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Article: People moving to Gauteng: Census 2011
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Almost half the people living in Gauteng were not born in that province, according to Census 2011, released on Tuesday.
The document, a snapshot of the situation in South Africa at midnight on October 9 last year, finds people tend to move into Gauteng from other provinces, or from outside the country.
The document, a snapshot of the situation in South Africa at midnight on October 9 last year, finds people tend to move into Gauteng from other provinces, or from outside the country.
MartyMarts
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My sister was sitting in the traffic through Midrand on her way to Jo'burg well after 9am, and she starts driving early. She did not think it was funny.
Could have been an earlier accident, but she did not see anything.
When I still worked in Midrand, static traffic was regularly seen after 11am.
Azbubu
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Midrand, must be Midrand. Too many KZN refugees there.
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Yeah I don't see the appeal either. I'd have to earn 20 times what I'm earning now to get me to move and even then I'd rent a small place close the office and then commute back each weekend.
I have a much higher quality of life by not living in Jozi. People work all their lives there for a town house....
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That is funny, true and horribly sad at the same time.
Maybe I'm too young to truely appreciate (comprehend?) your comment, but just how far would you consider the boundaries of Jozi to stretch? My 25 years in Pta was cool and I'm pretty much chilling on the East Rand now (I do avoid Jhb CBD/surroundings though) and I would really have to sit down and think hard to come up with plausible reasons to move due to "quality of life".
May I ask where the high quality of life is at?
Maybe I'm too young to truely appreciate (comprehend?) your comment, but just how far would you consider the boundaries of Jozi to stretch? My 25 years in Pta was cool and I'm pretty much chilling on the East Rand now (I do avoid Jhb CBD/surroundings though) and I would really have to sit down and think hard to come up with plausible reasons to move due to "quality of life".
May I ask where the high quality of life is at?
I would guess anywhere coastal is much better than Gauteng. The money and job opportunities are good here though and that's the only reason I'm still here after 10 years.
dlk001
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The law of transportation economics states "When a road is constantly at maximum capacity and sort of a bottleneck, upgrades will expand the capacity of the bottleneck."
The N1, N3 highway upgrades (more lanes) were designed with the goal to increase capacity of the system so more people can move on it at rush hour. The offramps/onramps upgrades were redesigned with the goal to release traffic into highways. All these methods do not necessarily reduce traffic congestion because generally, the habits of motorists result in congestion. Many studies of large metropolitan areas show these methods reduce the period of maximum congestion.
Unfortunately peak-hour traffic congestion in growing metropolitan regions around the world is here to stay. This does not mean road upgrades must stop. It does mean that road design/engineering requires dynamic urban planning and transportation economics. Interventions will be needed to promote and or force the habits of motorists.
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