HomeMy WebLinkAboutSOLAR VILLAGE MAPLE - PDP - 23-07 - REPORTS - TRAFFIC STUDYIV. CONCLUSIONS
This study assessed the impacts. of Solar Village Maple on the
short range (2010) street system in the vicinity of the proposed
development. As a result of this analysis, the following is concluded:
The Solar Village Maple is feasible from a, trafficengineering
standpoint. At full development, Solar Village Maple will
generate approximately 380 daily trip ends, 21 morning peak hour
trip ends, and 29 afternoon peak hour trip ends. .
- Currently, the key intersections 'operate acceptably with existing
control and geometry.
In the short range (2.010). future, a signal will not likely be
warranted at any of the key stop sign controlled intersections.
In the short range (2010) background traffic future, the key
intersections will operate acceptably.
In the short range (2010).,future, given expansion of the Solar
Village Maple and an increase in background traffic, the key
intersections will operate acceptably. The short range (2010)
geometry is shown in Figure_8.
Acceptable level of service will be achieved for pedestrian and
bicycle modes based upon the measures in the multi -modal
transportation guidelines. Transit level of service is
acceptable.
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Pedestrian Level of Service
Appendix E shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of
' Solar Village Maple. The Solar Village Maple site is located within an
area termed.as "pedestrian district," which sets the level of service
threshold at LOS A for all measured categories, except for street
crossing at LOS B. _There are 'two destination areas within 1320 feet
of the proposed Solar Village Maple: 1) to the south and east of the
site is the Fort Collins CBD which contains commercial and office lane
uses and 2) the residential. neighborhoods to 'the west. The Solar
Village Maple development will complete the sidewalk adjacent to their
site. Appendix E contains a Pedestrian LOS Worksheet. Since;
pedestrian facilities .in this area were built under earlier street
' standards, Visual Interest &'Amenities could.not be met.
Bicycle Level of Service
Appendix E shows a mapof the area that is within 1320 feet of
Solar Village Maple. This area, the Fort Collins CBD, is considered to
' be a community/neighborhood commercial center. Based upon Fort
Collins bicycle LOS criteria, the level of service "threshold for
bicycles is LOS B. There are bicycle facilities along Cherry Street,
' Mason Street, and Howes Street. The Solar Village Maple is connected
to the bike lanes on Cherry Street, Howes Street, and Mason Street via
Maple Street and Meldrum Street, which satisfies the LOS B criteria.
' The bicycle LOS worksheet is provided in Appendix E.
Transit Level of Service
The study area has extensive transit service. The Downtown
Transit Center is located in the northeast quadrant of .the
' Laporte/Mason intersection, which is within 1320 feet of the site.
This area is served (within 1320 feet) by transit routes 1, 5, 8, 9,
14, 15, 18, 91, and 92. The Solar Village Maple Development is
' located in an area defined as "mixed -use centers and commercial
corridors" for the purpose of public transit level of service"
evaluation. In the future, transit service will be improved as
depicted on the Fort Collins Transit System Plana The future level. of
' service will be in the B category.
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AM/PM
Figure 8
TABLE 4
Short Range (2010) Total Peak Hour Operation
i" �!����
AAovement
AM �
PM
Cherry/Meldrum
(stop sign)
EB LTT/RT
A
A
WB LT/T/RT .
A
B
NB LT/T/RT
A
q
SB LT/T/RT
A
A
-Meldrum/Maple
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT
A
q
WB LT/T/RT
A
A
NB LT/f/RT
A
E
B
SB LT/T/RT
A
B
Maple/Alley-City Hall Parking
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT
A
A
WB LT/f/RT
A
A
NB LT/T/RT
A
A
SB LT/T/RT
A
A
TABLE 3
Short Range (2010) Background Peak Hour Operation
F
Intersection
Movement, `
Level of Service
AM
PM
Cherry/Meldrum
(stop sign)-
EB LTT/RT
A
A'.
WB LT/T/RT
- A
B
NB LT/T/RT .
A
A
SB LT/T/RT
A
A .
Meldrum/Maple
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT
A
A
WB LT/T/RT
A
A
NB LT/T/RT
A
B
SB LT/T/RT
A
B
Maple/Alley-City Hall Parking
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT
A
A
WB LT/T/RT
A
A
NB LT/T/RT
A
A
SB LT/T/RT
A
A
i
1
A
N
r
�— AM/PM
r
013
o N
w o `.-i
148/335
18/20
' f i
0/1 --�
Cherry Street
' 283/184 —►
2/5 —j\
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N
r
r
1
E
1 N
-
Q
r
r
v N v
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0 0 0
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13/17
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+
— 50/100
7/0
Maple Street
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,2/2
76/38 —�►
' 2/5
,O co N
"' N
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94/64
-0/0
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SHORT-RANGE (2010) TOTAL
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC
Figure 7
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SITE GENERATED PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 6
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17/19
/ Cherry Street
0/1 "
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12/14 Maple Street 7/0 .
