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Astana, New Capital City of Kazakhstan Urban Transport Issues Astana LRT Project Why LRT?
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Astana
Population 1997 Population 2010 Population 2030 Car fleet 2003 Car fleet 2010 PT (buses+taxis) modal share Bus Bus operators (private) 350,000 800,000 1,500,000 70,000 250,000 44% 54 lines 10 companies
Source:
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Earth
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Old
City
Phase
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PHASE
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New
City
Abu
Dhabi
Plaza
Phase 1
Airport
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Old City
New
City
Abu
Dhabi
Plaza
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Why LRT?
Political support Suited to current and future transport demand Rail as backbone of a reorganized Public Transport network LRT on main transport corridors BRT envisaged as secondary network Life span Compares favorably with existing LRT networks Severe weather conditions Middle-income country (upper) Potential for replication (Almaty)
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