{"id":28268,"date":"2018-08-01T08:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T08:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.ecomnewsmed.com.ecn-01.ovea.com\/2018\/08\/01\/urban-mobility-in-lebanon-overview-and-reform-directions\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:33:43","slug":"urban-mobility-in-lebanon-overview-and-reform-directions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/en\/2018\/08\/01\/urban-mobility-in-lebanon-overview-and-reform-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban mobility in Lebanon: overview and reform directions"},"content":"","author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[5754,5752,5764,5761,5763,5766,5751,5756,5753,5767,2961,5750,5759,5762],"location":[5628],"class_list":["post-28268","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","tag-business","tag-business-support","tag-communities","tag-decision-makers","tag-direct-broadcasting","tag-economic-analysis","tag-economy","tag-employment","tag-entrepriseslife","tag-expert-opinion","tag-institutions","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-trending","location-lebanon"],"short_url":"","have_related_news":"done","chapo":"There are high hopes in the future of Lebanese urban mobility! The country\u2019s public transport infrastructure had been deteriorating for years due to lack of investments and funds. 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