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Home My WebLink AboutAAMCO TRANSMISSION PUD, LOT 10, CREGER PLAZA 2ND REPLAT - PRELIMINARY / FINAL - 32-94 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDY1985 HCM: UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS Page-1 '.K...... KXX)KX<.....t.K'L:F*..Y.K<%1..ZR.K:KXY.Y..KK..K.K'A)K.X.X:K:K K.h K.R X:F k#RA:K KYYYXX<t.K7Y IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ----------------------------------------- ------------------------- AVERAGE RUNNING SPEED. MAJOR STREET.. 30 PEAK HOUR FACTOR. .................... I AREA POPULATION ...................... 100000 NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET......... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET....... mason NAME OF THE ANALYST .................. Jmd DATE OF THE ANALYSIS (mm/dd/yy)...... 5/27/94 TIME PERIOD ANALYZED ................. am pn 94 OTHER _ INFORMATION.... INTERSECTION TYPE AND CONTROL ------------------------------------ -------------- ------------ INTERSECTION TYPE: 4-LEG MAJOR STREET DIRECTION: NORTH/SOUTH CONTROL TYPE EASTBOUND: STOP SIGN' CONTROL TYPE WESTBOUND: STOP SIGN TRAFFIC VOLUMES --------------------------------------------------------------------- EB WB N8 SB ---- ---- ---- ---- LEFT 15 40 15 55 THRU 5 5 670 665 RIGHT 10 30 65 5 NUMBER OF LANES ANO LANE USAGE -------------------------------- ---- -- ------- ---- --- ------- EB WB N8 SB ------- ------- ------- ------- LANES 2 1 I LANE USAGE LTR LT t R CAPACITY AND LEVEL -OF -SERVICE Page-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- POTEN- ACTUAL FLOW- TLAL MOVEMENT SHARED RESERVE RATE CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY MOVEMENT v(pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c = c - v LOS p M SH R SH --------------- --------- ------------ ---------- --- MINOR STREET EB LEFT 17 101 79 THROUGH 6 141 129 RIGHT 11 511 511 MINOR STREET WB LEFT 44 116 103 THROUGH 6 147 134 RIGHT 88 488 488 MAJOR STREET SB LEFT 61 542 542 NB LEFT 17 585 585 > 79 > 63 > E > 121 129 > 88 123 >E D > 511 > 500 > > 105 103 > 56 59 >E E > 134 129 > 488 400 542 482 A 585 568 A IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------- - NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET...... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET.... mason DATE AND TIME OF THE ANALYSIS..... 5/27/94 ; am pm 94 OTHER INFORMATION.... L0�1 1985 HCM: UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS Page-1 XZ%X....ZZYXYX-FXXZZZZZZZZZ KXX<XKZZ<XZZZYX:KZZZZZ X.<.KZZZZZ:Y.XZ'KXZ XZ XX CXX IDENTIFYING INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE_ RUNNING SPEED, MAJOR STREET.. 30 PEAK HOUR FACTOR ..................... 1 AREA POPULATION ...................... 100000 NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET......... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET....... mason NAME OF THE ANALYST .................. jmd DATE OF THE ANALYSIS (mm/dd/yy)...... 5/27/94 TIME PERIOD ANALYZED ................. Q pm 94 OTHER INFORMATION.... / INTERSECTION TYPE AND CONTROL -------------------------- ------------------------------------------ INTERSECTION TYPE: 4-LEG MAJOR STREET DIRECTION: NORTH/SOUTH CONTROL TYPE EASTBOUND: STOP SIGN CONTROL TYPE WESTBOUND: STOP SIGN TRAFFIC VOLUMES EB WB NB SB ---- ---- ---- ---- LEFT 5 5 5 45 THRU 5 5 180 300 RIGHT 5 15 5 10 NUMBER OF LANES AND LANE USAGE -------------------------------------------------------------- EB WB NB SB ------- ------- ------- ------- LANES 1 2 1 1 LANE USAGE L'TR LT + R I CAPACITY AND LEVEL -OF -SERVICE Page-3 ------------------------------------------------------------- ----- POTEN- ACTUAL FLOW- TIAL MOVEMENT SHARED RESERVE RATE CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY MOVEMENT v(pcph) c (pr_ph) c (pcph) c (Pcph) c = c - v LOS p M SH R SH ------- -------- --------------------- ------------ --- MINOR STREET EB LEFT 6 452 429 > 429 > 424 > A THROUGH 6 522 504 > 537 504 > 521 499 >A A RIGHT 6 786 786 > 786 > 780 > A MINOR STREET WS LEFT 6 457 437 > 468 437 > 457 432 >A A THROUGH 6 520 503 > 503 > 497 > A RIGHT 17 908 908 908 892 MAJOR STREET SS LEFT 50 987 987 987 938 A NB LEFT 6 881 881 881 875 A IDENTIFYING INFORMATION NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET...... