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Evolving Urban transport policy

Evolving Urban transport policy A Review of Critical Issues and Emerging Policy Principles BILL CAMERON AND THEO MAEDER Constitutional and institutional changes in South Africa have heralded a new round of debate about the perennial Jurban transport problem'. The Department of Transport is preparing to publish a White Paper on National Transport Policy, prior to consolidating transport legislation and implementing new policies which will affect all three tiers of government. Urban transport, and in particular passenger transport policies, are being generated through a consultative process involving all the leading stakeholders. The debate is controversial, with widely differing viewpoints being expressed about fundamental principles such as ownership, competition, regulation and the roles of the various levels of government. This paper provides an overview of urban transport policy in South Africa. After a brief review of recent history, critical issues are discussed. A description of policy principles is provided and the paper concludes with an outline of some scenarios of the future of transport in urban areas. A REVIEW OF THE RECENT HISTORY OF URBAN TRANSPORT Legislation Until the late 1970s passenger transport in South Africa was extensively regulated. Initially this was to protect the South African Railways from the competition of road-based operators. From http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Urban Forum Springer Journals

Evolving Urban transport policy

Cameron, Bill; Maeder, Theo
Urban Forum , Volume 6 (2) – Apr 3, 2009
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Springer Journals
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Social Sciences; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Population Economics; Political Science; Sociology, general
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1015-3802
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1874-6330
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10.1007/BF03036562
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A Review of Critical Issues and Emerging Policy Principles BILL CAMERON AND THEO MAEDER Constitutional and institutional changes in South Africa have heralded a new round of debate about the perennial Jurban transport problem'. The Department of Transport is preparing to publish a White Paper on National Transport Policy, prior to consolidating transport legislation and implementing new policies which will affect all three tiers of government. Urban transport, and in particular passenger transport policies, are being generated through a consultative process involving all the leading stakeholders. The debate is controversial, with widely differing viewpoints being expressed about fundamental principles such as ownership, competition, regulation and the roles of the various levels of government. This paper provides an overview of urban transport policy in South Africa. After a brief review of recent history, critical issues are discussed. A description of policy principles is provided and the paper concludes with an outline of some scenarios of the future of transport in urban areas. A REVIEW OF THE RECENT HISTORY OF URBAN TRANSPORT Legislation Until the late 1970s passenger transport in South Africa was extensively regulated. Initially this was to protect the South African Railways from the competition of road-based operators. From

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