The study provides recommendations revolving around the need to adequately plan for and upgrade the physical infrastructure, for example, in terms of redesigning clearing facilities to facilitate easy flow of pedestrian and commercial traffic, deploying adequate infrastructure for law monitoring and enforcement, as well as implementing a raft of strategic and operational measures at individual POEs aimed at optimising the use of the port and minimising border delay. In the long-term, institutional reform relating to, for example, the establishment of a single agency dedicated to border management, a commitment to continuous capacity building as well as the development of one-stop-border-posts (OSBP) at selected POEs are considered integral to efforts to finding long-term solutions.
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) SATC
Initiatives to Improve Heavy Vehicle Transport Safety and Efficiency in Australia
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Bruzsa, Laszlo
Australia relies heavily on road transport due to its large area and low population density in considerable parts of the country. Australia?s freight logistics industry was estimated to account for 8.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, adding $131.6 billion to Australia?s economy in 2013. The domestic freight task has doubled in size over the past 20 years and a total of 2132 million tonnes of freight was moved by road in 2013-14. Forecasts indicate that the road freight task will continue to grow, estimated to nearly double by 2030 and triple by 2050, largely driven by interstate freight. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) Australia?s dedicated regulator for all vehicles over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass, was established in 2014 as an independent statutory corporate body under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NHVL). The Regulator?s role is to provide leadership and drive sustainable improvements to safety, productivity and efficiency across the heavy vehicle industry. Heavy vehicle regulatory reform has been the major driver of improvements in heavy vehicle productivity over the last decades and Australia has been leading the world in the development of high-productivity freight vehicles through its unique Performance Based Standards (PBS) framework. Australia is the first country around the world that introduced a fully comprehensive set of legislations for PBS combinations. The PBS Scheme administered by NHVR approves innovative and optimised vehicle designs for high-productivity vehicles, which reduce the impact on infrastructure and increase safety for all road users. A recent study demonstrated that for PBS and high-productivity combinations there were 76 percent less accidents when compared to conventional combinations. This study also demonstrated that PBS combinations performing the same freight task with around 37 per cent fewer trucks and significantly less kilometres. The NHVR conducts continuous research and assessment on emerging technologies in the heavy vehicle transport industry to develop policies for their adoption and application. The NHVR is delivering on a number of key national priority projects, including the digital transformation of the heavy vehicle access permit system, the development of a regulatory framework for the introduction of Electronic Work Diaries (EWDs), the development of a national scheme for heavy vehicle registration, a roadmap to boost the roadworthiness of Australia?s heavy vehicle fleet, a national plan to streamline compliance information and link compliance systems across jurisdictions. These projects will result in efficient industry regulations to enable greater safety and productivity outcomes. NHVR is also responsible for the operation of the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme that provides flexibility in managing fatigue and concessions for mass and maintenance, for transport operators that have robust and auditable management system is place. The presentation will discuss the history, the future, the successes and the challenges of the Performance Based regulatory approach and review the major projects currently undertaken by NHVR.
Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Tsikai, E.
This study critically discusses the issue surrounding the transport department of S.A from 1994 to 2015 looking at the performance. The study has recognised that transport is a crucial catalyst for economic development. Several studies have looked at this research topic and they figured out some of the issues that are hindering development on department of transport (DOT) and their recommendations were that the government should significantly invest in rail transport to reduce pressure on road transport. Another study also came up with that strategy of traffic calming to reduce the volume of speed on cars. Studies figured out that factors like congestion, safety, health issues and drunk driving as challenges that are driving affecting the smooth operation of the department. The recommendation of this study among others is that the department speed of refurbishing and constructing roads. In addition stop and goes along the road should be minimised through quick projects construction to avoid traffic congestion and road accidents. Since transport plays a major role in the tourism sector which in turn contributes immensely to economic growth, South Africa should improve the roads that leads to tourist destinations. The transport department should also refurbish and construct roads that goes to different rural parts of the country as this will create employment and reduce the rural to urban migration.
The Importance of the Road Infrastructure Development in the Socio ? Economic Growth of Chile
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) De Solminihac, H.
Chile has undergone a series of economic and social improvements which have put the country a few steps ahead towards development, in the last two decades. For example, it has reduced poverty levels by more than 50% in less than 20 years. It is widely recognized that a key factor in influencing the development is to increase the access of the population to basic services such as health and education. The importance of the road infrastructure development is essential to offer that access, which should also rely on proper levels of service through sustainable management. The objective of this keynote is to describe Chile?s main experiences and examples in its road system development and its socio and economic impact.?
The Public Transport Integration Challenge : what Role for the Fiscal System?
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Ngqaleni, Malijeng
Spending for public transport has significantly ramped up over the years. Further, given our history and spatial legacy, subsidies for public transport are high by international standards, especially when recovery from the fare box is used as a benchmark. However, a quick glance at the South African public transport landscape shows that this is characterised by multiple funding flows, to multiple governmental spheres and structures, funding multiple modes. This needs much better coordination to create the efficiencies, extract value for money and enhance affordability given our limited resources. Further, as it stands, the system does not provide a seamless experience to the commuter. What are the first steps towards this integrated transport systems? How can the financing system catalyse this? And what are the key steps going into the future?
