UAE | Traffic and Transport
Taxis to be available at special parking lots
Passengers now will not have to wait long hours for a taxi, as they will be able to find them stationed at special parking lots.
- By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:07 July 4, 2008
Dubai: Passengers now will not have to wait long hours for a taxi, as they will be able to find them stationed at special parking lots.
The Dubai Taxi Agency has completed the establishment of 20 parking lots for taxis at several locations in the emirate.
The parking lots will have taxis waiting there to make it easy for passengers to find taxis, especially in areas frequented by large numbers of visitors such as shopping malls, restaurants, hotels and union cooperatives.
Eisa Al Dossary, CEO of Public Transport Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said the plan is to establish 54 such parking lots for taxis in the coming two months.
He said that the problem is not in preparing these parking lots, but in getting the locations.
"We are focusing on the locations that are frequented by a large number of people in addition to residential areas which has intensive population," Al Dossary said.
He said the RTA is keen on providing the best services for the public, as this service will cut the distance between those who order taxis and the taxis. They will only have to go to these parking lots to get a taxi without the need to wait or go to a main road or call a taxi by phone.
The parking lots will include all types of taxis from a saloon of four passengers, family van of six passengers, ladies taxi and taxis for people with special needs.
Share this article
More from UAE Traffic and Transport
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
The best reader pictures from around the UAE this week
Latest news
- ADWEA tenders for new power, desalination plants
- Mohammad approves federal demographic body
- Criminal wanted in 360 cases arrested in Dubai
- UAE visitor admits to possessing fake notes
- Men get bail in Dubai due to lack of translator
- Security trial in UAE adjourned until December
- Colombia seeks stronger ties with UAE
- Conference on combatting crime through sports begins
- Passer-by foils Dh2.5m robbery bid in Dubai
- Brothers deny vandalising plaintiff's car
- Extended break for Eid and National Day
- Free SMS offer for paid parking in Dubai
- UAE official urges corporate support for diabetes control initiatives
- Duo develop low energy desalting process
- Embassy in Abu Dhabi provides glimpse of Indian culture
Community Reports
-
Pavement parking irks pedestrians
Gulf News reader calls on authorities to step in and stop car owners from invading pathways meant for safe walking
-
Faded parking lines pose a problem
Motorists could be fined for parking incorrectly even though they can hardly see the boundaries in the designated areas
-
School buses block residential parking
Commercial vehicles taking up free parking facilities in Al Wuheida, inconveniencing residents in surrounding villas
-
Community report: Doing their bit for poor children
A group of students takes concrete action to raise funds for Dubai Cares
