Cape Town’s MyCiTi(IRT) System

Presentation to Cape Town Partnership

24th August 2010

Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) includes:

Network of pedestrian pathways and full-size bicycle lanes

Close integration with other forms of public and private transport

High qualityBus Rapid Transit (BRT) public transport system

Complementing rail services

Woodstock link with rail

Alternative to increasedcar use

Cape Town’s MyCiTi

•Cape Town's MyCiTi will be made up of:• trunk services – dedicated routes, stations and

buses• feeder services – routes, stops & buses• Dedicated pedestrian infrastructure and cycle

ways• and supported by:• A new set of organisational arrangements and

business model

A) Trunk services on dedicated lanes

•Lane in middle of the roadway

•Dedicated lane identified with colour

•Major origin to major destination

•Larger vehicles

Trunk stationTrunk station

B) Feeder services mainly in general traffic

• Standard/smaller buses• Travel mainly in mixed

traffic but dedicated lanes in key segments

• Curbside boarding • Residential areas and CBD• Provide connections to

trunk services

Comparable to existing SA bus services

Level boarding permits universal access

• prams and pushchairs• the elderly and children

Level boarding allows effortless access for:•wheelchairs •bicycles

Stations give shelter and pre-board ticketing

Safe and secure

Trunk stations monitored by:• Volunteer guides• Ticket sales staff• Goodwood Traffic Management Centre

• Security cameras• Security guards

How IRT will work

•Fares will be similar to those currently charged

•Cheaper fares off peak•From R4 to R16

•Buses running every few minutes in peak

•Around three times per hour in non-peak

•Services from early morning to late evening

Electronic smart cards

•Allows transfers between routes on a single fare

•Smooth processing of large numbers of passengers

•Sold at stations and retail outlets

• Integrated into new cards issued by South African banks since April

8TAXI

ASSOCIATIONSApprox 700

taxis

+2BUS

COMPANIESApprox 200

buses

TRANSFORM

2IRT VEHICLE OPERATOR COMPANIES

Approx 270 buses

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Industry transformation

A national program

• Increasingly popular internationally • South America and China

•Low cost compared to alternatives•Can be inserted into existing city road system • Initiated in Johannesburg – Rea Vaya •Associated with national policy to devolve

public transport responsibility to cities (National Land Transport Act)

Cost effective

BRT• Trams R65 – 160 Million/km• Light rail R100 – 250 Million / km• Urban rail R150 – 400Million / km• Elevated rail R325 – 650Million / km • Metro R325 – 2000 Million / km

R3.2 - 100 Mil /km

Cape Town IRT trunk

infrastructure is

costing about R 40

million / km on

average

Factors in operational cost viability

•Average trip distance•Passenger numbers•Peak to base ridership ratio•Minimum frequencies in off-peak •Two way passenger flow•Local labour and other cost structures •User income levels

South Africa’s spread out cities

Cape Town Central City area

• For Cape Town central area to be one of the great urban spaces it needs • Significantly increased activity levels • Sustained for 18 hours a day

• Unless a much greater proportion of mobility and access is provided by public transport, walking and cycling this will not be feasible because of congestion

• Some trunk services through CBD to Waterfront• Key to movement within area between Salt River and

Sea Point is the feeder services

For any further information, feel free to contact:Gershwin Fortune BSc (Civil) Eng, MEng Cum laude.

Acting Manager: IRT System Planning & ModellingE-mail: gershwin.fortune@capetown.gov.za

Tel: +27214003886

Business structure

City of Cape Town

Vehicle Operators

Contractors

IRT Contract Structure

Station Customer Service Contractor

Control CentreContractor

ServiceAgreement

Contract

Department:IRT Operations (see

5.2.1)

(in future: Possibly Municipal Entity – see

5.2.2)

IRT OperationsDepartment

(in future possibly transferred to Municipal

Entity)

Automatic Fare systemsContractor (incl

Merchant Acquirer)

Phase 1a Corridor Vehicle Operator Contracts

2Contracts

2Companies

NORTHERNWest Coast

SOUTHERNInner City

Cape Town Integrated Rapid Transit System