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Home My WebLink AboutSPRING CREEK FARMS NORTH - ODP - 24-00A - CORRESPONDENCE - TRAFFIC STUDYE� DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:37 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES FAX NO. 3032201818 Account: W04714 DemographicandlncomeForecasf Site: 35428 PREPAREDFOR; Cum berlandCompanies,Inc. 1801 Riverside FortCollins,C080525 C oord s:40.5638 5 5-10 5.04 3789 Area& 11 /30/00 WleRadius P. 09 Snapshot 1990Census 2000Update 2005Forecast Population 104,373 134,835 149,596 Households 39,908 52.630 31,102 58,879 34.162 Families AverageHouseholdSize 24,196 2.47 1.78 2.44 Owner-occupledHHs 22,598 35,269 41.987 Renter-occupiedHHs 17.310 17,361 16,892 MedianHousehold{ncome 30,374 51,641 60,863 AverageHouseholdincome 35,259 13,682 64,377 25,330 79,251 31,394 PerCe pita Income 30.6 32.9 33.6 MedianAge �- AnnualPercentChanget02000.2005 Trends National Population 2. 9%° 0.88e 1.04 Households 2.38% 0.74% Families 1.97go 3.81 % 1.41 °% OwnerHHs 4,79% 4.57% PerCapitalncorne 1990Censtls 2000Update 2005Forecast Householdsbylneome Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent <S15,000 10,885 27.3% 6.410 14.2% 5,385 9.1% $15.000424.999 7.372 18.5% 5,979 11.4% 5.154 8.8% $25,000434,999 6.852 14.7% 6,020 11.4% 5,559 9.4% $35.0004549.999 6,677 16.7% 9,016 17.1°% 9.813 16.7% $50,000-S74,999 6,014 15.1°% 10,957 20.8% 12,499 21.2% $75.000-$99,999 1,936 4.9% 6,076 11.5% 7,462 12.7% 5100.000•$149,999 903 2.3% 5,422 2,750 10.3% 5.2% 7,913 5,026 13.4% 6.5% $150,000+ - 349 0.9% r PopulationbyAge 7,574 7.3% 9.157 6.8% 9,848 6.6% e5 5-j4 13,389 12.8% 17.122 12.7% 18,125 12.1% 15.19 9,345 9.0% 12,652 9.5% 14.212 0.5°% 20-24 14.861 14.3% 17,440 12.9% 20.040 13.4% 25.34 20.153 19.3% 19,066 14.2% 19,999 13A% 35.44 18,802 16.1°% 21,733 16.1% 21,955 14.7°% 45-64 14.033 13.4% 26,987 20.0% 33,574 22.4 % 65.74 4,612 4.4°% 5,342 4.0% 5,846 3.9% 75-84 2,633 2.5% 3,661 2.7% 4,162 2.6% B5+ 950 0.9% 1,456 1.1% 1,837 1.2% RaceandEthnicity While 97.492 93.4% 124,126 92.1% 136,682 91.4% Black 928 0.9°% 1,248 0.9°% 1.388 0.9% Asian/Pacificl slander 2.229 2.1% 3,729 2.8% 4,647 3.1% OtherRaces 3.108 3.0% 4,957 3.7% 6,052 4.0% Hispanic(AnyRace) 7,662 7.3% 12,775 9.5% 16,903 10.6% OCopyrighl2000CACl Page3 1-800-795.7483 N 0 a Q 0 0 0 t O u to 0 �s The I;1'IC Ex-perience ! car Svv inl $Fate rntal I Drop -in 199C 76.60 E? 16c I `'t•''� Fnmliatsr..S 1` ?S =4.910 __s` 6-1.1.99 6.5 _.-:4 _ .Gal (. _ r i999 I :._ . 4_0-54 :G.,S! Rentals 1995 593'•= i9•i1S? I?5.=59 999 61,i22 ',';6 ii5.958 T-0121 Contacts' 1996 :93»3 199.03= 1999 1S5_400 165,4S5 35i.8S5 'Each use of (acifin- or amvin" eotcnas as a ror:atr. NOTE: EPIC ice arena use down as a r`sult of the opening of Provi- dence ice rink in Windsor EPIC ICE ARENA USE BY ACTIVITY Other Rentals 13% Drop -in State Adult Hockey t 2% Leann -to -Stale Figure Skating..' Youth Hocicc3 7 I % 220% •its! : <_r..,, ,++ts, "SWIMMING THE CITY" "tcb.^+" VoaI C a f 9v2 Perna 4+n-Ccatrr Nd r.>auT�• `Each ttse o`a facisiI%. or acticit." isccuntcd as a cv,-tact. Alk fL The rcc gets prertt• rroicdrd d:cnng <ome,rmhiic" s1.au• sem!fins n DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:37 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES , FAX NO, 3032201818 P. 07 `o c0 H u C, \� cr Sr E ✓ Hoff an Mtj1 Rd ¢° So( tr>r5 Ln N N N o \ \� ° ° o 0 o � Kt E,� t ,n Buckeye SI yOf S 1 O > o e °y ; o� J or Q e O v> i v lake Sr _j ` r \\ o �c C Mid oint Erin o 0 t. o Dr is .a � 5!uorl Sc P Oy �•Bc �+ (,� Kan.i00d I ~ \ •fi �r;rrrn Cyr ` �¢�t " C! 