Publications

Smart Transportation Systems in Smart Cities: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities for Saudi Cities

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

Smart transportation is an approach that incorporates modern technologies into transportation systems to improve the efficiency of urban mobility. Cities worldwide call digital technologies to harness their development to address potential challenges and concerns, which provoke technology-driven practices in urban…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and Preliminary Analysis

Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Saudi Arabia intends to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 278 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually by 2030, according to its Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Among many policies it…

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Alma Alhussaini

Al Hosain, Nourah

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Arora, Anvita

Modeling Factors Affecting the Choice to Use the Proposed Riyadh Metro System

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

The Riyadh metro system is being implemented as a sustainable transport option that will offer reliable, affordable and comfortable urban mobility. It is important to understand the factors influencing the likelihood that people will use the new metro system. Thus,…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Arora, Anvita

What Would it Take for the People of Riyadh City to Shift From Their Cars to the Proposed Metro?

Science Direct

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and a Preliminary Analysis

Taylor & Francis

Saudi Arabia intends to reduce GHG emissions by 278 million tons of CO2eq annually by 2030 through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC. Among many policies, mass transit system and transit-oriented development are being developed with the expectation to reduce…

Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Post-Covid Recovery of Air Traffic in Saudi Arabia

Abu Toasin Oakil, Andres Felipe Guzman, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The dramatic drop in air traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel restrictions has significantly impacted the aviation industry in Saudi Arabia and around the world. The sector has suffered considerable losses due to the reduction in…

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Andres Felipe Guzman

Dua, Rubal

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Aviation Fuel Consumed and Passengers Carried in Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Alwosheel, Andres Felipe Guzman, Abu Toasin Oakil

The air transport sector in Saudi Arabia has an important impact on the economy (e.g., job creation, gross domestic product, and gross value added). Over 690 routes are registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for both domestic and international…

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Andres Felipe Guzman

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Potential Trip Coverage of the Proposed Public Transport Network in Riyadh

Academia

Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen

Sustainable Transport in Riyadh: Potential Trip Coverage of the Proposed Public Transport Network

Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen

The transport sector has always had high energy demand and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change. To improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions, Riyadh is introducing an integrated public transport system. Per capita…

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Can Parking Fees Influence People to Use the Metro Instead of Cars in Riyadh City?

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

In this commentary, we investigate the contexts in which car users located in five areas of Riyadh (south, north, east, west and central) would prefer to use transit for their trips. We focused on parking fees and car users because…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Stated Preferences of Metro Use by Current Mode Choices in Riyadh

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

Based on the current use of mode, people show different preferences for modal shift. This Data Insight presents the most important metro options (based on fare, travel time, walking time and waiting time of the metro) as stated by the…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

COVID-19 and Mobility in Riyadh: An Analysis of Changes in Motorized Trips and Possible Emission Loss

Abu Toasin Oakil

In this insight, we investigate the implications of COVID-19 on mobility in Riyadh. COVID-19 has impacted our world, leading to a ‘new norm’ for our standard of living. Countries have restricted personal mobility significantly, among other measures, to control the…

Oakil, Abu Toasin