HomeMy WebLinkAboutECKERD DRUG, COLLEGE & DRAKE - PDP/FDP - 25-03 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYIV. CONCLUSIONS
This study assessed the impacts of the Eckerd drug store
development, located near the College/Drake intersection, on the short
range (2005) and long range (2025) street system in the vicinity of the
proposed development. As a result of this analysis, the following is
concluded:
The development of the Eckerd drug store is feasible from a
traffic engineering standpoint. The Eckerd drug store will
generate approximately 1219 daily trip ends, 37 morning peak hour
trip ends, and 144 afternoon peak hour trip ends.
Current operation at the key intersections is acceptable.
It is not likely that peak hour signal warrants will be met at any
of the currently stop sign controlled intersections.
In the short range (2005) future, given development of the Eckerd
drug store and an increase in background traffic, the key
intersections will operate acceptably.
In the long range (2025) future, given development of the Eckerd
drug store, the key intersections will operate acceptably during
the peak hours.
No geometric improvements are necessary at the key intersections.
The access to Drake Road will be consolidated to one driveway.
- Acceptable level of service is achieved for pedestrian, bicycle,
and transit modes based upon the measures in the multi -modal
transportation guidelines.
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1 there is two destination areas within 1320 feet of the Eckerd drug
store. These are the commercial areas east and west of College Avenue.
' This is designated as destination 1 on the Pedestrian Influence Area
graphic in Appendix G. A bicycle LOS worksheet is provided in Appendix
G. The bicycle level of service is acceptable.
' Transit Level of Service
Currently, this area is served by Routes 1, 7, 62, and 63. The
Fort Collins Transit System Map shows that College Avenue will have
high frequency (20 minute) transit service in the future. A future
' transit level of service worksheet is provided in Appendix G. Transit
level of service will be acceptable at level of service B.
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Short Range (2005) Total Peak Hour Operation
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acceptable. When the College/Drake intersection was rebuilt by the City
of Fort Collins, the design included dual eastbound and westbound left -
turn lanes. With this geometric improvement, all movements would be
' acceptable. However, in order to provide bike lanes on Drake Road, the
City made a decision to eliminate the dual left -turn lanes and accept
the resulting motor vehicle level of service at this intersection. In
light of this, it is concluded that the level of service F for selected
movements is deemed to be acceptable.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 9, the key
' intersections operate in the short range (2005) total condition as
indicated in Table 5. Calculation forms for these analyses are
provided in Appendix E. The key intersections will operate
acceptably.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 10, the key
intersections operate in the long range (2025) total condition as
indicated in Table 6. Calculation forms for these analyses are
provided in Appendix F. The key intersections will operate acceptably
i during the peak hours, except for some left -turn movements at the
College/Drake intersection. In light of the discussion regarding long
range background operation, the operation of the College/Drake
intersection is deemed to be acceptable.
Geometry
The short range (2005) and long range (2025) geometry is shown in
Figure 11. This is the same geometry that exists today.
Pedestrian Level of Service
Appendix G contains a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of
the Eckerd drug store site. There will be/are four pedestrian
destinations within 1320 feet of the Eckerd drug store. These are:
1) the residential area east and southeast of the site, 2) the
residential area north and northeast of the site, 3) the commercial
areas along the west side of College Avenue, and 4) the commercial
areas along the east side of College Avenue. This site is in an area
type termed "activity corridor." The Pedestrian LOS Worksheet is
provided in Appendix G. The minimum level of service for "activity
corridor" is B for all categories. There are sidewalks along all the
streets in this area of Fort Collins. The pedestrian level of service
is acceptable for all factors, except for street crossings for the
commercial areas west of College Avenue. It is not possible to
achieve level of service B for this factor, since College Avenue is
already more than six lanes wide.
Bicycle Level of Service
' Appendix G contains a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of
the Eckerd drug store. Based upon Fort Collins bicycle LOS criteria,
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Background Traffic Projections
Figures 6 and 7 show the respective short range (2005) and long
range (2025) background traffic projections. Background traffic
projections for the short range and long range future horizons were
obtained by reviewing the "North Front Range Regional Transportation
Plan" and reviewing other traffic studies for developments in this area
of Fort Collins. Traffic on College Avenue and Drake Road is expected
to increase at 0.75 percent per year. Traffic on Thunderbird Drive and
Harvard Street is not expected to increase significantly, since this
area of Fort Collins is fully developed. Traffic will only change as
properties are redeveloped.
