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Introduction The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in the UAE is constructing a green–field public transportation infrastructure to connect Abu Dhabi Metropolitan region with the neighboring regions of Al Ain and Al Gharbia. The economy was projected to grow four-fold by 2030 along with trebling of population which would exponentially increase transportation demand. Abu Dhabi’s existing transportation system is completely road-based with private cars and contract buses occupying the highest share among transportation modes. The concept of public transportation is ill-developed with buses being the only public transportation mode, and railway transportation is inexistent. The expected increase in business activity because of transition from oil-based economy to service-based economy increases the value of time and demands more efficient transportation. The current road network is incapable of serving the estimated transportation demand in 2030. While sporadic distribution of population presents unique challenges to high-speed inter-regional transportation, the monarchist nature of the government simplifies institutional challenges. The desert environment creates technical challenges and sandstorms cause service disruptions. Application of CLIOS Process to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s Transportation System Rakesh Sridhar – S.M. (Technology and Policy) Joseph Sussman, JR East Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems, Emeritus Goals and Plans Bundles of Strategic Alternatives Scenario Planning

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Introduction

TheEm

irateofAbu

Dhabi,inthe

UAEisconstructing

agreen–field

publictransportation

infrastructureto

connectAbu

DhabiMetropolitan

regionwith

theneighboring

regionsof

AlAin

andAl

Gharbia.The

economywas

projectedto

growfour-fold

by2030

alongwith

treblingof

populationwhich

would

exponentiallyincrease

transportationdem

and.

AbuDhabi’s

existingtransportation

systemis

completely

road-basedwith

privatecars

andcontract

busesoccupying

thehighest

shaream

ongtransportation

modes.

Theconcept

ofpublic

transportationis

ill-developedwith

busesbeing

theonly

publictransportation

mode,

andrailw

aytransportation

isinexistent.

Theexpected

increasein

businessactivity

becauseof

transitionfrom

oil-basedeconom

yto

service-basedeconom

yincreases

thevalue

oftim

eand

demands

more

efficienttransportation.

Thecurrent

roadnetw

orkis

incapableof

servingthe

estimated

transportationdem

andin

2030.While

sporadicdistribution

ofpopulation

presentsunique

challengesto

high-speedinter-regional

transportation,the

monarchist

natureof

thegovernm

entsim

plifiesinstitutional

challenges.The

desertenvironm

entcreates

technicalchallenges

andsandstorm

scause

servicedisruptions.

ApplicationofCLIOSProcesstotheEm

irateofAbuDhabi’sTransportationSystem

RakeshSridhar–S.M

.(TechnologyandPolicy)JosephSussm

an,JREastProfessorofCivil&Environm

entalEngineeringandEngineeringSystems,Em

eritus

GoalsandPlansBundlesofStrategicAlternatives

ScenarioPlanning