City of Joburg NMT feasibility study

In the last few years, since the launch of the Rea Vaya bus service, the City of Joburg has been focusing more and more on the safety and comfort of non-motorised transport (NMT) users – people who cycle and walk. The City of Joburg is now working on a feasibility study for the provision of NMT facilities linking Rea Vaya stations and community facilities.

Your participation in this survey will help us learn more about the routes and needs of cyclists who ride near the Rea Vaya BRT stations in Johannesburg (currently operating in the CBD and Soweto).

Do you cycle and from Rea Vaya stations, or anywhere near them? Do you want to cycle to the stations but don’t do so at the moment for various reasons? Then please tell us where you ride, and where you’d like to ride (and why you don’t), and we will include your suggestions in our

For this study, we are working with the City of Joburg and the appointed service providers, engineering consultancy SMEC South Africa (formerly VelaVKE).

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* 1. From which part of Johannesburg do you ride? (Please give us as much detail as you like, for example the name of the suburb or even the exact street).

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* 2. What part of Johannesburg do you ride to? (Please give us as much detail as possible, for example, the name of the school, hospital, office building, to which you are cycling, and the street).

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* 3. What is the closest Rea Vaya station to your trip origin (where you start riding)?

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* 4. What is the closest Rea Vaya station to your trip destination (where you are going)?

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* 5. Can you describe your route, in as much details as possible? For example, tell us which streets you take…

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* 6. Why do you choose these routes? Please tick as many as apply to you.

This route is direct

There is not much traffic

The traffic is quite slow

The street lighting is quite good

The route is quite flat

Other reasons (please give details)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Where do you usually park / lock your bicycle?

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* 8. What is the most common reason for your cycling trips?

I cycle as transport (to and from work, to shops, to visit friends and family)

I cycle for sport and fitness, or recreation / activism

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you see other cyclists on your routes? If yes, could you give us an idea of how many?

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* 10. Is there anything you would like to add?

You are welcome to mail .kml files or other online files to indicate your routes, to gail@gailjennings.co.za or olivier@juca.org.za. Alternatively, we could mail you a map of the area, and you could mark your routes on a printed version (we’ll arrange to collect it from you). Please mail us with information about the area in which you ride.

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* 11. You do not have to give us your contact details, but it would help us if you did, as we can contact you for further information. We will not share your details with anyone else. And please ask your fellow cyclists to fill in this survey too.

Name

Phone number

Thank you for your time and we look forward to planning a more bicycle-friendly Joburg with you.