6/1
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2/5 Ln
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SHORT-RANGE (2010) BACKGROUND
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 5
Background Traffic Projections
Figure 5 shows the short range (2010) background traffic
projections. Background traffic volume forecasts for the short range
(2010) future were obtained by reviewing traffic studies for other
developments in this area and reviewing historic counts in the area.
'. The counted traffic was increased at the rate of 3 percent per year.
Trip Assignment
Trip assignment is how the generated and. distributed trips are
expected to be loaded on the street system. The assigned trips arethe
resultant of the trip distribution process. Figure 6 shows the site
generated peak hour traffic assignment. Figure-7 shows the total (site
plus background) short range (2010) peak hour traffic at the key,
intersections.
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. It is expected that peak hour signal warrants
will not be met at the any of the key stop sign control intersections.
In addition to this, the intersection spacing would not meet the signal
spacing criteria.
Operation Analysis
Capacity analyses were performed at the key intersections. The
' operations. analyses were conducted for the. short range future,
reflecting a year 2010 condition. .
' Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 5, the key
intersections operate in the short range (2010) background traffic
future as indicated in Table 3. . Calculation forms for these analyses
' are provided in Appendix C. All the key intersections will operate
acceptably.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 7, Ithe key
intersections operate in the short range (201,0) total traffic future
as indicated in Table 4 Calculation forms for these analyses are
provided in Appendix D. All the key intersections will operate
acceptably.
Geometry
The short range (2012) geometry is' shown in Figure 8.
the existing geometry.
This is
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TRIP DISTRIBUTION
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III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
The Solar Village Maple is a proposed 23 residential. dwelling
units and 8,500 square feet of retail/office development, located in.the
northeast quadrant of the Meldrum/Maple intersection in Fort Collins.
Figure 3 shows a site plan of Solar Village Maple., The short range
analysis (Year 2010) includes the Solar Village Maple 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
residential dwelling units will have on site parking via the alley. The
retail/office will use on -street parking.
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 information contained in Trip Generation, 7th Edition,
ITE. was used to estimate trips that would be generated by the
proposed/expected uses at this site. Table 2 shows the expected trip
generation on a daily and peak hour basis.
TABLE 2
Trip Generation
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230
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23 D.U.
5.86
^ 140
0.07
2
0.37
9
0.35
8
0.17
4.
814
Retail
4.25 KSF
44.32
190
0.38
2
0.30
1
1.19
5
1.52
6,
710
General Office
4.25 KSF
11.01
50
1.36
6
0.19
1
0.25
1
1.24
5
Total
380
10'
11
14
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Trip Distribution
Directional distribution of the generated trips was determined for
the Solar Village Maple. Figure 4 shows the trip distribution used for
the short range (2010) analysis future. The trip distribution was
discussed in the scoping meeting.
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TABLE 1
Current Peak Hour Operation
Irtbersecdon
Movement
tenet of Service
AM
EB LTT/RT
A
A
Cherry/Meldrum
WB LT/T/RT
A
B
(stop sign)
NB LT/T/RT
A
A
SB LT/T/RT
A
A
EB LT/T/RT
A
A -
Meldrum/Maple
WB LT/f/RT
A
A
(stop sign)
NB LT/T/RT
A
B
SB LT/T/RT
A
B
EB LT/T/RT
A
A
Maple/Alley-City Hall Parking
WB LT/T/RT
A
A
(stop sign)
NB LT/T/RT
A
A
SB LT/T/RT
A
A
0/3
135/307
16/17
/
Cherry Street
' 259/168
00 v N
2/5
v o rn
N
)
E
N
co
1/8
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-�— 33172
11,13
Maple Stree
t 68/33
2/5
L o
u' �' .a
N N
' RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC
1
5
N
AM/PM
Lc) o LD 5/4
42/88
7,0 _
6/1 I
85/53 o a
0/0 o
Figure 2
Existing Traffic
Recent peak 'hour traf f ic 'volumes are shown in Figure. 2. The
' counts at the Cherry/Meldrum, Meldrum/Maple, and Maple/Alley-City Hall
Parking intersections were obtained in August 2007.. Raw traffic count
data is provided in Appendix A.
Existing Operation
The key intersections were evaluated using techniques provided in
the 2000 Highway Capacity Manual. Using the peak hour traffic shown
' in Figure 2, the peak hour operation 'is shown in Table 1. A
description of level of service for unsignalized intersections 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 Solar Village Maple site is in an area termed
"downtown district." The "downtown district" is considered to be a
"mixed use district" for the purposes of motor vehicle, level of
service standards. At unsignalized intersections, in mixed use district,
the minimum level of service is F, which is considered to be normal in
an urban environment:
Pedestrian Facilities
' Pedestrian facilities in this area were built under earlier
street standards. Generally, sidewalks exist along all .streets in
this area. Sidewalks- exist along this, site,: except for a, small
portion along Maple Street. There are pedestrian crosswalks and ramps
at all key intersections.
'. Bicycle Facilities
' There are bicycle lanes along Cherry Street, Howes Street, and
Mason Street.
