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square mile for many years and will have no unexpected impact on school
related activities (vehicular, pedestrian, or bicycle). The schools are
located on the west side of Seneca Street. As mentioned earlier, the
corner location will result in less traffic on neighborhood streets.
The proposed neighborhood center location is expected to have right-
in/right-out/left-in access to/from Harmony Road (across from Westbury
Drive). This will cause the Harmony/Westbury intersection (south leg) to
also have right-in/right-out/left-in access. With the turn restrictions at
this intersection, the proposed neighborhood center will not cause traffic
impacts on Westbury Drive. The Shields/Westbury intersection allows full
traffic movements. With the implementation of the Harmony/Shields Rezone,
consideration will be given to providing traffic calming measures on
Westbury Drive.
The proposed neighborhood center location is expected to have right-
in/right-out access at the existing Shields/Wakerobin intersection.
Currently, this intersection allows all traffic movements. Access to a
full -movement intersection to/from Shields Street further to the north will
be via an internal north/south recirculation street. It is expected that
there will be one signalized intersection on Shields Street. The location
of that signalized intersection will be the subject of a future detailed
transportation impact study.
It is my opinion that the corner location of the NC zoning will have
less negative traffic impact on the neighborhood streets to the west as
compared to the current NC zoning location. A neighborhood center in this
area would cause a reduction in the length of trips from the existing
nearby residential area.
DELICH ASSL MATES Traffic & Transportation engineering _--./i
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Phone: (970) 669-2061 Fax: (970) 669-5034
MEMORANDUM
TO: Michael Markel, Markel Homes
Chad Kipf_er, Markel Homes
City of Fort Collins
FROM: Matt Delich
DATE: July 5, 2006
SUBJECT: Harmony/Shields Rezone - Traffic/Transportation Analysis
(File: 0671ME01)
This memorandum provides documentation of various traffic/
transportation analyses regarding the Harmony/Shields Rezone. The property
located in the northwest quadrant of the Harmony/Shields intersection is
zoned as MMN and NC. As shown in the graphic in Appendix A, the NC zoning
is in the middle of the parcel, bracketed by the MMN zoning. The proposal
is to move the NC zoning the corner as indicated in the graphic in Appendix
B. The MMH zoning is considered to be multi -family residential
(approximately 12 dwelling units per acre). The NC zoning is for a
neighborhood center, which typically includes a grocery store and various
retail uses.
The nearest grocery store -based neighborhood centers, which serve
this area of Fort Collins, are located more than one mile away (King
Soopers at the Harmony/College intersection; Albertson's at the
Horsetooth/College intersection; and Safeway at the Drake/Taft Hill
intersection). The proposed Harmony/Shields neighborhood center would
provide goods and services that now require a somewhat lengthy vehicle trip
for residents in the south portion of Fort Collins, as far south as from
developments near Trilby Road. In some regard, the proposed
Harmony/Shields neighborhood center would not add significant new vehicle
trips from the existing developments in the area, but would rather redirect
and shorten some of the vehicle trips.
Concerns were raised by nearby neighbors, particularly to the west,
that this proposal would cause "cut -through" traffic on area streets such
as Wakerobin Lane, Regency Drive, Seneca Street, and Silvergate Road.
While "cut -through" traffic can and will occur just because of the
connectivity of the street system in the area, the corner location of the
neighborhood center will cause less 'scut -through" traffic as compared to
the current zoning location. With the current zoning location of the
neighborhood center, neighborhood streets would be more attractive to
residents to/from the west due to a shorter trip length/time. With the
corner location and direct access from Harmony Road, the most attractive
and shortest route to/from the west would be via Harmony Road rather than
through the neighborhood streets.
There are two schools west of the site (Johnson Elementary School and
Webber Junior High School). A neighborhood center was intended in this