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Strategic Integrated Transport Plan Framework for the Ci Ty of Johannesburg STRATEGIC INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN FRAMEWORK FOR THE CI TY OF JOHANNESBURG FINAL 30 AUGUST 2013 CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3 City and Transport Facts and Figures ............................................................................................ 5 Johannesburg Demographics ................................................................................................. 5 Transport System in Johannesburg........................................................................................ 6 Travel Behaviour, Characteristics and Attitudes in Johannesburg ...................................... 16 Changes in Johannesburg Transport System Over the Last Ten Years ................................ 18 The Strategic Public Transport Network (SPTN) Proposals and Phase 1A, 1B and 1C of the Rea Vaya BRT Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System .......................................................... 18 Gautrain Implementation ................................................................................................ 25 Using Transport Corridors to Restructure the City .......................................................... 26 Upgrade of Heavy Rail Corridors in Joburg ...................................................................... 29 Susidised Bus Contracts Rationalisation .......................................................................... 31 Minibus-taxi network Re-organisation and Legalisation ................................................. 32 New Public Transport Facilities ........................................................................................ 33 Road Network Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 35 Johannesburg Transport Vision, Mission and Goals ................................................................... 37 Transport Department of the City of Johannesburg ........................................................... 37 Vision ................................................................................................................................ 37 Mission ............................................................................................................................. 37 Goals ................................................................................................................................ 37 Joburg 2040 Growth and Development Strategy ................................................................ 38 National Development Plan ................................................................................................. 39 DoT Public Transport Strategy ............................................................................................. 41 Gauteng 25-Year Integrated Transport Master Plan ........................................................... 41 The Transport Thrusts, Strategies and Programmes .................................................................. 42 Thrust no.1: Restructure and Integrate the City ................................................................. 43 Context ............................................................................................................................. 43 Policy and Objectives ....................................................................................................... 43 1 The Proposed Priority Public Transport and NMT Network and relationship with TOD Corridors .......................................................................................................................... 45 Strategy and Programmes ............................................................................................... 64 Thrust no. 2: Improve and Expand Provision of Quality Public Transport and Use of Non- Motorised Transport ............................................................................................................ 66 Context ............................................................................................................................. 66 Policy and Objectives ....................................................................................................... 67 Strategy and Programmes ............................................................................................... 68 Thrust No. 3 Maintain, Improve, Extend and Integrate Transport Infrastructure .............. 83 Context ............................................................................................................................. 83 Strategies and Programmes ............................................................................................. 84 Thrust No. 4 Support Economic Growth Through Improving Freight Mobility ................... 98 Context ............................................................................................................................. 98 Strategies ....................................................................................................................... 102 Thrust No. 5: Manage Congestion, Travel Demand and Parking ....................................... 106 Context ........................................................................................................................... 106 Policy .............................................................................................................................. 106 Strategies and Programmes ........................................................................................... 107 Thrust no 6: Improve Transport Safety through Active, engaged citizenry ...................... 112 Context ........................................................................................................................... 112 Strategies ....................................................................................................................... 113 Thrust no. 7: Transform the Transport Sector and Encourage New, Efficient and Profitable Transport Enterprises and Green Jobs ............................................................................... 116 Context ........................................................................................................................... 116 Strategies ....................................................................................................................... 118 Thrust No. 8 Plan And Regulate the Transport System ..................................................... 119 Context ........................................................................................................................... 119 Strategies and Programmes ........................................................................................... 120 Thrust No. 9 Resource and Finance the Transport Plan .................................................... 122 Human Resources .......................................................................................................... 122 Revenue Sources and Funding ....................................................................................... 124 Transport Outputs and Outcomes ............................................................................................ 129 Outcomes, Outputs and Indicators: definitions ................................................................ 129 Indicators ........................................................................................................................... 130 2 INTRODUCTION The City of Johannesburg’s First Integrated Transport Plan (ITP) – 2003-2008, was approved by Council in August 2003. It was updated three times - in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Work on a new ITP for 2013-2018 began in 2012 and a different approach is being adopted by the Transport Department. Instead of a single document, the following components will be developed. This document is the first component, which we have called a Strategic Integrated Transport Plan Framework. The aim of this document is to highlight the status quo and give an overview of some of the major developments and shortcomings in the last ten years; then to set out the City’s objectives and vision for its transport system and the strategies which it intends to pursue to achieve them. Outputs, outcomes and indicators that will be used to measure the City’s performance are set out, as well as standards for transport infrastructure and public transport services that can be expected by the public. A high level spatial network has been developed which shows the main corridors and routes for public transport, freight and cycling and walking. The Database component is taking the form of a Johannesburg Household Travel Survey – being carried out during the first half of 2013 – and a Transport Information Register, for which data collection took place in 2012 and 2013. Following these components, and guided by the data and the Framework, the Transport Department will be preparing an Integrated Transport Network showing the public transport corridors and routes the City will be investing in, a long-term cycling network, and a ten-year plan for its main interventions to expand the network. The fourth element, Detailed Strategies or Operational Plans, will be developed as and when the planning needs to be done, i.e. in relation to particular projects or programmes. These four components are illustrated in Figure 1, while the relationship between the ITP and the Joburg 2040: Growth and Development
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