Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

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Table 5.1: Issues raised during Transport Needs Assessment Focus Areas Issue Raised Bus Operators • Subsidy structure should be biased tow ards the poor • GPTRW must put greater emphasis on affirming small and medium black operators • Stringent measures, not necessarily obstructive, should be in place to ensure greater safety and good condition busses • There has to be a more transparent and consultative process that leads to fare adjustments and scheduling of operations • Operators w ho do not keep to the schedules should be severely penalised • Bus operations should be evenly spread in the morning peak periods to allow passengers flexibility on choices • Bus fares are too high, w hich disadvantages users especially the domestic w orkers • Utilisation of buses sometimes low hence not making operationseconomical for operator • Poor state of buses is driving commuters to other competing modes • Off-peak operations have to be introduced w ith a view of making travelling more convenient • Operations are unpredictable and unreliable thereby severely compromising domestic w orkers Mini-bus Taxi • The industry is badly in need of formalisation Operators • Various taxis are in a bad condition and many are unroadw orthy • Government should w ork tow ards introducing a subsidy system for the Taxi industry • Drivers need to attend a course in customer relations • Transparency has to be introduced in the setting of fares and the determination of routes • The industry has to be democratised and w ork tow ards unity • The taxi fares are too high and not matched by service levels • The extent of off-peak taxi operations is limited in some areas • Taxi drivers have introduced impromptu transfer points which result in delays and overloading • Broader community involvement in the determination of routes is required • Road traffic violations by the taxi industry is high • Taxi routes are flexible resulting in unpredictability • Taxi operations have to be extended until late into the Metered Taxi Operators evening to accommodate w orkers w orking late • Operations are concentrated in the predominantly w hite suburbs • Fare structure needs to be regulated SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 60 31 Aug 2010
Focus Areas Issue Raised Rail Operations • Trains are unreliable • Safety and security at stations and on trains is a major concern especially on w eekends • Train stations are generally located at the periphery of the tow nships • The feeder and distribution services to and from stations are generally inconsistent • The follow ing services should be introduced:Vanderbiljparkto Vereeniging and Vereeniging -Sharpville-Johannesburg • Trains are dangerously overloaded during peak periods • Springs to Nigel line is the only commuter line in the area.The remainder of train operations in the area are for freight. • Rail should be playing an increased role • Frequency of rail services is limited on w eekends • Ticketing system has to be streamlined in order to curb corrupt acts by ticket examiners • Number of trains have to be increased on Sunday • The Meyerton to Germiston line experiences frequent operationaldelays Non-motorised • The use of bicycles as an alternative mode of transport Transport should first be introduced at schools • Infrastructure to accommodate bicycles and carts should be constructed • Provide traffic safety training for those operating carts • Bicycles play a significant role in the movement of people in the tow nship of Sicelo Learner Transport • There are subsidised scholar bus services • The many bakkies that transport learners pose a safety risk. Such bakkies must be customized and subjected to a rigorous safety check before being allow ed to ferry learners • Various busses transporting learners are in a bad condition • Safety has to be paramount at those locations w here learners board busses Bus Infrastructure • Bus lay byes should be provided at appropriate points on the bus routes, especially in Sharpville • Many of the bus stops do not have shelters • Roads being used by public transport must receive priority when maintaining roads • The need exists to prioritise bus shelters at bus stops located along major public transport corridors Mini-bus Taxi Infrastructure • Shelters should be provided at all bus stops • Taxi ranks and major pick-up points should provide for haw kers • Regular cleaning and maintenance at taxi ranks are required • Safety should be attended to at taxi ranks • The design of facilities should take cognisance of people with disabilities SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 61 31 Aug 2010
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Proposed Interventions / Programmes
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Transport Element Proposed Interven
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4.3.1 Existing Gauteng Rail Netw or
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11 FREIGHT TRANSPORT 155 11.1 Backg
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FIGURES Figure 1.1 Figure 1.2 Figur
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DRAWINGS / MAPS (Included on CD acc
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Interrelationshi
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• The Operating Licences Strategy
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Figure 1.3: Gauteng and SDM Jurisdi
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1.3 Institutional Overview FIGURE 1
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Page 25 and 26: 2 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPO
Page 27 and 28: (e) Road Traffic Act, 1989 (Act 20
Page 29 and 30: (j) Development Facilitation Act, 1
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Page 43 and 44: Table 4.1: Employment Status Region
Page 45 and 46: Purpose of Trip Other Bicycle Walk
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Page 49 and 50: Table 4.4: Dwelling Units Name City
Page 51 and 52: 4.2.3 Employment Status of Economic
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Page 69 and 70: Table 4.21: Number of Buses and Pas
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Page 91 and 92: 6.3.2 Creation of a Government and
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Page 101 and 102: Figure 6.10 SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013
Page 103 and 104: The key issues identified through t
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Page 111 and 112: Corridor and surroundings. This w o
Page 113 and 114: 7.1.3 Rail Network The Midvaal area
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Page 119 and 120: 7.2.5 Framework Principles The foll
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concerned, the Housing Master Plan
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7.3.6 Corridor and Nodal Developmen
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8 PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN This chapte
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• majority of operations are in E
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Table 8.1: Categorisation of Existi
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Figure 8.2: Proposed Gauteng Rail C
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• Monitoring and Evaluation: It w
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The future role of metered taxis an
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The creation of barrier-free enviro
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Each of these examples has advantag
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• Business Model, i.e. empow erme
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• Road lighting: There are still
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SDM w ill fund safety campaigns and
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• keeping of records of all activ
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• Statistics. (d) Outputs SDM w i
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SDM w ill assist its Local Municipa
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None Type Routine Reseal Light Reha
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10 AIRPORTS 10.1 Background 10.1.1
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Figure 10.1: Airports Location and
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(b) Heidelberg Airfield Heidelberg
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midfield area and its attendant acc
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(e) WonderboomAirport, Tshw ane Won
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11 FREIGHT TRANSPORT 11.1 Backgroun
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Source:Gauteng Overload Control Str
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Source:Gauteng Overload Control Str
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Management and Operations:The Overl
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also developed standard specificati
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Table 11.3: Five-Point Intervention
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Activity Areas: There are three pro
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• Undertake an assessment of frei
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• Pedestrian Safety: There is a l
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13 WATERWAYS PLAN 13.1 Background R
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• On inland w aters a vessel may
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Description Upgrading of sew er and
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R&S-32 R&S-34 R&S-36 R&S-475 R&S-47
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ROADS & STORMWATER FLAGSHIP PROJECT
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Unfunded Projects for 2009/10 Code
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14.2.2 Midvaal The table below cont
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14.2.3 Lesedi The table below conta
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15 TRANSPORT MONITORING AND KEY PER
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Key Policy Area Promotion of access
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Key Strategy Area Freight transport
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15.2 Problem Statement It is approp
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Distinction w ill be made betw een:
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• to promote co-operative governa
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• Engineering Services Contributi
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17 IMPLEMENTATION OF ITP 17.1 Resou
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Transport Element 4 Transport Infra
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Transport Element Proposed Interven
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