Pedestrians' big debut in traffic simulation - PTV America
Pedestrians' big debut in traffic simulation - PTV America
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Traffic Consult<strong>in</strong>g / <strong>PTV</strong> AG<br />
F<strong>in</strong>al Public Transport<br />
Bus Master Plan for Dubai<br />
<strong>PTV</strong> and its consortium partners Hamburg-Consult,<br />
Rhe<strong>in</strong>-Consult, BLIC and Zum goldenen Hirschen have<br />
f<strong>in</strong>alized Dubai‘s Bus Master Plan for the Roads &<br />
Transport Authority of Dubai (RTA). The consortium<br />
put forward a set of detailed recommendations for<br />
implement<strong>in</strong>g the master plan and presented its concept<br />
for the development and market<strong>in</strong>g of a public<br />
transport bus system for this boom<strong>in</strong>g region at the<br />
1st UITP / Middle East and North Africa (MENA)<br />
Conference <strong>in</strong> Dubai <strong>in</strong> late November.<br />
Dubai, the centre of the Emirate of Dubai of the United<br />
Arab Emirates, will have more than two million <strong>in</strong>habitants<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2009. The population is expected to reach five<br />
million until 2020. In 2005, over 200,000 vehicles were<br />
registered. Only seven per cent of the population currently<br />
uses public transport. Major commuter flows also<br />
have an impact on the daily <strong>traffic</strong> nightmares. To cope<br />
with today’s and future <strong>traffic</strong>, Dubai‘s bus system will<br />
be expanded to create a susta<strong>in</strong>able transport system.<br />
Stand of the Dubai Bus Master Plan<br />
consortium at UITP-MENA<br />
On September 1, 2006, the RTA asked the consortium<br />
to develop a concept for the development and market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of a bus system. The focus is now on build<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
depots, provid<strong>in</strong>g the buses, new bus l<strong>in</strong>es and stops<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to the plan.<br />
Introduc<strong>in</strong>g the market<strong>in</strong>g and communication concept<br />
plays an important role with<strong>in</strong> the entire master plan.<br />
Road users must be encouraged to change their travel<br />
behaviour. Dubai’s residents currently drive personal vehicles.<br />
The majority utiliz<strong>in</strong>g public transport are foreigners,<br />
but the new bus lanes are meant to conv<strong>in</strong>ce the<br />
motorists that public transport allows them to reach<br />
their dest<strong>in</strong>ation faster. “Our concepts place a major<br />
emphasis on susta<strong>in</strong>able public transport“, says Jürgen<br />
Kaiser, project manager at <strong>PTV</strong> Germany. “Expand<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the area for transport-related purposes cannot be the<br />
only measure to cope with cont<strong>in</strong>ually <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>traffic</strong><br />
volumes. The metro and the new bus system will become<br />
the alternative transport mode.“<br />
TRAFFIC – NEWS<br />
Susta<strong>in</strong>able public transport<br />
Your contact:<br />
Jürgen Kaiser<br />
juergen.kaiser@ptv.de<br />
www.ptvag.com<br />
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