Midrand Streets – a Lament
In this post, we look at how efficient it is to use the Gautrain at a pedestrian. Answer: it isn’t. On Thursday we attended a seminar on non-motorised transport (NMT) at Gallagher Estate, organised in...
View ArticleGautrain Facebook Site Video
We write on the benefits of spontaneity in public transport, and how Gautrain doesn’t really understand this. Gautrain recently posted on its facebook site this video, in which it demonstrates a number...
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OCCUPY Public Transport!!!
In this post, we ponder upon the importance of public transport, and the desperate need for car-users to use public transport. Fate is sometimes cruel and merciless. On Monday last week it put us on...
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Let’s walk
Marius Pieterse looks at our aversion to the very simple act of walking. Several urban websites, including our Facebook page, recently quoted the mayor of Bogota saying that, in truly developed cities,...
View ArticleWalking in Joburg
Andie Miller on walking in Joburg. In South Africa, with its particular history, remnants of the artificial construction of economic access along racial lines are echoed in the current profiles of...
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Tuk-Tuks: Development in Joburg Public Transport?
Another photo from our sister site jozigram, this one showing a rather exiting recent development in Joburg public transport… The post Tuk-Tuks: Development in Joburg Public Transport? appeared...
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For whom the bells e-toll…
Marius Pieterse looks at the impact of Urban e-tolling on the city, and argues that it is necessary for the sustainable growth of the city. So, yesterday saw yet another curtain fall over the e-tolling...
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On petrol hikes, public transport and change
So, up the petrol price goes, by a gazillion cents per drop, and waves of dejection wash through every Joburg corner. On Facebook, our friends are cooking up all kinds of formidable financial survival...
View ArticleRea Vaya: How Does It Measure Up?
Rea Vaya’s Phase 1A has been awarded a Silver designation by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. We look at what this means. The Rea Vaya Phase 1A has been awarded a Silver...
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Bike Sharing in Joburg
Is a bike sharing scheme necessary in Johannesburg? We give 10 reasons why it is. Bike sharing is a system used in many cities worldwide which provides bicycles at points (called bike stations) around...
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Joburg’s Tram System – 1932
A map showing Joburg’s tram system in 1932. Although serving exclusively Joburg’s white suburbs, it’s a travesty that the apartheid city government at the time abandoned the system in 1961, declaring...
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Drawing In the Periphery?
In this post, we briefly reflect on the notion of the urban periphery in relation to the right to the city and consider how public transport can redefine what it means to be located there. On our...
View ArticlePRASA to upgrade commuter rail
PRASA recently announced an upgrade to the country’s commuter railway stock. See a great video here showing what we can expect! The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa recently signed the first phase...
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Making informal transport part of the solution
This is the first in a series of posts in which we explore the role informal transport can and does play in the current transport system in Johannesburg. “In Kenya we call them matatus, in Dar es...
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Equalizing the Cost of Distance
We welcome the soon-to-be-implemented reduction in Rea Vaya fares for commuters travelling more than 25 km. We were pleased to note that, as from this coming weekend, Rea Vaya fares will be reduced...
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Sho’t left: Travelling in a taxi
This is our second post on informal transport in Johannesburg. In this post, we explore how travelling by taxi compares to other modes of transport. As a middle class white boy, I always found the...
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#GoGauteng (1)
We look at #GoGauteng, an app designed to make public transport in Gauteng easier to use. We noticed this morning the launch of #GoGauteng, an app designed by GoMetro aimed at improving information for...
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#GoGauteng (2)
Who is responsible for creating information about public transport? This is the second in our series of three posts on the #GoGauteng app, an app designed to make it easier for commuters in the Gauteng...
View ArticleStrategic Integrated Transport Plan Framework for Joburg
Click here to download the Srategic Integrated Transport Plan Framework for the City of Johannesburg, adopted in October 2013. The post Strategic Integrated Transport Plan Framework for Joburg appeared...
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Public Transport in Jozi
Urban Joburg’s first offline event Last week Tuesday, Urban Joburg hosted a CityAfrika discussion on public transport in Joburg. Facilitated by former MMC for Transport in the City of Johannesburg,...
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