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Low-carbon Challenges
Team composition
Main trip purposeson weekdays
Destinations
% of household members
City criteria for checkpoints:
· Heritage and tourist attractions
· Public educational facility
· Sporting facility
· Shopping area
· Place of learning
· ‘Green’ building
Route
Trips / routes / modes / fares
One tool
Critical Mass Johannesburg
Critical Mass Pretoria
Cycle Soweto
Cycle Wits
JUCA (Joburg Urban Cycling Association)
Think Bike
Future Joburg
Gauteng Commuter Organisation
Johannesburg Disability Forum
Khathorus Rail Commuters
Mamelodi Transport Commuters Forum
Metrobus Commuter Forum
Meyerton Commuter Forum
Midrand 5 Campaign
NATCOSA (National Transport Commuters)
SA Commuter Organisation
SATAPA (SA Taxi Passenger Association)
Soweto Commuter Forum
Thembisa Commuters Forum
TUGSA (Transport Users Group of Persons with Disabilities)Universities Inter-Campus Transport CommitteeWheel Well
· Walkers fully experience the environment through which they are moving
· Need for infrastructure
· Bicycle purchasing costs
· Issues with taking bicycles on public transport · Rules are unclear · Have to have a folding bicycle (costly) or dismantle their bike (inconvenient). · Bicycles can be taken on Metrorail trains only during off-peak times and costs extra
· Consider bike sharing: bicycles are provided for free to ride from
station to station
Comments on modes: Non-motorised
Comments on modes: Minibus taxis
· Available every few minutes
· Arrive on time
· Reaches outlying areas at lower cost
· Unpredictable and irregular service
· Dangerous
· Dirty buses · Unreliable · Expensive · Drivers are rude
· “It is the only direct route from peoples’ homes to place of work so they are forced to use it.”
· “There are communication problems between the government and Putco. When the forum approaches Putco, they refer them to the government and vice versa.”
· Need for subsided bus transport from Johannesburg South to Pretoria
· People invest in monthly bus/train tickets and when those break down/strike, they do not have money to pay for taxis
Comments on modes: Buses
· Efficient · Reliable · Comfortable· Expensive – “Prices should be comparable to taxis”· “Discounts on off-peak fares do not help us.”· Kilometre-based fares discriminate against people who live far out· A major problem is that they do not accept cash· “Even if you want a single trip you will have to load it on the card”· Good to get notifications via SMS· Display boards do not provide all the information· “No timetables at the stops. Apparently this is done on purpose in
line with a first world service – whenever you arrive, there will be a bus along shortly. But then you are unsure.”
· Staff are unhelpful and can’t provide information · Drivers unfriendly· BRT smartcard is much more difficult to use than the Gautrain card
Comments on modes: BRT
· “People lose their jobs as a result of unreliable trains.” · Radio station gives delays for the day, but not for remote areas· “When trains do not arrive, get stuck along the way, cables are
stolen etc., these issues need to be communicated to people. Speakers should be placed in all trains.” www.gometro.co.za
· Delays/cancellations cause commuters to pay extra for taxis · Stations are far from work areas· To get to a station, people need to first get a taxi, which is costly· Metrorail trains are infrequent on weekends· Over-crowding· Injuries because trains take off suddenly
Comments on modes: Metrorail
· Reliable · Fast · Safe
· High prices – “Even people working for the Gautrain (security guards) cannot afford to travel on it.”
· Gautrain feeder buses do not work on weekends
Comments on modes: Gautrain
Interviews along the way
· Do you mostly use public transport, minibus taxis, or a car to get around? If a car, do you share lifts?
· What was good about the Challenge experience (not only the transport, but also anything else)?
· What recommendations do you have for the City about the transport options you used, including walking?
· Was the app helpful or not? How would you improve it?· If the event were held again, what would you change or improve?· We welcome any stories you have from the day.· Will you change anything about your behaviour based on anything
new you learnt about climate change and emissions?
Follow-up questions: Racers
· Teamwork with people from different backgrounds· Pleasant interactions with drivers, passengers, pedestrians,
curious members of the general public – social cohesion· Raised awareness on climate change and more sustainable
choices· Trying out new sustainable transport types such as electric vehicles· Being able to engage with the Mayor / MMC
Remarked on:· A 74-year old woman who prefers walking and is still fit and healthy · A traffic officer who gave them advice on traffic situation in the city,
as well as safest transport options· People from the local township who never go by bus· A “really nice” minibus driver who dropped them off where they
needed to be
· What value (if any) did the Challenge deliver to the City?· What (if anything) was useful to your work in the preparation for
the Challenge and during the Challenge?· What did you learn from the experience?· Has there been any impact within the Department resulting from
the Challenge? · If so, what? · If the event were held again, what would you change or improve
(besides starting the project a lot earlier)?
Follow-up questions: City officials and
public transport providers
Participating · What was the value (if any) for your organisation of participating in
the Challenge, or exhibits?· What did you learn from the experience?· If a similar event were held again, what would you change or
improve?· Would you participate again? In what way? Non-participating· What was the barrier to your organisation getting involved?
(‘Not interested’ is also an answer.)· If a similar event were held again, would you participate? Why?· What role would you like to play?
Follow-up questions: ‘alternative’ transport
solution providers
· Opportunity to introduce people to new forms of transport
· Connect with relevant institutions who were interested in their work
Emissions calculations: Public transport
5 used in ITMP2514 used in ERC Sanedi
http://unfccc.int/files/focus/mitigation/application/pdf/laos_presentation_for_nama_workshop.pdf
http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/electric-tuk-tuk-r2485
Assumed an average between tuk-tuk and Nissan Leaf due to lack of information
Gauteng's 25-year Integrated Transport Management Plan
ERC data
Emissions calculations: Private transport
http://www.greenfin.co.za/blogs/electric-bikes-in-south-africa-.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf
Based on NREL study for hydrogen production (http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/46612.pdf). Assumed hydrogen produced from natural gas. Adjusted for bicycle based on weight difference between car and tuktuk.
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