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Dubai outranked other major metropolitan areas like Beijing, Los Angeles, Sydney, San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto. London emerged as the most influential, followed by New York, Paris and Singapore.

ommuters on a segment of the Dubai Metro’s Red Line were stranded on Tuesday evening after a train stopped between Al Karama and Al Jafiliya stations during peak hours following a technical snag.

There were 1,356 traffic accidents in Dubai in the first half of this year, which resulted in 90 deaths. Pakistani drivers caused the most accidents between January and June, Dubai Traffic Statistics show.

The Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has recently unveiled family packages marking the start of events of the Dubai Summer Festival with the aim of offering new and multiple options for various community segments, and attracting new riders to the Dubai Ferry.

As the first batch of Nol cards will soon be nearing its expiry date, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) called upon Nol card holders to replace such cards on time.

Roads and Transport Authority RTA announces that H.E. Bill Nuti, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of NCR, will be the primary speaker in Dubai International Project Management Forum DIPMF which will be held during September 28-30 September 2014 under the auspices of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council.

The Roads and Transport Authority RTA has launched the smart metro information kiosk service by deploying 50 information systems in 23 metro stations on both the Red and Green Lines, offering a diverse cast of information and services to meet the needs of the metro riders.

“The share of public transport means grew from six per cent in 2006 to 13 per cent in 2013 and is expected to hit 14 per cent by the end of this year,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman and Executive Director of the RTA.

The Roads and Transport Authority RTA has embarked on Phase I of replacing the existing traffic lights in Dubai by halogen bulbs using LED power-saving technology. Such as step contributes to realizing RTA strategic goals of safety and environmental sustainability aimed at enhancing the traffic safety level and keeping abreast of the green economy drive.

The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has suggested to develop legislations that determine the maximum number of driving hours for heavy vehicle drivers that are allowed to drive trucks with a load of 3.5 tons, said Maitha bin Adai in a statement to Emirates 24/7.