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Names: Wood, Astrid, author. | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), issuing body. | Institute of British Geographers, issuing body.

Title: How cities learn : tracing bus rapid transit in South Africa / Astrid Wood.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021044851 (print) | LCCN 2021044852 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119794271 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119794288 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119794318 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119794301 (epub) | ISBN 9781119794295 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Bus rapid transit--South Africa. | Transportation--Social aspects-South Africa.

Classification: LCC HE5704.4.A6 W66 2022 (print) | LCC HE5704.4.A6 (ebook) | DDC 388.4/13220968-dc23/eng/20211130

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021044851LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021044852

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1 Cover

2 Serious page

3 Title page

4 Copyright

5 List of Figures

6 List of Abbreviations

7 Series Editors’ Preface

8 Acknowledgements

9 1. Introduction BRT Arrives in South AfricaUnderstanding the South African CityTransport Geography, Policy Mobilities and Learning in and from the SouthUsing Policy Mobilities as a MethodologyStructure of the Book

10 2. Geographies of Knowledge Building an Analytic for TracingTracing through Policy ModelsTracing through Actors and AssociationsTracing through CitiesTracing through Temporalities

11 3. Translating BRT to South Africa IntroductionThe Geography of BRTForming the Bogotá Model of BRTIntroducing BRT in South African Cities Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya Cape Town’s MyCiTi Tshwane’s A Re Yeng Rustenburg’s Yarona Nelson Mandela Bay’s Libhongolethu eThekwini’s Go Durban! A South African Interpretation of BRT About the Station Platform About the Bus About the Bus Lane About the Route BRT and Taxi Transformation The South African Taxi Industry State Intervention in Transportation Negotiating with Taxi Operators Conclusion

12 4. Actors and Associations Circulating BRT IntroductionAn Analytic for Studying Policy ActorsRedefining the Role of Policy Actors Policy Mobilizers of BRT Circulation Intermediaries of BRT Circulation Local Pioneers of BRT Circulation Learning through Networks Networks of Internationals Networks of South Africans Power Dynamics of Networks Conclusion

13 5. The Local Politics of BRT IntroductionThe International Context of BRT Circulation Learning from South America Learning from Africa Learning from India Learning from the North The National Context of BRT Circulation Political Interactions between South African Localities Technical Exchanges between South Africa Localities The Municipal Context of BRT CirculationConclusion

14 6. Repetitive Processes of BRT Adoption IntroductionTracing Transportation Innovation in South AfricaPlanting the Seeds of BRT in South Africa Gradual Processes of Learning Repetitive Processes of Circulation Delayed Processes of Adoption Transportation Innovations Not AdoptedConclusion

15 7. Conclusion IntroductionReflecting on How Cities LearnReflecting on BRT in South Africa

16 Appendix A: Interview Schedule

17 Appendix B: Features of BRT systems in South Africa

18 References

19 Index

20 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Number of BRT systems opening annually.Figure 3.2 Map of BRT in South Africa.Figure 3.3 BRT adoption and implementation in South Africa.Figure 3.4 Fashion Square Rea Vaya station, Johannesburg.Figure 3.5 Lagoon Beach MyCiTi station, Cape Town.Figure 3.6 Map of A Re Yeng, Tshwane.Figure 3.7 Hatfield A Re Yeng station, Tshwane.Figure 3.8 Yarona station platform, Rustenburg.Figure 3.9 Features of BRT Systems in Cape Town and Johannesburg.Figure 3.10 Rea Vaya high-floor station, Johannesburg.Figure 3.11 Rea Vaya bus, Johannesburg.Figure 3.12 Rea Vaya bus lane, Johannesburg.Figure 3.13 MyCiTi bus lane, Cape Town.Figure 3.14 Map of the MyCiti, Cape Town.Figure 3.15 Map of Rea Vaya, Johannesburg.Figure 3.16 Modal split in South African cities.Figure 3.17 Public Transport Infrastructure and Systems Grant allocation.Figure 3.18 BRT in political cartoons.