METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IN CAPE TOWN

J G. Brand

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1983

Subject Area

planning - environmental impact, land use - impacts, land use - planning, ridership - demand, policy - environment, place - africa, place - urban, mode - subway/metro

Keywords

Urban transportation, Urban planning, Travel models (Travel demand), Travel demand, Transportation planning, Transportation industry, Transportation economics, Transportation, Transport economics, Transport, Town planning, South Africa, Roads, Metropolitan areas, Metropolitan area planning, Intracity transportation, Highways, Highway systems, Funding, Financing, Environmental impacts, Environmental effects, Economics, Economic analysis, Conurbations, Construction, Community planning, City planning

Abstract

South African urban transportation planning has over the past decades focused on the development of high cost road-orientated capital facilities. A growing awareness has however arisen in recent years that each significant addition to the road system has added to the strain on available financial resources, has generated environmental impacts, and has often induced so much additional travel that the new facility has soon needed expanded capacity.

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