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Further, despite the merits of BRT it should be noted that it is not a panacea for transportation problems. The often cited success story of Curitiba’s BRT/bus way in Brazil should be looked into more sceptically. Critiques have questioned the plausibility of the published cost of BRT construction in Curitiba as well as the feasibility of policies adopted and implemented by the Brazilian authorities.
Lastly, perhaps one of the more critical characteristics of Johannesburg as a city is having the highest rate of violent crimes in the African continent and this has a huge repercussion on any transportation improvement strategy before and beyond the 2010 World Cup. Security is a major issue and as long as the South African government fails to include in its transport strategy policy measures which address overcrowding, irresponsible driving and high crime rate in taxi ranks and everywhere, such strategies, either pushing for Gautrain or adopting the BRT, would be futile.
References:
Light Rail Now! http://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_brt007.htm
Wikipedia. www.wikipedia.org
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Kristinne
I am working part-time for an international organisation, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation working towards social, civic and economic justice. CIVICUS is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the same time, I am finishing my master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Philippines. I lived in Johannesburg for almost a year and my experiences in that beautiful but scarred country, opened my eyes to a lot of realities that I used to ignore.
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