Doha, Qatar

Abstract

Car ownership and driving aresupported through substantial oil revenues in Qatar. Parking is mostly free,and supply is allocated based on minimums rather than maximums. Whilemuch space is dedicated to parking, especially surface parking, there is neverenough parking in the city. In heritage zones and cultural destinations, suchas Souq Waqif and the Msheireb, congestion and cruising are particularlyproblematic. Efforts have been made to increase the quantity and quality ofpublic transport in the city, some bicycle lanes have been created, and theconstruction of a new metro system is under way. However, the main strategyto solve parking woes has been the provision of additional parkingspace, which is mostly in the form of massive underground garages in theinner city.