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The preferred route uses the arterial and collector street system, however equal distribution of site traffic was assigned to each route for evaluation purposes. • Site traffic going to and returning from the recreation area must be recog- nized as destination traffic intended to use the area streets and not cut - through traffic. • Site traffic using the local street system will need to travel through Parkwood Apartments to access EPIC Center and Edora Park. Area residents are likely using the same route cutting through Parkwood Apartments to access rec- reational areas in addition to those wishing to travel east on Prospect or north on Timberline. While not a desirable condition, the lack of continuity of the local street system has made this route beneficial to local drivers. Site traffic will not significantly impact the local street system based upon an impact of 0.7% or less using a very conservative analysis. This is well below the 12% impact threshold defined by the City as being significant. I trust this letter fully addresses your concerns at this point in time. Please call if you have any questions. Eugene G. Coppola, P.E. Attachments DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:36 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES FAX NO, 3032201818 P. 05 Site traffic demands associated for EPIC Center and Edora Park are summarized below. # Trips Site as Use Per Day % Demand Site Trips EPIC Center 1,300 1 % 13 Edora Park 250 1 % 3 TOTAL 16 Based upon the above estimates, 8 trips per day were assigned to each access route to EPIC Center and/or Edora Park. The impact of this traffic is assessed below. Impact on Area Streets Recent traffic volumes were obtained from the City for the local streets west of Johnson Farm. To determine the impact of traffic cutting through Parkwood Apartments, an esti- mate of daily traffic within that complex was calculated using ITE trip generation rates for 256 dwelling units. It may be understated due to the observation that traffic from resi- dential areas to the south may be cutting through the apartment complex to travel east on Prospect or north on Timberline. This information is presented below. Street/Area Current ADT Site Trips Total Trips Site Related Increase Eastwood ( N. of Trailwood) 1,160 8 1,168 0.7% Parkwood Apts. Complex 1,700 8 1,708 0.5% City criterion defines significant impact as site traffic increasing daily traffic by 12% or more on local residential streets. Clearly, this threshold is not exceeded and is far from being met. DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:35 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES FAX NO. 3032201818 P. 04 1) Access Timberline, travel north to Prospect, turn west to Riverside and proceed south on Riverside. This route uses the arterial and collector street system. Travel distance is some 6,600 feet from the north site access to Timberline. Speeds are typical of those achievable on arterial streets and critical tums occur under traffic sig- nal control. 2) Access westbound Drake and turn north on Eastwood. Go north on Eastwood to the Parkwood East apartments and cut through the apartment complex to access River- side. Speeds are typical of residential local streets with speeds within the apartment complex much lower given speed bumps, narrow travel ways, a circuitous route, and other impediments. This route is some 6,700 feet long from the Drake site access. Practically speaking, both routes are the same distance. Improved travel time and ease of travel will likely make the arterial streets the preferred route. In order to conduct a con- servative analysis, however, equal use of both routes was assumed. Per discussions with EPIC Center management, an average of some 977 visitors per day use the EPIC Center. This is estimated to represent about 650 vehicles (1,300 trips) per day assuming a conservative 1.5 visitors per vehicle. Demographic data indicates 52,630 households within a 5 mile radius of the EPIC Center. Johnson Farm therefore represents one percent of this demand. This is based upon year 2000 demographics and does not consider additional growth during the time Johnson Farms is being built. Accordingly, the site demand for EPIC Center is 13 trips per day. Edora Park daily traffic was estimated at 250 trips during peak season. This assumes a 50 acre facility and normal day