Firas Alrawi is a transportation planning and traffic engineering professor at the Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad. He graduated from the same institute where he works now. His work focuses specifically on urban transportation and sustainable mobility. He participated in several conferences and events around the world related to transportation. He lives in Baghdad, owns a small, economical car, and likes biking.
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning (Transportation Planning)
Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering, Sustainable Transportation, Active Transport, Transportation Networks, Transportation and Transit Systems, Transportation Infrastructure, Environmental Impacts, Mitigation of Transportation Infrastructure, Transportation Systems Analysis, Urban planning, Urban Sustainability, and Urban Resilience.
Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Studio for Urban and Regional Planning
Purpose: The concept of complete street is one of the modern trends concerned with diversifying means of transportation and reducing the disadvantages of mechanical transportation modes. This paper discusses the role of complete streets can play in developing the urban environment in the Alyarmok District of Baghdad. Method/design/approach: The linear regression method used to analyze the opinions of 100 respondents surveyed in the study area in order to find the relationship between the urban environment and the complete street elements. Theoretical framework: The Modern trends in urban planning aim to find alternatives to the policies of traditional transportation planning that focus on vehicular mobi
... Show MoreOne of the main element in the network is the intersection which consider as the critical points because there are many conflict in this element. The capability and quality of operation of an intersection was assessed to provide a better understanding of the network's traffic efficiency. In Baghdad city, the capital of/Iraq the majority of the intersections are operated under the congestion status and with level of service F, therefore theses intersection are consider as high spot point of delay in the network of Baghdad city. In this study we selected Al-Ameria signalized intersection as a case study to represent the delay problem in the intersections in Baghdad. The intersection is located in the w
Rating systems for evaluating the sustainability of communities are an essential tool that is increasingly applied throughout the developed world to set criteria indicators to optimize the physical, social, economic, and environmental potential within such communities. Rating systems vary based on existing disparities among societies and their unique building and physical planning practices. Iraqi cities lacked the adaptation of a formal methodology or sustainability rating system to correctly measure the built environment’s sustainability indicators. This research attempts to review the most substantial rating systems to measure the sustainability of communities worldwide to form a