1) BRT implementation began in South Africa in 2006 to provide public transportation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, though only Johannesburg and Cape Town fully implemented systems by 2010. 2) Cape Town has developed a 20km Phase 1 BRT network along one corridor and is planning a full system. The quality infrastructure includes dedicated bus lanes, stations, and maintenance depots. Ridership has increased to over 45,000 passengers per day. 3) As a secondary city, Rustenburg lacks robust public transportation but is implementing an integrated public transport network over the next decade with 6 BRT routes, 564 buses on 51 routes, and 600 stations to serve 85% of residents within 1km and 300,000

1. “BRT implementation in South Africa
with reference to some metropolitan
and secondary city issues and
differences”
Bill Cameron
Department of Transport
Pauline Froschauer
Namela (Pty) Ltd
Fabricio González
Namela (Pty) Ltd

2. 1. Background
2. Extent of BRT interventions in South Africa
3. Scope and quality of BRT network development
in Cape Town
4. The advantages of developing public transport
networks at an early stage of urban settlement
The case of Rustenburg
Outline of the Presentation

3. 1. Background
1. South Africa (RSA) commenced BRT planning in late
2006
2. Catalyst was the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was to be
hosted in 9 RSA cities
3. Conditional grant funds were made available to assist
the cities to provide public transport systems which
would be a legacy of the World Cup
4. Only Johannesburg and to a lesser extent Cape Town
succeeded in providing BRT by 2010

4. Soccer City in Joburg with the
BRT in the foreground
Ellis Park Station, scene of the
other Joburg World Cup
Stadium
Typical Joburg Station with
buses loading for Soccer City

5. Match time at Soccer City during the 2010 World Cup

6. BRT in operations
+20km of network
Pilot service on
single corridor
First busway &
stations under
construction
In planning stage
Extent of BRT interventions in the RSA

7. RSA GDP per capita US$ 11 259
RTR Ratio = 2.0 (Km of rapid transit per million urban population)
ITDP “Best Practice in National Support for Urban Transportation”: Part 1: Evaluating
Country Performancein Meeting the Transit Needs of Urban Populations; by Walter
Hook, Colin Hughes and Jacob Mason

8. 3. Scope of BRT network development in Cape Town
Phase 1 corridor
Full network plan

9. Tableview Feeder
services
R 27 Dedicated BRT Lane
CBD and Waterfront
Feeder Services
3. Scope of BRT network development in Cape Town

10. Phase 1a Dedicated Trunk
Busway
• Note challenges of low density of
development
• Wetland abutting the western
busway
• Note – quality of infrastructure

11. Quality suburban BRT infrastructure – busway, station, median cycleway and
footway, pedestrian crossings, clear road markings and landscaping

12. Stables Bus Depot

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Opening of new services in 2014 has pushed these numbers beyond 45 000
riders per day on 1 trunk route and suburban and CBD feeders

14. Trunk bus (articulated 18 m)

15. Feeder bus (9 m)

16. Fare Collection
January 2014
• TCT official winner of the prestigious
International MasterCard Award for the
category Best Bank Card Ticketing
Scheme.
• TCT on the map as the world leaders in
EMV low value payment (LVP) anonymous,
contactless card implementation in the
transit environment

17. Card Validators

19. Secondary Cities & Public Transport
• Secondary cities
– Act as catalysts for development in surrounding regions
– Alleviate demographic pressure from metros - existing metros growing
into unmanageable mega-cities
• Rustenburg has the 7th largest city economy in the country – larger than
Buffalo City and Mangaung, the two new metros (SACN report on
Secondary Cities in SA, March 2012 )
• We should be wanting secondary cities to develop and good public
transport can promote this

20. City of Rustenburg
Location & Scale
1 645 km2
7,1 M
285 km2
0,5 M

21. Demographics
• Population around 550,000 inhabitants (2011
Census)
• The economy of Rustenburg as a secondary
city is growing at a rate of 7 – 8% while the
growth rate in other intermediate size cities
in the Province are negative.
• The vehicle growth is 4% to 6% considerably
higher compare with same size cities.
• 2025 Rustenburg City Development Strategy (Vision 2025)
• Public Transport Action Plan 2007

