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I have this theory that Dubai in its development skipped few important achievements of 20th century. We sure have all the glitz and glamour of 21st century – wireless in cafes, internet banking, ski dome, tallest building in the world, artificial islands, blackberries… all the mambo jumbo. But in the rush to catch up with rest of the Very Developed World, there were few things that we Dubaians don’t have and the rest of the world have had for quite some time.
One of those things is proper public transportation. The reason I emphasize proper as some sort of public transportation exists for a while back. Those were mostly buses with irregular service and most importantly very limited and short lines. So to get from Media City (where loads of people work) to Al Qusais (where loads of people live, mostly because of affordable rents) you had to take minimum 3 buses!!! Needless to say, most people choose other methods of transporting themselves from home to work and back (their own cars or taxis if they could afford or alternatively private buses (that drive you directly directly to work in the morning and back home after work ) or car pooling with friends or even strangers ).
Luckily, this had began to change. Road and Transport Authority started some new (long enough) bus lines, the bus stops are now all air-conditioned (trust me, not a whim, but a necessity in this climate), there are talks of more bus lines, water buses, trams…
But the most thrilling of all is the Dubai Metro. Opening in Sept 9th, 2009, it is the talk of the town and had been for a while. And for all the rights reasons I think.
I love metros! The speed and the fact that their speed is not influenced by the heavy traffic on the roads above (or below)!! I am so looking forward next time I go to Burjuman (or anywhere in Deira or Bur Dubai for that matter) and instead of an hour that takes me now, I get there within 20 minutes! Talk about making your life easier! Not to mention what metro will mean to the tourists (or your visitors) who will not have to pay hefty taxi fares or try to figure out complicated public bus system.
OK, you got it – I am all pro metro! Does it mean I will give up my car? Not in a million years and not in any city of this world!! What I am trying to say here is I LOVE choice – and Dubai metro is giving me exactly that – one more realistic option how to get from point A to point B. What is there not to love?!
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