Add to ORKGIn 2007 the South African National Department of Transport commissioned the construction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Networks in major metros. However, due to increased cost and dependence on subsidies, there have been questions about the need for and sustainability of BRT networks. This paper presents the scheduling of minibus taxi routes as an alternative solution to providing better public transport service. The investigation focussed on the Hammanskraal-Pretoria_CBD minibus taxi route in Tshwane. Scheduling resulted in shorter passenger waiting times, higher average daily trips per vehicle and reduced fleet size. This means a more reliable and efficient service can be provided without the cost of purchasing new vehicles and infrastructur...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Cities across the Global South have sought to replace minibus paratransit with contracted scheduled ...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Public transport reform efforts in Cape Town have previously focused on replacing unscheduled minibu...
The minibus taxi industry has grown from a modest provider of public transportation to the largest s...
Like a growing a number of African countries, South Africa has embraced bus rapid transit (BRT) as a...
The minibus taxi industry has grown to become the largest provider of transport to the urban public....
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Over the last 15 years South Africa has invested heavily in the upgrading of public transport. Howe...
Bus Rapid Transit systems are becoming a more integral part of public transport systems in major Afr...
In South Africa the minibus-taxi industry is the most frequent, available and affordable mode of tra...
The large-scale replacement of unscheduled minibus-taxi services with scheduled bus rapid transit tr...
Many governments in the global South are grappling with challenges of improving the quality of infor...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
In the City of Cape Town (the City), a significant increase in the use of minibus taxi services by c...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Cities across the Global South have sought to replace minibus paratransit with contracted scheduled ...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Public transport reform efforts in Cape Town have previously focused on replacing unscheduled minibu...
The minibus taxi industry has grown from a modest provider of public transportation to the largest s...
Like a growing a number of African countries, South Africa has embraced bus rapid transit (BRT) as a...
The minibus taxi industry has grown to become the largest provider of transport to the urban public....
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Over the last 15 years South Africa has invested heavily in the upgrading of public transport. Howe...
Bus Rapid Transit systems are becoming a more integral part of public transport systems in major Afr...
In South Africa the minibus-taxi industry is the most frequent, available and affordable mode of tra...
The large-scale replacement of unscheduled minibus-taxi services with scheduled bus rapid transit tr...
Many governments in the global South are grappling with challenges of improving the quality of infor...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
In the City of Cape Town (the City), a significant increase in the use of minibus taxi services by c...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...
Cities across the Global South have sought to replace minibus paratransit with contracted scheduled ...
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 ...