HomeMy WebLinkAboutESKIN PUD - PRELIMINARY - 48-95 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYOctober 17, 1995
TABLE 1
ESKIN PUD
STANDARD ITE - TRIP GENERATION
Land Use
Units
ITE
Code
ADT
AM Peak Hour
PM Peak Hour
In
Out
Tot
In
Out
Tot
SF Resid
1 DU
210
10\
0
1
1
1
0
1
Office
1.8 KSF
720
16
1
0
1
1
1
2
TABLE 2
ESKIN PUD
ESTIMATED OFFICE - TRIP GENERATION
Land Use
Units
ADT
AM Peak Hour
PM Peak Hour
In
Out
Tot
In
Out
Tot
Office
1.8 KSF
30
5
1
6
1
5
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Eric Bracke - Eskin PUD
October 17, 1995
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The trip generation of the proposed project would be range from 10 to 30 daily trips depending
upon the development scenario. The AM and PM peak hour trips would range from 1 to 6 trips
depending upon the development scenario.
Due to the very low trip generation of the proposed project, it was concluded that an intersection
level of service analysis was not necessary. Further, the estimated project related traffic impacts
would be insignificant, and it is therefore concluded that no roadway improvements would be
necessary to serve the proposed project.
Please feel free to call me at (970) 416-0410 if you have any questions.
Sincerer
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Ruth Clear, P.E.
Transportation Engineer
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Eric Bracke - Eskin PUD
October 17, 1995
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Harvard Street is a two lane local street. There is a posted bike route on Harvard Street. On the
northern leg of Harvard Street the speed limit is posted at 25 mph. South of the project site the
southern leg of Harvard Street curves to the west, where it intersects College Avenue. This
intersection is signalized. The City of Fort Collins has no available traffic data for Harvard Street
near Drake Road.
Project Description -
The project is being proposed under two different scenarios: one would utilize the upper level of
the project as a single family rental, the other would utilize the upper level as an office use. Both
of the development scenarios would continue to utilize the lower level as a chiropractic office.
Two access driveways are proposed to serve the project site, an access from Harvard Street and
the other from Drake Road. The Harvard Street access would serve a parking area of up to 10
spaces. The Drake Road access would serve a parking area of up to five spaces. Both access
drives would provide full traffic movements into and out of the site.
Trip Generation
Typically, the trip generation of a project is determined by using the 5th Edition Trip Generation,
manual prepared by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1991. The trip generation rates
from this source were applied to the proposed lane use in order to estimate the daily, AM and PM
peak hour vehicles trips for the site. A vehicle trip is defined as a one-way vehicle movement
from a point of origin to a point of destination.
Table 1 illustrates the projected traffic volumes utilizing the ITE trip rates. It should be noted that
if the use were to remain residential, the trip generation would be less than that shown in Table
1 because the upper level is currently residential.
The trip generation of the proposed office scenario was also estimated based upon experience
with smaller offices. These trip generation estimates are shown in Table 2. As indicated in Table
2, the daily trips could be up to approximately 30 vehicles, and the peak hour trips up to 6 during
the AM and PM peak hours.
Conclusions
A traffic analysis was performed to determine the potential traffic impacts of the proposed Eskin
PUD in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Traffic/Transportation
Engineering
October 17, 1995
Mr. Eric Bracke
Traffic Engineer
City of Fort Collins
625 Ninth Street
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
RE: Eskin PUD
Dear Mr. Bracke:
The following letter documents the findings of a traffic analysis for the proposed Eskin PUD
located at 123 East Drake Road in Fort Collins, Colorado. The purpose of the traffic analysis was
to determine the potential traffic impacts and access needs of the proposed project. The following
areas will be addressed:
- Existing Conditions
- Project Description
- Trip Generation
- Conclusions
Existing Conditions
The proposed Eskin PUD is located at the southwest comer of Drake Road and Harvard Street.
Currently the site is a residence on the upper level and chiropractic office on the lower level. The
surrounding land uses include: commercial and office to the west, residential to the north,
residential/hair stylist to the east, and residential/day care to the south.
The primary roadway which would serve the project site is Drake Road. Within the study area,
Drake Road is a four lane roadway with two lanes in each direction. The speed limit is posted
at 30 mph. To the east of the project site, is a school crossing area with yellow flashers which
reduce speeds to 20 mph. The intersection of Drake Road and Harvard Street is stop -controlled
for Harvard Street. Traffic volume data for Drake Road was obtained from the City of Fort Collins,
the most recent daily traffic count data was for 1991, with approximately 17,340 vehicles per day.
RUTH CLEAR, P.E.
430 East Elizabeth Street
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Telephone: 970.416.0410
Fax: 970.416.0410