Development of Al-Maidan Square and Surrounding Streets in Baghdad City

Abstract

Al-Maidan square is the center of the capital, Baghdad, as well as being the historic center, where many main streets. It has economic, commercial, and tourist importance, as well as the morale of the place. As these areas are always crowded because of little absorption and an increase in the number of cars, especially in the peak of the morning, and it is not enough to develop road infrastructure in the city to accompany a large number of vehicles in the city.

This study aims to present the reality of overcrowding in Al-Rasheed Street, Bab Al-Muadham Bridge, and Al-Shorja Street, and to find solutions by providing the Baghdad metro that reduces the use of cars and making Al-Maidan Square as a metro station. The research suggests modifications to the Al-Maidan metro station proposed by the Ministry of Planning by adding a multi-story building (mixed-used) that includes car parks too.

The proposed metro project that is supposed to be constructed will have a metro station in Al-Maidan area, and the designs are present, but there is an increase in the number of private cars, so the research problem was that the previous metro designs no longer meet the current needs. Multiple floors and contain private floors for parking as well as other uses. There is another set of proposals integrated with the metro station by developing the surrounding streets, such as Al-Rasheed Street, Al-Shorja, and Al-Jumhuriya Street.