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Valley Steel and Wire Company
Transportation Memorandum
The addition of the proposed site traffic will have a minimal impact on the roadway network
and the system is expected to continue to function acceptably with existing geometry and
control. No auxiliary lanes are necessary.
Facilities for pedestrians, bicycles and transit modes exist today. Pedestrian and bicycle
facilities exist along the Hickory Street development frontage and the sidewalks provide
connections to College Avenue and the transit route. The proposed development is not
expected to generate any new pedestrian, bicycle, or transit trips.
And finally, a special review as requested by City staff of the US287 / SH 14 Access
Management Report shows a future north -south parallel connector roadway west of College
Avenue. This roadway needs to be accommodated as the area re -develops, but this proposed
development does NOT include property that needs to dedicate ROW for the roadway and is
not impacted by the report.
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Valley Steel and Wire Company
Transportation Memorandum
The memorandum also needs to discuss the continuity and adequacy of pedestrian and bike facilities
adjacent to the site as well as access to the most direct transit route adjacent to the site.
As noted in the existing conditions, an attached paved sidewalk currently exists along the entire frontage
of the existing Valley Steel and Wire parcel as well as the proposed new addition on the parcel
immediately to the west. This sidewalk provides continuity for pedestrians utilizing Hickory Street and
is consistent with the remaining pedestrian amenities in the area. The proposed use is not expected to
generate any new pedestrian traffic. All trips are expected to be vehicular in nature.
Hickory Street is a signed Fort Collins bikeway with adequate existing width to accommodate bicycle
traffic. The proposed use is not expected to generate any new bicycle traffic.
The closest transit route is Route 8 that is southbound along this portion of College Avenue. As with
other areas of Fort Collins served by transit, the headways run every 30 minutes during the day time
hours. The existing sidewalk system along Hickory provides for direct access to the transit route.
Special Analysis Areas
During the course of the scoping phone call with City Traffic Staff for this memorandum, one area of
special analysis was identified and is discussed below.
Adherence to the Adopted US287 / SH 14 Access Management Report
In the year 2000, the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County and the Colorado Department of
Transportation collaborated in an effort to create an access management plan that included this area of
College Avenue. The plan shows the creation of parallel roadways along College Avenue, including one
that is located in the vicinity of the existing Valley Steel and Wire property. Discussions with City Staff
during the conceptual review of this project highlighted the fact that this proposed development is NOT
located on a parcel that needs to dedicate ROW for the roadway. If and when the future Mason Street
parallel roadway is constructed, either the existing site will be impacted, or roadway alignments could be
adjusted to accommodate the roadway and existing buildings as shown in the attached Area Drawing.
Conclusions and Summary of Findings
This study identified, documented and addressed the transportation impacts of the proposed new
warehouse facility to be used by Valley Steel and Wire Company in north Fort Collins. The following
conclusions can be drawn from the study:
■ The proposed development is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. Once
constructed, the new addition is estimated to generate 98 daily trips, including 13 in the am
peak and 14 in the pm peak hour.
■ The current operation of Hickory Street in the vicinity of the access to be used is excellent
with low volumes and the closest signalized intersection at Hickory/Conifer/College is also
functioning acceptably with existing control and geometry.
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Valley Steel and Wire Company
Transportation Memorandum
Trip Generation
Land Use
ITE
Units
Daily
Total Trips
Enter / Exit Distribution
Code
Trips
AM PM
AM PM
General Light
110
IN OUT IN OUT
Industrial
Employees
Existing
16
48
7 7
Proposed
18
54
8 8
Acres
Existing
2
104
15 15
Proposed
5
259
37 36
Square Feet
Existing
24,000
167
22 23
Proposed
43,000
300
40 42
Average Total
Existing
106
15 15
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Proposed
204
28 29
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New / Additional Traffic
98
13 14
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The distribution and assignment of the traffic will be 100% towards the east and Collage Avenue as
Hickory Street to the west is not a through street. The anticipated peak hour turning movements in
vehicles per hour at the access to the proposed facility are shown below.
Operational Analysis
The level of service at the access location to be used by
the proposed facility will function at a Level of Service A
in both peak hours. It is anticipated to continue to
function acceptably in the future.
The impact of the site traffic on the intersection at
College and Hickory is negligible (<1 %) and thus no
further analysis was completed.
