Transforming Transportation

Bicycling: How do we achieve greater mode share.

Presented by : Brett HerronMember of Mayoral Committee for Transport

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Apartheid spatial planning

has created a

poverty trap

on the outskirts of

a sprawling city.

Problem StatementThe Spatial Poverty Trap

Inadequate Public TransportMetrorail is the backbone of public transport butit is dysfunctional, unreliable, and under-capacitated

Problem statement cont…Inadequate Public Transport

Poor rail service

Infrequent Golden Arrow Bus Service

MyCiti at Milestone Zero of Phase 1A (new BRT project)

Poorly integrated public transport system

The Way ForwardSocio-economic upliftment will require real access to opportunity

Our objectives:

Opportunity City

Safe City

Inclusive City

Caring City

Well-run City

The Way ForwardSocio-economic upliftment will require real access to opportunity

Multi-Modal Approach to Public Transport

Public Transport is key to providing both social and economic inclusion and to achieving our objectives and delivering on our mandate.

Non-motorised transport, with its advantages of being largely low cost, affordable, people orientated and environmentally friendly, supports our goal of sustainable transport.

Objective:

“To promote a sustainable transport network by encouraging

walking, cycling and the use of public transport and promoting

the principles of universal access in the design and

construction of transport infrastructure”

Vision:

“Cape Town will be a city where all people feel safe and secure to

walk and cycle, NMT is part of the transport system, public

space is shared between all users (NMT, special needs people

and motorised users) and everyone has access to urban

opportunities and mobility.”

Goals:

Increase cycling and encourage walking by creating a safe and pleasant bicycle and pedestrian network of paths to serve all the citizens in the Cape Town Area.

• Increase cycling and enable walking as modes of travel;• Create safe pedestrian and cycling environments• Develop a quality, attractive and dignified environment;• Promote a changed culture that accepts the use of cycling

and walking as acceptable means to move around in the city

NMT

• NMT facilities can be seen as more than the provision of a route to get from one place to another.

• System of interrelated parts that includes traditional equipment for movement - sidewalks, cycle paths, bicycle racks

• Plus it must take into account complex urban spatial determinants that services both the qualitative experience of users and the need to get around.

• It is also a cog in the larger public transport system which in turn implies a hierarchy of scale of service and facility and a need for amenities that accommodate interchange between modes of transport, both spatial and physical.

Role of NMT in the Cape Town context

• majority of Cape Town’s inhabitants do not own cars,

• NMT has to move beyond building cycle paths to creative ways in addressing contemporary socio-economic and spatial problems

• building NMT facilities must service the fundamentals of making an equitable, safe and liveable city for all its inhabitants

How do we get there?The way cycling is integrated with other public transport projects in planning and design

Through Integrated Transport Planning:• IDP – High level 5 year City plan – commitments to mobility• ITP – 5 yr Transport Plan• NMT plan• Bicycle Master Plan (BMP)

Transport Impact Assessments – part of development proposals• Transport & NMT impacts included.

How do we get there?The way cycling is integrated with other public transport projects in planning and design

Through the integration of cycle facilities and infrastructure with BRT and rail systems:

• Phase 1A of the MyCiTi BRT system integrates NMT• Rail station upgrades to include cycle parking and storage

facilities• Upgrading of Park & Ride facilities at stations to include cycle locking facilities

How do we get there?The way cycling is integrated with other public transport projects in planning and design

• Provision of U-Tube cycle racks with a roof cover at strategic points and at BRT stations.

• Cycles permitted on board MyCiTi (BRT Buses)

• Provision of cycle parking facilities, locker and shower facilities at Municipal Offices – and encouraging large employers to follow suit (Employee Trip Reduction Programme).

• Road network upgrades to include retrofitting of cycle facilities/infrastructure

  

How do we get there?Institutional Arrangements

Integrated Transport Planning

Prioritising NMT by ensuring dedicated resources:The City’s Transport Department has a dedicated NMT & Universal Design Unit within its structures.

Partnerships:ICE – skills transfer and capacity buildingNMT Forum – Cycling experts (Pedal Power, BEN, UCT) – advise City.

Funding:National Government – PTISG (Public Transport Grant)Provincial Government – Conditional GrantsCity budget

Political Support

 

  

Challenges/Barriers

High accident rates

Personal safety & security and driver behaviour:

Conflict & competition for road space – private cars, on-street parking, informal trading

Weather – high winds in summer / rain in winter

Funding

 

  

Key suggestions:

Clear vision & goals – cascaded into service delivery plans

Community participation & ownership

Urban partnerships

Sustainable funding – for new facilities & maintenance

 

  

What have we achieved Longest continuous cycle lane in Africa – R27 routeintegrated with BRT – 16km

 

  

What have we achieved Longest continuous cycle lane in Africa – R27 routeintegrated with BRT

 

  

Completed NMT Facilities

Dedicated & shared cycle lanes

Spine Road - Khayelitsha

Liesbeeck Parkway- Mowbray

Facilities

Improved visibility of cyclists

Distribution of reflective snapbands, “bibs” and helmets

Visibility of teams of officials and politicians at various points throughout the City

Regular annual national Transport Month October

focus on various programs and disadvantaged areas

Principle drive - Improved visibility = Improved safety

Reclaiming public street through presence of cycles and temporary conversion of on street parking space to recreational space

Marketing and communication

Marketing and communication

19 Prioritized Projects 2011/12Atlantis: Reygersdal Road between Witsand to Carel Uys Drive

Milnerton: Freedom Way between Koeberg Road to Montague Drive

Langa: Washington Road between Bunga Drive to Vanguard Drive including Jungle Walk to Langa Station

Kraaifontein: Old Paarl Road between Bloekombos and Brighton Road

Delft: Delft Main Road between Stellenbosch Arterial and Symphony Way

Belhar: Belhar Drive, Erica Way and Symphony Way between Stellenbosch Aterial and Modderdam Road

Steenberg: Military Road between Prince George Drive and Henley Road. Concert Boulevard Prince George Drive to Station Road (Retreat).

Plumstead/Diep River: De Waal Road between Avondale Terrace and Prince George Drive

Guguletu: NY3 between Terminus Road and NY3A

Guguletu: NY1 between NY3 and Lansdowne Road including NY75 and NY72

Blackheath: Range Road between to Station Road

Mitchell's Plain: Merrydale Road between Spine Road and Highlands Drive

Mitchell's Plain: Weltevreden Drive between Morgenster Road and Highlands Drive

Mfuleni: Khayelitsha-Mfuleni Link

Eersteriver: Forest Dive and Van Riebeeck Road between Forest Drive and Bobs Way

Killarney: Koeberg Road from Dunoon to Plattekloof Road

Long way to go!

“The importance of this policy and its benefits to the future generation of this country cannot be over-emphasised. Through non-motorised transportation we are ensured an opportunity to improve quality of lives, energy conservation and a safe sustainable environment for all future generation to come”. J T Radebe MP, Minister of Transport