Alabideen will deliver a talk on the Mashair train network in Makkah, discussing how it can transport up to 4 million pilgrims from Arafat to Muzdalifah and Mina. Alabideen will also discuss the evolution of trains as an alternative means of transport.
Al-Bar will talk on the future of public and private partnerships and public transportation in Makkah and analyze the financial aspects of Mashair, which is a metro rail transit system.
He will also discuss minimizing the cost and impact of transportation projects on local and wider communities and accelerating the development of the national rail network by constructing more projects in less time.
Yildiz will deliver a talk on planning Istanbul's rail, road and metro networks.
He will discuss best urban transportation planning practice that considers future operational concerns, citing planning strategies that prevent common implementation problems and incorporating alternative transportation routes and facilities during project implementation.
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