Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

intergovernmental relations w ithin the transport environment in the Province. More
specifically, the objectives of the GTMA are:
• to ensure streamlined, coordinated and integrated service delivery w ithin the
transport environment in order to:
- maximize return on investment across the Province;
- achievement of the vision of the Province as w ell as the international
millennium Development Goals;
- achieve efficient, integrated and seamless transport system;
- maximize the opportunities of spatial and operational integration; and
- ensure streamlined and coordinated transportation planning across
Gauteng.
• to deal w ith all types of integration through the establishment of a sustainable
institutional structure for provincial government, including:
- fare and financial systems integration;
- information and communication integration;
- physical and spatial integration;
- netw ork and modal integration, including infrastructural development and
management;
- technical integration;
- travel demand management; and
- transportation planning integration.
The general functions for the GTMA as determined by the legislation are:
• Determine the strategic transport policy and agenda for the Province along
with the transport framew ork for investment across Gauteng;
• Ensure there is linkage w ith other matters that have an impact on transport
including land use management, environment population grow th, economic
development and infrastructure investment, w ith the aim of facilitation
integration and efficient transport;
• Set transport - related standards, performance criteria and related indicators to
ensure intermodal integration and efficient management of transport
investment, transport – related systems, intermodal infrastructure and public
transport;
• Facilitate the provision and source international, national, public and private
financial mechanis ms to enable integrated investment opportunities to be
realized in transport infrastructure, intelligent transport systems and innovative
practices through partnerships, funding agreements and other related financial
mechanisms.
• Determine similar projects and implementation opportunities for integrated,
efficient and sustainable transport across Gauteng; and
• Coordinate transport initiative w ith the local authorities and other transport
stakeholders, in accordance w ith intergovernmental parameters.
The GTMA must w ork in close co-operation w ith the intergovernmental structures
established by the Premier from time to time.
There are seven portfolios of the GTMA, each representing a functional area of
transportation. The primary focus of the Portfolios is on implementation of the
provincial transportation perspective that is required to achieve sustainable,
integrated and efficient transport for the Gauteng community. They are:
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