Abstract
Transport remains connected to our indigenous habitat, wellbeing and monetary thriving which rely upon good transport frameworks that provides effectiveness, comfort, fairness as well as affordability. Public transport is often framed as key component of building sustainable cities. Nonetheless, present estimations recommend that transport development is unjustifiable. Transport intimidates the social, economic, and our environmental future. Modifying as well as overseeing patterns of transport shows a critical issue which necessitates collaboration from participants at all governmental spheres. The study presents the critical review of literature of the relationship between public transport and sustainability with the purpose to comparatively assess the effectiveness of BRT systems of Johannesburg and Tshwane metropolitan cities. The study identifies the impacts, status quo, and benefits of this bus system, as well as its integration to other modes of transport. The study contributes to transport domain by identifying the key problems associated with sustainability of transport based on the perceptions and discussions of significant literature on transport. The attention is on connection amongst sustainable transport division and the sustainable development within South African setting...
M.Ing. (Sustainable Urban Planning and Development)