Briefing on Bus Rapid Transit System BRT Phase

Briefing on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) Phase 1 projects in 4 Metro cities Portfolio Committee on Transport 05 August 2009

Outline of Presentation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction and Background Current Reality Integrated Public Transport Bus Rapid Transit Systems Long term Vision Industry Transition Approach Way Forward 2

Introduction Purpose of meeting – mandated by the Portfolio Committee to provide progress update on meeting between Government and Taxi industry in relation to BRT and Taxi Recapitalisation Programme (TRP) 3

Background President Zuma in his State of the Nation Address and the Minister of Transport in the Budget vote both announced the holding of the meeting between Government and the Taxi industry on the 11 th of June 2009. The meeting would kick-start a series of engagements with the stakeholders affected by the BRT system particularly the Taxi Industry and how they would benefit from the initiative. The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport at the Budget Vote for transport also highlighted the need to engage other stakeholders such as Civil society. Government was accountable to both Business and Civil Society.

Background …. cont The 11 June meeting between Government and Taxi Industry Meeting was attended by: Government – National, provincial and local Taxi industry – about 1200 delegates from National, Provincial, Regional and Local levels Government proposed a National Joint Working Group The National Joint Working Group held its first meeting on the 30 July 2009. The meeting set up a process which will be finalised through a Memorandum of Agreement In response to the identified need to consult and engage with Civil Society, Government has consulted with Organised labour at a national level and broader consultation at local level still to follow Consultation with the users/ passengers through national structures such as SA National Civic Organisation (SANCO) still to follow

Timelines suggested by Government* By end July 2009 August 2009 Nomination of Government representatives and nomination of Taxi Industry Representatives on the National Joint Working Group • Work to begin in August 2009 • Engagement with the Civil Society End of August 2009 • First interim report to be presented to Minister in August 2009

Background…. . cont Government is committed to work with the taxi industry on a speedy and ongoing basis to address other industry concerns such as the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme (TRP), National Land Transport Act (NLTA), Operating Licence (OLs) conversions, etc With regard to the Taxi Recapitilisation, on the 4 th February, Cabinet Approved the following: The Regulatory Framework for consultation with various stakeholders TRP Policy as a blue print programme TRP funding strategy noting that scrapping will continue in line with the MTEF allocations and not a restrictive time frame. A CPI linked increase in the scrapping allowance. Discussion currently being held with National Treasury on Taxi industry subsidisation. Phase 1 of the strategy for lifting of moratorium Turnaround Strategy for Operating Licensing Boards (OLBs) 7

Background…. . cont § The NLTA’s aim is to further the process of transformation and § § § restructuring the public transport system to enhance the initiatives outlines above. Concerns raised by the industry on issues such as lifespan of OLs are being addressed. NLTA further outlines new institutional arrangements for the three spheres of Government and introduces the need for the establishment of the National Public Transport Regulator The Department continues to face Implementation challenges due lack of human and financial resources Government programmes and initiatives are not taking off with speed as a result of lack of capacity to implement programmes The Department approved an expansion of the organisational establishment from three branches to nine branches and was only allowed to increase it’s on a progressive basis over several years. To date only about 50% of the funding has been allocated for addition posts, this remains critical to enable the Department to fulfill its mandate and maximise integration of Public Transport and other Transport Modes. 8

Building a win-win partnership for improved public transport Citizens and users are looking to Government & the public transport industry to provide changes that improve their daily lives. It is possible – despite current challenges - for government, public users and the industry to achieve a public transport transformation strategy that delivers a win-win situation for all parties

Building a win-win partnership for an improved public transport Citizens are looking to Government & the public transport industry to provide changes that improve their daily lives. It is possible – despite current challenges - for government and the industry to achieve a public transport transformation strategy that delivers a win-win situation for all parties – including and especially existing operators.

Current public Transport is. . . PMG note: photo’s have been removed Far from IDEAL In desperate need of significant improvements

Current Reality Operator-biased, low quality services and limited/ no facilities for PT users, pedestrians and cyclists PMG note: photo’s have been removed Absence of Taxi, and NMT facilities in Tshwane (top & below) Top – Minister Radebe, MEC Jacobs and Mayor Mkhatshwa not too impressed with slow travel time on a subsidised bus. Below left/right – poor walking & cycle facilities in JHB & Cape Town. 4

Current Reality Increasing congestion in metro cities due to “car-use captivity” of affluent minority PMG note: photo’s have been removed 5

