Tshwane Growth and Development Strategy Towards Integrating Public Transport and Urban Planning Presented by: Jan Coetzee Pr Eng Part of the Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan team 7 September 2012

Which statement is true for Tshwane Residents ? 1. Owning and driving a car is convenient, and a status symbol 2. Driving with your car to work has become socially and morally unacceptable

Facts about South Africa / Tshwane Private vehicle ownership will grow (per capita of the population) as people become more affluent Public Transport utilization in SA is high compared to developed countries – due to captive market and is likely to go down The existing environment makes it difficult to implement new policies / strategies – Taxi industry, settlement patterns, social and political structure Tshwane has 2100 km of gravel roads in residential areas – will cost R 6,5 billion to pave Tshwane covers a large geographical area – approximately 100 km north- south and 120 km east-west All role players underestimate the time it takes to implement travel behavior changes – it takes a generation (Gautrain was conceptualized in 1997, 15 years ago)

SA 1962, 66 veh/100 SA 2002, 152 veh / 1000 Car ownership in SA Source: Vehicle Ownership and Income Growth, Worldwide: , Joyce Dargay, Dermot Gately and Martin Sommer, January 2007

Travel Time Surveys Surveys done for Tshwane show speeds of less than 30 km/h during the morning peak hour (red)

What should our Modal split be Germany: 60% by car, Public Transport 8%, Cycle 9%, Foot 23% America 89% by car, 8% on foot, 2% public transport and 1 % bicycle Source: “Determinants of Transport mode choice: A comparison of Germany and the USA, Ralph Buehler In SA Public transport in Cities is more than 50% - as high as 70%. Although a captive market – we will have to do everything we can to keep it there

What is necessary to ensure integration of land use and public transport Political will Organizational Structure within City Departments – facilitate integration and co-operation Legislation and by laws Monitoring and control Realistic targets Avoid blindly following trends / perceptions – MCDC corridor ?? BRT ?

Factors that influence modal choice

Toolbox – Integrating Public Transport and Urban Planning (1 / 2)

Toolbox – Integrating Public Transport and Urban Planning (2 / 2)

Proposed Light Rail / BRT Ring route Mamelodi Irene CBD

Thank you We normally overestimate what will happen in 1 year, and we underestimate what will happen 10 years. Bill Gates, Microsoft