of week variations. Johnson Farm represents one per- cent of the park demand based upon the number of households (excluding the site) within a five -mile radius. This represents 2 - 3 trips per day without considering growth while Johnson Farm is being built. DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:35 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES FAX NO. 3032201818 P. 03 EUGENE G. COPPOLk P.E. P.O. Box 260027 Littleton, Co 80126-0027 303-792-2450 December 11, 2000 Mr, Brock Chapman The Cumberland Companies 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 293 Englewood, CO 80111 RE: Site Traffic Diversion from Johnson Farm Dear Mr. Chapman; I have assessed the impact of site traffic using the neighborhood streets to the west of the site for access to the EPIC Center area. This analysis is documented in the following sections of this letter. Race Ammaptic�ns The following assumptions form the basis of the investigations conducted in this analy- sis. • Site residents wishing to use the EPIC Center will use the shortest, easiest, and quickest route to access the facility. • City criteria governing the definition of "significantly impacting" local residen- tial streets are applicable for use in this study. Edora Park must be considered in this study since residents will also use this facility. Site Acms to EPIC Center and Edora Pads Site residents have two identifiable routes to access the EPIC Center and Edora Park area. These are: DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:35 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES FAX NO. 3032201818 P. 02 The Cumberland Companies, Inc. 6300 South Syrocuse way. Suite 293 . Englewood. CO got t t 303/779 9009 n Fax 3031220.1 i 18 Troy Jones December 13, 2000 Fort Collins Current Planning 281 N. College Ave. P. O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 lte: Johnson Farms —'traffic Study Memorandum re: site generated traffic impacts to Parkwood East neighborhood Dear Troy: Enclosed please find the recent traffic study memorandum prepared by our traffic engineer, which quantifies the projected traffic impacts to the Parkwood East neighborhood generated by our proposed Johnson Fame development. Prior to the Planning and Toning Board hearing, both our traffic engineer and Eric Brachi, the City traffic engineer, agreed that the site generated traffic impact to the Parkwood East neighborhood was insignificant. Because this was such an important topic of discussion at the P&Z hearing, however, I requested our traffic engineer study this issue in more detail and quantify the actual number of vehicles that could be expected to use the local public streets within the Parkwood East neighborhood, then make a conclusion of impacts relative to City Standards. As you can see, the total traffic impact was estimated to be 16 vehicles per day generated by the Johnson Farm site at full build -out. Based on this vehicle count, the traffic impact to the local street system is 0.7% or less using a conservative analysis. This is far below the 121/a impact threshold defined by the City as being significant. Because this is a major issue associated with our proposed Johnson Farm application, I respectfully request this updated traffic information be added to the City Council Staff Report and review packages. In addition, this information should serve to assist you as the City Planner assigned to this project in addressing questions on this subject during the City Council hearing. Please contact me at (303) 741-1113 to verify you received this information and that this information will be provided to City Council for their review prior to our January 2, 2001 City Council hearing- Thank you for your assistance in this matter. S50--.1 Vice President Cc: Eric Brachi, Fort Collins Traffic Engineering DEC-19-2000 TUE 09:35 AM PROFESSIONAL OFFICES FAX NO, 3032201818 P. 01 Brock Chapman Cumberland Companies, Inc. 6300 S. 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