22. Land Use Overview - Mining
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Three key mining groups are:
- Impala Platinum to the northeast of
Rustenburg CBD (Bafokeng) has 14 operating
shafts and 30,500 employees (ImpalaFactsheet,
Nov 2009)
- Anglo Platinum to the north and east closer to
the CBD area
- Lonmin to the east of Rustenburg CBD with a
total of 21,000 employees in South Africa
Rustenburg Local Municipality
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality
Local Municipality of Madibeng
Moses Kotane Local Municipality
Moretele Local Municipality
R556
R510
R565
R509
N4
R30
R24
R500
R104
N4
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R24
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Main_Roads
miningareas
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Anglo Platinum
Aquarius Platinum
BarPlats
Impala Platinum
Lonmin

23. Land use, population
and travel characteristics
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The population in RLM is locatedlargely on an
axis shaped as a “V”.
Two main public transport corridors in the
municipality are:
- R510 with one-way 12-hour public transport
passenger flows: 34,000 to 50,000
- R24/R565 corridor in the order of 30,000 to
57,000 passengers one-way in a 12-hour period
- Next highest volume corridors are R24 (7,500
pax), D108 (7,000 pax), R104/N4 southeastof CBD
(6,000 pax)
10 km

24. What is being implemented
in Rustenburg?

25. The RRT is not a “BRT”… it is an IPTN
• Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) has been designed in
detail – a full flex system that serves the entire municipality
• BRT dedicated lanes only 24 km out of about 700 km public
transport system
• BRT only 32 stations out of about 600 stops in system – serving 85%
of the population within 1km

26. Full RRT Network
FEEDER (26)
DIRECT (19)
MAIN ROUTE (6)
BRT SEGREGATEDLANES
300 000
passenger trips
51 ROUTES
10 km
564 buses
65
438
61
ARTICULATED
STANDARD
MIDI-BUSES

27. • Integrated full flex network
completed for Rustenburg
• Reaches 85% of residents within
1km of home
Full RRT Network

28. RRT Network Phasing
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
150,000 (50%)
167
30,000 (10%)
66
45,000 (15%)
81
75,000 (25 %)
250
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4

29. Station Design: Front view
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• Stations to be constructed – single and double
• Concrete, glass and steel design
• 4.5 – 6m width and 45m long (single station) in
middle of road
• All linked via fibre-optic cables, CCTV and wireless
technology to the TMC
Totem – station
name &
information
Strong emphasis on pedestrian
safety, crossings and universal
access

30. Station Design: Inside View
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• Kiosk and vending machines for ticket sales
• CCTV cameras; electronic sign boards
• Some public seating for waiting public
• Storage, IT room and staff rest room in each station

31. CBD & Central Station

32. CBD & Central Station
- An integrated plan for CBD with Public
Transport, Parking policy, Freight
managment plan, NMT and universal
access.

33. Transport Management Centre
• Will be the building where the new public
transport system is run from
• High technology environment - It’s the heart of
the system; very technical and technologically
driven – it is a state of the art IT based building
• Structure includes big surveillance rooms (large
screens on all vehicles and stations) –
surrounded by offices
• Optical fibres will flow from the TMC to the
stations over 40 km
• Will have own emergency power and back up
wireless network
• Site approved – opposite the Municipal Offices
• Building will be about 3000 square metres to
accommodate everything – 4 stories
• Construction to start early 2013

34. NMT

35. Universal access – or access for all including the mobility impaired – is a key
priority for the entire RRT system, as is the accommodation of pedestrians and
cyclists (NMT) – these teams are working will all units

36. Transit Oriented Development
• New developmentcalled Boitekong Ext
16 Integrated Development
• Mixed-use land project (residential,
offices & retail)
• RRT Station in front of the development

37. Taxi Industry Transition Highlights
• June 2012 – Taxi Interim Structure
formed and experts appointed for
industry
• December 2012 – MOU Signed between
RLM and TIS
• Ongoing Data Collection
• Sign-off achieved on all taxi routes
• Criteria for determining Directly Affected
Operators (DAO’s) under review
• Launching the TNF (Taxi negotiating
forum) at the end of November

38. Skills, labour and jobs
• The infrastructure programme will create an expected 5000 jobs in the
next three years
• 25% of materials and labour will be sourced from local suppliers
• A local database of unemployed labour has been created (with the RLM’s
Directorate of LED) and supplied to the contractors
– Over 2300 records captured from 24 wards (out of 38)
– More women – generally unskilled but many with matric
– Spread of ages - 18 to 25 and many from 26 to 35
• Major economic boost for non-mine jobs (who are primary employers in
the municipal area).
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39. Some thoughts
• Full network planning
• Integrated Transport System
• Full Universal Access
• NMT scheme
• Strong Marketing & Communication
• Fully ITS & AFC

40. www.namela.co.za
www.rustenburgrapidtransport.co.za