User perspectives from the 2003 National Household Travel Survey… 1 Public Transport & Walking - lifeline modes for 80% of SA • 38 million citizens live in households with no access to a car, • 40 million citizens do not have a driver’s licence. • 14 million learners walk to school, 7 million workers and learners use public transport, versus 4. 5 m who use a car. • 13. 7 million used public transport at least once a week and 7 million used a car. Public transport and walking (combined) are used by over 70 to 90% of all households to access most services and facilities. PT itself accounts for: • 64% of households take public transport to a shop, • 39% use it to get to a medical service, • 41% use it to get to a post office, • 56% use it to get to a welfare office, • 48% use it to get to a police station, and • 47% use it to get to a municipal office. 7

User perspectives from the 2003 National Household Travel Survey… 2 PMG note: photo’s have been removed Current users are very unhappy with public transport service quality. National Household Travel Survey (2003) shows that: • 67% of taxi users are dissatisfied with safety (including 78% of metropolitan taxi users). 64% are unhappy with facilities at ranks and 60% are unhappy with the roadworthiness of taxis • 71% of train users are unhappy about the level of crowding, 63% are unhappy about security on trains and 60% are unhappy about the distance between home and the station • 74% of bus users are unhappy with the facilities at stops (e. g. shelters). This rises to 82% of rural bus users. 54% are unhappy with the level of crowding on buses and 51% are unhappy with off-peak frequencies 8

Government is firm on the need for: 1. High quality services to retain current users and attract car users 2. Affordable mobility for all 3. Reducing traffic congestion to enhance the quality of life of citizens – less travel and more family time

Public Transport Strategy and Action Plan < Cabinet approved PT Strategy and Action Plan in March 2007 < The Strategy calls for Integrated Rapid Public Transport Networks(IRPTNs) in up to 12 major cities and 6 rural districts by 2014 < Strategy proposed a phased approach: Ø Phase 1: Accelerated Recovery & Catalytic Projects (2007 – 2010) Ø Phase 2: Promote & Deliver Basic Networks (2010– 2014) Ø Phase 3: Advance & Sustain Accessible Networks (2014– 2020) < The concept of an integrated network was introduced along with BRT systems as one component of the network 17

Integrated PT Rapid Networks in 12 cities PMG note: photo’s have been removed Metropolitan Cities Cape Town Ekhuruleni e. Thekwini Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Bay Other Cities Tshwane Buffalo City Mangaung Mbombela Msunduzi Polokwane Rustenburg

Rural Public Transport Packages in 6 rural districts PMG note: photo’s have been removed District Municipalities Sekhukhune (Limpopo) OR Tambo (Eastern Cape) Umkhanyakude (Kwazulu-Natal) Ehlanzeni (Mpumalanga) Thabo Mofutsanyane (Free State) Kgalagadi (Northern Cape)

Integrated Public Transport The challenge is to include Taxi industry • IRPTNs include Rail priority corridors and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) networks – BRT systems can be planned and built within a 24 -month period. Rail systems require well over five years in total development time • BRT imitates rail systems by running buses on exclusive lanes. Buses dock at secure enclosed stations. This implies regulated systems under the control of municipal regulatory entities. • Rail corridors and BRT serve as the trunk services in IRPTN’s • Rail and bus trunk services are both served by common feeder services in integrated systems • Ideally, Trains, BRT trunks and Feeders have a common electronic fare collection system

Integrated Public Transport – Illustration of various components Hammanskraal Mabopane ROSSLYN Garankuwa Mamelodi CBD Hatfield Atteridgeville Gautrain Rail corridor BRT corridor Feeder service Train station Bus station MENLYN Rail trunk network Bus trunk network IRPTN Network CENTURION Tembisa

Integrated Public Transport The BRT components PMG note: photo’s have been removed Exclusive bus lane with passing lanes at stations like this Station entry through ticket activated turnstiles. Bus station clean, well lit and secure Rapid boarding & alighting, level entry, flip down ramp which caters for wheelchairs and multiple doors

Design features PMG note: photo’s have been removed Ease of access to the system Rapid boarding and alighting Well-illuminated stations Aesthetically-pleasing environment Integration with bicycles Integration with taxis 23

System professionalism and cleanliness PMG note: photo’s have been removed Lloyd Wright Clear signage Security personnel Customer service Lloyd Wright Clean buses and stations Easy to use maps Recycling 24 facilities

Characteristics and Benefits of BRT USER FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE • Full access for people using wheelchairs, the sight, hearing and intellectually impaired, children, the elderly and tourists • Well-trained and friendly drivers and staff • Comfortable stations with shelter FREQUENT, GUARANTEED SERVICE • Operates between 16 to 24 hours a day, 365 days a year • 3 to 5 minutes during peak periods • 15 to 30 minutes during off peak • Pre paid electronic smart card tickets will allow a passenger to make free transfers between routes in the network • Faster journey times with dedicated lanes to bypass traffic • By 2020 all city residents will not have to walk more than 1 km to a station • Comfortable seats in the vehicles • Ramps to platforms • Clear signage and route maps • Loudspeaker information • Electronic signage SAFE AND SECURE SERVICES • Security guards and CCTV cameras at the stations and in the vehicles • High safety levels with all vehicles monitored by 25 a control centre

