Transport!
Vision
for 2020
Our supervisor did
her masters about the transport system in the eThekwini district. She made use
of some of the community members experiences and opinions which will hopefully
assist with the subjective perspective of the ‘special needs passengers’. eThekwini
is hoping to move towards universal access with regards to its transport. This is
referred to a ‘universal design’, which Ron Mace defines as, “...the design of
products and environments to be usable by all people to the greatest extent
possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design.” The aim of
this design is to make it of “flexible, equitable, simple & intuitive use”
as well as accommodating “tolerance for error, low physical effort, perceptible
info and size & space for approach and use.” (Koch, H. 2014)
Through this
wonderful change that the transport department has got in mind, many people
will be given jobs and people will be able to access transport more easily. I
can not help to think about all of the current jobs i.e. taxi drivers that are
going to be ‘replaced’ by this fantastic transport system which may create
trouble! We do not have to look far ie. our campus strikes to see what happens
when people are unhappy about certain ‘change’ that is being implemented by our
authorities. I hope for the sake of the ‘special needs passengers’, (and I have
to think of Daniel who has to pay R200 in order to get to the nearest town) that
this system will be put into place in a PEACEFUL manner J
The highlight of my
day however, was being given three hugs from three little school girls that I
have never seen before!....just like that, for doing absolutely nothing for
them. J How I miss being so young and care free!
Reference
Koch, H. (2014)
Transport in the eThikwini Municipality. OCTH413W0. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
Unpublished lecture notes
Transport is a massive problem not just in our area or country, but in the whole world.
ReplyDeleteCareful of your referencing - this is not the original source (and I know my source wasn't quoted on the powerpoint!).