[sustran] Re: Fundamental Restructuring of Public Transport in South Africa

[Larissa R. Muller]

Peter:

Here's the email. Now I know why you didn't get it -- it was on the SUSTRAN
(Sustainable Transport) list server that we signed up on as part of our
international transport course last year. Anyway, you might find it
interesting.

-Larissa

At 04:16 PM 10/21/1998 +0200, you wrote:
>In line with the current political and social changes occurring in our
>country, the restructuring of SA cities is being promoted to address
>imbalances of past urban settlement patterns. A key component of this
>restructuring process is the enhancement of the urban public transport
>systems. With limited budgets, poor existing services and often poor
>perceptions regarding public transport, quality research is required
>to inform planning efforts.
>
>A 'hub and spoke' concept of public transport, combined with
>supporting major movement corridors, is gaining acceptance as the most
>viable network approach for South Africa. There are numerous
>restructuring issues that will need to be addressed. One of these key
>issues is the role of public transport interchanges. We at the CSIR
>are investigating the role that public transport interchanges play in
>the public transport system and how to enhance this role, to provide a
>safer, more efficient and attractive environment for public transport
>users.
>
>An important focus of our research is the need to benchmark against
>some world cities. We have identified the following cities as relevant
>to our study, but do not want to limit the bench-marking exercise to
>these cities;
>    Curitiba - Brazil
>  Gothenberg - Sweden
>  Toronto - Canada
>  Newcastle - UK
>  Singapore 
>
>As part of our study, we are investigating the classification of
>public transport interchanges w.r.t. actual/potential passenger
>volumes, and the availability/requirements of facilities by
>interchange class. We are also investigating the actual/ideal
>distribution of interchanges within a metropolitan area according to
>population size, and the commuter volumes required to establish a
>viable transfer station.
>
>We are presently searching for information regarding the following
>points, particularly with respect to the cities identified (although
>once again, we do not necessarily want to limit our study to these
>cities, and information from other cities would be greatly
>appreciated). 
>
>General Urban Statistics -
>  urban population, city form, coverage of public transport system,
>  patronage statistics, mode types, number of stations/
>  interchanges, route length statistics.
>  System Statistics -
>                      (all modes: commuter rail, metro, bus,LRT etc.) 
>  Major/minor station/interchange spacing and density, route 
>  lengths
>  Average speed of systems,
>  Operational management and maintenance structures/ 
>  processes at interchanges,
>  Process/system for determining need and location of 
>  interchange,
>Ridership Statistics and journey patterns -
>  Average travel times, distances and costs, 
>  Average number of interchanges per commuter trip,
>Interchange information -
>  Classification of interchanges by volumes/usage,
>  Facilities available/required according to size/classification of 
>  interchange,
>  Threshold volumes for large facilities
>Maps of systems, identifying main interchanges/minor stations 
>   etc  (bus, rail, metro)
>Financial Aspects - 
>  income profile of users vs total urban population, profitability of
>  public transport system, operating and capital requirements,
>  operating costs vs revenue generated
>
>It would be greatly appreciated if you could help us either with
>obtaining any of the above information, or if you can't help us
>directly but know of relevant contacts, place us in contact with these
>people (please could you forward this message on to them or provide us
>with their contact details).
>
>Thanks for your patients in reading this message, and we look forward
>to hearing from you if you can help us.
>
>Regards
>
>  Ian Emslie  
>Transportation Planners
>Transportek, CSIR
>PO Box 320
>Stellenbosch
>7599
>South Africa
>email - iemslie at csir.co.za
>  Telephone  +27 21 888 2611
>Fax   +27 21 888 2694
>
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