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■ Street Crossing B/C: Although there are no major streets to cross to
get to the shopping center or eastbound transit on Harmony, a
' pedestrian will need to cross Harmony at Lemay to get the
westbound transit.
Visual Interest & Amenity B/C: The proposed sidewalk will be
detached with parkway planting strip.
Security B: Excellent line of sight and visibility will be achieved.
' Bicycle LOS
Currently there is a north south major bikelane on Lemay Avenue
which can easily connect with the Harmony East/West Route, which
will yield a Level of Servcie A.
' Transit LOS
On March 2, 1998, Transfort began a new transit servcie along
Harmony Road which could be used by employees and visitors of
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the Wovenhearts Memory Care Facility. This servcie includes three
east and west bound trips in the a.m. peak period and three east and
west bound trips in the p.m. peak periods.
Based on City of Fort Collins 2015 transit forecasts, Harmony Road
will be considered to be an Enhanced Travel Corridor and have
transit servcie every 10 minutes for twelve hours per day and an
additional six hours of evening service. Lemay Road is projected to
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have feeder route servcie with 30 minute headways 12 hours per
day plus four hours of evening servcie.
With both the Lemay Avenue and Harmony Road proposed transit,
excellent transit levels of servcie will be provided.
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' The year 2000 short range and year 2015 long range background
plus project a.m. and p.m. peak hour level of service analysis is
presented in Table D. As can be seen, the volumes generated by the
' proposed Wovenhearts Memory Care are insignificant and will not
result in any unacceptable levels of service. No traffic improvement
mitigation are recommended.
' Table D - Year 2000 Short Term and Year 2015 Long Term
Background + Project Intersection Level of Service
' Lemay Avenue and Rule Drive
2000 2015
' Intersection AM PM AM PM
E B LT/T B C C D
EB RT A A A A
WB LT/T B C C D
W B RT A A A A
NB LT A A A A
SB LT A A A A
Signal Warrants A traffic signal warrant analysis was conducted for the intersection
of Lemay Avenue and Rule Drive. The Peak Hour Volume Warrant
11 from the Uniform Traffic Control Device indicates that for minor
streets (i.e. Rule Drive) which intersect with a major street (Lemay
Avenue), the minor street must have a minimum of 100 peak hour
approaching vehicles. As presented in Figure 8, the maximum a.m.
or p.m. peak hour approach volumes on Rule Drive from either the
east or west side of Lemay Avenue are significantly below the
' minimum peak hour volume threshold. Therefore, a signal is not
warranted.
' Pedestrian LOS An intersection level of service was conducted for the proposed
Wovenhearts Memory Care. Five level of service measures were
conducted as follows:
' Directness- A/B: The proposed Wovenhearts Memory Care faciltiy
is located at the intersection of Lemay and Rule. Direct shopping
and transit servcie is available at the intersection of Lemay and
Harmony.
Continuity B: There is a direct sidewalk connection to the shopping
center and transit stop.
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Figure 8 - Year 2010 Background Plus Project Traffic
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All intersection turn movements will operate acceptably during both
the short range year 2000 background conditions and long range
background conditions.
Project Traffic The trip generation for the proposed Wovenhearts Memory Care
facility is based on estimates of employee shift scheduling, and
visitor and service vehicle trip generation rates characteristic at other
assisted living residences. Based on 2.5 trips per employee, the 18
employees will generate approximately 45 daily trips. Morning and
afternoon peaks are based on shift arrival and departure. Based on
previous visitor counts conducted at other facilities, this type of
development will generate approximately one visitor trip end for
every three beds. Given the facility is proposed for A beds,
approximately 10 daily trips would be generated, with some of these
trips occurring during the p.m. peak hour. Similar counts for service
vehicles indicated approximately one service vehicle trip end for
every four beds, which would indicate 8 daily trip ends.
Table C - Project Trip Generation
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As seen, trip generation for the 36 bed Wovenhearts Memory Care
is 63 daily trips, 16 a.m. peak hour trips, and 24 p.m. peak hour
trips. In general, traffic flows reflect inbound and outbound
employee shift changes.
The trip distributions for the proposed project are based on the
location of the project within the City of Fort Collins, review of trip
distribution patterns assumed in other local traffic impact studies,
and existing traffic counts. Based on these relationships it was
estimated that approximately 90 percent of the project traffic would
go north on Lemay and 10 percent south.
The Wovenhearts Memory Care trip distribution assumptions and
resulting a.m. and p.m. peak hour traffic assignment is presented in
Figure 6. Year 2000 background plus project and year 2015
background plus project traffic are presented in Figures 7 and 8
respectively.
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Table A - Existing Intersection Level of Service
Level of Service
Lemay/Rule (stop sign) AM PM
' E B LT/T B B
EB RT A A
WB LT/T B B
WB RT A A
NB LT A A
' SB LT A A
As can be seen, acceptable levels of services exist for both the a.m.
' and p.m. peak hour conditions for all movements of the Lemay
Avenue and Rule Drive intersections.
Background Traffic Background traffic projections for the year 2000 short range and
year 2015 long range were obtained from the Oakridge Business
Park Site Access Study. These background forecasts were based on
the North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan and various
traffic studies prepared for other developments in Fort Collins. The
traffic forecasts from known proposals including the Oakridge
Business Park are included in the forecast volumes.
