Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

8.3.3 Modal Integration of Rail and Road-based Transport Modes
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Background
Modal integration is the combination of all modes of travel (private and public
transport as well as cycling, w alking, etc.) into an interdependent integrated transport
system, optimised in terms of affordability, effectiveness and efficiency, including real
operating, maintenance and capital costs.A document titled “A Strategy for Public
Transport Modal Integration in Gauteng” w as finalised and approved by the TCC
during 2003/04. This strategy document is fairly comprehensive and deals w ith inter
alia the follow ing specific matters:
• Legislation: Matters in the NLTTA and the Gauteng Public Passenger Road
Transport Act affecting modal integration and proposals for modal integration
in the amendment of the Gauteng Transport Framew ork Act, as w ell as
regarding the need for provincial regulations on modal integration.
• Funding: A holistic funding strategy is necessary, including the funding
responsibilities of government and the private sector. Clarity shouldbe
obtained on possible financial incentives to support modal integration.
• Planning: Holistic integrated planning is necessary, including the
development of an integrated public transport plan. Modal integration must be
pursued in terms of passenger and economic optimisation, in line w ith
approved levels of service, safety and convenience.
• Institutional: Modal integration committees, w hich can promote and coordinate
modal integration on different spheres and ensure optimisation of the
transport system, need to be established or maintained.
• Implementation: Funds should be available and the implementation needs to
be w ell managed. Initially it w ill be necessary to plan and implement a few pilot
or demonstration projects. Modal integration committees must be established
(or maintained) and must promote and co-ordinate modal integration (all
modes). Metropolitan Modal Integration Committees could be the central coordinators
of all travel planning, funding, management and provisioning w ithin
their metropolitan municipal boundaries. This w ill include the co-ordination of
planning and implementation budgets and programmes.
• Regulation and Control: One of the conditions for modal integration is that
public transport must be regulated. This applies to all modes of public
transport.
• Consultation, Marketing and Education: Due to the broad spectrum of roleplayers
and stakeholders involved, consultation on and co-ow nership of modal
integration is critical.
• Guidelines, norms and standards: It w ill be necessary to provide guidance
and standards on modal integration to all the role-players in the province.
Such guidelines may be necessary on the follow ing aspects:
o the planning process and integrated netw ork;
o corridors: line haul and feeder services;
o selecting the most appropriate mode;
o optimise modal economies;
o integrated schedules;
o transfer facilities;
o common ticketing systems; and
o combined information systems.
SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 122 31 Aug 2010