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Table 2
Trip Generation
Daily
A.M.
Peak
P.M.
Peak
Land Use
Trips
Trips
Trips
Trips
Trips
in
out
in
out
Rental Center *
55
3
0
2
4
Office - 3.0 KSF
75
9
1
2
6
(Rate)
(24.60)
(2.85)
(0.35)
(0.58)
(2.82)
Total
130
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SITE PLAN Figure 3
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III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
' The proposed building will house the Advantage Rental Center
and a small•office use, such as a travel agency or insurance agent.
The project site, depicted on Figure 3, is located on the east side
of College Avenue, between Fairway Lane and Palmer Drive. The site
will have a single driveway access to the frontage road. The
1 facility will be approximately 6,000 square feet for the rental
center and 3,000 square feet for the office use.
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, prepared by
the Institute of Transportation Engineers (Trip Generation, 5th
Edition), and interviews with project consultants were used to
project trips that would be generated by the proposed uses at this
site. Table 2 shows the trip generation of the proposed project.
Land use code 710 (General Office Building) was used for the office
use. Additionally, the rental center provided information from
their existing store to determine the site generated traffic. As
indicated in the table, it is anticipated that the site would
generate approximately: 130 average daily trips, 13 morning peak
' hour trips, and 16 afternoon peak hour trips.
Trip Distribution
The directional distribution of the generated trips was
determined for Advantage Rental Center. The distribution was
determined based upon a gravity model process, in addition to
analysis of the existing traffic patterns in the area and the type
of uses proposed at the site. The trip distribution is provided
on Figure 4.
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 5 shows the
peak hour site generated traffic for the proposed project. Since
median treatment at the College/Mason/Palmer intersection is not
likely to occur in the next few years, it was assumed that
currently legal turns would continue to be allowed. This is shown
as the short range assignment., The,long range assignment assumes
that the restrictions, as noted in the SCAACP, would be
implemented.
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Transit Facilities
' Transfort currently serves the study area with Foxtrot, a
Loveland/Fort Collins connector route. There is a bus stop on the
southwest corner at College Avenue and Palmer. This route operates
at 60 minute headways. Route 1, also, serves the study area, which
provides service from Front Range Community College to Walmart,
Target, The Square and downtown Fort Collins. There are bus stops
i on the southwest and northwest corners at Harmony Road and Mason
Street. This route operates at 30 minute headways.
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Table 1
Current Peak Hour Operation
Level
of Service
Intersection
AM
- PM
College/Fairway (stop sign)
EB LT
C
D
EB T
C
D
EB RT
A
A
WB.LT/T/RT
B
C
NB LT
A
B
SB LT
B
B
Overall
A
A
College/Mason/Palmer (stop sign)
EB LT/T
D
E
EB RT
A
B
WB LT/T/RT
B
B
NB LT
A
B
SB LT
B
B
Overall
A
A
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RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC
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Figure 2
Existing Motor Vehicle Traffic
II Peak hour traffic flow at the key intersections is shown on
Figure 2. The key intersections included in this study are:
College/Fairway and College%Palmer. The morning and afternoon peak
� hour counts were obtained in 1997. Raw traffic count data is
I.I provided in Appendix A.
Existing Motor Vehicle Operation
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 2 and the existing
stop sign control, the College/Palmer/Mason and College/Fairway
intersections operate as indicated in Table 1. Calculation forms
for these analyses are provided in Appendix B. Appendix C
describes level of service for unsignalized and signalized
I} intersections as provided in the 1994 Highway Capacity Manual.
The College/Palmer/Mason intersection was analyzed as a full
movement intersection, even though it has restricted movements.
During traffic counting, some illegal turns were observed. Minor
street left turns/throughs operate at level of service E during the
afternoon peak hour. Acceptable level of service is defined as
level of service D or better. During the traffic counting, it was
noted that many vehicles made these left turns/throughs in a two
step maneuver, utilizing the wide median on College Avenue as a
f� refuge area. There were a few vehicles that waited more than a
l minute for an acceptable gap in the -South College Avenue traffic.
However, there were also some periods when more than one vehicle
n could exit due to the gaps created by the queuing effect of the
IIJf signals on College Avenue. The level of service shown in Table 1
is typical for minor street left turns/throughs to arterial
streets.
Pedestrian Facilities
u Currently, there are no pedestrian facilities adjacent to the
project site or adjacent to the undeveloped site to the south. The
t-1 development proposal for the subject site includes sidewalks along
lul the frontage road. There are sidewalks present along the frontage
road, north of the site. The widths of the sidewalks vary from 4
to 8 feet. The sidewalks are attached to the frontage road. There
.I is a vegetated parkway between College Avenue and the frontage
J road.
Bicycle Facilities
There are shoulders on College Avenue that do accommodate
bicycles. Fairway and Palmer are not currently striped with
bicycle facilities.
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SITE LOCATION Figure 1
II. EXISTING CONDITIONS
The location of the proposed Advantage Rental Center is shown
on Figure 1. It is important that a thorough understanding of the
existing conditions be presented.
Land Use
Land uses in the area are predominantly commercial to the
north, west, and south. East of the site is Fairway Estates, a
residential area. Directly south of the site is currently vacant.
The topography within and surrounding the site is essentially flat.
The center of Fort Collins is located north of the site.
Roads
The primary streets which will serve the proposed project
within the study area are: Fairway Lane, Palmer Drive, and College
Avenue. The intersections of College/Palmer and College/Fairway
are currently stop sign controlled.
