1. “2014 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY” Washington DC, March 24-27, 2014 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE AVAILABILITY: A REDEFINITION OF URBAN LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE David Niyonsenga, nsengadavid2001@hotmail.com Mark Zuidgeest, mark.zuidgeest@uct.ac.za Washington DC, 25th March 2014

2. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 2 TRANSPORT SERVICE AND URBAN LANDSCAPE Life in the city depends on transport; someone is always going somewhere City layout, as prevailed by a typical formal of settlements as itself closely grafted on infrastructure networks including transport system, induces typical levels of travel demand While traffic congestion matters, lack of affordable and accessible means of transport is among the most key concerns For the quest of trade-off among compromises of transport patterns (i.e. residential locations, travel distances, travel modes, etc.) towards minimizing social exclusion, public transport is an adequate alternative for mass mobility and better use of urban space

3. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 3  Basic purpose - Supply mass mobility  Worldwide:  Managing urban space, traffic congestion  Enhance spatial relationship between socioeconomic diversified urban communities  Promote equity by enabling poor access to transport services  Creating development opportunities, etc.  In developing countries: - High-density & rapidly growing cities - Mainstay of most commuters WHY PUBLIC TRANSPORT (PT) ?

4. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 4 CRITICAL ISSUES WITH PT - PT services  Are they accessible?  Are there enough capacity ? - Performance assessment  The ability to improve PT performance relies on the ability to measure it  GIS based model to assess the PT system should be then developed

5. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 5 PT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

6. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 6 RESEARCH methodology

7. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 7 STUDY AREA: Kigali (Rwanda) Rapid urbanization & high population growth induced squalid settlements & high transit demand

8. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 8 8 FIELDWORK: DATA COLLECTION Identify all bus routes & bus stops Record dispatched buses per route Acquire policy document on PT, demographic data, etc.

9. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 9 DEVELOPMENT OF PEFORMANCE MEASURES Concept Indicators

10. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 10 10 SERVICE AVAILABILITY OF PT SERVICE In case we simply rely on service coverage and discard the service capacity, 53% of the potential transit demand is served In case the access distance is discarded, the potential transit demand is met at 65%

11. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 11 11 PT SERVICE AVAILABILITY When spatial aspect is jointly combine with service capacity of public transport, the potential demand is just met at 37%

12. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 12 12 RESEARCH REMARKS Performance indicators PT performance measurement Identify improvements Recommendations

13. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure 13 CONCLUDING REMARKS Planning and management of urban landscape should be guided and monitored by verifiable urban/assessment indicators, particularly in land use and transport system integration No transport network is about to cope with induced levels of demand, PT should be therefore adequately developed to meet the sprawling land-consuming urban structures As life in the city depends on transport, the promotion of PT would enable urban poor access to transport services thereby promoting spatial equity, especially in socioeconomic diversified cities. PT service is thus a crucial component of a sustainable and functional city, which deserves to be improved to meet the rapidly growing mobility needs

14. Public transport service availability: a redefinition of urban landscape structure Thank you for your kind attention 14