' Transit Facilities
' The study area has extensive 'transit service. The `Downtown
Transit Center is located . in the northeast. quadrant of the
Laporte/Mason intersection, which is within 1326 feet of the site.
This area is served. (within 1320 feet) by transit routes= 1, 5, 8, 9,
' 14, 15, 18, 91,_ and 92.
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' SITE LOCATION
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II. EXISTING CONDITIONS
The location of Solar Village Maple is shown in Figure 1. .'It is
important that.a thorough understanding of the existing conditions be
presented.
Land Use
Land uses in the area are primarily . residential and
commercial/office. This site is considered to be in an area termed
"downtown district." There are existing residential land uses to the
north and west of the site. • There are existing commercial land uses
to the.south and east of the site. The Fort Collins central business
district (CBD) is southeast of this site.
Streets
The primary streets near. the Solar Village Maple site are Meldrum
Street, Maple Street, and Cherry Street. Meldrum Street is adjacent to
(west) the Solar Village Maple site. It is a north -south street
classified as a local street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan.
There is diagonal parking on both sides of the Meldrum Street in this
area. At the Cherry/Meldrum intersection, Meldrum Street has all
movements combined into a single lane. The,Cherry/Meldrum intersection
has all. -way stop sign control. At the Meldrum/Maple intersection,
Meldrum Street has all movements combined into a 'single lane. The
Meldrum/Maple intersection has stop sign control on Meldrum Street. The
posted speed limit in this area of Meldrum Street is 25 mph.
' Maple Street is adjacent to (south) the proposed Solar Village
Maple. It is an east -west street classified as a local street on the
Fort Collins Master Street Plan. There is diagonal parking on both
sides of the Maple Street in this area. At the Meldrum/Maple
' intersection, Maple Street has all movements combined into a single
lane. At the Maple/Alley-City Hall Parking intersection, Maple Street
has all movements combined into a single lane. The Maple/Alley-City
Hall Parking has stop sign control on the Alley -City Hall Parking.- The
posted speed limit in this area of Maple Street is 25 mph.
Cherry Street is north of the proposed Solar Village Maple. It is
an east -west street classified. as a two-lane collector street on the
Fort Collins Master Street Plan. There is parallel parking on both
sides of the Cherry Street in this area. At the Cherry/Meldrum
' intersection, Cherry Street has all movements combined into a single
lane. The posted speed limit in this area of Cherry Street is 25 mph.
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I. INTRODUCTION
' This intermediate transportation impact study (TIS) addresses, the
capacity, geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed
Solar. Village Maple. The Solar Village Maple is located in the
northeast quadrant of the,Meldrum/Maple intersection in Fort Collins,
Colorado.
During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made
' with. the project planning consultant (JCL Architecture). and the Fort
Collins . Traffic. Engineer. 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 Larimer County
Urban Area Street Standards. Baseduponthe trip generation, a TIS
memorandum is required. However, due to neighborhood sensitivity, an
' intermediate level transportation impact study was.requested. 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.
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure
Page
1.
Site
Location ........................................
3
2.
Recent Peak Hour Traffic .............................
5.
3.
Site
Plan ..............................................
8
4.
Trip.Distribution
....................................
9
5.
Short
Range (2010) Background.Peak Hour Traffic ..
11
6.
Site
Generated Peak Hour Traffic .....................
12
7.
Short
Range (2010) Total Peak Hour Traffic ...........
13
S.
Short
Range (2010) Geometry ..........................
16
APPENDIX
A Base Assumptions Form/Recent Peak Hour Traffic
B Existing Peak Hour Operation/Level of Service, Descriptions/Fort
Collins Motor .Vehicle LOS Standards
C Short Range Background Peak Hour Operation
D Short Range Total Peak Hour Operation
E Pedestrian/Bicycle Level.of Service Worksheets
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I.
Introduction
.............:...........................
1
II.
Existing Conditions ................
2
...............
Land Use ......
2
Streets ....................... ..:......
2
Existing Traffic ......................................
4
Existing Operation ...................................
4
Pedestrian Facilities
4
................................
Bicycle Facilities ...................................
4
Transit Facilities
4
...................................
III.
Proposed Development .................................
7
Trip Generation ......................................
7
Trip Distribution .....................................
7
Background Traffic Projections .......................
10
Trip Assignment ..... ........ .........
10
.........
Signal Warrants ....... ..............................
10
Operation Analysis
............... ........ .....
10
Geometry.............. ....................... ....
10
Pedestrian Level of Service ..........................
17
Bicycle Level of Service .............................
17
Transit Level of Service .............................
17 -
IV.
Conclusions ............................... ...........
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1. Current Peak Hour Operation .......................... 6
2. Trip.Generation 7
3. Short Range (2010) Background Peak Hour Operation .... 14
4. Short Range (2010) Total Peak Hour Operation ......... 15
SOLAR VILLAGE MAPLE
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
AUGUST 2007
Prepared for:
JCL Architecture
201 South College Avenue, Studio 205
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Prepared by:
DELICH ASSOCIATES
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Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 970-669-2061
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