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET.... mason DATE AND TIME OF THE ANALYSIS..... 5/27/94 a� pm 94 0 OTHER INFORMATION.... Len I 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 APPENDIX E 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1985 HCM: UNSIGNALIZED INTEPSECiIONS rase -I CAPACITY ANO LEVEL -OF -SERVICE Pege-3 .K:RK:K KCYXY:RIYRXRR.R.F.X RKX1<:K{X:Y.<.RXLXLI.<XXY:K.X:Y.X.R<X K:KXtit k:Ki11RX K.L K:K L.'K RtI--------------------------------------------------------------------- IDENTIFYING INFORMATION POTEN- ACTUAL _____________________________________________________________________ :, FLOW- TIAL MOVEMENT SHARED RESERVE RATE_ CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY AVF_RAGF_ RUNNING SPEED. MAJOR STREET.. 30 - MOVEMENT v(pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) C = _ - v LOS _ p M SH R SH PEAK HOUR FACTOR -- ................. 1 ------ ------- -------- ------------ ---------- --- AREA POPULATION ...................... .100000 MINOR STREET NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET......... creger EB LEFT 12 183 162 > 162 > 149 > O THROUGH 3 239 227 > 227 227 > 204 224 >C C NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET....... mason RIGHT 8 626 626 > 626 > 619 > A NAME OF THE ANALYST.......... ........ jmd MINOR STREET DATE OF THE ANALYSIS (mm/dd/yy)...... 5/27/94 - WB LEFT 32 205 192 > 196 192 > 160 160 >D _ THROUGH 4 246 234 > 234 > 230 > C TIME PERIOD ANALYZED ................. am pm 94 RIGHT 63 612 612 612 549 A OTHER INFORMATION.... f MAJOR STREET INTERSECTION TYPE AND CONTROL - SB LEFT 42 675 675 675 633 ! A --------------------------------------- "------------------------- NB LEFT 12 709 709 709 697 A INTERSECTION TYPE: 4-LEG MAJOR STREET DIRECTION: NORTH/SOUTH IDENTIFYING INFORMATION CONTROL TYPE EASTBOUND: STOP SIGN _____________________________________________________________________ NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET...... creger CONTROL TYPE WESTBOUND: STOP SIGN NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET.... mason DATE AND TIME OF THE ANALYSIS..... 5/27/94 am 94 6 OTHER INFORMATION.... TRAFFIC VOLUMES EB WB NB SB 1(Dv" --- ---- ---- --- LEFT 11 29 11 38 THRU 3 4 498 499 RIGHT 7 57 48 5 NUMBER OF LANES AND LANE IISAGF. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EB WB N8 SB ------- ------- ------- LANES 1 2 1 ------- 1 LANE USAGE LTR LT + R 1985 HCM: UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS F'aae-1 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ------------------------ ---- ------------- --- ----- - -- -------- — AVERAGE RUNNING SPEED. MAJOR STREET.. 30 PEAK HOUR FACTOR .......:............. I . AREA POPULATION ...................... 100000 NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET. ........ creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET....... mason NAME OF THE ANALYST... ............... jrnd DATE OF THE ANALYSIS (mm/dd/yy).... .. 5/27/94 TIME PERIOD ANALYZED... .............. am pm 94 OTHER INFORMATION.... 