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Metro

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MetroUrban
October 20, 2011

Congestion Pricing

A depressing series of studies (here, here and here) seem to indicate that no matter what we do, we will always have traffic. Building more roads, the metro and having more buses will not, it seems, make that much of a difference. People just find it very…
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Metro
February 21, 2011

Kuwait Metro: New Map

Click image to enlarge (a bit) I was just sent the redesigned plan for Kuwait Metro. I spoke to some people at KOTU and they confirmed that the metro lines are correct, but they have no idea about the tram lines; they seem to think…
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Metro
January 27, 2011

Metro Worry

A mass transit system can potentially be a very valuable investment, but the success is dependent on dense development near the stations. A line along the 6th ring road wouldn't be very efficient because there's no real density there. In order for it to be effective,…
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MetroUrban
October 27, 2010

Bneid alGar

There is a great opportunity for the metro to revive Bneid alGar into a sort of transit oriented corridor. The area is very linear and you can walk the width of it without a problem, meaning that a metro stop at the Fahaheel Expressway side…
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Metro
October 24, 2010

Kuwait Metro: Progress

Kuwait signed an $8 million contract with Ernst and Young to provide "consultancy services" for the Metro project. It's weird, because E&Y are an auditor, as far as I know, and they're not really the first name one thinks of for master-planning expertise and designing…
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MetroUrban
May 7, 2010

Thoughts on the Metro

We can't simply think of Kuwait Metro as an independent project. It should be seen as an integral element that is part of a multi-layered transportation network. For example, the small train that will be part of the Salmiya Park project should have easy access…
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MetroUrban
November 5, 2009

Kuwait Metro Ridership

It seems the initial success and glow of Dubai Metro has breathed new life into our own national project. Let's hope for their continued success so that the fires of envy burn brighter and ignite real action. I keep thinking about the people that will…
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MetroQortubaUrban
November 4, 2009

Streets

Our neighborhoods have gradually evolved to become almost exclusively dominated by the automobile. A neighborhood is more than a random collection of houses. We should strive to create rich, safe and healthy places to live. We need to create a strong framework that can help…
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