The resulting year 2000 short range and year 2015 long range
' background volumes are presented in Figures 4 and 5 respectively.
The resulting Year 2000 and 2015 background intersection levels of
service are presented in Table B.
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Background Intersection Level of Service
1 Lemay Avenue at Rule Drive
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Intersection AM PM AM PM
' Lemay/Rule (stop sign)
E B LT/T B C C D
EB RT A A A A
WB LT/T B C C D
WB RT A A A A
NB LT A A A A
SB LT A A A A
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• 1 health coordinator
' 1 life enrichment coordinator/community services
• 2 dining staff
The site plan has been designed to tie into the proposed Sterling
House located immediately to the west. Connections include an
internal service road and direct pedestrian connection. Attached
sidewalks exist currently along Lemay and are proposed to be
detached along Rule Drive. Bike lanes are also accessible along
Lemay. A bike rack for employees will be installed at the westerly
employee entrance.
Existing Traffic Based on discussions with Eric Bracke the City of Fort Collins Traffic
Engineer, based on minimum anticipated traffic from the project, the
focus of the study should be at the intersection of Lemay Avenue
and Rule Drive, the primary entry to the project. Existing a.m. and
p.m. peak hour intersection traffic counts for Lemay Avenue and
Rule Drive were obtained for the Sterling House prepared by
Balloffet & Associates in 1997 and from the Oakridge Business Park
Site Access Study prepared by Matthew J. Delich, P.E., November
1996. These counts were increased by a conservative five percent
to reflect growth within the study area. The resulting existing a.m.
and p.m. peak hour intersection turn movement counts for Lemay
Avenue and Rule Drive are presented in Figure 3.
An existing a.m. and p.m. peak hour intersection level of service
analysis was performed for the Lemay Avenue/Rule Road
intersection. Level of Service (LOS) is a grading system as to how
well an intersection operates, ranging from "A," which is excellent,
to "F" for a failure. LOS of "D" or better is the City of Fort Collin's
threshold for being acceptable.
The existing levels of service for the Lemay intersections are based
on the Highway Capacity Manual and are presented in Table A.
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Introduction The following traffic impact study is for Wovenhearts Memory Care,
a 36 bed Alzheimer's's assisted care living development proposed
to be located at the northwest corner of Lemay Avenue and Rule
Drive in the City of Fort Collins. As will be presented, the analysis
evaluates the existing conditions, short-term year 2000 forecast
impacts, and the long-term year 2015 forecast impacts. This analysis
examines automobile, transit, bicycle and pedestrian mobility.
Because of the minimum trip generation from the proposed
Wovenhearts Memory Care, the focus of this study is at the inter-
section of Lemay Avenue and Rule Drive. As will be presented, the
proposed project will not result in a significant traffic impact.
Existing Setting The project site is proposed to be located at the northeast corner of
Lemay Avenue and Rule Drive in the City of Fort Collins, as
presented in the project location map (Figure 1). Rule Drive is a
two-lane commercial/industrial street that intersects with Lemay
Avenue. Lemay Avenue is a four -lane facility at its intersection with
Rule Drive. The cross section for Lemay Avenue accommodates a
center left turn lane, on -street bicycle lanes, and attached sidewalks.
South of Boardwalk, Lemay narrows to one lane in each direction.
The speed limit along Lemay is 40 miles per hour.
The intersection of Harmony Road and Lemay Avenue is controlled
by a signal. All other intersections within the study area, Lemay at
Haxtun, Oakridge, Rule and Boardwalk are stop sign -controlled for
the minor cross street. It should be noted however, that there is a
pedestrian signal control to cross Lemay at Boardwalk
Project Description Wovenhearts Memory Care is a 36 bed Alzheimer's assisted care
living facility. "Assisted living" is supportive housing for
Alzheimer's patients who can no longer live independently, and yet
do not require skilled nursing. Assisted living refers to the type of
care that combines continuous protective oversight, housing, and
services in a non -institutional environment. Wovenhearts is located
immediately east of the Sterling House, an assisted care living
facility for the elderly.
Typically, there are approximately 18 employees hired locally.
Employees include:
• 12 residential assistants
• 1 Resident assistant coordinator
• 1 residence manager
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Table of Contents
Introduction..............................................................1
ExistingSetting............................................................1
Project Description.........................................................1
ExistingTraffic.............................................................3
Background Traffic.........................................................6
Project Traffic.............................................................9
Signal Warrant Analysis .................................................... 13
Pedestrian Level of Service .................................................. 13
Bicycle Level of Service .................................................... 14
Transit Level of Service ..................................................... 14
Figures
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Project Location Map....................................................2
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Proposed Site Plan.......................................................4
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Existing Peak Hour Traffic Volumes .........................................
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Year 2000 Short Range Background Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ...................
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Year 2015 Long Range Background Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ....................
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Project Peak Hour Traffic ................................................
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Year 2000 Short Range Background Plus Project Traffic .........................
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Year 2015 Long Range Background Plus Project Traffic .........................
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Tables
A. Existing Intersection Level of Service ......................................... 6
B. Year 2000 and 2015 Background Intersection LOS .............................. 6
C. Project Trip Generation ................................................... 9
D. Year 2000 and 2015 Background+Project Intersection LOS ..................... 15
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