ROUNDABOUTS VS. INTERSECTIONS: THE TALE OF THREE UAE CITIES

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states in the Middle East. It comprises seven federated Emirates namely Abu Dhabi (the capital), Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Um Al Qaiwain, Ras Al-Khaimah, and Al Fujairah. The three largest urban concentrations are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. Since its independence in 1971, the UAE has experienced phenomenal growth and development fuelled by the production of oil and the prominence of some locations as key trading crossroads. The UAE acts as a service provider and a major import/re-export center for ca catchment area of some 1.5 billion people. The rapid economic growth and fast growing economy resulted in an ever changing urban scent and setting. While this has been evident in the three main urban centers, the remaining emirates home also experience major changes, even if on a lesser scale. The transportation system that links the different regions, as well as the internal or inter-state system is road born. Traffic has experienced phenomenal growth on city streets with travel demand and vehicle ownership experiencing significant increases. Unfortunately, the only records available are from the city of Dubai and to a lesser extent from Abu Dhabi. The rate at which the economy grew has meant that other issues such as building the necessary infrastructure to keep up with the increasing demand for movement, took priority over the systematic monitoring of the traffic behavior and the changing transportation landscape.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ite.org/traffic/documents/AB00H5001.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM, ISBN 0-935403-48-5.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Younes, B
• Conference:
  • ITE 2000 Annual Meeting and Exhibit
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Date: 2000-8-6 to 2000-8-9
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7p
• Serial:
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Economic growth; Intersections; Roundabouts; Traffic; Travel demand; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00809258
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 2001 12:00AM