Debate on naming Dubai Metro Stations

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

As Dubai gets ready to become the first Gulf city to introduce a rapid transit system, a debate is raging on the impact of leasing naming rights of metro stations to companies from across the world.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has placed advertisements in a number of prominent American and European magazines to invite bidders.

Officials are excited that Dubai Metro will be the first in the world to lease naming rights of stations and both Red and Green lines to companies.

But residents are not pleased. Many in the city believe that the identity of the city could be ruined by this exercise.

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