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Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning?
Neethling, L. 2025. Does the Current Traffic Impact Assessment Process Followed in South Africa Encourage Unsustainable Transport Planning?. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/c3aea0d3-4265-4d8c-9ff8-6e6939c51209
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132554 Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? Neethling, Lize Bruwer, Megan Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering. Transportation -- Planning -- Decision making -- South Africa Sustainable transportation -- South Africa Urban impact analysis -- South Africa Transportation surveys -- South Africa Traffic engineering -- Data processing -- South Africa UCTD Neethling, L. 2025. Does the Current Traffic Impact Assessment Process Followed in South Africa Encourage Unsustainable Transport Planning?. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/c3aea0d3-4265-4d8c-9ff8-6e6939c51209 Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traffic Impact Assessments (TIAs) are used to determine the impact that new developments or changes in land use zoning would have on the surrounding road network. These assessments play a key role in urban planning and assist in predicting future transport needs. All TIAs in South Africa must be done in line with the national TIA guidelines published by the Committee of Transport Officials. TIA guidelines have the ability to ensure that sustainable transport planning takes place. The aim of this research was to assess whether the current TIA framework in South Africa promotes unsustainable transport planning. While the South African TIA guidelines include requirements for various transport modes, they emphasise private vehicle use and the impacts that private vehicles would have on the road network. This focus on private vehicles allows TIAs to neglect public transport and non-motorised transport (NMT). These sustainable transport modes are essential for many South Africans in their daily travels. This research compared TIA guidelines from five countries (South Africa, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America) to determine the level of sustainable transport planning required in their TIAs. All guidelines address various transport modes, however the main focus of the TIAs varied. The South African TIA guidelines resembled those of the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America. These guidelines are focussed on the use of private vehicles. In contrast, the TIA guidelines of New Zealand and the United Kingdom incorporate more sustainable transport alongside private vehicle use. A case study of five gated suburban developments was then conducted to evaluate the practical implementation of the South African TIA guidelines. All TIAs adhered to the South African TIA guidelines and focussed on private vehicles use by residents. Most of the information in the TIAs directly related to private vehicle use, accesses, parking and road infrastructure. Minimal attention was given to alternative sustainable transport modes or facilities. Thus, confirming that the South African TIA process promotes private vehicle use and reinforces the view of private vehicles as a necessity in urban planning. The opinions of traffic engineers were sought through a survey to evaluate the implementation and sustainability of South Africa’s current TIA process. It was evident that most transport practitioners agree that the TIA guidelines promote the use of private vehicles and do not require adequate assessment of sustainable transport modes. However, transport practitioners believe that focusing on sustainable transport in South Africa is feasible. Thus, illustrating that despite existing challenges, incorporating more sustainable transport strategies in the South African TIA process would be practical and beneficial. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verkeersimpakassesserings (VIAs) word gebruik om die impak te bepaal wat nuwe ontwikkelinge of veranderinge in grondgebruiksonering op die omliggende padnetwerk sal hê. Hierdie assesserings speel ‘n sleutelrol in stedelike beplanning en help om toekomstige vervoerbehoeftes te voorspel. Alle VIAs in Suid-Afrika moet gedoen word in ooreenstemming met die nasionale VIA-riglyne wat deur die Komitee van Vervoerbeamptes gepubliseer is. VIA-riglyne het die vermoë om te verseker dat volhoubare vervoerbeplanning plaasvind. Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om te bepaal of die huidige VIA-raamwerk in SuidAfrika onvolhoubare vervoerbeplanning bevorder. Hoewel die Suid-Afrikaanse VIAriglyne vereistes vir verskeie vervoermetodes insluit, beklemtoon dit die gebruik van privaatvoertuie en die impak wat privaatvoertuie op die padnetwerk sal hê. Hierdie fokus op privaatvoertuie stel VIAs in staat om openbare vervoer en nie-gemotoriseerde vervoer te verwaarloos. Hierdie volhoubare vervoermetodes is noodsaaklik vir baie Suid-Afrikaners in hul daaglikse reise. Hierdie navorsing het VIA-riglyne van vyf lande (Suid-Afrika, Nieu-Seeland, die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate, die Verenigde Koninkryk en die Verenigde State van Amerika) vergelyk om die vlak van volhoubare vervoerbeplanning wat in hul VIAs vereis word, te bepaal. Alle riglyne spreek verskeie vervoermetodes aan, maar die hooffokus van die VIA’s het egter gewissel. Die Suid-Afrikaanse VIA-riglyne het met dié van die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate en die Verenigde State van Amerika ooreengekom. Hierdie riglyne is gefokus op die gebruik van privaatvoertuie. Daarteenoor het die VIA-riglyne van Nieu-Seeland en die Verenigde Koninkryk meer volhoubare vervoer saam met privaat voertuiggebruik in te sluit. ‘n Gevallestudie van vyf omheinde voorstedelike ontwikkelinge was toe gedoen om die praktiese implementering van die Suid-Afrikaanse VIA-riglyne te evalueer. Alle VIAs het die Suid-Afrikaanse VIA-riglyne nagekom en gefokus op die gebruik van privaatvoertuie wat deur inwoners. Die meeste van die inligting in die VIAs hou direk verband met privaat voertuiggebruik, toegange, parkering en padinfrastruktuur. Minimale aandag is gegee aan alternatiewe volhoubare vervoermetodes of fasiliteite. Dit bevestig dus dat die Suid-Afrikaanse VIA-proses die gebruik van privaatvoertuie bevorder en die siening van privaatvoertuie as ‘n noodsaaklikheid in stedelike beplanning versterk. Die menings van verkeersingenieurs was ingewin duer ‘n opname om die implementering en volhoubaarheid van Suid-Afrika se huidige VIA-proses te evalueer. Dit was duidelik dat die meeste verkeerspraktisyne saamstem dat die VIA-riglyne die gebruik van privaatvoertuie bevorder en nie voldoende assessering van volhoubare vervoermetodes vereis nie. Verkeerspraktisyne glo egter dat die haalbaar is om op volhoubare vervoer in Suid-Afrika te fokus. Dit illustreet dus dat ten spyte van bestaande uitdagings, die inkorporering van meer volhoubare vervoerstrategieë in die SuidAfrikaanse VIA-proses prakties en voordelig sal wees. 2025-06-11T07:33:48Z 2025-06-11T07:33:48Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132554 en Stellenbosch University xiii, 134 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Transportation -- Planning -- Decision making -- South Africa Sustainable transportation -- South Africa Urban impact analysis -- South Africa Transportation surveys -- South Africa Traffic engineering -- Data processing -- South Africa UCTD Neethling, Lize Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? |
| title | Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? |
| title_full | Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? |
| title_fullStr | Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? |
| title_short | Does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in South Africa encourage unsustainable transport planning? |
| title_sort | does the current traffic impact assessment process followed in south africa encourage unsustainable transport planning |
| topic | Transportation -- Planning -- Decision making -- South Africa Sustainable transportation -- South Africa Urban impact analysis -- South Africa Transportation surveys -- South Africa Traffic engineering -- Data processing -- South Africa UCTD |
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