A process to assess the condition of South Africa's transport fixed infrastructure
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Wall, Kevin; Rust, Frederik Christoffel; Kistan, K.
In 2006 the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), in partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), released the first ever ?report card? assessment rating of the condition of engineering infrastructure in South Africa. The purpose of the report card was to draw the attention of government, and of the public at large, to the importance of maintenance, and to factors underlying the condition of infrastructure. Its success was such that the CSIR and SAICE brought the second report card out in 2011, and are now working together to prepare a third. Of the 10 infrastructure sectors assessed in the previous report cards (and which will be assessed again in the third), no less than four concern transport, viz roads, airports, ports and rail. Whereas completion of the third report card will not take place until early 2017, the objective of this paper is to describe (i) the background to and purpose of infrastructure report cards and the process by which the South African report cards are compiled and (ii) key findings of the previous report cards, with a particular focus on the transport sector.
Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Cromhout, Ane
One of the main objectives of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is to create jobs in order to address poverty alleviation. It is a well-known fact that road works provide good opportunity for labour-intensive activities. However, rather large and ambitious road projects are often selected, with resulting technical and specification barriers. In an effort to accommodate unskilled labour from rural communities, projects are often unbundled to the point where the project management costs start to increase exponentially and the result is that less money reaches the poor and affected communities. A philosophical approach is sketched where community facilities, schools, community centres, clinics, etc. are used as the focal point for the provision of such appropriate facilities for labour-intensive work like cycleways and footpaths. In this way road safety, accessibility and need for job creation can be ?triangulated? to provide low cost facilities for cyclists and pedestrians alike. Various person and Small Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) friendly construction techniques, which make maximum use of local materials, low skill level labour and people friendly technologies, have been developed for road construction and are well published. These technologies are discussed for lower entry barriers and made more applicable for community based construction of footpaths and cycleways. The end result is low cost appropriate technology applications for the improvement of accessibility and mobility needs of previously disadvantaged rural communities and creating sustainable jobs in the process.
Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Goosen, E.S.
This essay examines the role of transport in creating socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve the quality of life South Africans live. It explores the nature of transport in society in general as a background to what should be expected locally, and then inspects the national setting with regards to policies, user requirements and technologies that have been implemented to satisfy these requirements. It then makes suggestions as to how transport itself can be developed to have a more effective influence on socio-economic growth and development, with the focus on refining current strategies and implementations, expanding research, and the possibility of procuring funding from both the private and public sector.
Transport - a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Mwanyepedza, R.
South Africa is one of the nation in Southern Africa with virtuous transport system as compared to most nations in the region. The refurbishment of road, rail, water and air transport has enhanced standards of living of most citizens. Even though transport industry has created employment and increased trade between South Africa and other nations worldwide, it has caused high levels of poverty since logistics costs constitute 45% of household income. This has resulted in high levels of inequality between high and lower income earners. The transport industry is characterized by high levels of road accidents which has claimed more than 4500 lives in 2014-2015 period. The socio economic status of South Africa characterized by high levels of gender and income inequality and poor educational standards especially in rural areas. However through the provision of free public ambulances and public scholar transport, equal opportunities for rural and urban scholars and settlers who travel long distances to school are and hospitals are created. Reduction in automobile dependency can lessens the threat transport industry is exerting on the environment, promoting non-motorized services which reduces congestion and rural infrastructural development through the construction of bridges and tared road to stimulate economic accomplishments in rural areas can improve the eminence of natural life of societies.
Transport : a catalyst for socio-economic growth and development opportunities to improve quality of life
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Chitate, Nyasha
Are we giving BRT passengers what they want? User preference and market segmentation in Johannesburg
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Venter, C.
The public transport systems being implemented under the DOT?s Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) programme generally have lower passenger demand, poorer financial performance and higher subsidy requirements than initially hoped. One cause of poor passenger attraction may be that IPTN systems do not offer sufficiently attractive services, given the other alternatives available to potential passengers. This paper examines the value proposition of IPTN systems against the stated needs and preferences of passengers, drawing on a recent combined revealed and stated preference survey of 1,200 people in the City of Johannesburg. Added validity and realism is obtained by studying actual (as opposed to hypothetical) choice behaviour in the existing BRT system. The analysis identifies distinct market segments with clearly different needs. About a quarter of current car users are persistent car captives, and opposed to using a good BRT option. Choice passengers have a very limited willingness to pay for the travel time savings procured with dedicated trunk lanes, but place much higher value on good access, higher frequencies, and, above all, the overall service quality of BRT. This suggests that future IPTN networks will maximise ridership by prioritising affordability, good network coverage, customer service, and perhaps differentiated price-service combinations ? all elements that might require a shift away from the current infrastructure-heavy paradigm.
Technology : planning consideration of lower-capacity mode alternatives (including e-hailing) in support of the city of Cape Town's Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN)
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Van den Berg, L.
