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TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNBOLD CITY
2 November 2013Brett Herron
INTRODUCTION
The Mobility & Access Challenge:
Spatial Poverty Trap
Fragmented Services
Structural fragmentation
Strategic Vision
The City of Cape Town is the Transport Authority,
managing the activities and infrastructure related
to the network in an integrated, cost effective way,
for the benefit of all commuters across the City.
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
Restructured Transport, Roads & Stormwater Directorate to establish TCT
Constitution of TCT By-Law drafted & approved
By-Law entrenches structure and functions
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1An efficient and viable relationship between land use, supporting infrastructure and transport for the sustainable development of the City region
2Integrated, intermodal, interoperable, responsive and car competitive public transport for the benefit of the community
3Economically viable transport system by balancing service provision with demand and through transparent regulation
4Services delivered in an accountable, investment oriented and performance driven manner, ensuring quality and unified standards
5A costed, viable and financially accountable transport management system and network through exploiting all potential sources of funding
6Consolidated and improved public transport law enforcement functions in the City so as to facilitate safety and security on the public transport network and related facilities for the benefit of all
7Comprehensive communication and stakeholder management under the banner of TCT so as to ensure responsible service delivery in partnership with all industry role players
8A fully integrated, responsive and well maintained infrastructure network along with related facilities, that is appropriately managed as the largest asset in the City
9To develop, maintain and extend the systems on the intermodal network so as to ensure functionality, ease of access and events management as they relate to the network
Objectives for Transport
TOD Strategy
“Public Transport Lifestyle”
Congestion charge / Fuel levy / parking charges
Performance driven contracts
Socially & Environmentally Equitable & Sustainable
Law enforcement for personal security
Strong Brand and communication
Well maintained infrastructure (all modes)
Continuous system development
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
ONE NETWORK / ONE PLAN
Integrated Transport Plan (ITP) 2013 – 2018:
Addresses TCT objectives and the vision of One Network
USER ACCESS PRIORITY
ITP to be approved Dec 2013
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
ONE NETWORK / ONE PLAN Hierarchy of integrated interoperable modes
COMPETITION MODEL
DIRECT SERVICES AND LIMITED HIERARCHY
COORDINATION MODELNETWORKSYSTEM
HIERARCHY
Network & PTI Hierarchy
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
ONE NETWORK / ONE PLAN Integrated Public Transport Network
(IPTN) Address the mobility and access needs by
ensuring integration of various modes by:
Network Plan of transport corridors – both road and rail
High level public transport operational plan
Implementation plan for public transport network
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
ONE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Contracted public transport services / Subsidised Bus & Rail services
• TCT is already the contracting authority for MyCiTi
• TCT is the contracting authority for Dial-a-Ride
• TCT has applied to National Ministers for assignment of the contracting authority function for subsidised bus services – Golden Arrow Bus Services
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
ONE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Contracted public transport services / Subsidised Bus & Rail services
• Working with PRASA on devolution of the rail function – subsidy &
contracting authority function
• Contracting authority for all land-based public transport.
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNCity of Cape Town’s Transport Authority:
ONE NETWORK / ONE PLAN / ONE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Municipal Regulating Entity
• Public Transport Regulation & Licensing currently a Provincial function
• TCT has applied to National Ministers for assignment of the function
• Operating Licence Strategy
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•Sustainable Transport / Sustainable Development
•TRANSIT ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
•TOD strategy guides higher density development to support transport infrastructure along key corridors.
•A substantial number of trips in people’s trip chain must both start and end in the vicinity of public transport
•Bring people to jobs and bring jobs to people
•Peak flow and counter flow
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•TRANSIT ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
•Work group currently looking at regulatory issues and incentives to support TOD:
• Parking provisions: parking requirements supportive of encouraging development
• Proactive Land Packaging: public & parastatal owned land that could be used to contribute to corridor and nodal development objectives
• Alignment of capital projects with TOD
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWNROLL OUT OF THE BRT (MYCITI)
METRO SOUTH EAST N2 Express : Khayelitsha & MP Negotiations with industry July 2014
PHASE 1A & 1B Taxi compensation concluded Long term operating contracts Roll out Phase1A Phase 1B launch end of 2014
PHASE 2 IPTN / Lansdowne Rd
