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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNORTH COLLEGE TACO JOHN'S - PDP - 13-10 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYIV. CONCLUSIONS This study assessed the impacts of the proposed Taco John's restaurant on the street system in the vicinity of the proposed development in the short range (2015) future. As a result of this analysis, the following is concluded: - The development of the Taco John's is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. At full development; the Taco John's will generate approximately 490 daily trip ends, 31 morning peak hour trip ends, and 62 afternoon peak hour trip ends. - The N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection will not be signalized. In the short range (2015) future, given development of the Taco John's and an increase in background traffic, the N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection will operate acceptably with existing stop sign control and geometry. At the N. College/Car, Wash -Taco John's intersection, the calculated delay for the afternoon peak hour eastbound approach will experience delays that are commensurate with level of service E. This is considered to be normal during the peak hours at stop sign controlled intersections along arterial streets. - The short range (2015) geometry is shown in Figure 9. - It is recommended that the site access have full turning movements as described in the short term access control plan. This access will be restricted to right-in/right-out movements when the long range.access control plan measures are implemented. --/I_LDELICH Taco John's TIS, June 2010 %/1.' r-ASSOCIATES Page 19 Bicycle Level of Service Appendix E shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of the Taco John's development. North College Avenue is a street that is designated to have future bike lanes. The improvements expected with the North College Market Place and access control plan amendment will implement bike lanes. The shoulders along N. College Avenue are of sufficient width to accommodate bicycles. There will be four bicycle destinations within 1320 feet of the Taco John's development. These are: 1) the commercial area to the east (Albertson's Market), 2) the commercial area (North College Market Place) to the northeast of the site, 3) the commercial area to the north of the site, and 4) the commercial area to the south of the site. The Bicycle LOS Worksheet is provided in Appendix E. The minimum level of service for this site is C. This site is directly connected to N. College Avenue. Therefore, it is concluded that level of service C can be achieved. Transit Level of Service ..• This area of Fort Collins is served by Transfort Route 8. This route has a transit stop just south of the N.College/Willox intersection, which is within 800 feet of this site. I_LDELICH . Taco John's TIS, June 2010 -7-,pt (-ASSOCIATES Page 18 aD D: c m Q� 00 O N �U j O v U Car Wash -Taco J Site Access SHORT RANGE (2015) GEOMETRY Figure 9 .—Ili DELICH %B ASSOCIATES Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 17 Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 8, the N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection operates in the short range (2015) total traffic future as indicated in Table 4. Calculation forms for this analysis are provided in Appendix D. The N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection will operate acceptably with existing control and geometry. The N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection calculated delay for the afternoon peak hour eastbound approach was commensurate with level of service E. This is considered, to be normal during the peak hours at stop sign controlled intersections along arterial streets. It is concluded that in the short range future, the N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection will operate, acceptably with full turning movements allowed. It reflects the access configuration shown in the short term access control plan. It is understood that in the future the access to this property maybe restricted to right-in/right-out as shown in the long range access control plan. This will be done as part of a city capital improvement project. The timing of that capital improvement project is not known. Geometry . Figure 9 shows a schematic of the short range (2015) geometry. It is recommended that the Car Wash -Taco John's site access be a full movement access until the long range access control plan is implemented or a significant safety issue arises. Pedestrian Level of Service Appendix E shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of the Taco John's development. Currently, sidewalks in the area are sporadic. There are sidewalks along the east side N. College Avenue within the pedestrian influence area. There is, also, sidewalk along the west side of N. College Avenue north of the site, near Willox Lane. There will be five pedestrian destinations within 1320 feet of the Taco John's development. These are: 1) the residential area to the west of the site (mobile home community), 2) the commercial area to the east of the site (Albertson's Market), 3) the commercial area to the north of the site, 4) the commercial area (North College Market Place) to the northeast of the site, and 5) the commercial area south of the site. This site is in an area type termed "activity corridor." Acceptable pedestrian level of service cannot be achieved for all pedestrian destinations. The Pedestrian LOS Worksheet is provided in Appendix E. The minimum level of service for "activity corridor is B for all categories. The Taco John's will build sidewalk along the North College Avenue frontage and sidewalk access to the mobile home park. There are no sidewalks on adjacent parcels to the south of the site. There is an asphalt sidewalk along the car wash frontage. —/1_1--DELICH Taco John's TIS, June 2010 7,, i-ASSOCIATES Page 16 TABLE 3 Short Range (2015) Background Peak Hour Operation �`d. ''��u4, �r�-"=�'7 'h � '� kk�i ��, '� 5'-�^�1- ��ti'�Fi Feu x :�—'tir isa'�� � l 9.