There is no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted transport movements and traffic volumes severely and is expected to have a lasting impact on the industry. Client bodies from within the major metropolitan Municipalities and Agencies have had to adopt new approaches to the evaluation of transport assessments.
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eThekwini Transport Authority.
City of Cape Town. Disclaimer: The City of Cape Town accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the data contained therein or the interpretation thereof.
Johannesburg Roads Agency. Disclaimer: The temporary measures/ guidelines put in place during lockdown relating to traffic impact assessments can be amended at any given time and professionals should engage with the JRA prior to commencing with any traffic related studies.
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted everyone in South Africa, how we go about our day to day lives and how we travel. Some of these realities will have a lasting impact on transport patterns, travel behaviour and general movement of both people and goods as well as the provision of services that may provide opportunities for creating more resilient and sustainable transport systems. Although significant insight from international experience of COVID-19 have been gained, South Africa has a unique transport context requiring solutions that respond to current circumstances.
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There is no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted everyone in South Africa, how we go about our day to day lives and how we travel. Some of these realities will have a lasting impact on transport patterns, travel behaviour and general movement of both people and goods as well as the provision of services that may provide opportunities for creating more resilient and sustainable transport systems. Although significant insight from international experience of COVID-19 have been gained, South Africa has a unique transport context requiring solutions that respond to current circumstances.
In this webinar, panelists will share their observations and reflect on the potential future scenarios or options. A perspective and view will be provided on how enduring changes may impact transport that must be considered in preparing sustainable and resilient transport plans moving forward.
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a marked impact on travel behaviour and resultant traffic patterns during 2020 and, it would appear, that this could continue into 2021. During 2020, questions were asked about the reliability of traffic counts and other surveys undertaken and how this traffic information should be used to derive reliable forecasts for infrastructure design purposes.
In response to the above, the SAICE Transport Division held an on-line panel discussion where traffic monitoring statistics over the past year were presented and discussed. Whilst traffic volumes seem to be getting back to early 2020 volumes, there are some subtle changes and it is still anticipated that there will be long term changes to traffic patterns and forecasts. The factors that could shape traffic volumes into the future, will be discussed, to get a better understanding of the environment that will impact the volumes and patterns after “herd immunity” is reached and the country settles back to normality.
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