The City of Cape Town as Planning Authority, is responsible for providing the required direction to the Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) with respect to all land base public transport service applications - including long distance and cross border public transport services. This needs to be achieved within the regulatory and municipal statutory framework with careful scientific consideration of supply and demand information in terms of lower-capacity public transport modes available to the City as Planning Authority. Moreover, it is key that planning consideration is flexible enough to respond to and accommodate alternative modes of public transport i.e. Tuk-tuks and innovative technologies such as e-hailing applications as part of an integrated public transport network.
Appreciating the role of the paratransit sector in the quest for sustainable urban mobility improvements : the case for investing in paratransit capacity ? early lessons from the Cape Town N2 express joint venture experience
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) McLachlan, N.
Appreciating the role of the paratransit sector in the quest for sustainable urban mobility improvements: The case for investing in paratransit capacity ? early lessons from the Cape Town N2 Express Joint Venture experience
Electric bus technology : how will electric bus technology change the way in which public transport networks are operated, managed and subsidised? Or is this just a far-off dream?
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Jordaan, W.
The Electric evolution is moving faster that anyone anticipated. This will change all aspects of transport and in particular public transport. This talk will cover some of the topics core to this evolution, including charging technology, grid impact, renewable energy, efficiencies, pax cost and the basic technology in the vehicles.
Uber : expanding the way we use public transport with a new approach to first-and-last-mile trips
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Mashilwane, Y.
The term on the tip of everyone?s tongue is disruptive technology, and the presentation will focus on how Technology has changed mobility to levels that would have otherwise taken more time to implement. E-hailing services have a role to play in the Transport eco-system. The presentation will seek to demonstrate how over the past three years, private car users have ditched the car for ride at a press of a button. The growing Uber rides to mass transit stations are proof of that. There is potential to unlock more transport solutions using technology and this could be the game changer everyone has been looking for.
Taking the 'R' out of integrated rapid public transport networks
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Browning, P.
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 Transport Networks. In practice, almost all the attention has been given to the second pillar (IRPTNs). These, though, are proving very slow to reach implementation. The result is that, in the near-decade since the approval by Cabinet of the Strategy, there has been only the most nominal improvement in public transport. It is time to revert to the first pillar, Modal Upgrading. The mode which requires the greatest attention is the minibus-taxi, since this carries by far the majority of public transport users, and will continue to do so for many years to come. The key lies in the Operating Licence system. Government must (a) administer fairly and (b) enforce firmly, the relevant provisions of the National Land Transport Act. The more orderly taxi mode which emerges will be an important step towards Integrated (though not necessarily Rapid) Public Transport Networks
The implementation of the Wonderboom Airport Development Plan - a catalyst for economic empowerment
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Jordaan, G.; Kleynhans, H.
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 airport to function as an International Airport serving the whole of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This included, inter alia, the lengthening of the main runway to accommodate medium sized passenger aircraft. The implementation of the WADP plan could lead to direct private sector investment at the airport in excess of R4 billion (2012 Rand) and the creation of more than 16 000 permanent jobs resulting in annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase of more than R 6 billion (2012 Rand) to the City of Tshwane. The WADP together with the adjacent ?Rainbow Junction? (a ? 650 000 m2 mixed use economic development node) are situated in an identified ?zone of choice? and could significantly impact on the high unemployment figures in the North of Tshwane. The area in and around the Wonderboom Airport have the potential to develop into a modern ?Airport City? ? a concept gaining in popularity all over the world as a major stimulus to attract investment and lead to major points of growth. It is in close proximity to good access roads and the City of Tshwane has in recent years invested heavily in the development of infrastructure leading to the airport. The Wonderboom Airport also lies in close proximity to Rosslyn and Waltloo where about 40 per cent of the automotive industry in South Africa is situated. This industry could also hugely benefit from the close proximity of an airport with the capabilities to accommodate freight aircraft. With most of the designs and approvals ready for implementation, this development can start immediately and the bulk thereof can be completed within two to three years to form part of a major new growth node in the Capital City.
"Go George" (GIPTN) - a quality public transport system, elements for consideration
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2016) Aboo, S.; Robertson, E.J.
The paper provides an overview of the approach adopted for the Go George Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) project. It discusses some of the reasoning and decisions taken, and the processes followed in getting the GIPTN operational. It outlines some of the project strengths and weaknesses, as well as some of the successes and failures. The transformation approach adopted for George, while appropriate in most respects at the time, was difficult to implement, and from this has come suggestions as to how to do it differently in future. There is however consensus that there is a definite need to shift from the current mini-bus type service model into the formal public transport realm, as it brings with it significant socio-economic benefits. The Go George system comprises a network of main and community routes operating within the built urban areas of George. Thus, offering a conventional scheduled public transport network operating between 14-18 hours per day at varying frequency levels, that makes use of a mixed bus fleet that allows for service optimisation (using mostly the smaller vehicles during off-peak times, for example) and operations cost (thus subsidy) minimisation. The services is to be extended to the rural areas, and offer inter-town services between George and neighbouring towns.

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