Currently, Nanning's emergency response teams have deployed a total of 625 personnel for flood prevention and control
world1 hour ago
Already this year in just the first half, there have been 165 million trips on metros, buses, marine transport and taxi cabs, following the trend of a jump from six per cent of the population using public transport in 2009 to 12 per cent last year.
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of RTA said marine transit modes (abras, water bus, water taxi, Dubai ferry) alone served a combined 6,823,183 passenger trips during the first half of this year.
“The RTA has made every effort to revamp the public transport means to make them the ideal mobility choice of people in the Emirate.
“This drive also echoes one of the strategic objectives of the RTA vis-a-vis reducing the use of private vehicles and increasing the use of public transit means from 6 per cent in 2009 to 30 per cent in 2030, and this rate has almost hit 12 per cent in 2012,” he said.
Al Tayer said he was delighted with the sustained and constant annual growth of public transport riders which proved that investments injected by the Dubai Government to uplift infrastructure of the transport sector were both successful and effective.
“Residents and visitors of the Emirate do grasp the benefits and advantages of using public transport means including the psychological and physical relief of riders, reducing traffic accidents, cutting expenses on fuel and maintenance of private vehicles, and avoiding the hassles of finding parking space, which is becoming a challenge facing most advanced cities worldwide.”- news@khaleejtimes.com
Currently, Nanning's emergency response teams have deployed a total of 625 personnel for flood prevention and control
world1 hour ago
The first swimwear fashion show in KSA featured the work of designers Tima Abid and Yasmina Qanzal as part of Red Sea Fashion Week
fashion1 hour ago
Strong investor interest drives oversubscription
markets2 hours ago
Rescue teams have been dispatched to the site
mena2 hours ago
Four Pakistani students were injured overnight on Friday when brawls erupted involving hundreds of students from different countries
world2 hours ago
He was shot while greeting supporters after a government meeting
world2 hours ago
The floods came a day after provincial police said more than 50 people were killed in flash flooding in the western province of Ghor
asia2 hours ago
Artworks were displayed at City Walk and The Beach, JBR
uae2 hours ago