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 8 shows the site
generated peak hour traffic assignment. Figure 9 shows the total
(site plus background) short range (2005) peak hour traffic at the key
intersections. Figure 10 shows the total long range (2025) morning
and afternoon 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 not likely that peak hour signal
warrants will be met at any of the currently stop sign controlled
intersections.
operation Analysis
Capacity analyses were performed at the key intersections. The
operations analyses were conducted for the short range analysis,
reflecting a year 2005 condition. The long range analysis reflects a
year 2025 condition.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 6, the key intersections
operate in the short range (2005) background condition as indicated in
Table 3. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix
C. The key intersections will operate acceptably during the peak hours.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 7, the key
intersections operate in the long range (2025) background condition as
indicated in Table 4. Calculation forms for these analyses are
provided in Appendix D. The key intersections will operate acceptably
during the peak hours, except for some left -turn movements at the
College/Drake intersection. The operation of all legs will be
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III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
The Eckerd drug store is a commercial development located in the
northwest quadrant of the College/Drake intersection in Fort Collins.
Figure 4 shows a site plan of the Eckerd drug store. The Eckerd drug
store will consist of a 13,824 square foot pharmacy/store with a drive
through window. There is an existing commercial building to the north
of the Eckerd drug store site that will remain. There are currently
three right-in/right-out accesses to Drake Road. These will be
consolidated to one right-in/right-out access to Drake Road. The short
range analysis (Year 2005) includes development of the Eckerd drug store
and an appropriate increase in background traffic, due to normal growth.
The long range analysis year is considered to be 2025.
The site plan shows three primary accesses to the Eckerd drug
' store site. The access to Drake Road is a right-in/right-out access.
The access to the Frontage Road and the access to Thunderbird Drive
will allow full movement.
' Trip Generation
' Trip generation is important in considering the impact of a
development such as this upon the existing and proposed street system.
A compilation of trip generation information contained in Trip
' Generation, 6t" 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. Passby traffic
' rates were applied using techniques in The Trip Generation Handbook,
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Trip Distribution
Directional distribution of the generated trips was determined
for the Eckerd drug store site using gravity model analysis, knowledge
of the existing and planned street system, development trends, and
engineering judgment. Figure 5 shows the trip distribution used in
the short range (2005) and long range (2025) futures.
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traffic data for the other key intersections was collected in June
2003. Since traffic counts were performed on different days, the
volumes were averaged and balanced between the intersections and are
shown in Figure 3.
Existing Operation
The key intersections were 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. The key intersections
operate acceptably during both the morning and afternoon peak hours.
Acceptable operation at signalized intersections during the peak hours
is defined as level of service D or better, overall. In a commercial
corridor, acceptable operation is considered to be level of service E
on any leg or any movement at a signalized intersection. At
unsignalized intersections, acceptable operation is considered to be at
level of service F for any approach leg for an arterial/collector or
arterial/local intersection.
Pedestrian Facilities
Sidewalks exist adjacent to all streets in this area of Fort
Collins. Sidewalks will be incorporated within this development.
Bicycle Facilities
Bicycles are not allowed on College Avenue. Bike lanes exist
along Drake Road.
Transit Facilities
Transfort currently serves this area of Fort Collins with Routes
1, 7, 62, and 63. The nearest stops for these routes are just south
of and east of the College/Drake intersection. Route 1 provides 20
minute service on College Avenue. Route 7 provides 30 minute service
on Drake Road. Routes 62 and 63 provide evening service.
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II. EXISTING CONDITIONS
The location of the Eckerd drug store 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 either residential or
commercial. The existing motel and a commercial building on the site
will be razed. Within the study area, key streets are flat (<2% grade)
from a traffic operations perspective. The center of Fort Collins lies
to the north of the proposed Eckerd drug store. This area is considered
to be a Commercial Corridor.
Roads
■ The primary streets near the Eckerd drug store site are College
Avenue (US287), Drake Road, Thunderbird Drive, and Harvard Street.
' College Avenue is adjacent to the west side of the Eckerd drug store
site. It is classified as a six -lane arterial on the Fort Collins
Master Street Plan and an NRA highway by CDOT. Currently, College
Avenue has a six -lane cross section near the Eckerd drug store site. At
Drake Road, College Avenue has three travel lanes in each direction,
northbound and southbound dual left -turn lanes, and northbound and
southbound right -turn lanes. The College/Drake intersection has signal
' control. The existing speed limit in this area is 40 mph.
