Dubai launched a new visual identity and enhanced addressing system for areas across the emirate. The project is intended to make neighbourhoods easier to identify and improve consistency across maps, signs and public services.

The details

Dubai’s Supreme Committee for Urban Planning, working with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and Dubai Municipality, launched a new visual identity and enhanced addressing system for areas across the emirate in October.

The initiative is intended to improve the way neighbourhoods and areas are identified across signs, maps, public information and related services. A consistent area-identity system can support navigation for residents, visitors, delivery companies and emergency services.

The announcement concerns the city’s area-level identity and addressing framework rather than a change to individual building addresses or tenancy registrations. Implementation details may vary between areas as the system is rolled out.

The initiative is relevant to residents because clear and consistent area names can affect wayfinding, deliveries, transport information and communication with public authorities.