Rea Vaya goes green
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IF only 15 percent of car users who live close to the city switch to Rea Vaya, carbon dioxide emissions can be cut by 1,6 million tons by 2020.
Because Rea Vaya offers a fast, convenient, safe and affordable alternative form of public transport, the City of Johannesburg hopes to persuade people to switch their mode of transport, alleviating congestion and pollution.
An extensive study analysing passenger traffic along the trunk routes of the system’s corridor was conducted to investigate whether Rea Vaya would have a noticeable and positive effect on greenhouse gas emissions and on the environment. The answer in both cases was an emphatic yes.
Findings showed that if people used Rea Vaya, CO₂ equivalent emissions in Johannesburg could drop by 1,6 million tons.
It is clear that Rea Vaya is the single largest climate change initiative ever undertaken by the City and represents a major turning point in how it deals with congestion, pollution and greenhouse gases caused by transportation.
In addition, the Rea Vaya buses are the cleanest on the continent, running on low-sulphur diesel with the most advanced pollution reduction equipment. They reduce nitrous oxides, the most dangerous health risk from vehicular emissions, by thousands of tons a year and particulate matter by hundreds of tons annually.