�'a"' ti, 55 w.✓�'r�-efi a �.� _..e� N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's EB LT/RT C D Access (stop sign) NB LT/T B B TABLE 4 Short Range (2015) Total Peak Hour Operation '�j 3x't��<f "".wG.i�YVel�■ tT4%r���t�rJ$�O+�n<'tiBi"xrC�"'�WS.fiYMK�'i�f,�y`;vS.Wi�tr�, 'S'��/i' f3 v4� N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's EB LT/RT C E Access (stop sign) NB LT/T B B —/,_L—DELICH 7/.'r—ASS0CIATES Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 15 Car Wash -Taco Joh Site Access M c7 • rn o N U-) N r O �/Ir 1r / 1 S } 6/19 11/26 rn o r 0 LO v SHORT RANGE (2015).TOTAL PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC -�,4 —DELICH -7-1 ("ASSOCIATES N AM/PM Figure 8 Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 14 Car Wash -Taco Joh Site Access co co N � N PASSBY SITE GENERATED PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC --AIL—DELICH `;rj r-"ASSOCIATES N AM/PM Figure 7 Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 13 . ems. W_ Car Wash -Taco John's Site Access w 0 ASSIGNED SITE GENERATED PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC .--/,/LDELICH `-�,j rASSOCIATES N AM/PM Figure 6 Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 12 m mw� - o v C o N c- Car Wash Site Access ! t 1/5 -1 r 1. /9 a, o N r N SHORT RANGE (2015) BACKGROUND PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC N AM/PM Figure 5 1 .� —/J_r—DELICH "7,/ (`-ASSOCIATES Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 11 40% 60% RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 4 N AM/PM —/ILDELICH 7l j=ASSOCIATES Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 10 Trip Distribution Trip distribution for the Taco John's was based on existing/future travel patterns, land uses in the area, consideration of trip attractions/productions in the area, and engineering judgment. Figure 4 shows the trip distribution for the short range (2015) analysis future. Passby trip distribution was based on the peak hour traffic on North College Avenue. The trip distribution was agreed to by Fort Collins staff in the scoping meeting. Background Traffic Projections Figure 5 shows the short range (2015) background traffic projections. Background traffic projections for the short range future horizon were obtained by reviewing the North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan, CDOT growth factors, and the North College Market Place TIS in this area. Based upon these sources, it was determined that through traffic volumes on North College Avenue, would increase by approximately 2.0% per year in the short range future. The approved North College Market Place traffic was also added to the background traffic. Trip Assignment Trip assignment is how the generated and distributed trips are expected to be loaded on the street system. The assigned trips are the resultant of the trip distribution process. Figure 6.shows the assigned site generated peak hour traffic. Figure 7 shows the passby site generated peak hour traffic. Figure 8 shows the short range (2015) total (site plus background) peak hour traffic assignment. Signal Warrants As a matter of policy, traffic signals are not installed at any location unless warrants are met according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The N. College/Taco John's Access intersection will not have a signal in the future. Operation Analysis Capacity analyses were performed at the N. College/Car Wash -Taco John's Access intersection. The operations analyses were conducted for the short range future, reflecting a year 2015 condition. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 5, the N. College/Car Wash Access intersection operates in the short range (2015) background traffic future as indicated in Table 3. Calculation forms for this analysis are provided in Appendix C. The N. College/Car Wash Access intersection will operate acceptably with existing control and ,geometry. "-LDELICH Taco John's TIs, June 2010 �� (—ASSOCIATES Pages Car Wash I I I I N I 32d 24.d� I I 1 19.0' 2a0 2S0' 1_ Rad R S.d —` � ' r R t 0. d — — — — — — — — ... 24.0'� 12d R15.0' R25.0' 7.VK \Mv IY41* R12.8' gg� LtJ f12.0' R2&0, R10.d w 24.d RS 1�9. R&O' i w 24.0' R.% w I - I I I i II I I to i I — L-� 1w. ' I G I NOT TO SCALE oil SITE PLAN Figure 3 —/I LDELICH Taco John's TIS, June 2010 j j=ASSOCIATES Page 8 r III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The Taco John's is a proposed 985 square foot fast-food restaurant. Figure 3 shows a site plan of the Taco John's restaurant. The short range analysis (Year 2015) includes development of the Taco John's and an appropriate increase in background traffic due to normal growth and other potential developments in the area. Since this is an intermediate level transportation impact study, a long range analysis is not required. The site plan shows that the Taco John's will share the access with the car wash to/from North College Avenue. Both of the existing accesses will be closed. Trip Generation Trip generation is important in considering the impact of a development such as this upon the existing and proposed street system. Trip generation for Fast -Food w/drive-thru (Code 934) in Trip Generation, 8t' Edition, ITE was determined not to be a good representation of the peak hour trips that would be generated by the proposed Taco John's restaurant. Based on the ITE trip generation there would be 49 morning trip ends and 33 afternoon trip ends. Transaction data per half hour for a Taco John's was obtained from Taco John's International. I Based on this data the trip generation was determined to be .12 trip ends in the morning peak hour and 62 trip ends in the afternoon peak