HomeMy WebLinkAboutREDTAIL PONDS - PDP - PDP130030 - CORRESPONDENCE - TRAFFIC STUDYJason Holland
From:
Ward Stanford
Sent:
Friday, October 04, 2013 5:53 PM
To:
Jason Holland; Tyler Siegmund; Lindsay Ex
Cc:
Sheri Langenberger
Subject:
RE: Retail Ponds Questions.docx
Jason, at the bottom of Mr. Spanjer's question is my input (in red).
1. How does this development adequately meet current and future traffic flow needs as it interfaces with South
College Ave.?
Hwy 287 between Harmony and Trilby is a very high -traffic street, and its proposed traffic plan will add a
divided highway with limited left turns in and out of non -signalized intersections. As proposed, development
#91 shows two access points from College Ave.: West Fairway Lane and Cameron Drive. In addition to FCHA
program staff arriving by car, as well as all the other facility support vehicles, these access points will also be
utilized by MAX park -and -ride customers at the south transit center. All traffic wanting to travel north (toward
town) on College is currently forced to make a left turn across a four -lane highway at a non -signalized
intersection (Fairway and College). Once the US 287/South College traffic plan begins, and until a signal is
installed at Fairway Lane, all MAX traffic, all FCHA traffic, and all industrial traffic from the business park
will need to access College indirectly through the business park via Conejos Dr, Cameron Drive and the
Cameron/Fossil Creek Pkwy intersection, which is already insufficient current traffic.
The traffic study for this project should demonstrate to the neighboring properties and the public the impact of
both the MAX and the Permanent Housing project will have on the Cameron Office Park street infrastructure
and its outlet at College Ave and Cameron Drive. It should recommend whether development of this parcel will
make it necessary for the developer to be tasked with installing the traffic light at Fairway Lane prior to project
start in order to accommodate heavy construction traffic. This report should also take into consideration the
impact of traffic flows at full ridership projections on the MAX and full occupancy of the FCHA project, any
alias at peak hours of ridership, as well as ridership projections once MAX is integrated into the regional transit
plan.
The Traffic study is required to analyze the existing, background and future traffic a project will add to area
roadways. The TIS did these analysis measures by increasing the area traffic by 1.5% per year (background
traffic) and adding in the estimated new traffic of the new BRT station and this project. The TIS followed City
Codes in its preparation and findings.
A new traffic signal will be installed at Fairway and College with the BRT station and will be operational when
the BRT service begins operation. Since that expected start date is in the Spring of 2014, that should coincide
with the construction time of this proposed project. As such there will be two signalized intersections available
to this project, the existing Cameron Park and no true need for extraneous traffic to/from the BRT station to use
the College and Fossil Creek intersection.
Best regards,
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Traffic Systems Engineer