Workshop participants raised the following key issues at the workshops:
- The relationship between planners and implementers is vital for the success of the project. Importantly, linked to this is the need to capacitate support services to deliver supply chain, financial and corporate services.
- Lessons learnt from previous versions of transport master plans should be practically applied.
- The impact of COVID and the resultant work-from-home culture are factors that influence transport and land use planning.
- Silo planning must be avoided.
- Given the challenges of unemployment, inequality and poverty, the interconnectivity of people between rural and urban communities should be considered.
- The development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure progress should be considered.
- The threats posed by invasions of Government-owned land and land secured for development of transport corridors influence planning.
- Land use and transport integration are critical enablers for successful future implementation of policies.
- There is need for more strategic public transport planning, which includes a refinement of the road maintenance strategy.
- The demand for non-motorised transport (NMT) planning and infrastructure is increasing for future implementation.
- The practical consideration of sustainable transport and planning, including planning for the provision of support infrastructure for New Energy Vehicles is encouraging and will require ongoing dialogue towards shaping the ITMP25.
- Universal access was highlighted as an area of critical concern.
- The work being done by provincial departments, for example, the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Environment in identifying conservation and agricultural land and the Department of Human Settlements regarding spatial development, as well as work being done by Metropolitan Municipalities serve as key inputs, not only towards the development of the ITMP25 but also towards closing potential gaps of planning integration.
- The National Development Plan (NDP) must be considered.
- The City of Johannesburg recently complete Intelligent Transport Systems strategy, the information of which will enhance the development of the ITMP25.
- The National Rail Policy approved in Mach 2022 is being considered in the planning process.
- The possibility of establishing a “dry port” for freight in Gauteng was raised. This was the subject of an Inland Intermodal Transport Strategy developed by Transnet and the GDRT and currently being updated.
- Transport Demand Modelling being developed caters for travels patterns through Gauteng as well as intra and inter provincial travel.
- Economics and Demographics data gathered in the 2022 Census were used in the analysis, but more finer data have not yet been released. A complete copy of the detailed 2022 Census data has been requested.