Venter Publications

Publications in refereed accredited journals

Chira-Chavala T, Empey D, Puvathingal M and Venter C (1995), Electric Bus Operation and Evaluation in California.  Transportation Research Record (#1503).  Washington, DC:Transportation Research Board.

 

Chira-Chavala T and Venter C (1997), Cost and Productivity Impacts of a Smart Paratransit System. Transportation Research Record (#1571). Washington, DC:Transportation Research Board.

 

Venter C and Hansen M (1998), Flexibility and Time Dependence in Activity Scheduling Models.  Transportation Research Record (#1645), Washington, DC:Transportation Research Board.

 

Venter C (2002), Potential Effects of Next-Day Reservation Policies on Users of Americans with Disabilities Act Paratransit Systems.  Transportation Research Record (#1760), Washington, DC:Transportation Research Board.

 

Venter C, Rickert T and Maunder D (2004), From Basic Rights to Full Access: Elements of current accessibility practice in developing countries.  Transportation Research Record (#1848), Washington, DC:Transportation Research Board.

 

Venter C, Lamprecht T and Badenhorst W (2006), Simulating land use development through a stochastic allocation procedure in the City of Johannesburg.  Transportation Research Record (#1977) Washington, DC:Transportation Research Board.

 

Mokonyama M and Venter C (2007), Forecasting household car ownership in South Africa: Alternative models and future trends. Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, Vol 49 (3).

 

Venter C, Vokolkova, V and Michalek, J (2007), Gender, Residential Location, and Household Travel: Empirical Findings from Low-income Urban Settlements in Durban, South Africa, Transport Reviews, 27:6, 653 – 677

 

Venter C (2011), Transport Expenditure and Affordability: The Cost of Being Mobile. Development Southern Africa, Vol. 28 (1), 121-140.

 

 

Papers in peer reviewed publications/journals

Chira-Chavala T, Venter C and Gosling G (2000), Automation of paratransit reservation, routing and scheduling, Journal of Advanced Transportation (Volume 34, No 2). Summer 2000.

 

Savill T, Stone J, Venter C and Maunder D (2003), Improving access to transport in developing countries.  Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 156, London, United Kingdom, June 2003.

 

  Papers published in other industry publications/journals

Venter C, Coetzee J, Pretorius P, Sorenson A (2007). Commuter response to HOV lane: Some lessons from the N1/M1 HOV trial.  Civil Engineering (SAICE), Volume 15 No 7, August.

Venter C (2009). Lagos goes ‘Lite’ with BRT and Some lessons from Lagos. Civil Engineering (SAICE), Volume 17 No 8, September.

Venter C and Cross C (2011), Location, mobility, and access to work. Mobility. August-September 2011.

Venter C (2012), The future isn’t what it used to be – Planning for robustness in an age of uncertainty. DBSA e-Digest, April 2012.

 

Papers presented and published in refereed accredited conference proceedings

Venter C and Mokonyama M (2001), A Comparison of Two Accessible Transport Service Designs in South Africa.  Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, Warsaw.  June 2001.

 

Venter C and Schnackenberg E (2001), Travel Demand Management in Midrand: An Initial Assessment of the Experiment.  Proceedings: 20th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2001.

 

Mehndiratta S, Picado R and Venter C (2001),  A Qualitative Survey Technique to Explore Decision Making Behavior in New Contexts.  Proceedings: International Conference on Transport Survey Quality and Innovation, Kruger Park, South Africa. August 2001.

 

Venter C and Ramokgopa L (2002), An Incremental Strategy for Accessible Urban Transport.  Proceedings: 21st South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2002.

 

Venter CJ, Bogopane H, Rickert TE, Camba J, Venkatesh A, Mulikita N, Maunder DAC and Savill T (2002), Improving accessibility for people with disabilities in urban areas.  Proceedings: CODATU X Urban Transport Conference, Lome, Togo. November 2002.

 

Venter CJ, Maunder D, Sentinella J, Venkatesh A, De Deus K, and Munthali A (2004), Practical solutions for transport access of urban residents with disabilities. Proceedings: CODATU XI Urban Transport Conference, Bucharest, Romania. April 2004.

 

Venter C, Mashiri M, Rickert T, Maunder D, Sentinella J, De Deus K, Venkatesh A, Munthali A and Bogopane H (2004), Towards the development of comprehensive guidelines for practitioners in developing countries. Proceedings: 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, Hamamatsu, Japan.  May 2004.

