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Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

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• Monitoring and Evaluation: It w ill be necessary to continuously monitor and<br />

measure performance and make adjustments to the plans and strategies, if<br />

necessary.<br />

(b) Problem Statement<br />

Public transport in <strong>Sedibeng</strong> currently does not operate in an integrative manner.<br />

(c)<br />

Strategy<br />

The strategy relating to modal integration in <strong>Sedibeng</strong> w ill need to cover the follow ing<br />

objectives:<br />

• to develop and successfully implement an integrated, affordable and<br />

accessible public transport system;<br />

• to support a legal framew ork at national and provincial levels w hich will assist<br />

and promote the development of fully integrated public transport;<br />

• to ensure that provision is made for the financing of integrated public transport<br />

through a holistic funding strategy;<br />

• to develop a Rationalisation Plan that promotes and contains proposals for<br />

modal integration;<br />

• to provide the correct institutional structureto assist w ith the planning for and<br />

implementation of modal integration;<br />

• to ensure that proper consultation takes place on modal integration w ith all the<br />

role-players and stakeholders;<br />

• to market modal integration;<br />

• to promote land development supportive of integrated public transport;<br />

• to identify suitable nodes w here modal transfers can take place;<br />

• to identify and support the development of suitable infrastructure that w ould be<br />

conducive to modal integration;<br />

• to utilise each mode in the circumstances for which it is technologically and<br />

economically best suited;<br />

• to integrate schedules and other operational aspects of the various modes so<br />

that travel time is reduced and service quality enhanced;<br />

• to introduce effective and efficient through-ticketing systems based on the cost<br />

of service provided by each mode;<br />

• to establish effective information systems for users of integrated services.<br />

• to monitor modal integration;<br />

• to identify and implement pilot/demonstration projects promoting modal<br />

integration.<br />

Achieving modal integration is a longer term objective and the strategy must generally<br />

provide for a change in the modal split to favour public passenger transport.<br />

(d)<br />

Outputs<br />

SDM w ill develop a strategy for <strong>Sedibeng</strong> that integrates mini-bus taxis, buses and<br />

trains into the public transport system operating as a single seamless system:<br />

• within an integrated netw ork;<br />

• with integrated schedules;<br />

• with proper transfer facilities;<br />

• a common ticketing and fare system, including through-ticketing; and<br />

• a combined information system, including transport information centres.<br />

SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 123 31 Aug 2010

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