ITP Update Presentation

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Integrated Transport Planning in the City of
Cape Town Transport Month - Special Breakfast
Engagement Session Donald Cupido Manager
Integrated Transport Planning 28 October 2011
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• Overview of the Presentation
• Legal Framework and Policy Instruments
• Principles, Approach and Objectives
• Measuring, monitoring and means of integration
• Supply and Demand framework
• Key Programs and your role as stakeholders
• Institutional Reforms
• Overview of Transport Demand Management
• Project Employee Trip Reduction Program
• Way Forward

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Minimal Requirements ito NLTA
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Formal Declaration as the Planning Authority
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Approval of ITP by the MEC
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Policy Context of City Integrated Transport Plan

• National Legislation, Policy and Strategy
• National Land Transport Act
• National Public Transport Strategy
• National Public transport Strategy and Action
  Plan
• Provincial Policy and Strategy
• Provincial Land Transport Framework
• Municipal Policy and Strategy
• Integrated Development Plan
• Integrated Transport Plan

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Principles Directives Governing the ITP

• Sustainable Transport System
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Sustainability
• Economic Sustainability
• Universal Accessibility/Design

• Support for Local and Economic Development
  Growth
• Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning
• Transport Safety
• Transport Efficiency

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Broad Objectives of the ITP

Vision Strategies Themes Triple Bottom Line
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Measuring Monitoring the ITP

Key Performance Indicators Key Performance Indicators
1. Energy use 5. Congestion on major freight routes
2. Emissions 5. Congestion on major freight routes
3. Full modal split 6. Congestion on peak hour commuter routes
4. Public Transport 6. Congestion on peak hour commuter routes
4.1 Use 7. Loss of life and livelihood
4.2 Coverage 7. Loss of life and livelihood
4.3 Service quality 8. Urban quality 
4.4 Security
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Required Measures of Integration Required Measures of Integration Required Measures of Integration Required Measures of Integration Required Measures of Integration

       






Scale
Sub Metro
District/Local
Sector
Functional Region
City (Metro)
Local Area Transport Plans
Provincial Land Transport Framework
Transport
Integrated Transport Plan
Integrated Transport Plan
City Spatial Development Framework
Provincial Spatial Development Framework
Spatial
Local Spatial Plans
District Spatial Plans
Respective Zoning Schemes of adjoining
municipalities
Integrated Zoning Scheme
Integrated Zoning Scheme
Integrated Zoning Scheme
Land Use
Economic Development
Provincial Economic Development Strategy
Local Economic Development Plans
Local Economic Development Plans
Economic Development Framework
Climate Change Strategy Energy
Strategy
Provincial Environmental Strategy
Local Environmental Plans
Local Environmental Plans
Environment
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Transport Planning Demand Supply

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Transport Planning Process

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• Key Programs, Processes and your role as
  stakeholders

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Key Programs Moving Forward

• Public Transport Program
• Planning and phased implementation of the
  Integrated Public Transport Network
• IRT (BRT) priority corridors City of Cape Town
• Phase 1 and Phase 2 (Metro South East)
• Rail priority corridors PRASA
• Kapteinsklip / Chris Hani rail corridor
  modernisation program
• Due diligence investigation and study
  devolution of rail subsidy
• All three spheres of government and PRASA
• Management of Public Transport Interchanges
• Transport Demand Management Program
• Rail based Park and Ride Program
• Employee Trip Reduction Program
• Reduction in Travel Time on Select Corridors
• Non Motorised Transport Program
• Parking Management
• Transport asset management maintenance program

