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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOX MEADOWS BUSINESS PARK NO. 3 REPLAT, TIMBERLINE PLAZA - PDP - 19-05A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYMultimodal Transportation Level of Service Manual LOS Standards for Develupmeut Review - Bicycle Figure 7. Bicycle LOS Worksheet level of service - connectivity nmirrnan actual prupused base connectivity: specific connections to priority sites: description of applicable destination area within 1,320' including address of:�rrC-V,5V5+NES5 Men< n Me r�EsT destination area classification (see text) CoAm EWec,f 4L P. 20 City of fort Collins Transportation Master Plan SCALE: 1"=1000' BICYCLE INFLUENCE AREA 30 Pedestrian LOS Worksheet Project Location Classification: -3 ,% e nboW.67 _r K? S. WORRMvgDe-s, c00got tEINtnutv, R 0 --W1AMM Neighborhood to the east Residential Minimum C C C C C Actual C C B B A Proposed C C B 8 A [21 Neighborhood and Offices to the southeast Residential Office Minimum C C C C C Actual E C B B A Proposed B C A B A [::3:: Office/Business Park to the west Office Commercial Minimum C C C C C Actual F C C B A Proposed F C C B A [:4 Poudre River Power Authority Industrial Minimum C C C C C Actual A B C B A Proposed A 8 C B A F-5 Apartments and Commercial Area to the north Residential Commercial Minimum C C C C C Actual A B A B A Proposed A B A B A F-6 Minimum Actual Proposed 7 Minimum Actual Proposed F —8 Minimum Actual Proposed F —9 Minimum Actual Proposed F—lo Minimum Actual Proposed r-1 F74 Horsetooth O 2 E F_ SCALE: 1 "=1000' PEDESTRIAN INFLUENCE AREA IV. CONCLUSIONS This study assessed the impacts of Colorado Health & Fitness on the short range (2007) street system in the vicinity of the proposed development. As a result of this analysis, the following is concluded: - The development of Colorado Health & Fitness is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. At full development, Colorado Health & Fitness will generate approximately 855 daily trip ends, 31 morning peak hour trip ends, and 106 afternoon peak hour trip ends. Currently, the Timberline/Bighorn intersection operates acceptably with existing control and geometry. In the short range (2007) future, a signal will not likely be warranted at the Timberline/Bighorn intersection. - In the short range (2007) background traffic future, the key intersections will operate acceptably. In the short range (2007) future, given full development of Colorado Health & Fitness and an increase in background traffic, the key intersections will operate acceptably. The short range (2007) geometry is shown in Figure 9. Acceptable level of service will be achieved for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes based upon the measures in the multi - modal transportation guidelines, except as noted. There is little that can be done to mitigate this level of service. 18 I TABLE 5 I Pedestrian Destination Analysis #1 — Neighborhood to the Pedestrian access to this neighborhood is very good. east #2 — Neighborhood and The Directness factor is currently at level of service E, since the office park to the south of the Office areas to the southeast site is not yet built When this is completed, the Directness factor will be at level of service B. 43 — Office/Business Park to The Directness factor is currently and will be in the future, at level of service F, since the the west nearest crosswalk across Timberline Road is at the Timberline/Horsetooth signalized intersection. There is nothing that can be done to mitigate this level of service. — ty River Power Authority Pedestrian access to this area is very good. Authority #5 — Apartments and Commercial areas to the Pedestrian access to these areas is very good. north Bicycle Level of Service Appendix E shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of Colorado Health & Fitness. Based upon Fort Collins bicycle LOS criteria, there is one destination area within 1320 feet of Colorado Health & Fitness. This destination is the office/business park to the west. The bicycle LOS worksheet is provided in Appendix E. Transit Level of Service Currently, there is no transit service in the area. The Fort Collins 2015 Transit System Map shows that in the future, there will be 30 minute feeder service on this segment of Timberline Road. However, this service will not occur within the short range future time period that is reflected in an intermediate transportation impact study. 17 m t -00 - Denotes Lane SHORT RANGE (2007) GEOMETRY 16 om Figure 9 TABLE 3 Short Range (2007) Background Peak Hour Operation NB LT B B TABLE 4 Short Range (2007) Total Peak Hour Operation 25 NB LT B B 15 U- 04 `4 m 59/62 N � � r' 00 `, --a-2/5 30/45 6/7 1/4 37/62 h CD o LO co M ti W in U U Q N Q' Q Q p 415 `') Iz `'' �- 38/24 NOM 42/54 a Bighorn 1 12/34 — 13/55 z00 z cn cn N U U Q N U ---w— AM/PM SHORT RANGE (2007) TOTAL PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 8 14 generated peak hour traffic assignment. Figure 8 shows the total (site plus background) short range (2007) 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 Timberline/Bighorn intersection. In addition to this, the intersection spacing would not meet the signal spacing criteria. Operation Analysis Capacity analyses were performed at the Timberline/Bighorn intersection. The operations analyses were conducted for the short range analysis, reflecting a year 2007 condition. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 6 and the future geometrics, the key intersections operate in the short range (2007) background traffic future as indicated in Table 3. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix C. The Timberline/Bighorn intersection will operate acceptably. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 8 and the future geometrics, the key intersections .operate in the short range (2007) total traffic future as indicated in Table 4. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix D. The Timberline/Bighorn intersection will operate acceptably. The short range (2007) geometry is shown in Figure 9. Pedestrian Level of Service Appendix E shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of Colorado Health & Fitness. The Colorado Health & Fitness site is located within an area termed as a "other," which sets the level of service threshold at LOS C for all measured categories. There are five destination areas within 1320 feet of the proposed Colorado Health & Fitness: 1) the residential neighborhood to the east, 2) the residential neighborhood and office to the southeast, 3) the office/business park to the west, 4) Poudre River Power Authority, and 5) the apartments and future commercial area to the north. Table 5 contains a pedestrian destination analysis. In most cases, sidewalks are completed .within the pedestrian influence area.. It is assumed that sidewalks will be completed as properties develop. It is also assumed that pedestrian crossing of Timberline Road or Horsetooth Road would only occur at signalized intersections. Appendix E contains a Pedestrian LOS Worksheet. 13 --a-- AM/PM SITE GENERATED PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC 12 N om Figure 7 z mo E d' N toN rn o 46/26 � ce) co L �— 215 cM cM 25/30 J 6/7 ---14( ( 42/54 114 — 00 0 12/34 —+► 37/62 o co LO cr) 00 �— AM/PM SHORT RANGE (2007) BACKGROUND PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC 4_ El (6 N Q. 4/5 f- 38/24 r4 Bighom Figure 6 TRIP DISTRIBUTION om N Figure 5 10 < 0 Ui z :3 LU LU 140 , le,p PI SITE PLAN BIGHORN ROAD A& N SCALE: V=60' Figure 4 9 III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT Colorado Health & Fitness is a proposed health club development, located in the southeast quadrant of the Timberline/Bighorn intersection in Fort Collins. Figure 4 shows a site plan of Colorado Health & Fitness. The short range analysis (Year 2007) includes development of Colorado Health & Fitness and an appropriate increase in background traffic. Since this is an intermediate level transportation impact study, a long range analysis is not required. The site plan shows a public access from Bighorn Road to Colorado Health & Fitness, which lines up with an access to a mixed -use development to the north. 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, 7t' 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 ` ANt Jpeak°Haar, RNLPeak boar Eode S¢e R Ts Raie - ►n rz dt8 foie 1n k?ate` 1 ouE „ 492 Health Fitness Club 26.0 KSF 32.93 855 0.51 13 0.70 18 2.10 55 1.98 51 Trip Distribution Directional distribution of the generated trips was determined for Colorado Health & Fitness based upon a simple gravity model. The gravity model analysis is included with the Base Assumptions form in Appendix A. Figure 5 shows the trip distribution used for the short range.(2007) analysis future. Background Traffic Projections Figure 6 shows the short range (2007) background traffic projections. Background traffic projections for the short range future horizon were obtained by reviewing the NFRRTP and various traffic studies for other developments in the area. 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 7 shows the site f3 TABLE 1 Current Peak Hour Operation Inter a ttan ` Y; AAoirEr eta er5ce �evei , S0-5 Timberline/Bighom (stop sign) EB LT/T E E EB RT B B EB APPROACH B B WB LT/T F E WB RT C B WB APPROACH D D NB LT A B SB LT B A Existing Operation The Timberline/Bighorn intersection was evaluated using techniques provided in the 2000 Highway Capacity Manual. Using the peak hour traffic shown in Figure 3, the peak hour operation is shown in Table 1. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix B. A description of level of service for signalized and 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. It is important to note that, at the Timberline/Bighorn intersection during the afternoon peak hour, the observed delay for the minor street approaches was commensurate with level of service D/E. The initial calculated delay using the analysis software showed the minor street left -turns during the afternoon peak hour operating at level of service F (approximately 57.0 seconds). The calculated delay was not reasonable. Therefore, an adjustment to the critical gaps at this intersection was used to have the calculated delay reflect the observed delay. The adjustment was also applied to the morning peak hour and was used in all subsequent analyses. The Colorado Health & Fitness site is in an area termed "mixed -use district." Therefore, acceptable operation at signalized intersections during the peak hours is defined as level of service E or better. At unsignalized intersections, acceptable operation is considered to be at level of service F for any approach leg for an arterial/local intersection. The key intersections operate acceptably during both the morning and afternoon peak hours. Pedestrian Facilities Sidewalks exist along all developed parcels of land. Sidewalks also exist along vacant parcels of land along Timberline Road, including the proposed Colorado Health & Fitness site. It is expected that as properties in this area are developed, sidewalks will be installed as part of the street infrastructure. Bicycle Facilities There are bicycle lanes along Timberline Road. Local streets are not required to have designated bicycle lanes. Transit Facilities site. There are no existing transit routes within 1320 feet of this 6 1 a N co CV N (n N N N Jco Co r f 1 6/7 1 /4 —® 37/62 38/13 2/5 18/18 r CC) r� co Lo N M co Lo M co --a— AM/PM ADJUSTED RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Bighom N Figure 3 5 a) z L 38/13 �- 2/5 18/18 Bighom 37/62 -�*- AM/PM RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC po Figure'2 Drake Horsetooth �Bighorn Colorado Health & Fitness Carib u a� rn a� IV Harmony m c ,L E >. f9 N J SCALE: 1"=2000' SITE LOCATION Figure 1 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS The location of Colorado Health & Fitness 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. The proposed Colorado Health & Fitness site is adjacent to an existing residential development. There are existing commercial uses to the west, across Timberline Road. There are proposed commercial uses to the north, across Bighorn Road. Streets The primary streets near the Colorado Health & Fitness site are Timberline Road and Bighorn Road. Timberline Road is adjacent to (west) the Colorado Health & Fitness site. It is a north -south street classified as a six -lane arterial on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Currently, Timberline Road has a four -lane cross section. At the Timberline/Bighorn intersection, Timberline Road has northbound and southbound left -turn lanes, and two through lanes in each direction. The existing speed limit in this area is 40 mph. Bighorn Road is adjacent to (north) the proposed Colorado Health & Fitness. It is an east -west street classified as a local street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Currently, Bighorn Road has a two-lane local street cross section. At the Timberline/Bighorn intersection, Bighorn Road has all eastbound and westbound movements combined in a single lane. However, there is adequate width for the right -turning vehicles to create their own separate lane. The Timberline/Bighorn intersection has.stop sign control on Bighorn Road. Existing Traffic Recent peak hour traffic volumes are shown in Figure 2. The counts at the Timberline/Bighorn intersection were obtained in June 2005. Raw count data is provided in Appendix A. Since this traffic count was obtained when schools (particularly Fort Collins High School) were not in session, counts from the Timberline/Horse tooth and Timberline/Caribou intersections were reviewed. These counts were obtained in March 2005 when schools were in session. 'Based upon.these counts, the northbound through movement at the Timberline/Bighorn intersection was factored by 1.65. The adjusted recent peak hour traffic volumes are shown in Figure 3. This provides a conservative condition, reflecting the traffic conditions for roughly nine months of the year. 2 I. INTRODUCTION This intermediate transportation impact study addresses the capacity, geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed Colorado Health & Fitness development. Colorado Health & Fitness is located in the southeast quadrant of the Timberline/Bighorn intersection in Fort Collins, Colorado. During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made with the project planning consultant (VF Ripley), the Fort Collins Traffic Engineer, and the Fort Collins Transportation Planning staff. 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. Due to the trip generation, this is an intermediate level transportation impact study. The study involved the following steps: - Collect physical, traffic, and development - Perform trip generation, trip distribution, Determine peak hour traffic volumes; Conduct capacity and operational level of intersections; - Analyze signal warrants; data; and trip assignment; service analyses on key - Conduct level of service evaluation of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. 1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1. Site Location ........................................ 3 2. Recent Peak Hour Traffic ............................. 4 3. Recent Peak Hour Traffic ............................. 5 4. Site Plan ............................................ 9 5. Trip Distribution .................................... 10 6. Short Range (2007) Background Peak Hour Traffic ...... 11 7. Site Generated Peak Hour Traffic ..................... 12 8. Short Range (2007) Total Peak Hour Traffic ........... 14 9 Short Range (2007) Geometry .......................... 16 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 LandUse ............................................. 2 Streets.............................................. 2 Existing Traffic ..................................... 2 Existing Operation ................................... 6 Pedestrian Facilities ................................ 6 Bicycle Facilities ................................... 6- Transit Facilities ................................... 6 III. Proposed Development ................................. 8 Trip Generation ...................................... 8 Trip Distribution .................................... 8 Background Traffic Projections ....................... 8 Trip Assignment ...................................... 8 Signal Warrants ...................................... 13 Operation Analysis ................................... 13 Pedestrian Level of Service .......................... 13 Bicycle Level of Service ............................. 17 Transit Level of Service ............................. 17 Iv. Conclusions .......................................... 18 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Current Peak Hour Operation .......................... 7 2. Trip Generation ...................................... 8 3. Short Range (2007) Background Peak Hour Operation .... 15 4. Short Range (2007) Total Peak Hour Operation ......... 15 5. Pedestrian Destination Analysis ...................... 17 COLORADO HEALTH & FITNESS TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO J U LY 2005 Prepared for: Cliff Buchholz Miramont Sports Complex 901 Oakridge Drive Fort Collins. CO 80525 Prepared by: MATTHEW J. DELICH, P.E. 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, CO 80538 Phone: 970-669-2061 FAX: 970-669-5034 ,0Ap© RE T15 N�-