South College Avenue is a north/south arterial street which
serves southern areas of the City of Fort Collins. Within the
study area, College Avenue accommodates five travel lanes, •two
through lanes in each direction and a center .lane for left turns.
Wide shoulders on College Avenue are striped as right -turn lanes
at most intersections. No parking is allowed on College Avenue.
The speed limit is posted at 45 mph. This segment of South College
Avenue falls under criteria contained in the "South College Avenue
Access Control Plan" (SCAACP). The College/Mason/Palmer
intersection is to have limited turns. It is currently signed for
restricted turns. The Mason Street side will be right-in/right-
out/left-in. The Palmer Drive side will be right-in/right-out.
These restrictions cannot be totally implemented without median
treatment on South College Avenue. According to the SCAACP, the
College/ Fairway intersection is listed as a potential signalized
intersection. This would not occur until warrants are met and it
provides a link to other streets in the area.
Fairway Lane and Palmer Drive are local streets, which serve
the adjacent businesses and Fairway Estates. No parking is allowed
on either side of these streets. No speed limit is posted on these
facilities. Mason Street is the west leg of the College/Palmer
intersection.
I. INTRODUCTION
This transportation impact study addresses the capacity,
geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed
Advantage Rental Center, located on the frontage road on the east
side of College, between Palmer Drive and Fairway Lane in Fort
Collins, Colorado. A scoping meeting was held in August, 1997.
This transportation analysis addresses potential vehicular impacts
upon the roadway system, the pedestrian network surrounding the
study area, the bicycle system, and the availability of transit
facilities. Traffic projections will be prepared for future Years
1998 and 2015.
During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made
with the project architect (W. J. Frick Design Group), the owner
(Advantage Rental), and City staff. This study generally conforms
to the format set forth in the Fort Collins Transportation Impact
Study Guidelines. The study involved the following steps:
- Collect physical, traffic, and development data;
fl - Perform trip generation, trip distribution, and trip
I1J1 assignment;
- Determine peak hour traffic volumes and daily traffic volumes;
- Conduct capacity and operational level of service analyses for
n all pertinent modes of transportation.
11 This report is prepared for the following purposes:
- Evaluate the existing conditions;
- Estimate the trip generation by the proposed/assumed
developments;
- Determine the trip distribution of site generated traffic;
- Evaluate level of service;
- Determine the geometrics at key intersections;
[j - Determine the impacts of site generated traffic at key
u intersections.
Information used in this report was obtained from the City of
Fort Collins, the planning and engineering consultants, the
developers, research sources (ITE, TRB, etc.), and field
reconnaissance. The following traffic studies were reviewed and
LJ considered in preparing this study:
LJ - Spradley-Barr Automobile Dealership Site Access Study, July
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure.
Page
1.
Site Location ........................................
3
2.
Recent Peak Hour Traffic .............................
5
3.
Site Plan ............................................
9
4.
Trip Distribution ....................................
11
5.
Site Generated Traffic ...............................
12
6.
Background Traffic Year 1998 .........................
14
7.
Background Traffic Year 2015 .........................
15
8.
Total Traffic Year 1998 ..............................
17
9.
Total Traffic Year 2015 ..............................
18
10.
Year 1998 Intersection Geometry ......................
21
11.
Year 2015 Intersection Geometry ......................
21
APPENDIX
A Recent Peak Hour Traffic
B Current Peak Hour Operation
C Description of Level of Service
D Year 1998 Background Traffic Analyses
E Year 1998 Total Traffic Analyses
F Year 2015 Background Traffic Analyses
G Year 2015 Total Traffic Analyses
H Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Level of Service
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I.
Introduction .........................................
1
II.
Existing Conditions ..................................
2
LandUse .............................................
2
Roads.........................
2
Existing Motor Vehicle Traffic .......................
4
Existing Motor Vehicle Operation .....................
4
Pedestrian Facilities......4.........................
4
Bicycle Facilities ..........
4
Transit Facilities ::::::::::::::::......
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p III.
Proposed Development .................................
8
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Trip Generation
8
Trip Distribution .................................
8
TripAssignment ......................................
8
IV.
Future Background Traffic Projections ................
13
Background Traffic Year 1998 .........................
13
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Background Traffic Year 2015 .........................
13
V.
Future Total Traffic Projections .....................
16
Total Traffic Year 1998................................
16
Total Traffic Year 2015
16
VI.
Traffic Impact Analysis ..............................
19
Traffic Analysis Year 1998
19
Traffic Analysis Year 2015 ...........................
19
Pedestrian Level of Service ..........................
23
Bicycle Level of Service .............................
23
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Transit Level of Service
23
n VII.
Conclusions .....................................
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LIST OF TABLES
k Table ..........................Page
1. Current Peak Hour Operation 6
2. Trip Generation ...................................... 10
3.
Year
1998
Peak
Hour
Background Traffic Operation .....
20
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Year
1998
Peak
Hour
Total Traffic Operation ...........
20
5.
Year
2015
Peak
Hour
Background Traffic Operation .....
22
6.
Year
2015
Peak
Hour
Total Traffic Operation ..........
22
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ADVANTAGE RENTAL CENTER
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
FORT COLLINS,.COLORADO
NOVEMBER 1997
Prepared for:
Advantage Rental Center Inc.
2925 South College Avenue
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