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Key Programs Moving Forward

• Intelligent Transport Systems Program
• Transport Management Centre
• Freeway Management System Variable Message
  Signage
• Area Traffic Control Network and System
• Upgrade SCOOT (Real-Time Adaptive Signal Control)
• Constant Improvement of incident management
  coordination
• Improve Traffic law enforcement systems with
  Traffic Services
• Accommodate public transport operations _at_ TMC
  (IRT, Metrorail over time)
• Expansion of functionality Transport Information
  Centre
• Institutional Review in terms of the NLTA, Act 5
  of 2009
• Funding Reform - devolution of operational
  funding responsibility
• Establish Intermodal Planning Committee and Land
  Transport Advisory Board
• Establish - Inter Municipal Forum with
  neighbouring municipalities
• Assignment of Transport Functions Processes
• Due diligence investigations on
• assignment of the Operating Licensing Function
• devolution of rail subsidies
• contracting authority

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Overall Structure of Intermodal Planning
Committee (IPC) Land Transport Advisory Board
(LTAB)
Council Executive Mayoral Committee
TRS Portfolio Committee
Land Transport Advisory Board (LTAB) Chairperson
CoCT
Consultation and advice
Transport Roads Stormwater Directorate
Intermodal Planning Committee (IPC) Chairperson
CoCT
Provincial Public Transport Integration Committee
Department of Transport Programmes
Rail Steering Committee Chairperson CoCT
Bus Steering Committee Chairperson CoCT
Taxi Steering Committee Chairperson CoCT
Land Transport Enforcement Steering
Committee Chairperson CoCT
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Employee Trip Reduction (ETRP) Programme
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ETRP - Project Overview

• TDM Measure undertaken by City
• Partnerships between City, Province 5 other
  large employers in CBD in order to
• to increase use of more sustainable travel
  options
• to reduce vehicle trips
• to reduce vehicle emissions
• to facilitate information flow system changes
  needed to address barriers to public transport
  usage reluctance to reduce private vehicle use

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Scope of Work - ETRP Project

• Develop framework for ETRP
• Develop organisation-specific programmes for each
  organisation
• Roll-out programmes in each organisation
• Develop and implement a marketing plan for each
  organisation
• Monitoring reporting

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Baseline Survey ETRP Project

• All 7 participating organisations undertook
  baseline surveys
• Purpose determine baseline travel patterns of
  employees preferences barriers to use of
  alternative modes
• Average sample size 20
• Average one-way commute distance ranges from 21
  26 km
• Survey results reflect anticipated results (high
  private usage barriers to change etc)

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Locality plan of City offices
Paul Sauer
100
73 Hertzog
Gallows Hill
36
325
Media City
140
Civic Centre
2005
52 Wale St
101 Hertzog Blvd
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225
225
38 Wale St
375
44 Wale St
48
33 Church St
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Types of survey questions

• Daily commute
• Time leaving home
• Distance between work and home
• Mode of travel
• Work environment
• Job Type/Function
• Work Schedule
• Current parking arrangement
• Other preferences, barriers to change

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Likely SOV trip reduction options

• Respondents indicated that the following measures
  
• Work-from-Home programmes
• Flexi-Time
• Bus Transport availability
• Company shuttles
• Carpool options/information
• Possible impact
• Single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) commuter travel
  will most likely decrease.

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What will encourage SOV commuters to consider
public transport

• Most likely motivation
• Safer and more reliable public transport
• 2nd most likely motivation
• More frequent public transport service
• 3rd most likely motivation
• Public transport closer to home

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Observations to Date ETRP Project

• Baseline survey information
• Enables employers to have better understanding of
  travel patterns of employees within CBD
• Enables the success of trip reduction measures to
  be measured against baseline
• Will inform future transport planning for the
  City

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Way Forward Overall ITP Process

• Public Participation Process - essential
• Stakeholder engagement
• In terms of the legal framework
• City public participation policy
• MEC has to sign off - this component
• Various mediums and opportunities will be made
• available

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• Reflection on the Presentation
• Legal Framework and Policy Instruments
• Principles, Approach and Objectives
• Measuring, monitoring and means of integration
• Supply and Demand framework
• Key Programs and your role as stakeholders
• Institutional Reforms
• Overview of Transport Demand Management
• Project Employee Trip Reduction Program
• Way Forward

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Thank YouEnkosi Dankie

• Comments / Discussion