UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SATC 2017 SOUTHERN AFRICAN SOLUTIONS

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SATC 2017 SOUTHERN AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT CHALLENGES RONALD AROPET

INTRODUCTION CHALLENGES • Population growth • Low ridership • Rapid urbanisation • Congestion • Equity imbalances • Increase in average travel time. SOLUTIONS • Policy and framework – NATMAP 2050 • Massive investments – Rail, BRT, roads, supporting infrastructure. Could the improvement or addition of transport management measures get the best out of the current infrastructure and systems that are in place? 2 1

TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT • HOVs – Financial incentives for carpooling and dedicated right-ofway. • Parking Management – reduces undesirable parking impacts and promotes a shift from non-SOVs • Work practices and schedules – have alternative work schedules i. e. staggered hours, flexitime or a compressed work week. • Congestion pricing – variable charges unlike the convectional tolling system. It can discourage the use of SOVs in some instances. 3 2

TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS • ITS uses technologies to improve the operation, safety and convenience of the transportation system. • Intelligent transport systems process and share information at rates and efficiencies that humans cannot achieve. MULTIMODALITY • Aspire to car ownership • Heavily reliant on PT, but see it as a mode for the poor. • Increase the performance and attractiveness of alternate travel choices and their integration. • NMT – Walking Cities, Cycling. 4 3

TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS USER INFORMATION • Supply and Demand - Commuter will choose the shortest and cheapest routes. • Users need to make continuously informed decisions • More representative design assumptions for planners and engineers ENFORCEMENT • Transport management strategies must be properly enforced for the intended added benefit to be realised. • E-tolls? BRTs? • On the ground surveillance/technology driven solutions • Penalties – Monetary fines, revoking of licenses, sanctions, jail time. 5 4

CONCLUSIONS • It is clear that no amount of capital investment will drastically improve transportation, unless there is a change in operating inefficiencies. • A good transportation network requires large investments, however these investments should not be seen solely in shape of large, new and exciting infrastructures. • The systems in which they operate can prove to be just as important, if not more, in providing efficient transport. • Certain management strategies can get the best out of current infrastructure while still laying the foundation on which future interventions can comfortably rest. 6 5

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