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Similar to most major cities in developing countries, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia currently faces umpteen transportation issues – heavy traffic congestion, over-reliant on automobiles for transportation with minimal priority to other modes, underdeveloped pedestrian and bicycle facilities, insufficient parking supply, and diminishing quality of life and road user safety. Additionally, Jeddah’s population is forecasted to increase by two million by year 2029 which would further deteriorate traffic conditions and livability. Jeddah’s Transportation Master Plan emphasizes transforming the current auto-oriented transportation network to a multimodal network. The transformation approach is comprehensive – including land use and policy measures – and also bold – achieving a 30% transit mode split, which would require provision of non-motorized access to transit. Hence, the plan includes a “complete streets” strategy that is integrated with other transportation strategies and is not a “silo” approach focused on a single mode. The strategy is comprehensive by viewing how complete streets function within the overall multimodal network. To guide its implementation, the Master Plan provides a set of roadway functional classifications. Unlike traditional functional classifications, the proposed classification is context-sensitive in nature. The new classification would convert Jeddah into a bicycle-, transit-, and pedestrian-friendly city, while enhancing its livability. This paper highlights the importance of considering livability and context-sensitive design in the development of roadway functional classification. Jeddah’s classification framework can be applied to any major city, particularly those undergoing dramatic growth. However, the most appropriate classification framework for the cities will be the one that supports local policy planning direction.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADA20 Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes.

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15-1177

English

17p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Bicycles; Complete streets; Land use planning; Large cities; Modal shift; Pedestrians; Policy making; Public transit; Quality of life; Urban design

Jeddah (Saudia Arabia)

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-1177

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 12:28PM