tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post1999669811931249585..comments2023-12-02T15:13:47.883+02:00Comments on Beirut the Fantastic: Get me out of this Traffic Jamsrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922740967252084103noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-87284526413492064372019-02-19T21:58:37.140+02:002019-02-19T21:58:37.140+02:00What will happen to the highway along the Beirut R...What will happen to the highway along the Beirut River?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180949141201418046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-66762315707048739862019-02-19T21:46:51.584+02:002019-02-19T21:46:51.584+02:00I'm a student as well wondering where you foun...I'm a student as well wondering where you found your maps. Are they vector files?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180949141201418046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-4317452039196533872016-02-27T17:52:24.565+02:002016-02-27T17:52:24.565+02:00Hello may I ask where did you acquire those maps o...Hello may I ask where did you acquire those maps of Beirut? I am an architecture student seeking a map of Beirut showing building footprints and roads etc and I can't seem to find any. I am stationed in New York. My email is mcordero91@gmail.com. thank you for any help!<br /><br />best,<br /><br />ManuelManuelCorderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615740665325440608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-63249389268810006972012-10-01T21:27:07.513+03:002012-10-01T21:27:07.513+03:00i love the idea. It's very modern and this is ...i love the idea. It's very modern and this is what beirut lacks, however implementing it would be very hard. Beirut is a concentrated city. It contains people from different levels. (NB: i am not being racist i am just showing how lebanese think) Taking a bus or a taxi each time we need to go somewhere would definitely be cheaper since petrol is very expensive. You can book a yearly card and recharge it. <br /><br />Now what would you do if u need to get to some location fast without stopping at every corner ? <br /><br />How would the city look with only buses and taxis ? <br />We know that we have plenty of "badasss" (sry) in lebanon hence the reason why girls are afraid to get into any bus or taxi. It's not a safe city after all. <br /><br />This could be a great law but it definitely needs improvement. Maybe every family is allowed to have one car or we can do the even/odd plate system ...ramy nassereddinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146931258770932109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-77605725467286380322012-08-31T21:30:57.883+03:002012-08-31T21:30:57.883+03:00In answer to the question on the possibility of cr...In answer to the question on the possibility of creating a metro network, I think it bottles down to one factor: cost. Buses are far cheaper than metros to implement and are far quicker meaning less lost opportunity cost. Tom Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023857799057569814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-38867531214823293092012-08-10T11:42:08.266+03:002012-08-10T11:42:08.266+03:00I loved your article, thank you for referring me t...I loved your article, thank you for referring me to it. You made me daydream about Beirut right now (I'm not living there anymore), Beirut with public transport, biking lanes, green spaces, your proposal is really good...this only will make me come back to my country! I live in Amsterdam now, and i can tell you that around 80% of the citizens use bicycles only, no matter what are the weather conditions! We have amazing climate in Leb and people should start taking their bicycle for all transport within the city! Anyway, after fixing all these roads, all drivers need a 2nd driving lesson which is to stop treating other cars, motorbikes, pedestrians, buses as the enemies of the road! each time i drive in Lebanon i feel like I'm in a crazy aggressive video game, trying to make my way out but with all sorts of obstacles around me trying to defeat me!!!! Heyyy i don't want to play, i just want to go to work normally...ayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660044504326180611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-21007981956090395482012-05-17T10:22:21.245+03:002012-05-17T10:22:21.245+03:00Using the automobiles in the city is not purely &q...Using the automobiles in the city is not purely "American"... it is world-wide!<br /><br />The USA is doing much to improve auto emissions, and many cities have mass transit systems (subways, rail, monorail, cable cars), as well as carpooling and HOV (high occupancy lanes).Ina1118https://www.blogger.com/profile/15727858252399479464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-41289510414623376122012-04-14T11:59:51.990+03:002012-04-14T11:59:51.990+03:00Excellent initiative... now if we only had politic...Excellent initiative... now if we only had politicians that gave a damn...iNcorruptiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073691099586765010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-60666816866014546442012-03-05T08:00:42.990+02:002012-03-05T08:00:42.990+02:00this is the beginning of a great idea. did you kno...this is the beginning of a great idea. did you know that central Beirut is ±150% above the international climax of pollution level? we are killing ourselves slowly. <br /><br />the idea of a car-less Beirut has been worked on & suggested to the Municipality for the Gemmayze area, but never executed. Can we find a way to encourage public transportation (by creating it)? <br /><br />@MariejoeRaidyRaidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464071178510684182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-26651751617749559862012-01-28T10:15:04.803+02:002012-01-28T10:15:04.803+02:00Why not having a metro service; that wouldn't ...Why not having a metro service; that wouldn't interfere in roadsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182610885211791538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-73153904523688128152012-01-09T01:25:21.119+02:002012-01-09T01:25:21.119+02:00Amazing blog...
Spot on!Amazing blog...<br />Spot on!Nadim Karamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266028203311541507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724043031283924282.post-30406699773586874182011-12-04T18:46:37.259+02:002011-12-04T18:46:37.259+02:00Thanks for commeting on my blog, and bringing me h...Thanks for commeting on my blog, and bringing me here :). You are spot on, it's time to start thinking other than the car! Although I think we still need better and bigger roads, but NOT ONLY roads.<br /><br />I didn't understand how closing the roads of the city to cars will work. You are not proposing that, are you? Else how people who have cars can get to their homes? You will still need quick roads to get to the car parks where people keep their cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com