MoTC holding survey to update transport master plan

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) is carrying out a field survey programme which began last year and will continue until the end of next year, to update the Transport Master Plan of Qatar (TMPQ).In the coming months the MoTC will start collecting data through roadside interviews. In co-operation with the Traffic Department of MoI, roadside stations are to be installed to facilitate surveys with road commuters.In addition, the MoTC is preparing a range of questionnaires and surveys for members of the public, including households, users of parking lots, public transport passengers, pedestrians and cyclists, airport passengers, hotel guests and traffic counts to understand the travel behaviour of the people of Qatar and their ‘activity-based travel trips’ over a period of time.The questions will include the timing and locations of activities, transport mode, and whether people are able to perform any activity at home or not.Accordingly, the MoTC has invited all citizens and residents to co-operate with the staff and interviewers of the consulting company assigned to conduct the surveys, and participate in its countrywide field survey programme. The data obtained from the surveys will assist MoTC in further development and update of the TMPQ, taking into consideration the aspirations of the people in the development and modernisation of land transport plans.