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Hickory College
Street
Ave
Site Generated Trip Assignment
(am / pm twwng vohmes)
The access location for the proposed development does
not meet warrants for auxiliary lanes. Thus the existing geometry is acceptable.
Multi -Modal Analysis
As indicated by the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, a transportation memorandum is
appropriate if:
• paved pedestrian facilities exist adjacent to the site or the proposed use will not generate any new
pedestrian traffic; and
■ paved bike lanes exist adjacent to the site or the proposed use will not generate any new bicycle
traffic.
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Valley Steel and Wire Company
Transportation Memorandum
can accommodate two lanes of traffic, parking, and on -street bike lanes. The roadway is signed as a Fort
Collins bikeway. The posted speed limit is 25 mph. North College Avenue is a major 5-lane arterial
that is also a state highway (US 287). There is a striped shoulder that also serves as a bike lane. The
speed limit is 40 mph and parking is prohibited. The intersection at Hickory / College is signalized and
simultaneously coordinated with the neighboring signal at Conifer / College.
Existing peak hour counts were completed along Hickory Street in the am and pm peak. They are shown
below. These volumes are low in terms of traffic capacity and the roadway is functioning acceptably
during both the morning and evening peaks.
The intersection at Hickory and Conifer at College Avenue is functioning at a LOS A and B in the am
and pm peak respectively.
Existing Pedestrian Facilities
There are existing attached sidewalks on both sides
of Hickory Street in the vicinity of the project,
including along the frontage of the proposed project.
Along College Avenue, there are some sidewalks in
areas that have more recently re -developed.
Existing Bicycle Facilities
site 55/t 19
Hickory 80 14
Street
College
Ave
Existing Peak Hour Traffic Volumes
(am / pm volumes)
Bicycle lanes are accommodated in the cross section
of Hickory Street. Although bike lane striping does not exist, the roadway is signed as a Fort Collins
bikeway. Along College Avenue bicycles utilize the paved shoulders, whose width varies.
Existing Transit Facilities
TransfoM the City's transit service provides service southbound along College Avenue via Route 8.
Operating hours are 6:30 am to 6:30 pm in the vicinity of the project with 30-minute headways.
Proposed Development
Valley Steel and Wire is a distributor of steel and wire products. They purchase large quantities of steel
and wire from mills and ship the product in smaller quantities to distributors and manufacturers —
primarily on their own trucks. They have an existing warehouse space of 24,000 sf on an adjacent parcel,
and this proposed development will simply add another warehouse 19,000 sf in size. Construction will
begin upon approval, and "build -out" will occur within a few months. Valley Steel and Wire anticipates
adding two additional employees to the workforce. A site plan is attached.
As shown in the site plan, the property already has two existing accesses with curb cuts. This
development will eliminate one access and maintain the other access driveway.
Using the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 7"' Edition, anticipated
trips for both the existing and proposed facility are calculated. The land use code is 110 — General Light
Industrial. The information is shown below, and calculations are made using employees, acres and
square footage of warehouse space for comparison.
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T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
M E M O R A N D U M
Date: August 16, 2005
RE: Valley Steel and Wire Company (0,91ONAL.
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Additional Facility �' 11Prepared For: David Wassog 3322 z;General Mana erValley Steel and Wire Company200 Hickory Street (P.O. Box 81)�
Fort Collins, CO 80522
This document represents a transportation memorandum per the Larimer County Urban Area Street
Standards associated with the proposed additional facility at Valley Steel and Wire Company in north
Fort Collins, Colorado. The purpose of this study is to address the existing and proposed transportation
system in the immediate vicinity of the proposed project and then determine the impact (and mitigation
measures if necessary) of the traffic produced by the proposed development.
Existing Conditions
The location of the Valley Steel and Wire
Company is at 200 Hickory Street. This is
on the north side of Hickory just west of
North College Avenue. Valley Steel has
an existing facility on the parcel just to the
east of the proposed site.
The existing land use of the proposed site
is vacant. The general area is a
commercial / industrial area with a moving
company, muffler shop, and car dealership
in close proximity. There are some
residential land uses further to the north.
The primary streets in the vicinity of the
project are Hickory Street and North
College Avenue. Hickory Street is a two-
lane collector with a 60-foot roadway. It
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