hour. This is lower than the trip generation manual, using- Fast-food w/drive-thru in the morning peak hour and higher in the afternoon peak hour: Due to the location of the proposed Taco John's and after discussion with City staff, it was determined that an average of the Taco John's data and the ITE trip generated should be used in the morning peak hour. This will result in 31 trip ends in the morning peak hour. The trip generation provided by Taco John's International was used for the afternoon peak hour. Table 2 shows the expected trip generation on a daily and peak hour basis. Appendix A shows the trip generation based on the Trip Generation, 81h Edition, ITE and the transaction data per half hour for a Taco John's. A passby percentage of 49 and 50 percent was used for the, respective, morning and afternoon peak hours, based on the Trip Generation Handbook 2nd Edition, ITE. The trip generation was agreed to by the City of Fort Collins staff in email discussions. All TABLE 2 Trip Generation fey. .r ,�- ay Pfl�f'eak.Eiaeer Cod"fTs�'��AVItDTE�A'Poakiourh>�� b any ((y1 a,"i2@"a --#.fit c -. x �e tti" k 's- ;,y i��:es-`f^'a3ita��'� i s� xt �. + :£ tw u YL,. a r s Rate 1 '. k �4 ikrhr :'Ratgw Iit3r r 3 r, x � �`� r, .t.`.ssa.�%s�.` . 934 Fast-food w/drive-thru 0.985 KSF 496.12 490 16 15 31 31 -1-DELICH Taco John's TtS, June 2010 7'%, [—ASSOCIATES Page 7 existing control and geometry in the morning and afternoon peak hours. The intersection was evaluated using techniques provided in the 2000 Highway Capacity Manual. A description of level of service for unsignalized intersection from the 2000 Highway Capacity Manual and a table showing the Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standards (Intersections) are also provided in Appendix B. The Taco John's site is in an area termed "Commercial Corridors." In areas termed "Commercial Corridors," acceptable operation at unsignalized intersections during the peak hours is labeled as "not applicable" on any approach leg. In such areas, it is expected that there would be substantial delays to the minor street movements during the peak hours. This is considered to be normal in urban areas. Pedestrian Facilities Pedestrian facilities in this area are sporadic.. There are sidewalks along the east side of N. College Avenue within the pedestrian influence area. There is an asphalt sidewalk along the Car Wash site. There is, also, sidewalk along the west side of N. College Avenue north of the site near Willox Lane. There are no sidewalks along the subject site or south of the site. Bicyclle.Facilities There are no bicycle lanes along N. College Avenue within the study area. Bicycles utilize the shoulders on N., College Avenue. Transit Facilities Currently, this area of Fort Collins is served by Transfort Route 8. /,/--LDELICH Taco John's TIS, June 2010 �� [—ASSOCIATES Page r TABLE 1 Current Peak Hour Operation LeYel'Q�+�feMCG'-�r''z" q<u it`'S ¢'F,�y,�t,d Cr}f _,1�'SSE 1.+1c ''eS? �sG' �„}•".�a'''s� AMro.. ,.s yva r- ,t E' ...•. N. College/Car Wash Access EB LT/RT C C (stop sign) NB LT B A ��--DELI CH Taco John's TES, June 2010 7r,1, I —ASSOCIATES Page 5 Car Wash Site Access RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC --//L—DELICH (-"ASSOCIATES Figure 2 Taco John's TIS, June 2010 Page 4 N AM/PM N Taco J o h n 'S Bristlecone Drive N N 7 C - Q N m N O U L O Z JVHLC: 1 =DUU SITE LOCATION Figure 1 K� �7/ rASSOCIATES Taco John's TIS, June.2010 Page 3 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS The location of the Taco John's is shown in Figure 1. It is important that a thorough understanding of. the existing conditions be presented. The "US286/SH14 Access Management Report," (AMR);' April 4, 20Qpand 2009 Amendment address the — future access control for this segment of North College Avenue. The short-term access control plan on North College Avenue shows an access to the North College Car Wash & Storage and two accesses to the proposed Taco John's Site. The long range access control plan shows a combined right-in/right-out access to the North College Car Wash & Storage and the proposed Taco John's site. Land Use Land uses in the area are primarily commercial or residential. There are residential uses to the west of the site. There are commercial uses south, north, and east of the site. The' proposed Taco John's site is currently vacant. There appear to be two existing accesses to this site. Streets ® The primary street near the Taco John's site is North College Avenue. North College Avenue is east of (adjacent to) the proposed Taco John's site. It is a north - south street classified as a six -lane arterial on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. It is categorized as an NR-B highway by CDOT. Currently, N. College Avenue has a four - lane cross section. At the N. College/Car Wash Access intersection, N. College Avenue has a two-way left -turn lane, south of the access, and two through lanes in each direction. There is a raised median north of the car wash access. The N. College/Car Wash intersection is stop sign controlled on the car wash site access. The posted ® speed limit in this area of N. College Avenue is 40 mph. Existing Traffic Recent peak hour traffic volumes are shown in Figure 2. The counts at the N. College/Car Wash Site Access intersection were obtained in May 2010. Raw traffic count data is provided in Appendix A. Existing Operation The N. College/Car Wash Site Access intersection was evaluated and the peak hour operation is displayed in Table 1. