- In terms of transport flows, Gauteng functions as a city-region with connectivity between all the municipalities.
- The transport linkages within each municipality are far stronger than those between the municipalities.
- Johannesburg is the transport hub of the city-region and has an important role in terms of providing access to jobs and services.
- The movement patterns across Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni are entwined, highlighting the need for integrated Gauteng-wide planning of mobility networks and land use development.
- The historical apartheid-derived social and economic linkages between previous disadvantaged townships and their nearest urban centre are still evident. For example: Soshanguve/Mobopane and the Pretoria CBD; Soweto and the Johannesburg CBD; and Kathlehong/Vosloorus and Germiston.