Improving access to the city through value capture
An overview of capturing and allocating value created through the development of transport infrastructure in South Africa
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Date of publication
December 2011
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Cities attribute much of their economic expansion to the development of transit systems that link people efficiently to jobs. However, many of South Africa's cities lack modern mass transit systems for transporting commuters. Partly as a result, South Africans, especially low-income workers, spend a high share of their disposable income on transport.