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2.3.3.1 Modes of Transportation
There is only one formal bus stop in the area.
At the start of this study, the stop was located
near al-Hossary Square, but has recently been
moved farther away from the area to the Sec-
ond District, near to al-Wady Hospital. The area
remains accessible through informal transpor-
tation such as microbuses and Suzuki cars. Even
though these existing transportation routes are
sufficient in connecting the area with the rest
of the city and make the area more accessible,
however informal bus stops create a lot of traf-
fic in the area.
bus drop-off and pick-up points. Overall, pri-
vate cars are the most frequent type of vehicle
crossing the area. The “Divided from al-Tahrir”
road, the main access point into AAA, is a one-
way street coming from 26th of July Corridor
and connecting to al-Tahrir Road. The counts
on this street were relatively low in the morning
but increased by the afternoon and remained
consistent. Counts were made on three points
on this street. At the entrance to the street,
counts are highest and decreased towards the
exit, showing that most visitors stop and park
their cars in the area and are not passing by to
take a shortcut.
In order to understand the mobility condition in
AAA, a study of vehicular and pedestrian flows
was conducted through counts (Appendix IV:
Mobility Counts) The vehicular and pedestri-
an counts were recorded in different locations
during three different days, over different times
of the day, along different locations. The study
shows the magnitude and nature of both flows
in the AAA.
2.3.3.2 Vehicular Flow
Through vehicle counts it was found that the
largest numbers of passing vehicles are located
at the edges of AAA overlooking al-Tahrir Road,
which is the major artery leading into and out
of the area. The highest count was observed on
the edge facing al-Mehwer al-Markazy leading
out of the 6th of October District. It also fac-
es the merging of the two branches of al-Tahrir
Road into one. Each of these points, however,
is most frequented by a different type of vehi-
cle. Ten types of vehicles were identified going
around AAA in this study: Private cars, taxis, Mi-
cro buses, Mini buses, carts, motorcycles, tuk-
tuks, pickup trucks, trucks, and buses. Micro-
buses are most frequent at the entrance to the
area from al-Tahrir Road in the morning, which
reflects the arrival of students and workers
since that point is closest to the nearby micro-
Figure 26: Pathways inside of Aly al-Deen II improve pe-
destrian permeability © Takween icd
Figure 27: Pedestrian path between the University and
Al-Amrikiyya Mall connects Al-Mehwer Al-Markazy with
“Divided from al-Tahrir” Street © Takween icd
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