South Africa Country: Name of Organistaion/Government entity: Department of Transport, Public Transport Branch Project/Programme title: Integrated Public Transport Networks: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Tshwane and Johannesburg Initiative selected as good practice example: Operating network Thematic area of good practice example: Public Transport Specific location: Gauteng and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa Duration of project/programme: Differs between operating municipalities. Please see below. Beneficiaries of good practice example: People with disabilities, elderly people, children, people accompanying children and pregnant women (accounting for around of the South African population based on 2011 estimates). All public transport users, as it is a safer, better integrated and more reliable form of public transport. Implementing agency/agencies: Implementing municipalities, supported by the province and national department of transport. Universal access consultants, appointed by municipalities provide project support directly to them. Source of funds: National Grant: Public Transport Network Development, Provincial funding (Equitable share) and income generated by the system. Duration of programme and changes achieved: Municipality Duration of Changes achieved and bus system programme
Country: South Africa Name of Organistaion/Government entity: Department of Transport, Public Transport Branch Project/Programme title: Integrated Public Transport Networks: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Tshwane and Johannesburg Initiative selected as good practice example: Operating network Thematic area of good practice example: Public Transport Specific location: Gauteng and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa Duration of project/programme: Differs between operating municipalities. Please see below. Beneficiaries of good practice example: People with disabilities, elderly people, children, people accompanying children and pregnant women (accounting for around of the South African population based on 2011 estimates). All public transport users, as it is a safer, better integrated and more reliable form of public transport. Implementing agency/agencies: Implementing municipalities, supported by the province and national department of transport. Universal access consultants, appointed by municipalities provide project support directly to them. Source of funds: National Grant: Public Transport Network Development, Provincial funding (Equitable share) and income generated by the system. Duration of programme and changes achieved: Municipality and bus system Duration of programme Changes achieved
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