Directorates
There are three directorates within the transport department:
Strategic support
This directorate is responsible for IDP, Business Planning & Performance Monitoring, Management and Support.
Transportation planning and operations
This directorate is responsible for Public Transport Planning and Public Transport Operations.
Public transport planning - formulates policies, strategies and plans to regulate transport. This is done through the development of a transport model that covers all modes of transport, including public, passenger, private and freight transport.
The sub-directorate also raises funds and seeks grants from the government and other institutions and organisations to ensure that plans and projects can be implemented. It has two divisions, business transport and commuter transport.
Public transport operations - is concerned with the day-to-day operations of public transport, both buses and taxis, and works very closely with Metrobus and the various taxi associations.
It coordinates the commuter transport development support unit, set up in terms of the Minibus Taxi Type Act of 1997, which requires municipalities to constitute and oversee taxi liaison committees. These committees are made up of various taxi associations, the traffic department and the City. There are two divisions in this sub-directorate, public transport contracts and operations support and development.
Infrastructure and safety
This directorate is responsible for Infrastructure Projects, JRA Compliance and Safety and Information.
JRA compliance - makes sure the roads agency and public transport section work towards the same goal of an efficient transport system. It oversees two City entities through its two sub-directorates:
Johannesburg Roads Agency Compliance
Metrobus Compliance
Infrastructure projects - is responsible for infrastructure issues and traffic management in Johannesburg. Most of the work done in this sub-directorate is carried out by the Johannesburg Roads Agency.
It has two divisions, infrastructure and system management.
Policies and by-laws
There are a number of policies and by-laws governing transport in Joburg:
Authority to restrict access to a public place
