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Qatar’s New Slata area gets a facelift

  • Doha News Team
  • July 24, 2017
All photos courtesy of Ashghal New pedestrian paths, 2,800 more parking spots and 86 additional streets have been added to the busy northern part of Qatar’s New Slata area, Ashghal has…
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Katara traffic signal to be closed for six months

  • Doha News Team
  • July 18, 2017
Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: @Ned_Mzh/Twitter Commuters in and around the Katara Cultural Village and Pearl-Qatar area will see new diversions in place this week as work on the…
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Motorists, take note: Four new diversions are going up in Qatar

  • Doha News Team
  • May 5, 2017
By Doha News team Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Penn State/Flickr Qatar’s public works authority has announced temporary partial-closures at a number of busy junctions across town starting this…
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Work to begin soon on last phase of Msheireb Downtown Doha

  • Doha News Team
  • April 5, 2017
Rendering of phase 4 at Msheireb Downtown Doha. Credit: Msheireb Properties Construction of the final stage of Doha’s upcoming downtown area will soon get underway, after the site’s developer announced…
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It’s time to say farewell to Slope roundabout

  • Doha News Team
  • March 30, 2017
Dukhan Highway East works near Slope intersection One of Doha’s last iconic roundabouts is set to be bulldozed shortly to make way for a new multi-level intersection near Education City.…
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Ministry moves toward creating more mixed-use neighborhoods in Qatar

  • Peter Kovessy
  • April 1, 2016
In a significant shift in Qatar’s approach to urban planning, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment said this week that it’s allowing some villas, annexes and outside majlis areas that are on or overlooking commercial streets to be licensed for business use.
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Doha architect calls for more mixed-use areas, fewer closed communities

  • Peter Kovessy
  • February 16, 2014
Applying an urban design in neighborhoods like West Bay, Bin Mahmoud and Al Sadd would give Qatar’s residents a chance to walk to work, school and coffee shops, decreasing dependency on cars, the expert said.
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