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BUFFALO CITY MUNICIPALITY
Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
July, 2004
PUBLIC TRANSPORT FRAMEWORK PLAN
PRESENTATION
August 2008
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Why is public transport an important
issue for BCM?
•Transportation is one of the fundamental needs of
people.
•It is one of the important factors for promotion of
social and economic development.
Transportation = mobility and accessibility
i.e. how to move people between homes and jobs, schools and other
activities, in an affordable way, safely, and with as little time
consumption as possible.
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Why is public transport an important issue
for BCM?
Mobility in BCM is dependent on public transport
•Two out of three motorised trips are made by public transport
•50% of the total number of trips are made by foot
•Transportation also is a financial burden on the poor. The
average low-income household spends R135 per month on
transportation ( for many this represents1/4 of their incomes…)
…and BCM is responsible for the public transport sector
following the transport legislation and local government
restructuring…..
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Public transport plan - a tool for development
Public Transport Plan
Route network/
Public Transport services
Modes of transp.
Infrastructure
Route/Freq.
Organisation/
Management
Fare structure
Legal framework
Finance
Contract models
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Public transport plan - working steps
Travel survey
Analysis of
current situation
Swot analysis
Political
participation
and support
Scenarios
Evaluation
Public Transport
Framework Plan
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Current situation
Trips pe r m ode in Buffalo City
06-09 hrs
Private
15%
Foot 50%
Train
2%
Bus
3%
Taxi 30%
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TRAVEL DEMAND
Transport mode distribution per area
Private vehicle
Public transport
Walking
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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THE CURRENT SITUATION - CONCLUSIONS
The current public transport
• unsustainable
• operation only offered when and where
profitable (supply driven)
• poor coverage
• service tendency is to deteriorate
…...lack of institutional strength, regulatory
framework and lack of funds for upgrading the
system will all accelerate this negative trend.
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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THE CURRENT SITUATION - CONCLUSIONS
Lack of mobility
- limited access to participate in economic
and social activities and opportunities -
will affect the quality of life and be
one of the main obstacles for
economic growth in Buffalo City.
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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TRAVEL DEMAND
change in travel patterns and modal split
Travel demand
2002 from travel
survey
Population per
zone 2016
calculation of
future travel
demand
socio economic
data&modal split
2016
New Industrial
areas
Travel demand
2016
BCM inhabitants
Current
888 000
Scenario analysis 1 276 000
Economic development with
changed modal split and
increased mobility  more
public transport, more car use
and less walk
New industrial area (IDZ) in
West Bank (21 000 work
places)
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Travel demand
Current situation and scenario
Change in modal split by economic growth
100%
0%
Current 2002
Private transport
Scenario 2016
Public transport
Walking
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Travel demand
Current situation and scenario
Motorised trips
1 000 000
800 000
600 000
400 000
200 000
0
Today
Public transport
Scenario
Private transport
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
Goals, Strategies & Priorities
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VISION for Buffalo City Public Transport
VISION for Public Transport in Buffalo City
The public transport system contributes to a better
quality of life for all by offering a safe, affordable,
accessible and attractive travel that satisfies the
mobility needs of the community and supports the
economic development of Buffalo City
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
Overall goals
Increased mobility
Affordable transport
Accessibility to work, school and service
Support social & economic development
Improved safety
Sustainable transport system
Improved liveability and quality of life in BCM
Environmentally friendly
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Public transport framework plan for Buffalo City
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Overall strategies
Customer oriented transport system
Integrated transport system
Densification of transport corridors
Spatial development prioritising public transport
Regulatory framework supporting a reformed public
transport
Contracts and tendering system for services
Establish an appropriate institutional structure (TA)
Improved infrastructure
Stepwise introduction in co-operation with the industry
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BASE ALTERNATIVE (= current structure)
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Scenario A – a reformed minibus operation
and an up-graded railway
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Scenario B – a trunk bus network operation
together with feeder and local systems
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Scenario C – a railway operation together with
feeder and local bus and minibus systems
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EVALUATION CRITERIAS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
FACTORS
EXTERNAL
FACTORS
•TRAVEL STANDARD
•OPERATIONAL FIGURES
•OPERATING COSTS
•REVENUES
•INVESTMENTS
•NEED OF SUBSIDIES
•SOCIAL
•ENVIRONMENTAL
•SPATIAL
•INFRASTRUCTURE
•INSTITUTIONAL
•PRE-CONDITIONS
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ANALYSIS CONCLUSIONS
A transition to a regulated public transport
system will offer a better service to the
public as well as a more economic
sustainable situation
A situation with an integrated public transport
system approach will give a more efficient
and sustainable situation
A scenario with the railway as backbone in the
system will have advantages in an
integrated spatial and transport
development
Conclusion: Scenario C will best serve the public
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IMPLEMENTATION OF A REFORMED PUBLIC
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
 RECOMMENDATIONS
 Establish an integrated transport and spatial planning to support
the structure chosen
 Introduce dense development along transport corridors and
close to rail-way stations
 Establish transfer nodes to be developed into activity areas for
business, shops and service
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IMPLEMENTATION OF A REFORMED PUBLIC
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
 RECOMMENDATIONS
 Start the reconstruction of current taxi-operations (as outlined in
OLS and recap.) parallel to a modernisation of the railway
operations. This should be done in close co-operation with the
province and national institutions.
 Modernise the railway stepwise by introduction of shorter travel
times, investments in stations etc.
 Establish an enforcement supporting the transition of the public
transport system
 Strengthen the BCM organisation
 Introduce some pilot projects that could be good examples both
for the public and the public transport industry
 Provide non-motorised transport facilities
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IMPLEMENTATION OF A REFORMED PUBLIC
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
RECOMMENDATIONS
 The operators will have a key-role in developing the
system
 There is a need of change from today individual
operations into an integrated fleet operations
 The operators have to establish companies
responsible for routes or group of routes
 The operators have to be supported by investments
in infrastructure and vehicles
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