Guidelines for Sustainable Urban Transport in Selected Areas of the City of Tshwane, South Africa

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate public attitudes towards sustainable urban transport in the City of Tshwane in order to develop guidelines for sustainable urban transport. The number of households owning private cars increased approximately from 22.9% in 2003 to 28.5% in 2013. Geographical location is used for quota sampling so that all the seven regions in the Tshwane could be represented. The total sample size of the study is (N=418). Primary data is gathered by a structured questionnaire while the Likert scale method was employed to get public attitudes regarding sustainable urban transport. The City of Tshwane in South Africa had the largest increase in population using private cars between 2003 and 2013 of approximately 11.3%, hence there is a need to shift from private cars to sustainable modes of transport. The findings of the research revealed that private cars are the most frequently used mode of transport in the City of Tshwane. The results also indicated that the majority of the residents of the City of Tshwane had a negative attitude towards sustainable transport modes and it was attributed to safety, reliability and convenience concerns. Finally, the paper provides recommendations on how the city planners need to implement transport initiatives that can improve the service quality and safety features of sustainable transport modes. The findings presented in this study provide useful insights to the city planners to secure sustainable urban transportation in the City of Tshwane.

Assessing Spatial Planning Readiness to Accommodate Innovative Transport Systems and Technologies.

“…The city of Tshwane is located in the Gauteng Province, the Gauteng Province is highly urbanized and is the economic hub of South Africa, furthermore, the city of Tshwane has a population of about 2.9 million with a land area of about 6298km 2 (Landman and Nel, 2022). Between 2003 and 2014, the city of Tshwane experienced the most significant growth in population relying on private vehicles, however, these vehicles are contributing towards greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion, therefore, it is imperative to transition towards a more sustainable mode of transport, however, there is lack of adequate sustainable urban transport policies to facilitate the transition towards sustainable mode of transport (DURI and Van Zyl, 2019) Electric vehicles and their associated infrastructure have become prevalent in the city of Tshwane, charging infrastructure for electric cars can be located in areas such as the Menlyn Maine shopping centre situated in the eastern suburb of the city of Tshwane and at areas such as the municipal offices (TMPD logistics offices).…”

“…Scholars have articulated that emerging challenges in cities result from an increase in urbanization (Bayram and Bayhan, 2020). In developing countries these challenges provide an opportunity for cities to invest in new smart technologies to inform the transition towards sustainable urban growth and sustainable urban mobility (Banister, 2011). The role of technology in urban mobility is concerned with the aspects of sustainable and integrated smart urban mobility systems (Lyons, 2018).…”