Abstract
Past spatial planning practices have left developing cities such as the City of Johannesburg with sprawling low-density areas of settlement that lack viable public transport systems. The majority of marginalized citizens in South Africa still live on the fringes of the cities, commuting daily, travelling long distances, often at considerable cost to access work and economic opportunities. However, the City of Johannesburg in the last decades has actively contributed towards improvement of urban mobility. This comprises all-inclusive transportation infrastructure chain instead of only focusing on one part of the journey, through facilitating spatial integration between diverse transport modalities. These was seen by innovations in implementing the transport infrastructure and services such as the newly built Bus Rapid Transit, Rail Rapid Transit, cycling lanes, and improved pedestrians’ walkways. Contrariwise, the question remains as to whether the innovations and investments in transport infrastructure and services are contributing towards spatial integration of transport infrastructure in the City of Johannesburg. Considering this question, this study unveiled the extent of spatial integration of transport infrastructure within the City of Johannesburg and proposed a holistic urban transport planning and design framework within City of Johannesburg. The study adopted a mixed-method approach which consisted of a case study research design that involved an empirical enquiry using spatial and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis...
M.Ing. (Urban and Regional Planning)