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Area Description

Passengertransportdemand

modelling

Source: City of WindhoekPlanning

The first step was an analysis ofthe existing conditions in landuse, transport network andsystems, population andemployment levels in order toget a clear picture of the status-quo.

Develop-ment of a

publictransportsystem

Photo by: Michelle Kwa, Windhoek(Namibia), !"  

The Master Plan provided avision for Windhoeks transportsystem of the future.!uggestions of the Master Planare currently scrutini"ed throughthe on-going pre-feasi#ilitystudy. $mong other things, plansinclude a % day high-level #usservice and a &us 'apid Transitsystem on two corridors with anintegrated feeder system.

Planningof Non-

Motorisedtransportimprove-

ment 

Photo by: #regor Schmorl, Windhoek(Namibia), !"  

&ased on the status-quo

analysis and demand forecast,areas of improvement have#een identified. This mightinclude pedestrian access topu#lic transport, walkways inschool areas, cycling lanes toconnect neigh#ourhoods, over-head #ridges at crossing pointsand others.

TransportDemand

Manage-ment and

RoadSafety  Photo by: Manfred $reithau%t,

(Singa%ore) !!& 

Transport demand managementis an important aspect ofintroducing sustaina#le modesof transport. (n the one hand,

these are measures to )pull*customers to sustaina#letransport modes. (n the otherhand, motorists of privatevehicles should #e )pushed* outof their cars e.g. #y theintroduction of a restrictiveparking policy.

+n order to reali"e an accessi#le, efficient,

safe and afforda#le transport system for

Windhoek and ami#ia, the City of

Windoe!  oW/ and the Ministry of

Wor!s and Transport "MWT# decided to

change course in ur#an transport

planning. With the assistance of the

$erman %ederal Ministry for &conomicCooperation and Development through

its implementing agency 0eutsche

1esellschaft f2r +nternationale

3usammenar#eit $'(/ 1m#4, the said

institutions are cooperating towards the

implementation of a

Sustainable )rban Transport Systemfor Windoe! including Reobot*+!aand,a and osea .uta!o'nternational Airport/

Milestones

April 0123  5inal !ustaina#le 6r#anTransport Master Plan

00 4uly 0125 &eginning of pre-feasi#ility studyfor the improvement of the #usnetwork

32 Marc 0126 5inali"ation of pre-feasi#ilitystudy and start of theimplementation process

0nd 7uarter 0126 $rrival of up to 78 new #usses for

ur#an transport in Windhoek 

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Transport Status Quo in Windhoek  

 

Taximania. The majority of residents make use oftaxis, namely 35%, followed by 28% who use theirown car, 26% walk, 7% make use of lifts, % makeuse of the munici!al bus ser"ice while only #%cycle$

  Walkathon. ccordin&ly, 27% of all tri!s &eneratedcan be associated with non'motorised trans!ort, ofwhich the majority of !eo!le in the north'westerntownshi!s walk as an alternati"e means oftrans!ort$

 

Transport expenditure. (n a"era&e #)$3% of themonthly income is s!ent on trans!ort costs$ Thisincreases u! to 22$7% in lower income areas$

Photo by: Robert Riethmüller, Windhoek (Namibia), 2012  

Changing Course – It Is The Right Time

Windhoek is growing at a fast speed of approximately 4.3% per year. Within twenty years Windhoek will have to cater for the mobility needs of one million  residents.

A key task for the City of Windhoek and the Government of amibia is to plan for f!t!re transport needs

and to cater for the growing pop!lation.  

The Master Plan

*ro"idin& a world'class and sustainable urban trans!ortsystem for +indhoek is not an easy task$ +ith the fast&rowin& !o!ulation, hi&h accident numbers and an inefficient!ublic and a weak non'motorised trans!ort system +indhoekfaces many challen&es$ urrently, the !ublic relies on taxisand minibuses ser"ices and a limited ser"ice of munici!albuses$To address these !roblems, the -aster *lan research hasbeen conducted to enable authorities to de"elo! anaffordable, accessible, attractive and efficient  !ublic

trans!ort and non'motorised trans!ort system in a 2) yearshori.on$ The -aster *lan analysed the existin& situation,forecasted future conditions and de"elo!ed a com!rehensi"eset of measures suitable to im!ro"e !ublic and non'motorisedtrans!ort in the study area by lookin& into the areas asdescribed in table #$ 

Moving Windhoek's public transport and nonmotorised

transport to a sustainable! a""ordable! accessible!

attractive and e""icient s#stem$

The !ublic has been en&a&ed durin& the /0T-*de"elo!ment throu&h !ublic consultations, social mediaand a website$ urrent u!dates and information on the

im!lementation of the /0T-* are a"ailable here1

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