Integrated Public Transport – the challenge to include Taxi industry • In the short-term JHB, CT and TSHWANE are planning full BRTs as part of their long-term IRPTN • NM Bay is a partial BRT • ALL BRTs (plus Rail Priority Corridors) – need to include existing operators and labour (especially minibus industry) as contracted operators • The difficult parts are: – Persuading taxi owners, drivers and other workers to participate, by convincing them of benefits to themselves and society as a whole – Transforming taxi operators into legitimate business operating companies

The Vision and long term strategy • 85% of all residents within 1 km of a Rapid PT Network by 2020 • Upgraded fleets, facilities, stops & stations • Extended hours of operation (16 hrs to 24 hrs operations) • Peak frequencies of 5 -10 min & off-peak frequencies of 10 -30 min • Special needs and wheelchair access • Safe and secure operations monitored by a Control Centre • Electronic fare integration when making transfers • Integrated feeders including walking/cycling and taxi networks • Integration with metered taxi and long distance services • A car competitive PT option can enable strict car use management

Vision: From Informal PT to Rapid PT SA can leapfrog from Informal services to Rapid PT Networks that provide a car competitive quality for ALL citizens! PMG note: photo’s have been removed Informal taxi Recapitalised formal taxi Full Bus Rapid Transit Network Priority Bus Service Basic bus service Better bus service

• User-friendly experience BUS RAPID TRANSIT • Frequent, guaranteed services • Safe and secure services TAXI RECAPITALISATION • Formalisation and Regularisation of the Taxi Industry • Upgrade of current old ageing taxi fleet - Prepare industry for modal integration • Safer Vehicles • Improved service delivery GAUTENG IMPROVEMENT SCHEME • Provides a Travel Demand Management solution to congestion challenges experienced on the Gauteng freeways • Wider route choice • Joint initiative by DOT, SANRAL, Gautrans, and adjacent municipalities GAUTRAIN • An alternate means of travel within Gauteng to alleviate traffic congestion • Will be integrated with other services – Feeder and Distributor • Safe and fast travel 29

Commence Phase 2 Operational Planning Monitoring, Evaluation and Probity Initiation of Operations Vehicle Testing and Staff Training Establish Network Authority Construction Environmental Impact Assessments Access Audit and engagement with Special Needs Sector Vehicle Orders Infrastructure Design and Architecture Marketing and Communication Plans Business Plan Process Financing Process Phase 1 Network Operational Plans Scoping Studies Public Transport Demand Analysis The Network Planning and Implementation Process BRTs include business & infrastructure aspects. The Business Plan deals with inclusion of current operators & workers. It is the main risk for a successful pilot phase. Sequence of Actions 7

Status of Planning and Implementation in cities • Johannesburg – Rea Vaya • Cape Town • Nelson Mandela Bay • Tshwane • Other cities

Johannesburg Status – Targeting 1 September 09 to start Phase 1 a • Rea Vaya Phase 1 a and 1 b - 122 km of full BRT lanes, 250 km feeder routes and 150 stations between 2009 and 2013. • By 1 September 2009 plan to start Phase 1 a - Runs from Soweto via NASREC to CBD and Ellis Park. Will be 25 km of BRT lanes, 20 stations, initially 40 buses with 103 additional new buses to follow by early 2010. • One new BRT operating company formed by the affected taxi associations. Phase 1 a will remove 575 taxis and carry 70 000 passenger trips a day. • Phase 1 b by 2010/11 will add 67 km of lanes, 78 stations and will add 637 buses. Will carry another 334 000 passenger trips a day.

Johannesburg Status – Targeting 1 September 09 to start Phase 1 a

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Cape Town Status – Implementing Phase 1 a for May 2010. • Original plan for Phase 1 a for 2010/11 had 25 stations and 139 feeder stops linking the CBD, Greenpoint, Seapoint, Airport and West Coast from Milnerton to Atlantis. Will use 156 vehicles to transport 115 000 passenger trips a day. • City of CT requires additional funding to complete the full Phase 1 a and is currently discussing this with Do. T and National Treasury • R 600 m worth of construction tenders have been awarded with another R 1 bn to be spent in the next 12 months subject to funding negotiations. • Cape Town’s biggest rollout will be in Phase 2 after 2010 which will cover the Cape Flats, including Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain.

Cape Town Integrated Rapid Transit System FULL BRT CORRIDOR ROUTINGS

Cape Town Status – Implementing Phase 1 a for May 2010.

