Traffic Impact Assessment

TRAFFIC
IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
By: Ian Fulgar
INTRODUCTION
● According to (2014) report by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
traffic demand for Metro Manila alone stands at 12.8 million vehicle trips, exceeding the
capacity of most urban roads. Cities will continuously expand urban and regional
development projects ranging from malls, houses, schools, and commercial
establishments. These expected growths remarkably impact the country’s transportation
system and the natural environment. Therefore, assessing a proposed development’s
traffic-related impacts is imperative before any permanent construction begins.
Development projects in the Philippines that may result in a considerable increase in
vehicular and pedestrian traffic need a thorough Traffic Impact
Assessment report (TIA).
What Is A Traffic Impact
Assessment (TIA)?
• Because road authorities are responsible for the safe and efficient traffic
management of their respective communities, a Traffic Impact
Assessment enables them to determine whether an existing road
network can handle the traffic generated by the proposed development,
particularly in the short term.
• At the same time, the presence of a report allows road authorities to
create mitigation measures that may resolve anticipated traffic
networks. Examples include the installation of additional roadway
capacity on the existing road network, new road linkages,
modifications and signalization of existing intersections, and the
construction of pedestrian facilities such as foot and bike paths.
• A Traffic Impact Assessment is also valuable for determining whether a
proposed development’s parking provisions can accommodate peak
parking demands and identifying any parking overspill. They ultimately
decide whether the surrounding road network can accommodate the real
estate development without negatively impacting the area’s amenity.
What Is A Traffic Impact
Assessment (TIA) ?
● All development will generate traffic into current or

future transport facilities
● All big development will generate internal traffic

A Four-step Process
01 Determination of
Scope of Work
02 Data
Collection
Formulation of the Traffic

03 Impact Assessment Report
04 Traffic Impact
Mitigation
01
Determination of Scope of Work
The Traffic Impact Assessment encompasses eight significant aspects which can
highly determine a city/municipality’s transportation network. Such factors include
but are not limited to the following:
• Funding for countermeasures • Traffic Safety
• Neighborhood Traffic and Parking • Transportation Demand Management
Management • Transportation facilities related to
• Road Geometry public transport, bicycle, and
• Site Circulation and Parking pedestrian level
• Transportation
The consultant may commence with the TIA report Improvements
upon evaluation and approval by the
City/Municipal Planning and Development Office (CPDO or MPDO) of the development
intent. However, continuous communication between the consultant and the
City/Municipal Traffic Engineer or its equivalent must be present.
Data Collection
During the data collection phase, it is essential to identify which primary and secondary data
are needed to complete the TIA. These can range from the inventory of existing
transportation facilities and current developments within the site vicinity to future physical
and transportation systems.

Formulation of the Traffic
Impact Assessment Report
It is the developer’s responsibility to initiate the TIA once notified. Furthermore, the applicant must
provide the assigned traffic consultant with the following basic information about the proposed
project:
 Project location
 Project classification according to the latest Department of Human Settlements and
Urban Development (DHSUD) Guidelines
 The total land area of the project site
 Resultant floor-to-area ratio (considering all buildings within the project site)
 Percentage of land occupancy
Upon formulation of the Traffic Impact Assessment, all recipients of this report
will look for the following information:
 A description of the site and study area, including a description of the proposed land use (i.e., size,
type, and location), phases of development, and site plan
 Purpose and objectives of the analysis
 Determination and identification of the area of influence on the development
 Description of existing roadway/transportation conditions, including traffic volumes, transit
accessibility, accidents, road geometry, transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, traffic signals,
overall traffic operations, and circulation
 Identification of traffic congestion, accident areas, and other deficiencies of the transportation
system in the study area
 Anticipated nearby land development (planned or under construction) and associated traffic and
overall traffic growth trends in the area
 Anticipated trip generation and daily peak hour traffic volumes of the proposed
development at a complete build and any interim construction phase
 Trip distribution and assignment of site traffic on the transportation system
 Projection of existing traffic to a future design year, as determined by the
City/Municipal planning or traffic engineering staff.
 A future combined traffic volume plan for the development and roadway system’s
typical daily and critical peak hours.
 Identification of traffic congestion, safety problems, and other deficiencies of the
future transportation system (for a vehicle, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian travel),
with and without the proposed development, including identified ongoing and
prospective transportation improvements by other public or private organizations that
will be in operation by the future years’ understudy
 An assessment of the change in roadway operating conditions resulting from the
development (quantifying the impact of development)
 Development and evaluation of potential improvement measures needed to mitigate the
impact of the project to the level defined by local/state policies
 Recommendations for site access and transportation improvements to maintain traffic flow to,
from, within, and past the site at an acceptable and safe level of service. Improvements
typically include roadway widening, turn lanes, traffic signals, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit
amenities, safety measures, sight distance, and transportation demand management
strategies. The assessment should identify detailed improvements and the costs associated
with the development.
 On-site issues include the number and location of driveways, parking needs/layout, circulation,
bicycle and pedestrian facilities, truck access and operations, transit, and safety.
 Disclose any coordination efforts with other affected jurisdictions impacted by the
development.
Traffic Impact Mitigation
Once the results of a TIA report call for traffic mitigation measures, it is likewise the responsibility
of the developer to fund and carry out such mitigating measures to minimize the project’s impacts
on the surrounding transport network.
The Value Of Traffic Impact
Assessment In A Project
A road, like every other logistical element that carries and moves various types of products,
has a capacity limit. Without a comprehensive understanding of the volume, time, and location
of its traffic movements, there is a risk of safety problems and unanticipated congestion on
projects immediately connected to roadways in its neighborhood.
Consequently, the need to identify and prepare countermeasures for the traffic impacts of
urban expansion via Traffic Impact Assessment is a momentous step.
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TRAFFIC

● All development will generate traffic into current or

● All big development will generate internal traffic

Formulation of the Traffic

and transportation systems.

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