Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality
Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality
Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality
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• Integrated Transport Systems;<br />
• rail;<br />
• freight;<br />
• road;<br />
• special projects;<br />
• traffic management; and<br />
• public transport.<br />
3.1.5 Integrated Rapid Public Transport Networks<br />
In October 2006 the Department of Transport released the draft Public Transport<br />
Strategy for public consultation. The Public Transport Strategy aims to radically<br />
accelerate the improvement in public transport by focusing on modal upgrading and<br />
establishment of Integrated Rapid Public Transport Netw orks (IRPTN), w hich will<br />
introduce Priority Rail Corridors, and Bus Rapid Transit in the major cities.<br />
The key feature of the Public Transport Strategy is the phased extension of modebased<br />
vehicle recapitalisation into Integrated Rapid Public Transport Netw orks. On<br />
the other hand the focus of the Action Plan is on initiating implementation in a speedy<br />
and highly visible manner w ith maximum impact.<br />
The catalytic projects are to initiate implementation of IRPTN in targeted<br />
municipalities, together w ith the nation-w ide rollout of “accelerated Modal Recovery”<br />
interventions. This involves the 3 – 7 year modal transformation plans such as the<br />
Taxi Recapitalisation Plan, Passenger Rail Plan and the Commuter Bus<br />
Transformation Plan.<br />
The projects are intended to create the platform for a nationw ide rollout of fully<br />
accessible Netw orks in cities and districts by 2010 onw ards. The 2010 host cities are<br />
targeted for Catalytic Integrated Rapid Public transport Netw ork projects. The City of<br />
Johannesburg, City of Tshwane, and EkhurhuleniMetropolitan<strong>Municipality</strong> have<br />
identified their Catalytic projects, w hich have been submitted to the DOT’s Public<br />
Transport Infrastructure and Systems Fund (PTIF).<br />
The Provincial Transport Action Plan must achieve at least but not limited to the<br />
follow ing objectives:<br />
• To improve the quality of the public transport fleet and its current operations;<br />
and<br />
• To implement high quality integrated netw orks of competitive public transport<br />
services, have dedicated right of w ay that is managed and regulated by a<br />
capable municipal transport department.<br />
The Provincial Public Transport Action Plan has three phases:<br />
(a)<br />
Phase I (2007-2010) – Identify Accelerated Recovery and Catalytic Projects<br />
• Developing plans and identifying projects for accelerated modal recovery<br />
aligned to Integrated Rapid Public Transport Netw ork;<br />
• Taxi recapitalisation;<br />
• Bus tendering based on redesigned routes;<br />
• Safety and security enforcement on Public Transport;<br />
• Bus rapid corridors;<br />
• Non motorised transport facilities;<br />
SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 25 31 Aug 2010