Rendering of BRT station and bus in Cape Town PMG note: photo’s have been removed

Nelson Mandela Bay Status – Partial BRT but aiming to contract a full city-wide network by 2010 • Phases 1 & 2 – 45 km of trunk-feeder bus corridors including 16 km of BRT • Original plan - all current taxi & bus operations will be a single network by 2010. • Network to comprise 5 contract packages aiming to transport over 400 000 passenger trips a day.

Rendering of BRT station in Govan Mbeki Avenue in NMB PMG note: photo’s have been removed

Tshwane Status – Will be work in progress in 2010 with 2011 as a date for full operation of Phase 1 • 68 km full BRT linking Mabopane to Mamelodi via CBD and Menlyn. Also planning Enhanced Bus Corridors from Atteridgeville to Mamelodi via CBD. • For 2010 were aiming for Line 1 from Mabopane to CBD - 37 km of lanes, 17 stations and 58 vehicles. Will carry around 40 000 passenger trips a day. • It appears that Tshwane will not meet the above deadlines • 2010 service likely to be a limited system from the CBD to Loftus Versveld

Tshwane Rendering of BRT station and bus PMG note: photo’s have been removed 42

National consultation process Do. T Transport Indaba (Oct 2006) proposed P T Strategy including BRT referenced in 2007 “State of Nation” address & 2007 Budget Speeches of Ministers of Transport and Finance. June 2008 SANTACO Sec Gen and Do. T DDG agreed to workshop for SANTACO’s MANCO on BRT. Oct 2008 – Do. T’s Road-based Transport Summit recommended workshop with SANTACO & NTA on BRT. Nov 2008 – Workshop with SANTACO and NTA held. Dec 2008 – Summit with taxi industry on BRT Dec 2008 – Minister met SANTACO and supplied Draft National Framework on “Inclusion of Taxi Operators and Labour into BRT systems and other IRPTNs” Negotiations continued Jan to April 2009 culminating in pre-election meeting with ANC President who promised further consultation.

Consultation Process at national so far - cont … Jan – Mar 2009 provincial consultative road shows by SANTACO amongst its members March 2009 - Industrial action/Strike by U. T. A. F 09 April 2009 – A consultative meeting between U. T. A. F. and Government (DOT, Co. J and Gauteng Province) took place 20 April 2009 – A National Taxi Summit held, hosted by SANTACO. Pres. Zuma and Min. Radebe attended Need for further consultation on BRT highlighted and to give new admin a chance to settle in

Consultation process at city level - Johannesburg approved BRT concept in Nov 2006 and set up a Taxi- BRT Steering Committee in the City (Jan 2007) comprising reps from 18 ‘affected’ associations affiliated to both SANTACO and NTA. Since 2006 JHB held several workshops. A large group visited Colombia in August 2007 with Mayor Masondo. JHB BRT Taxi Steering Com Met DG in Aug 08 & Minister in Jan 09. Indicated they have mandates from associations to engage the City. Major workshop in March 09 to start finalisation of business negotiation for Phase 1 a operators. Operators not ‘directly’ affected by Phase 1 a or 1 b met Mayor in February and planned protest to Luthuli House. Claimed in media that they would seek interdict against the project.

Consultation process at city level – Cape Town approved BRT Phase 1 a - August 08. Taxi engagements followed. SANTACO affiliates engaging constructively - NTA affiliates opposed. Study tour to Colombia in Dec 08 with SANTACO affiliates. NTA affiliates pulled out in favour of strikes in Dec 08 and Feb 09. Mayor met twice with NTA affiliates in 2009. Failed to discuss BRT project after NTA insisted on dealing with operating licence issues. Taxi interests disrupted Nov 08 City meeting. All associations reconvened in March 09. Proceeded after 30 NTA aligned association reps were prevented from disrupting meeting. City making good progress with 7 of 8 affected Phase 1 associations. Good precedent for Taxi partnership through UCT’s Campus Shuttle. City waiting for NTA’s next move – door is open.

Consultation process at city level – Nelson Mandela Have worked on Integrated Transport since 2004. Good relationship with local taxi industry leadership till Oct 2008. Almost finalised negotiations when leadership replaced by new bosses who called a strike in Dec/Jan 08 -09. NMB taxi leaders liaised with Cape Town leaders on protest strategies. Minister & DG attended City Taxi Summit 30 Jan 09 to endorse agreement brokered by a facilitator. Taxi industry boycotted – citing insufficient preparation time. City and Taxi industry engaging & agreed to change name from BRT to Integrated Passenger Transport System. Draft response from taxi industry presented in March 2009. Current discussions on the way forward Key issues - Do. T’s commitment to “no loss of legitimate profits”

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