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R11-billion for public transport ahead of 2010
21 February 2008 - The National Treasury has allocated an extra R11 billion to public transport funding over the next three years ahead of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup™.
SADC to boost air transport for 2010
4 February 2008 - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has prioritised air transport as among its measures to delivering a quality 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and FIFA Confederations Cup 2009.
Plans to provide 19 airlines for 2010
3 January 2008 - Plans are underway for Southern Africa to provide about 19 airlines for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup™ to be held in South Africa.
Transport: Objectives and Planning
Objectives
The Government is using the World Cup as a catalyst for the faster development of an efficient, sustainable and affordable public transport system that will benefit commuters and the economy in the years following the event. Public transport will offer a predictable, safe, effective and cost-efficient way to get to the key World Cup sites.
The 2010 transport projects will develop state-of-the-art infrastructure and systems that promote public over private transport in host cities and municipalities. The impetus provided by the World Cup has already resulted in a revolution in the way municipalities approach public transport and urban development.
But the focus is not just on transport within the host cities themselves: systems for travelling across the country will be developed and rail transport will be transformed.
At the same time, the focus on sustainable public transport will help meet the need for better services to communities – and bring huge environmental benefits in the form of a cleaner South Africa.
Planning
The 2010 Transport Action Plan
The Department of Transport, in consultation with the transport sector, has developed the 2010 Transport Action Plan. The plan integrates transport, security, emergency response and socio-economic development, and provides guidance to authorities involved with public transport, tourism, border control, aviation and economic development.
The broad principles of the 2010 Transport Action Plan are to:
- accelerate existing transport plans and maximise existing transport infrastructure
- improve public transport and promote its use
- integrate existing transport services
- accelerate implementation of the Government's economic and sustainable development policies
The plan covers:
- coordination in public transport
- operations planning
- aviation
- road transport
- tourism transport
- freight logistics
- security
- transport of FIFA officials and associates
- media transport
- communications
- the uptake of intelligent transport systems
- travel demand management
Demand analysis and management
Demand management is a key strategy that accompanies the major infrastructure investments. It allows officials to identify and tackle transport demands – right down to the number of fans who may be arriving at an airport or leaving a stadium at a particular time on a particular day.
The Department of Transport, along with FIFA and the Organising Committee, has studied previous World Cup tournaments and Olympic events in carefully analysing transport needs for 2010. Officials are getting to grips with the demand dynamics of the 2010 tournament – looking at such factors as the time and sequencing of matches; the location of accommodation in relation to stadiums; tourist venues; the flow of people locally, regionally and nationally; and international arrivals at airports and border posts.
Coordinating role-players
The Department of Transport’s dedicated 2010 office and the 2010 Transport Sector Task Team, coordinates transport functionaries across the levels of government, including host cities. There is coordination with all transport authorities, state-owned and private transport bodies, the Organising Committee transport team, emergency service providers, the South African Police Service, the National Intelligence Agency and other security forces. Task teams within sectors such as aviation and rail are other mechanisms for coordination and integration.
The private sector – in the consulting, training, maintenance, service and manufacturing industries – has given valuable input into transport planning for 2010 and beyond, and will continue to be consulted.
Timelines
From 2004 to 2005, the Department of Transport was busy with consultation and strategic planning for the transport demands of 2010.
The implementation of accelerated public transport improvements and World Cup tournament operational plans will continue until December 2008.
January 2009 will see “dry runs” and the fine-tuning of transport systems – until the event kicks off in June 2010.