 

Venter C, Mashiri M, Rickert T and De Deus K (2004), Entry into high-floor vehicles using wayside platforms. Proceedings: 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, Hamamatsu, Japan.  May 2004.

 

Venter C, Biermann S and Van Ryneveld M (2004), Low-cost housing location: Empirical findings on costs and benefits.  Proceedings: 23rd South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2004.

 

Ssamula B and Venter C (2005), The way forward in liberalising the African skies.  Proceedings: 24th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2005.

 

Venter C and Behrens R (2005), Transport expenditure: Is the 10% policy benchmark appropriate?  Proceedings: 24th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2005.

 

Mokonyama M and Venter C (2005), Modelling and profiling household car ownership in the post-Apartheid South Africa.  Proceedings: 24th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2005.

 

Schreuder H de J and Venter C (2005), Implementation of traffic control measures system as an interim labour-based alternative to ITS.  Proceedings: 24th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2005.

 

Mashiri M, Maunder D, Lakra A, Bogopane-Zulu H, Venter C and Zukulu R (2005), Improving the provision of public transport information for persons with disabilities in the developing world.  Proceedings: 24th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2005.

 

Behrens R and Venter C (2006), Unravelling travel costs: Towards improved data collection and transport expenditure policy indicators. Proceedings: 25th South African Transport Conference, Pretoria. July 2006.

 

Del Mistro R, Behrens R, Lombard M and Venter C (2007), The triggers of behaviour change and implications for TDM targeting: Findings of a retrospective commuter travel survey in Cape Town. Proceedings: 26th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2007.

 

Behrens R, Del Mistro R, Lombard M and Venter C (2007), The pace of behaviour change and implications for TDM response lags and monitoring: Findings of a retrospective commuter travel survey in Cape Town. Proceedings: 26th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2007.

 

Venter C, Mashiri M and Buiten D (2007), Gender and transport: Towards a practical analysis framework for improved planning. Proceedings: 26th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2007.

 

Ssamula B and Venter C (2007), Hub Network Design For Sparse Travel Demand Within The African Aviation Industry. Proceedings: 26th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2007.

 

Venter C (2007), Some observations on car availability and car use, and implications for TDM policy. Proceedings: 26th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2008.

 

Ueckermann TM and Venter C (2008), International experience with road and congestion pricing and options for Johannesburg. Proceedings: 27th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2008.

 

Venter C and Mokonyama M (2009), UPTRANS: An Incremental Transport Model with Feedback for Quick-Response Strategy Evaluation. Proceedings: 28th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2009.

 

Peska P and Venter C (2009), A Relook at Residential Trip Generation Variables.  Proceedings: 28th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2009.

 

Mohammed SO and Venter C (2009), Analysing Passenger Transport Energy Consumption from Travel Survey Data: A case study of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Area.  Proceedings: 28th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2009.

 

Venter C and Venkatesh A (2010), Test and application of stated preference and mixed logit modelling techniques for travel behaviour research in a rural context. Proceedings: 29th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, August 2010.

 

Mokonyama M, Lehasa S and Venter C (2010), Unravelling public transport customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction dynamics in the high-end middle class market. Proceedings: 29th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, August 2010.

 

Venter C and Cross C (2011), Location, mobility, and access to work: a qualitative exploration in low-income settlements. Proceedings: 30th Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria, July 2011.

Conference papers presented (but not published)

Car ownership and use: Analysis of selected relationships from the 2003 National Household Travel Survey. Presented at a seminar on the National Household Travel Survey in Pretoria, 22 March 2006.

 

Does location matter? Gender and travel in low-income communities in eThekwini, South Africa, with Vera Vokolkova.  Presented at the First International African Conference on Gender, Transport and Development, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 27-30 August 2006.

 

Towards inclusive cities in South Africa:  Implementation logjams and emerging approaches through cooperation.  Twelfth CODATU Urban Transport Conference in Lyon, France, July 2006.

 

Making the housing-transport link: can we do better? International Conference on Transportation System Studies, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, January 2008.

 

Bus rapid transit and universal design: Trends and concerns in developing countries. International Conference on Transportation System Studies, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, January 2008.

 

Behrens R, Del Mistro R, and Venter C (2008), The pace of commuter behaviour change and implications for TDM implementation: findings of a retrospective travel survey in Cape Town. Paper presented at 4th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management, Vienna, Austria, July 2008.

 

Del Mistro R, Behrens R and Venter C (2008), Towards successful travel demand management in developing countries. Proceedings: CODATU XIII Urban Transport Conference, Ho-Chi-Minh City (Vietnam), November 12-14, 2008.

