INTERMODAL TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

1
INTER-MODAL TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Presentation by Craig Drysdale to the National
Tourism Conference Sandton 29 October 2007
2
Points of Discussion

• Inter-Modal Transport - current status quo of the
  Bus
• and Coach Industry World Cup 2010 and
  beyond?
• Bus and Coach current issues and infrastructure
• International Tourism, needs and demands
• Domestic Tourism, needs and demands
• Bus Rapid Transit Concept
• Looking into our future transport crystal ball
  

3
15 May 2004
4
Reality test How Long to 2010 ?

• 6 Sept 1000 days

Kick off
Today (29 Oct)
15 May 2004
1215 days (55)
920 days (45)
Good progress in other areas, e.g.
stadiums, accommodation etc, Transport?
5
Current Industry Capacity

• Luxury coaches 350
• Semi luxury coaches 450
• Subsidized commuter buses 8400 (Including
  municipal bus services and areas)
• Other buses 6 300
• 28 seater midi buses 1000
• Vehicles smaller than 28 seats (excluding combi
  taxis 500)

6
New Vehicles Required

• Reality
• Demand modeling still in process (DOT)
• Work on assumptions
• Get the process rolling
• Current estimate
• 100 luxury coaches
• 100 semi luxury coaches
• 300 commuter buses

7
Why does industry not buy more vehicles?

• Capital intensive
• Cannot keep unutilized vehicles after 2010
• Coaches not used R 45 000 pm
• 7 years required to redeem capital
• Additional vehicles ideal opportunity to redeploy
  in legacy areas after 2010

8
Delivery Schedule

• 995 Days left
• Order placed within 60 days
• 920 days left
• Delivery completed at least 60 days before kick
  off
• 875 days
• 500 buses One delivery every 42 hours
• 600 buses One delivery every 35 hours
• Time is exceptionally tight

9
Capacity Declaration

• Industry committed to dedicate 100 buses
  coaches to 2010 additional to normal operations
• Add 500 new vehicles
• 600 dedicated vehicles for 2010
• THE ABOVE IS ONLY ESTIMATES BASED ON LOC,DOT AND
  MATCH DEMAND.
• WHO CHAMPIONS THIS - PRIVATE OR PUBLIC?

10
Inter-Modal Transport RSA People Movement
Crisis?

• Broad Brush Stroke overview
• The crisis facing public transportation in South
  Africa is well-known and well documented, Such
  as-
• Cape Argus Headline 15th September 2005 Its
  official South African transport sucks!
• Why is this, and what is the reason?
• Access to public transport is reduced by long
  walking distances and long waiting times largely
  due to inadequate service and route coverage, as
  well as poorly arranged schedules.
• Transit conditions lack comfort mainly because
  loading conditions often hinder people from
  boarding at the desired time as crowding imposes
  relatively severe discomfort.

11
Continue

• It is also characterized by poor supply levels at
  peak hours, operation on uneconomical routes, and
  low operating speeds resulting from traffic
  congestion along major routes and the consequent
  high
• operating costs.
• Taxi industry, the destructive competition
  through over-trading, long off-peak periods,
  little or no re-investment and unsavory business
  management principles, has tended to exacerbated
  the already tarnished image of public transport
• Furthermore, public transport is not only
  under-funded, but it is also costly, particularly
  for the poor, who are captive users. They
  typically expend more than twenty per cent of
  their total income on transport, whereas the
  acceptable norm is a maximum of ten per cent.

12
Continue..

• It is also pertinent to observe that increasing
  car ownership trends, the sometimes blatant
  disregard for traffic regulations, insufficient
  policing and enforcement
• Yet, even in this poor state, public
  transportation not only plays a critical role
  currently, but it is also expected by policy
  makers to play a much more decisive role in
  shaping the socio-economic landscape of South
  Africa.
• The rationale behind this is that the provision
  of effective passenger transport services is
  vital not only for the sustainability and growth
  of business and job creation, but also for
  discouraging sprawling land use, which is
  inimical to sustainability.

13
THUS.

• It is not surprising, therefore, that improving
  and encouraging the use of public transport is
  one of the cornerstones of the national
  Department of Transports Moving South Africa
  MSA2 transport strategy and the reason we are
  here today to initiate and discuss The Way
  Forward

14
Bus Coach current issues and infrastructure

• At the moment - (The Frustration of a
  Private and Public Bus Coach Operator)
• In South Africa Both Private and Public deliver
  public passenger services
• Problem is that ..
• Above entities do not engage and integrate
  efforts or schedules
• No adequate bus, luxury coach and people
  facilities built at many pick up and drop off hot
  spots areas i.e. Roads, Airports, Inner-City,
  Outer - City, Ports and railways No proper
  infrastructures in place to deal with the
  increased and increasing demand
• Applying for permits, operating licenses a
  nightmare, due to huge backlog and in-efficient
  delivery

15
Continue,

• NLTTA - Ambiguity in interpretation with regards
  to bus and coach axle mass loads at weigh
  bridges, causing huge embarrassment with tourists
• NLTTA to NLTA this cannot happen fast enough, we
  encourage DOT to push forward with maximum
  efforts before 2008, allowing us to bed down a
  process in time for 2010
• Cross Border Issues
• Operating License Boards, simply do not have
  sufficient capacity and regulatory structure in
  their current form to handle the volumes
  efficiently

16
International Tourism Needs and Demands

• Safe, reliable, efficient and cost effective
  transport modes
• Move freely around and explore surroundings
  without transport issues
• Renting cars not the best option for a first time
  visitor, relatively expensive and driving
  yourself in an un-familiar environment not a
  holiday
• Have familiar transport mode brands e.g.. Red
  London Bus, underground etc
• Standard regulated pricing of buses, railway and
  taxis - 1 ticket allows usage of all modes
  Seamless Integration of Modes

17
Domestic Tourism Needs and Demands

• Safe, reliable, efficient and cost effective
  transport modes
• Move freely around and explore surroundings
  without transport issues
• Renting cars not the best option for a first time
  visitor, relatively expensive and driving
  yourself in an un-familiar environment not a
  holiday
• Have familiar transport mode brands e.g.. Red
  London Bus, underground etc
• Standard regulated pricing of buses, railway and
  taxis - 1 ticket allows usage of all modes
  Seamless Integration of Modes

18
Bus Rapid Transit System

• Why this system in South Africa?
• First World style Metro underground railway,
  long term and very, very expensive
• People happier traveling above ground than below,
  after all we are not moles!
• BRT is like a railway system without tracks.
• You build stations and platforms besides existing
  public roads
• You then dedicate two lanes either side of the
  platforms and collect passengers at 500m
  intervals
• Existing Private and Public organizations as well
  as rival and maverick bus operators can be
  incorporated into a regulated model BRT system,
  like the Bogotá case study in Columbia.
• This intra mode can be linked to Airport, Railway
  stations, Ports and in coming Inter-City modes
• This is a simple short term fix for 2010 and can
  be expanded post the soccer final

19
Conclusion

• In Short - Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a broad
  term given to a variety of transportation systems
  that, through improvements to infrastructure,
  vehicles and scheduling, attempt to use buses to
  provide a service that is of a higher quality
  than an ordinary bus line
• Some pictures to see how this system looks like
  elsewhere in the world

20
Continue
21
Continue
22
Continue
23
Future legacy areas to strive for Crystal Ball

• It can be done Imagine an Inter-Modal system
  that is

24
IMAGINE A SYSTEM THAT IS LINKED
Mosaic Connection Of the Future!
Airport, Cities Ports and Residential
Railway
Bus
Taxis
25
Thank You

• Questions?