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix B. The N. College/Car Wash Site Access intersection is currently operating acceptably with 1_L-DELICH Taco John's TIs, June 2010 -7,p rASSOCIATES Page 2 I. INTRODUCTION This intermediate transportation impact study (TIS) addresses the capacity, geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed Taco John's restaurant. The proposed Taco John's is located along the west side of North College Avenue (US287), approximately 575 feet south of the N. College/W,illox intersection in Fort Collins, Colorado. During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made with the owner (Jim Nichols), the project engineer (Northern Engineering), the City of Fort Collins Traffic Engineer, and CDOT-Region 4 Access Supervisor. The Transportation Impact Study Base Assumptions form and related documents are provided in Appendix A. This study generally conforms to the format set forth in the Fort Collins TIS Guidelines in the "Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards" (LCUASS). Due to the trip generation, this is an intermediate level transportation impact study. The study involved the following steps: - Collect physical, traffic, and development data;. - Perform trip generation, trip distribution, and trip assignment; - Determine peak hour traffic volumes; - Conduct capacity and operational level of service analyses on key intersections; - Analyze signal warrants; - Conduct level of service evaluation of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation !-DELICH Taco John's TIS, June 2010 �'' [-ASSOCIATESPage 1 LIST OF TABLES 1. Current Peak Hour Operation................................................................................... 5 2. Trip Generation ............................................... ......................................... ................:.. 7 3. Short Range (2015) Background Peak Hour Operation .......................................... 15 4. Short Range (2015) Total Peak Hour Operation.................................:................... 15 LIST OF FIGURES 1. Site Location.........................................................................................................:... 3 2. Recent Peak Hour Traffic................................:......................................................... 4 3. Site Plan.................................................................................................................... 8 4. Trip Distribution. ..............:. .... ............................... 10 5. Short Range (2015) Background Peak Hour Traffic ................................................ 11 6. Site Generated Peak Hour Traffic........................................................................... 12 7. Site Generated Passby Peak Hour Traffic............................................................... 13 8. Short Range (2015) Total Peak Hour Traffic........................................................... 14 9. Short Range (2015) Geometry ................................................................................ 17 APPENDICIES A. Base Assumptions Form/Peak Hour Traffic Counts B. Current Peak Hour Operation/Level of Service Descriptions/Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standards (Intersections) C. Short Range (2015) Background Peak Hour Operation D. Short Range (2015) Total Peak Hour Operation E. Pedestrian/Bicycle Level of Service Worksheets --"L-flELICH Taco John's TIs, June 2010 -71- r-ASSOCIATES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 1 11. EXISTING CONDITIONS..............................................................................:........... 2 LandUse...............::.....:.................................................................... 2 Streets ........:....... 2 ExistingTraffic................................................................................................................ 2 ExistingOperation............................................................................................................ 2 PederstrianFacilities....................................................................................................... 6 BicycleFacilities.............................................................................................................. 6 i Transit Facilities.............................................:.:...........................................................: .. 6 III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT................................................................................ 7 TripGeneration.....................................................:......................................................... 7 TripDistribution............................................................................................................... 9 Background Traffic Projections....................................................................................... 9 TripAssignment.............................................................................................................. 9 SignalWarrants.............................................................................................................. 9 Operation Analysis.......................................................................................................:.. 9 Geometry...................................................................................................................... 1 16 Pedestrian Level of Service.......................................................................................... 16 BicycleLevel of Service................................................................................................ 18 TransitLevel of Service................................................................................................. 18 IV. CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................... 19 L -DELICH Taco John's TIS, June 2010 �� [—ASSOCIATES 0 TACO JOHN'S TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO -JUNE 2010 Prepared for: Taco John's International 808 West 20th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001 Prepared by: DELICH ASSOCIATES 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, CO � 0538 Phone: 970-669-2061 FAX: 970-669-5034.