1) Developers and consultant’s manual
2) Establishing method of work, procedures and protocols for TIAs
3) Coordinating and establishing mechanism for road improvement cost recovery from owners/investors associated with TIAs This iconic and innovative project was to develop guidelines for Transportation Impact Assessments (TIAs) for Jeddah. These were also the first set of seminal TIA guidelines in Saudi Arabia. The guidelines were developed using a holistic approach by applying international state-of-the-art best practices as well as in framework of existing problems in Jeddah such as access management, parking and enforcement. Three companion sets of guidelines were developed that included TIA guidelines, procedures and protocols for implementation, and cost recovery mechanisms.
The study consisted of several aspects as follows:
• Review international best practices
• Review emerging technologies and concepts
• Assess current transportation characteristics and issues in Jeddah and identify associated needs
• Assess capabilities of the municipality in implementing Tia program
• Develop objectives of the TIA program
• Develop multi-modal guidelines for Tia for both developers and consultants as well as for the municipality staff
• Develop set of procedures and protocols for the municipality to implement the TIA program
• Develop methods for cost estimation and cost recovery mechanisms for required improvements for TIAs