Drake Road is adjacent to the north side of the Eckerd drug store
' site. It is an east -west street designated as a four -lane arterial
street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Currently, Drake Road
has a four -lane cross section near the site. At College Avenue, Drake
Road has eastbound and westbound left -turn lanes, two through lanes in
' each direction, and eastbound and westbound right -turn lanes. The
existing speed limit in this area is 35 mph.
Thunderbird Drive and Harvard Street are both local streets.
Thunderbird Drive intersects College Avenue at a right-in/right-
out/left-in intersection with stop sign control. Harvard Street
' intersects College Avenue at a signalized intersection. Adjacent (east)
to College Avenue, there is a Frontage Road that intersects both
Thunderbird Drive and Harvard Street.
Existing Traffic
' Recent peak hour traffic counts at the key intersections are shown
in Figure 2. Raw traffic data is provided in Appendix A. The traffic
data for the College/Drake and College/Harvard intersections was
collected by the City of Fort Collins in January 2002. The
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I. INTRODUCTION
This transportation impact study addresses the capacity,
geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed development
of the Eckerd drug store. The proposed Eckerd drug store site is
located in the southeast quadrant of the College/Drake intersection,
just south of the Sinclair gas station, in Fort Collins, Colorado.
' During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made
with the project planning consultant (BHA Design), the owner/developer
(Hunt Douglas), the project engineering consultant (North Star Design),
and the Fort Collins Traffic Engineering staff. This study generally
' conforms to the format set forth in the Fort Collins transportation
impact study guidelines contained in the "Larimer County Urban Area
Street Standards (LCUASS)." A Base Assumptions Form and related
' information are provided in Appendix A. 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
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Site
Location ........................................
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2.
Recent Peak Hour Traffic .............................
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3.
Averaged
Recent Peak Hour Traffic ....................
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4.
Site
Plan ............................................
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5.
Trip
Distribution ....................................
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6.
Short
Range (2005) Background Peak Hour Traffic ......
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7.
Long
Range (2025) Background Peak Hour Traffic .......
13
8.
Site
Generated Peak Hour Traffic .....................
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9.
Short
Range (2005) Total Peak Hour Traffic ...........
15
10.
Long
Range (2025) Total Peak Hour Traffic ............
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11.
Short
Range (2005) and Long Range (2025) Geometry ....
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APPENDIX
A Base Assumptions Form/Traffic Counts
B Current Peak Hour Operation/Level of Service Descriptions/Fort
Collins LOS Standard
C Short Range Background Traffic Operation
D Long Range Background Traffic Operation
E Short Range Total Traffic Operation
F Long Range Total Traffic Operation
G Pedestrian/Bicycle/Transit Level of Service Worksheets
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. Introduction ......................................... 1
II. Existing Conditions .................................. 2
LandUse ............................................. 2
Roads................................................ 2
Existing Traffic ..................................... 2
Existing Operation ................................... 5
Pedestrian Facilities ................................ 5
Bicycle Facilities ................................... 5
Transit Facilities ................................... 5
III. Proposed Development ................................. 8
TripGeneration ...................................... 8
Trip Distribution .................................... 8
Background Traffic Projections ....................... 11
Trip Assignment ...................................... 11
SignalWarrants ...................................... 11
Operation Analysis ................................... 11
Geometry............................................. 19
Pedestrian Level of Service .......................... 19
Bicycle Level of Service ............................. 19
Transit Level of Service ............................. 22
IV. Conclusions..........................................23
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
' 1. Current Peak Hour Operation .......................... 7
2. Trip Generation ...................................... 8
' 3. Short Range (2005) Background
Peak Hour Operation .................................. 17
' 4. Long Range (2025) Background
Peak Hour Operation .................................. 18
5. Short Range (2005) Total
Peak Hour Operation .................................. 20
6. Long Range (2025) Total
Peak Hour Operation 20
ECKERD DRUG STORE (COLLEGE/DRAKE)
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
JULY 2003
Prepared for:
Hunt Douglas
340 West Georgia Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Prepared by:
MATTHEW J. DELICH, P.E.
2272 Glen Haven Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 970-669-2061
FAX: 970-669-5034
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