Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :

Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :

Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa are rolling out integrated rapid public transport networks as part of an overall effort to address significant urban mobility challenges and to increase the use of public transport.The initial phases of...

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Main Authors: Munoz-Raskin, Ramon, Scorcia, Harvey
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
RAPID TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
SUBSIDIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/487841496920482443/Time-for-a-tailored-approach-to-South-African-BRTs-comparing-Johannesburg-s-bus-rapid-transit-with-its-Latin-American-siblings
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spelling okr-10986-283522021-05-25T10:54:44Z Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs : Munoz-Raskin, Ramon Scorcia, Harvey RAPID TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE SUBSIDIES Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa are rolling out integrated rapid public transport networks as part of an overall effort to address significant urban mobility challenges and to increase the use of public transport.The initial phases of these networks used a traditional Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trunk and feeder approach, patterned after the successful Latin American systems developed in the 2000s. The Rea Vaya BRT in Johannesburg is South Africa’s first such system, with 43.5 km of trunk bus corridors in operation by 2016. But the results in ridership and operating cost recovery from fares were approximately one-third of initial estimates. Urban form and travel demand patterns for transport in South African cities differ greatly from those in Latin America. South Africa’s national government, with World Bank support, has been examining these differences to reassess how South African metropolises could interpret and rethink their rapid transit operations, services, and finances. 2017-09-21T16:25:46Z 2017-09-21T16:25:46Z 2017-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/487841496920482443/Time-for-a-tailored-approach-to-South-African-BRTs-comparing-Johannesburg-s-bus-rapid-transit-with-its-Latin-American-siblings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28352 English en_US Connections;2017 - 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Latin America & Caribbean Latin America South Africa
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INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
SUBSIDIES
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INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
SUBSIDIES
Munoz-Raskin, Ramon
Scorcia, Harvey
Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :
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description Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa are rolling out integrated rapid public transport networks as part of an overall effort to address significant urban mobility challenges and to increase the use of public transport.The initial phases of these networks used a traditional Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trunk and feeder approach, patterned after the successful Latin American systems developed in the 2000s. The Rea Vaya BRT in Johannesburg is South Africa’s first such system, with 43.5 km of trunk bus corridors in operation by 2016. But the results in ridership and operating cost recovery from fares were approximately one-third of initial estimates. Urban form and travel demand patterns for transport in South African cities differ greatly from those in Latin America. South Africa’s national government, with World Bank support, has been examining these differences to reassess how South African metropolises could interpret and rethink their rapid transit operations, services, and finances.
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author Munoz-Raskin, Ramon
Scorcia, Harvey
author_facet Munoz-Raskin, Ramon
Scorcia, Harvey
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title Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :
title_short Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :
title_full Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :
title_fullStr Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :
title_full_unstemmed Time for a Tailored Approach to South African BRTs :
title_sort time for a tailored approach to south african brts :
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/487841496920482443/Time-for-a-tailored-approach-to-South-African-BRTs-comparing-Johannesburg-s-bus-rapid-transit-with-its-Latin-American-siblings
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