Agenda
Date: 15.10.2012
Location: F11
Section: CLM
Time: 03:15
Chairman: Khalifa
Almehairbi
Secretary: Abdulla
Alqubaisi
Participants: Saif
Almemari & Ahmed Alhamed
Topic: Traffic
congestion in Abu Dhabi
Agenda:
1.
How serious is the Problem?
2.
Improving the existing traffic system.
3.
Underground Parking lots.
4.
Synchronize traffic lights.
5.
Building tunnels.
6.
Building bridges.
7.
Public transport.
8.
Recommendations.
The Chairman Khalifa Al Mehairbi opened the meeting at
14:30.
Khalifa Al Mehairbi
called the meeting order to discuss the above agenda and he started it by
reminding us how serious the problem is.
1-
Underground parking:
Saif suggested building
underground parking for each building or property, Ahmed objected to this by
mentioning that underground parking is costly therefore he came up with the
idea of building parking buildings instead of it. Saif convinced Ahmed because
the space above the underground parking can be useful for something else like
building facilities or another parking lot.
2-
Improving the existing
traffic system:
Khalifa said, how about we improve the existing traffic system by
distributing the traffic and roads equally so the cars can move smoothly,
moving the the residential areas outside AbuDhabi island for example; Khalifa
city A,B, Alshamkha, Mohammad bin Zqayed and Yas Island etc.
3-
Synchronize traffic lights:
Synchronizing the traffic lights was mentioned by Saif as one of the
solutions for example AlKhaleej AlArabi street when one traffic light opens you
can drive 80km/h therefore, you will pass all signals green until you reach the
end of the street at thee corniche.
4-
Building tunnels and
bridges:
Ahmed came up with the idea to
build more bridges in main streets in the middle of the main island with exits
every two blocks to make it easier and faster for the drivers and well
distributed and smooth. Also, he suggested adding more tunnels in side streets
linked to the main streets; it was tested and applied in AlSaada road and it
works perfectly to help those who want to keep going in a straight line while
the others need to cross the street without being conflicted with other lines.
5-
Public transportation:
In addition, Abdulla said that
public transportation such as buses, metros, subways and trams would be a
useful solution to decrease the numbers of vehicles and drivers in streets as
long as it was qualified under the supervision of the department of
transportation with a weekly maintenance for the vehicles.
In conclusion, we agreed the following:
1 –increase the underground parking lots
and attach them with buildings
2- improving the existing traffic system
and redistribute it with more lines.
3- synchronizing the traffic lights.
4-build a main bridge in the middle of the
city attached with supplemental small bridges.
5 – build more tunnels in the side streets.
6 – increase the amount of transportation
facilities: buses, trams, metros and subways.
