Astrid Wood - How Cities Learn

2 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Types of policy actors.Figure 4.2 BRT policy actors and actions.Figure 4.3 ‘Who told you about BRT?’.Figure 4.4 Details of South African municipal BRT-related study tours.Figure 4.5 Percent of respondents who went on a study...

3 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Shekilango BRT Station, Dar es Salaam.Figure 5.2 Learning process across South African cities.

4 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Horse-drawn tram in Johannesburg.Figure 6.2 Electric trams in Johannesburg.Figure 6.3 Knowledge of BRT adoption in South Africa.Figure 6.4 Exclusive curb lane on city streets.

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3 Title page

4 Copyright

5 Table of Contents

6 List of Figures

7 List of Abbreviations

8 Series Editors’ Preface

9 Acknowledgements

10 Begin Reading

11 Appendix A: Interview Schedule

12 Appendix B: Features of BRT systems in South Africa

13 References

14 Index

15 End User License Agreement

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Figure 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

Figure 4.1 Types of policy actors

Figure 4.2 BRT policy actors

Figure 4.3 ‘Who told you about BRT?’

Figure 4.4 Details of South African municipal BRT-related study tours

Figure 4.5 Percent of respondents who went on a study tour to Bogotá

Figure 5.1 Shekilango BRT Station, Dar es Salaam

Figure 5.2 Learning process across South African cities

Figure 6.1 Horse-drawn tram in Johannesburg

Figure 6.2 Electric trams in Johannesburg

Figure 6.3 Knowledge of BRT adoption in South Africa

Figure 6.4 Exclusive curb lane on city streets

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Ruth Craggs, King’s College London, UK

Chih Yuan Woon, National University of Singapore

RGS-IBG Book Series Editors

David Featherstone

University of Glasgow, UK

RGS-IBG Book Series Editor (2015–2019)

This book is the outcome of more than a decade of research and it would be impossible to thank all those whose support has buoyed it.

To my interviewees in South Africa and those who gave me so many hours of their time, I hope this work provides support to continue improving urban life. This book captures and shares the story of BRT in South Africa, and provides a vital record of post-apartheid transformation. Many of the key figures named in this book have since left government, retired or otherwise moved on to new positions, taking their institutional memory with them. They risked their careers and their lives for a more equitable South Africa. Thank you for your bravery, dedication and candor.

I am indebted to my mentors at Newcastle University and UCL as well as Cardiff University, Royal Holloway University of London and London School of Economics for their feedback and encouragement. I am eternally grateful to Jenny Robinson and Andrew Harris whose insightful comments provided the roadmap throughout my learning process.

I am thankful to my friends and colleagues in Newcastle, London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and around the world who offered feedback on journal articles, book chapters, conference presentations and grant proposals, as well as direction for how to navigate the academic netherworld.

A special thanks to the series editors Ruth Craggs, David Featherstone and Chih Yuan Woon for their careful engagement with the manuscript.