Rustenburg in talks with taxi owners as it advances bus plan
The Rustenburg Rapid Transport project (RRT) will be known by the name Ya Rona, meaning “It is ours”, announced Rustenburg mayor Mpho Khunou as he launched the project’s taxi negotiating forum (TNF) in January.
The TNF will negotiate compensation with the Rustenburg local municipality for taxi operators who may shed business owing to the start-up of the RRT.
The TNF will also work to organise the affected taxi operators into new bus operating companies, set to operate phases 1 and 2 of the new RRT system.
The routes of nine different taxi associations will be directly affected by the introduction of RRT services in 2016.
Khunou welcomed the launch of the TNF, saying that the forum will play a critical role in the preparations for implementing the RRT system.
To date, the interests of the taxi industry, which consists of 22 associations, have been represented by the Taxi Interim Structure (TIS).
Following the identification of the taxi associations that will be affected by the first two phases of the RRT, the TIS facilitated the formation of the TNF.
The TIS will continue to keep the taxi industry informed of the broader project progress and work to identify affected parties in phases 3 and 4 of the RRT, scheduled for implementation from 2018.
“Although for local taxi operators the trans- ition to the integrated public transport sytem has raised many concerns about their busi- nesses and livelihoods, I am glad to confirm that this transition does offer true transfor-mation for the betterment of all,” says newly appointed TNF chairperson Herman Sebego.
The TNF is now scheduled to embark on an international study tour of integrated public transport systems to gain insight into the operational requirements and challenges of running a public transport contract for a city.
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