Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.No sector exists in isolation — transport included. How towns, cities and countries move people, goods and services from place to place affects how they function socially and economically.
In the Netherlands, for example, residents can choose to drive, walk, or make use of the country’s vast and established cycle lanes. There are also well-running bus, metro and train networks. And there are seamless links between these systems: bicycle racks are available at stations, and the bus, metro and train lines intersect at convenient points.
From a policy and planning perspective, South Africa is a deeply siloed nation. Its roads network has its own plan, as do railways and ports. Plans for water and housing are also separate from transport and from each other. And there are variations in approach between the local, provincial, and national government. This decentralised, disconnected strategy makes it difficult to gain a holistic perspective, and to introduce interventions that make a meaningful difference.
The Western Cape and Mpumalanga governments are leading the charge here and both have a thorough account of the condition of their roads. But this needs to be a countrywide phenomenon.
Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)
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