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Title:

Transport Reform in Beirut, Lebanon

Accession Number:

01333014

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Like many developing cities, Lebanon's capital, Beirut, is plagued with traffic congestion and pollution, resulting from a combination of increasing car dependency, lack of transit, and poor transportation infrastructure. This paper explores the barriers and potential for transit, first from the perspectives of the stakeholders, and second from user travel preferences. It concludes that one of the biggest obstacles to transit reform is the lack of stakeholder involvement in the process, particularly with taxi drivers, who use their political leverage to maintain the status quo and thus protect their livelihoods.

Monograph Accession #:

01329018

Report/Paper Numbers:

11-4134

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Aoun, Alisar

Pagination:

16

Publication Date:

2011

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2011-1-23 to 2011-1-27
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (25) ; Tables (3)

Geographic Terms:

Beirut (Lebanon)

Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-4134

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 17 2011 6:46PM