The document outlines an action plan by the Holy Makkah Municipality to develop smart city strategies to address challenges facing the city, including high visitor numbers. The plan involves using big data analytics to design metro and bus routes, and implementing intelligent transportation systems like automatic vehicle location and smart payment cards. Key projects include a metro network with 4 lines and 181.7 km, and a bus network with 12 routes and 300 km of routes. The goals are to better manage crowds, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life through connectivity. Cooperation among stakeholders and public-private partnerships are seen as important to successfully implementing the smart city strategies.

1. Holy Makah
Smart City
Action Plan
Dr. Ibrahim S. Abdullah
Holy Makkah Municipality
25th of June 2014
Seoul Metropolitan Government
International Program on e-Government ;
Smart Seoul Strategies

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World population is over 7 Billions
Muslims population is over 1.6 Billion
Makkah number of visitor is over 20 Million annually
By 2020, number of visitor expected to increase to over 30 M

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1. Religious Seasons
2. Transportation
3. Crowd Management
4. Fast urban development
5. Land Topology
Holy Makkah Challenges

4. The Holy Mosque

5. High-rises around the Mosque

6. Action Plan
• Define the requirements
• Use Big-data analytics
• Design metro routs and capacity
• Design bus routs
• Define projects and Develop RFPs
• Biding and contracting the projects
• Project Management Consultant
• Testing
• Operation and Marketing

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Makkah Public Transport Program

8. Line Length (km) No. Of Stations
A 54.2 27
B 32.1 15
C 48.1 21
D 47.3 25
Total 181.7 88
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Metro Network

9. Category Parameter
 NumberofRoutes 12
o BRT Routes 5
o Local Routes 7
 Number of Vehicles 400-500
 Number of Bus Stops 600-700
 Length of all Routes (in one direction) 300 km
 Headways 8-20min
 Number of Shelters 400-500
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Bus Network - Phase 1

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Reduced Pollution:
Major reduction in pollution levels:
Over 50% in pollutant reduction
Over 21.5 billion SAR
Quality of Life

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Better sense of community through connectivity
Investment in Human and Social Capital

12. Station designs provide:
Social space for residents
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Investment in Human and Social Capital
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Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL)
Intelligent Transportation Systems

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Smart Card Payment System:
Efficiency
Ease
Convenience
Economical
Flexible
Intelligent Transportation Systems

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Real-Time Information to Customers via:
Internet (PC and mobile phone)
At Stations
Onboard buses and trains
Intelligent Transportation Systems

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Automatic Passenger Counting
Cameras
Intelligent Transportation Systems

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Recommendations
• Smart cities revolves around strategic visions of urban and
human development
• Communication is the most critical requirement for the
success of smart cities.
• Smart cities require graduate and integrated planning and
implementation
• Cooperation among stakeholder is an important success
factor
• Partnership between public and private sectors speed up the
progress of smart cities