City of Tshwane Bus Rapid Transport Line 2A Preliminary Design Report April 2012 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Study Area ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Study Objectives .................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Study Tasks ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Preliminary Route Design Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 8 3 Existing Conditions......................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Scope of Assessment .......................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 General Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 11 3.4 Surrounding Transport Network ........................................................................................................................... 11 3.5 Land-uses and Activity Nodes ............................................................................................................................. 11 3.6 Areas of Conservation and Protection ................................................................................................................. 12 3.7 Transport Data ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.8 Route Highway Profile ......................................................................................................................................... 13 3.9 Car Parking .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.10 Public Transport................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.11 Taxi Routes ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.12 Rail ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.13 Servicing .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 3.14 Traffic Regulation Orders ..................................................................................................................................... 22 3.15 Pedestrians and Cyclists ..................................................................................................................................... 22 3.16 Urban Traffic Control ........................................................................................................................................... 23 3.17 Utilities ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 3.18 Special Events and Activities ............................................................................................................................... 23 4 BRT Traffic Modelling ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 City of Tshwane Traffic Modelling Overview ........................................................................................................ 25 4.2 TRANSYT Modelling ............................................................................................................................................ 25 4.3 VISSIM Modelling ................................................................................................................................................ 25 5 Preliminary Station Locations and Layout Options ..................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Preliminary Closed Station Design Specification, Central Carriageway Running ................................................ 27 5.3 Closed Station, Edge of Carriageway Running ................................................................................................... 30 5.4 Preliminary Station Locations .............................................................................................................................. 30 5.5 Estimated Design Patronage ............................................................................................................................... 36 6 Preliminary Route Design ............................................................................................................................................... 38 6.1 BRT System ........................................................................................................................................................ 38 6.2 Traffic Signals ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 6.3 Right Turning Traffic ............................................................................................................................................ 38 6.4 Minor Side Roads ................................................................................................................................................ 40 6.5 Traffic Segregation .............................................................................................................................................. 41 6.6 Pedestrians / Mobility Impaired ............................................................................................................................ 41 6.7 Cyclists ................................................................................................................................................................ 42 6.8 Public Realm ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 6.9 Route Section 1, Skinner ..................................................................................................................................... 43 6.10 Route Section 2, Kotze / Jorissen / Lynnwood .................................................................................................... 43 6.11 Route Section 3, Hatfield Loop ............................................................................................................................ 44 6.12 Road Safety Audit ................................................................................................................................................ 44 7 Non-Motorised Transport Provision .............................................................................................................................. 46 7.1 Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 46 7.2 Existing Cycle Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 46 7.3 City Of Tshwane NMT Masterplan ....................................................................................................................... 46 7.4 BRT Line 2A, Opportunities and Constraints ....................................................................................................... 47 7.5 Cycle Route Option Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 48 7.6 Cycle Route Options ............................................................................................................................................ 48 7.7 Cycle Route Running Options ............................................................................................................................. 51 7.8 Cycle Parking .....................................................................................................................................................