Selected Projects
At i4 Research, we take pride in our diverse portfolio of projects across the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, providing tailored traffic research solutions for a wide range of clients in both the public and private sectors. Our expertise spans multiple industries, from urban planning and transportation engineering to infrastructure development and policy-making. Below are a few notable examples of our work:
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Abu Dhabi Trip Generation and Parking Rates Manual (ADTGM)
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client
Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility)
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The purpose of this project is to update the Abu Dhabi Trip Generation and Parking Rates Manual (ADTGM) for all land use classes (LUC) existing within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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The proposed Manual shall be of use to developers, engineers, reviewers and transportation engineering consultants in the analysis of new development projects and for transportation planning purposes. The Manual shall draw together best practices in United Arab Emirates and overseas in addition to taking a fundamental review of survey methodology, analysis and presentation with regards to technology. It shall also address changes in trip behaviour, new modes of travel, shift in travel patterns and modes.
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One of the main aspects of the project is the data collection phase which was spearheaded by i4 Research. This requires land use surveys, access counts (vehicle and person), person intercept interviews and parking beats carried out across 1240 sites (weekday and weekend) across over 100 LUCs.
Abu Dhabi STEAM Model Update
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client
Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility)
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This study required the collection of full vehicle turning movements, pedestrian movements, vehicle queue lengths and signal phasing at 189 junctions during the identified peak periods for 2 typical weekdays as well as bi-directional main link counts at 21 locations for 1 full typical weekday, covering all key junction/interchange locations throughout Abu Dhabi Island, Al Ain & the Western Region. 40 of these junctions were surveyed for a full weekend in addition to the typical weekday counts.
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Video cameras were used to capture vehicle turning movements, pedestrian movements and signal phasing.
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Queue length observations were carried out manually by a trained fieldwork data collection team.
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All locations were surveyed, and data was delivered to standards within the provided deadline.
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Qatar Trip Generation & Parking Rates Manual (QTGPRM)
Location
Doha, Qatar
Client
Ministry of Transport (MOT)
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The data collection required for developing the Qatar Trip Generation & Parking Rates Manual (QGTPRM) was conducted by i4 Research to provide accurate trip generation and parking demand rates for various land uses.
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The study included data from over 1,800 sites across Qatar, with i4 Research conducting extensive traffic counts and over 100,000 interview surveys. This manual offers data-driven guidelines for transportation planning and traffic impact assessments, enabling urban planners and developers to evaluate traffic impacts and implement effective parking and traffic management solutions for future developments in Qatar.
Update of Transportation Master Plan Qatar (TMPQ)
Location
Doha, Qatar
Client
Ministry of Transport (MOT)
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The data collection required for the update of Qatar Transportation Master Plan was conducted by i4 Research to create a comprehensive and sustainable transportation strategy for Qatar's future development.
As part of the plan, i4 Research conducted a nationwide program of travel surveys, interviews, and traffic counts to capture the complexities of travel patterns across the country.
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This comprehensive data collection effort helped to forecast transportation needs while considering factors such as land-use development, population growth, and economic expansion. The resulting plan provides actionable recommendations for optimizing traffic flow, reducing congestion, and improving parking management, serving as a critical tool for urban planners, developers, and policymakers in shaping Qatar's transportation infrastructure.
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Qatar University Transportation Master Plan
Location
Doha, Qatar
Client
Qatar University
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The Qatar University Transportation Master Plan is a transformative project that will create a sustainable and accessible campus for the future by prioritizing zero-emission technologies, pedestrian comfort, and a holistic approach.
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i4 Research conducted the necessary surveys for the masterplan, including student interviews and GPS surveys, to gain insights into the movement patterns within the campus and surrounding areas. These surveys helped understand internal traffic flow and how students, faculty, and staff navigate the campus.
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The resulting masterplan provides a comprehensive strategy for optimizing traffic flow, improved parking management, and enhancing accessibility throughout the campus with cooled walkways and a new bus rapid transit network (BRT) inside the campus. It also considers future growth and campus expansion, offering detailed design recommendations to improve both pedestrian and vehicular mobility.
Aseer Transportation Model - KSA
Location
Aseer Region, KSA
Client
Aseer Municipality
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The Aseer Transportation Model project focuses on developing a detailed transportation model for the Aseer Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). i4 Research is conducting all the required data collection, which includes road and junction counts across the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, and Ahad Rufaidah. In addition, i4 Research is carrying out various surveys, including Road Side Interviews (RSIs) and Travel Time Surveys (TTSs), to capture a comprehensive understanding of current traffic conditions.
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These surveys, alongside the traffic counts, provide critical insights into vehicle volumes, traffic flow, and travel patterns in the region. The data collected will help in the development of a robust transportation model to forecast future traffic conditions, identify congestion hotspots, and guide infrastructure improvements.
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The project will support informed decision-making for the Aseer Region’s transportation planning, leading to enhanced mobility, better traffic management, and a more sustainable transportation network.
Abu Dhabi Main Intersection Survey
Location
Abu Dhabi Island
Client
Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility)
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This study required the collection of full vehicle turning movements, pedestrian movements, vehicle queue lengths and signal phasing at 189 junctions during the identified peak periods for 2 typical weekdays as well as bi-directional main link counts at 21 locations for 1 full typical weekday, covering all key junction/interchange locations throughout Abu Dhabi Island, Al Ain & the Western Region. 40 of these junctions were surveyed for a full weekend in addition to the typical weekday counts.
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Video cameras were used to capture vehicle turning movements, pedestrian movements and signal phasing.
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Queue length observations were carried out manually by a trained fieldwork data collection team.
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All locations were surveyed, and data was delivered to standards within the provided deadline.