 

Venter C (2009), Transport Expenditure of Elderly, Disabled and Poor Travelers: The Cost of Being Mobile. Paper presented at 88th TRB Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2009.

 

Venter C and Venkatesh A (2009), Modeling captivity and the demand for motorised transport in rural areas of South Africa. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, India. December 2009.

 

Venter C (2009), Transport Expenditure of Elderly, Disabled and Poor Travelers: The Cost of Being Mobile. Paper presented at 88th TRB Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2009.

 

Venter C (2011), The lurch towards formalisation: Lessons from the implementation of BRT in Johannesburg, South Africa. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport. Durban, September 2011.

 

Mokonyama M and Venter C (2011), Incorporation of customer satisfaction in public transport contracts. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport. Durban, September 2011.

 

Venter C (2012), Exploring Cooperative Learning through Gaming Simulation in an Integrated Land Use-Transportation Planning Course. Paper presented at 91st TRB Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2012.

 

 

Published reports

Venter CJ, Rickert TE, Maunder DAC, Sentinella J, and Venkatesh A (2004). Enhancing the Mobility of Disabled People: Guidelines for Practitioners. Overseas Roads Note No. 21, TRL Limited, Crowthrone, Berkshire, United Kingdom.

Strategic framework for mobility management implementation (contributing author), Department of Transport, Pretoria, 2007.

Technical reports

Lockwood D, McCaul C, Morton I, Smith R, and Venter C (1996). Specification for a Management Information System and Transport Users Information System.  Contract Report 96/074, CSIR Transportek, Pretoria.

 

Chira-Chavala T, Gosling G and Venter C (1997). Advanced Paratransit System: An Application of Digital Map, Automated Vehicle Scheduling and Vehicle Location Systems, with.  Research Report UCB-ITS-RR-97-1. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Berkeley.

 

Lamprecht T, Venter C and Meyer A (1999), Stated Preference in the Daveyton-Dunswart Corridor.  Technical Report 99/061, CSIR Transportek, Pretoria.

 

Venter C and Mashiri M (2000), Special Needs Transport in South Africa: Review of Current Government Iniatives.  Contract Report 2000/1, CSIR Transportek, Pretoria.

 

Venter CJ (2000), Review of Accessible Transport Pilot Projects.  Contract Report 2000/11, CSIR Transportek, Pretoria.

 

Venter C and Mashiri M (2000), Special Needs Transport in South Africa: Problems and Strategic Responses, Contract Report 2000/21, CSIR Transportek, Pretoria.

 

Venter C and Mashiri M (2000), Special Needs Transport: International Approaches.  Contract Report 2000/39, CSIR Transportek, Pretoria.

 

Venter C, Mokonyama M and Campbell D (2000), Recommendations on Optimal Bus Fleet Mix.  Contract Report 2000/73, CSIR Transportek,  Pretoria.

 

Venter C (2001), Key Performance Indicators for Land Transport – Short-Term Recommendations. Contract Report 2001/3, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Venter C and Mitchell M (2001), Towards Improving Performance Measurement at the NDoT – Discussion Document. Contract Report 2001/26, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Rickert T and Venter C (2001), Towards Accessibility for All: International Lessons on Accessible Transport. Contract Report 2001/27, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Venter C and Buthelezi P (2001), Towards Accessibility for All: Preliminary Discussion Document on an  Accessible Transport Strategy. Contract Report 2001/28, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Venter C, Lamprecht T, Meyer L, and Mashiri M (2001), Midrand Travel Demand Management: Implementation and Monitoring Report. Contract Report 2001/35, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Venter C, Mashiri M and Moeketsi P (2001), Tshwane AccessBus Pilot Project: Preliminary Investigation into the Establishment of an Accessible Bus Service. Contract Report 2001/59, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Mashiri M, Venter C and Moeketsi P (2001), An Assessment Of Gender Sensitivity In A Selection Of Transport Surveys. Contract Report for Gender and Rural Transport Initiative, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Marrian B, Stanway RA, Venter C et al (2001), Formulation of the Taxi Recapitalisation Business Processes. Contract Report CR-2001/63, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Naude C, Venter C et al (2001), Investigation into the Impact of a Petrol-Diesel Price Differential on the South African Economy, Contract Report for Department of Minerals and Energy, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

Venter C, Gordge R, and Mostert V (2001), Design of Restructured Bus Service for Soweto. Contract Report 2001/75, CSIR Transportek.  Pretoria.

 

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