The City of Red Deer has updated the TIA guidelines to bring up to speed and stay current with industry standards including additional guidance on safety reviews preparing TIA’s.  In this presentation you will learn how these changes will help review development impacts from traffic considering all modes of travel as well as looking at additional factors beyond capacity.  The presentation also covers changes in the guidelines when determining when a TIA is required as well as other safety related elements added to the City’s Engineering Design Guide.

Russ Watts works with the City of Red Deer as the Development & Transportation Engineer.  Prior to this, Russ worked with Alberta Transportation in various roles related to highway operations, planning and management.  His work experience spans over 25 years and includes a variety of transportation, traffic, municipal and provincial projects.  Russ has a diploma from Red River Community College in Winnipeg, MB in Winnipeg.  Russ is Professional Licensee with APEGA and Professional Technologist with ASET.