Sharjah Transportation Master Plan
Location
Sharjah, UAE
Client
DoPW Sharjah
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This study required the collection of full vehicle turning movements at 48 large junctions/interchanges for peak periods on one typical weekday within the Emirate of Sharjah.
Prior to starting the project i4 Research presented the video recording, manual processing, and reporting methodology together with the quality assurance procedures at each stage. Up to twelve cameras were used to survey each location due to the size and layout of the junctions.
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The vehicle classifications were also very detailed (9 classes, including car/taxi split and Public Bus/Labor Bus/School Bus split), which demanded a video recording methodology with manual post analysis as the only solution to deliver accurate data. All fieldwork, data processing, and reporting was completed without issue and within the deadline.
Doha Pedestrian Crossing Master Plan
Location
Doha, Qatar
Client
Ministry of Transport (MOT)
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The i4Research in-house team designed and developed an iOS-based app to facilitate electronic capture of over 1,000 pedestrian interviews at 22 locations across Doha, including a mix of commercial, tourist, and religious destinations.
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Compliance with a strict, detailed demographic sample on a daily basis was enabled by the ability to review achieved samples at the end of each working shift and subsequently adjust sampling strategy dynamically in the field for the following day.
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Interviewers with a range of language skills were evaluated, selected, trained and tested under the supervision of both in-house and client project managers prior to commencing the main study.
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Running simultaneously with the interviews was the filming of pedestrian crossing activity at 22 locations. These clips were subsequently reviewed and pedestrian crossing behavior data was provided together with interview data within the deadline and with no subsequent data quality issues.
Dubai Strategic Transportation Model Update
Location
Dubai, UAE
Client
Road and Transport Authority (RTA)
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In the first half of 2014, i4Research successfully completed an extensive programme of challenging surveys to support the update of Dubai’s strategic transport model.
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The in-house team designed and developed software applications to run both complex revealed and stated preference surveys. This enabled far greater control over the collection of quality data in the field via embedded logic rules together with the ability to deliver data within 24 hours of fieldwork collection, the ability to review and dynamically change sampling targets for the following fieldwork day, and for the SP surveys, the ability to present from 1784 combinations of transport mode options for each scenario.
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Over 23,000 tightly structured, randomly sampled CAPI based household interviews were conducted, requiring a resource of over 70 fieldworkers spread across 3 or 4 community zones each evening for 6 weeks. Simultaneously, over 170 ATC’s were installed, and more than 10,000 telephone interviews were undertaken with residents to collect their inter-emirate trip diaries. Amongst the key challenges overcome were fulfilling the documentation requirements to achieve police approvals, training staff on complex concepts, motivating and re-energizing staff when rejection rates were demoralizing, and managing targets against immovable deadlines but with frequently changing survey parameters.
Jeddah Transport Masterplan - KSA
Location
Jeddah, KSA
Client
Jeddah Municipality
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This study required the collection and presentation of traffic count data obtained from over 650 locations spread across Jeddah during a 12-week period in 2012.
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Key junctions were identified across 35 zones. Most junctions were complex in structure and required multiple cameras, which were placed at strategic locations to capture all possible movements, including the tracking of vehicles around large roundabouts.
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A combination of pneumatic tube-based automatic counters and video cameras as well as manual fieldwork resource to record queue lengths were used
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Data was analyzed, tabulated and delivered after fieldwork completion to the satisfaction of all key stakeholders.
Lekhwiya Sports Arena - Doha
Location
Doha, Qatar
Client
Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP)
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This study involved a comparison of prevailing traffic conditions at the Lekhwiya Sports arena in Doha, Qatar on two different days; 1 typical weekday (whilst the arena was not in use) and 1 event day (when a football match was played at the sports arena). Full turning movements, vehicle queue lengths, parking occupancy and pedestrian movements were captured at 15 junctions during identified peak periods on the typical weekday and for a continuous period of 3.5 hours on the event day.
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The arena parking area was divided into 5 sub-sections and parking beats were conducted manually at the beginning of each peak period to determine the number of vehicles parked. After this point parking accumulation was observed via the video recording.
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This process was then repeated for each peak period during the typical weekday, and for the study period on the event day. Link counts were surveyed at 10 locations around the sports arena for a continuous period of 7 days, during which the relevant event and non-event day studies were completed. Manual queue length observations (up to 1km) and signal phasing was captured at all relevant junctions according to the MMUP guidelines.
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Analyzed data was delivered within the provided deadline
Stated Preference & Origin/Destination Travel Surveys - Dubai
Location
Dubai, UAE
Client
Union Rail
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i4 Research were commissioned by Wilbur Smith to support a feasibility study of the proposed UAE rail service. This study required the organization of permissions (local security, municipalities, traffic police, federal immigration, and large corporate organizations such as DP World) and conducting over 20,000 face-to-face interviews and vehicle counts at 30 locations around the UAE including border crossings, ports, free-zones, petrol stations and bus stations.
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i4 Research organized and reported on the pilot study to enable the adjustment of SP scenarios to be completed. Over 20,000 Stated Preference surveys and origin/destination surveys were successfully conducted and coded within the original study program timeline.
Hajj Traffic Study - KSA
Location
Makkah & Mashaer KSA
Client
DCOMM
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i4 Research was commissioned by the Development Corporation of Makkah & Mashaer to conduct a study of both vehicle and pedestrian activity at 8 locations during hajj.
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Both from a logistical and security basis we had numerous documentation requirements to fulfil before our Muslim team of full-time employees could arrive on site. Because of the huge number of pedestrians flowing within the study zone (Over 170,000 per day at some locations), we had major challenges to overcome during installation of equipment and monitoring of sites. We built up a strong relationship with the local government team which enabled us to complete the project successfully and on time.