7Q INTERSECTION TYPE AND --------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTROL INTERSECTION TYPE: 4-LEG MAJOR STREET DIRECTION: NORTH/SOUTH CONTROL TYPE EASTBOUND: STOP SIGN CONTROL TYPE WESTBOUND: STOP SIGN TRAFFIC VOLUMES -------------------------------------------- --------------------- EB W8 NS SB --- --- LEFT 4 2 ---- ---- 4 34 THRU 1 4 133 223 RIGHT .3 10 1 6 NUMBER OF LANES AND LANE USAGE ------------------------------ EB WB NB SB ------- ------ ------- ----- LANES 1 2 1 1 LANE USAGE LTR LT + R CAPACITY AND LEVEL -OF -SERVICE Page-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- POTEN- ACTUAL FLOW- TIAL MOVEMENT SHARED RESERVE RATE CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY MOVEMENT v(pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) r_ = _ - v LOS p M SH R SH ----------------------------------------------- --- MINOR STREET EB LEFT 4 552 532 > 532 > 528 > A THROUGH 1 622 606 > 633 606 > 624 605 >A A RIGHT 3 364 864 > 864 > 861 > A MINOR STREET WB LEFT 2 557 541 > 581 541 > 575 539 >A THROUGH 4 620 604 > 604 > - 600 > A RIGHT 11 960 960 960 949 A MAJOR STREET S8 LEFT 37 995 995 995 958 A NB LEFT 4 957 957 957 953 A IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ----------------------- ---- --- ------------------------------------ NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET...... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET.... mason DATE AND TIME OF THE ANALYSIS..... 5/27/94 Ca�ii_ pm 94 OTHER INFORMATION.... n i 1.1 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 APPENDIX D I Level of Service Criteria for Unsignalized Intersections Level of service criteria for unsignalized intersections are stated in very general terms, and are related to general delay ranges. Analysis for a stop or yield controlled intersection results in solutions for the capacity of each lane on the minor approaches. The level of service criteria are then based on the reserve, or unused, capacity of the lane in question, expressed in passenger cars per hour (PCPH). Reserve Capacity Level of Expected Delay to (PCPH) Service Minor Street Traffic ----------------------------------------------------------------- >400 A Little or no delay 300-399 B Short traffic delays 200-299 C Average traffic delays 100-199 D Long traffic delays 0-99 E Very long traffic delays g R " When demand volume exceeds the capcity of the lane, extreme delays will be encountered with queuing which may cause severe congestion affecting other traffic movements in the intersection. This condition usually warrants improvement to the intersection. Reference: Highway Capacity Manual. Special Report 209, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C. 1985. i .1 1 1 11 i i 1 1 APPENDIX C i 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1985 HCM: UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS Page -I IDENTIFYING INFORMATION -------- ----------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE RUNNING SPEED. MAJOR STREET.. 30 PEAK HOUR FACTOR ............. ........ I AREA POPULATION ...................... 100000 NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET-......... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET....... mason NAME OF THE ANALYST .................. jmd DATE OF THE ANALYSIS (mm/dd/yy)...... 5/24/94 TIME PERIOD ANALYZED ................. am um 1994 OTHER INFORMATION.... INTERSECTION TYPE AND CONTROL --------------------------------- ------------------------ -------- INTERSECTION TYPE: 4-LEG MAJOR STREET DIRECTION: NORTH/SOUTH CONTROL TYPE EASTBOUND: STOP SIGN CONTROL TYPE WESTBOUND: STOP SIGN TRAFFIC VOLUMES -------------------------------------------------------------------- EB WB N8 SB ---- ---- ---- ---- LEFT 3 29 9 38 THRU 1 2 498 499 RIGHT 3 57 48 2 NUMBER OF LANES AND LANE USAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------- EB WB NB S8 ---------------------------- LANES 1 Z LANE USAGE LTR LT + R CAPACITY AND LEVEL -OF -SERVICE - Page-3 --- --- — — -- -------- - -------------- ----- ----- ----- -------- ----- — POTEN- ACTUAL FLOW- TIAL MOVEMENT SHARED RESERVE RATE CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY MOVEMENT v(pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c = c - v LOS p M SH R SH •------------------------------------------------ --- MINOR STREET EB LEFT 3 134 164 > 164 > 161 > D THROUGH 1 240 229 > 255 229 > 248 228 >C r RIGHT 3 628 628 > 628 > 624 > MINOR STREET WB LEFT 32 208 197 > 199 197 > 165 165 >0 THROUGH 2 247 236 > 236 > 234 > RIGHT 63 612 612 612 549 A MAJOR STREET SB LEFT 42 675 675 675 633 A NB LEFT 10 712 712 712 702 A IDENTIFYING INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET...... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET.... mason DATE AND TIME OF THE ANALYSIS..... 5/24/94 ; am pm 1994 OTHER INFORMATION.... r = M M = = = = = = = = M i M 1985 HCM: UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS Page-1 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE RUNNING SPEED, MAJOR 'STREET.. 30 PEAK HOUR FACTOR ..................... 1 AREA POPULATION ...................... 100000 NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET --------- creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET....... mason NAME OF THE ANALYST .................. jmd DATE OF THE ANALYSIS (rnni/dd/yy)...... 5/24/94 TIME PERIOD ANALYZED ................. 0 pm 1994 OTHER INFORMATION.... INTERSECTION TYPE AND CONTROL ----------------------- -------------------------------------------- INTERSECTION TYPE: 4-LEG MAJOR STREET DIRECTION: NORTH/SOUTH CONTROL TYPE EASTBOUND: STOP SIGN CONTROL TYPE WESTBOUND: STOP SIGN TRAFFIC VOLUMES ------------------------------------------------------------------ EB WB NB SB ---- ---- ---- ---- LEFT 0 2 0 34 THRU 0 0 133 223 RIGHT 1 10 1 0 NUMBER OF LANES AND LANE USAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------- FB WB NB SB ---------------------------- LANES 1 2 1 1 LANE USAGE LTR L + R i CAPACITY AND LEVEL -OF -SERVICE Page-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- P OTEN- ACTUAL FLOW- TIAL MOVEMENT SHARED RESERVE RATE CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY MOVEMENT v(pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c (pcph) c = c - v LOS p M SH R SH ------- -------- --------------------- ------------ --- MINOR STREET i I ES LEFT 0 559 543 > 543 > 543 > A i THROUGH 0 628 614 > 867 614 > 866 614 >A A RIGHT 1 867 367 > 867 > 866 > MINOR STREET WB LEFT 2 566 553 553 551 A THROUGH 0 629 614 614 614 RIGHT 11 960 960 960 949 MAJOR STREET SB LEFT 37 995 995 995 958 A N8 LEFT 0 963 963 963 963 A IDENTIFYING INFORMATION NAME OF THE EAST/WEST STREET...... creger NAME OF THE NORTH/SOUTH STREET.... mason DATE AND TIME OF THE ANALYSIS..... 5/24/94 am pm 1994 OTHER INFORMATION.... I 1 I F i 1 1 1 1 1 APPENDIX B 1 1 1 1 1 1 �l 1 1 M p M MATTHEW J. DEUCH, P.E. - 3413 BANYAN AVENUE LOVELAND, CO 805M TABULAR SUMMARY OF VEHICLE COUNTS Observer Date 5 r8 Day W 25�0 City FOlf ?� CBL L = Als R = Right turn S = Straight INTERSECTION OF /��-S�i✓ AND C c G E/� �� Ai? A a r v F S r L= Lett turn TIME BEGINS D w� /?�ASO/L/ TOTAL North South CAl c G ER kAirArr21 LvES r TOTAL East "'' OTAL ALL A from NORTH from SOLITH from EAST from WEST R S L I Total R S L I Totai R S I L Total II R S L I Total 73O I o I v/ 7 yg / 1 30 D 1 31 II 7 9 / I O 10 1/ O 0 O I O 1 l 1 go l 0 15,v 7161 1 0 3a 10 13-,�Z 11 93 11610 / 1 7 II a o 0 1 D 1 7 I II /00 ?00 11 0 Igo 1 9y l 0 3670 136 111,30 11 / 1 0 10 1 / 11 / I C I o / a II /32 8/s 0 1q8 6I Sy l0 35 c, 35 II 89 lqlCll l 3 1 C 1 0 1 0 1 0 --2 11 4a II I f II I II I i I I I 7?0-null o 1aa3 3y a.5'7 II 11331 0 113 11 3ql I /ol 0 171 1 /; I r 1 c Ic 1 11 11410G I I I i I II I I I I I I i II I I I lo•�`s I II II I I i�•�� I I II II I I I i I II I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I II I I i I it I q30 I/ I /// I /aO 15 96 1 01 /o/ 11 aa/ u 1 0 1 g 1 /9 11 0 1 10 1 / a o I LY/ y95 / lax 9 /3T 11 8 //g 1 6 /3a I a65� /a I � s I/9 0 o / aO 1 a8v Soo o li3s i3 I I /2 1137 1/ 1/5•0 11 a99 Igo 1 0 1 7 A 7 11 a I .0 1 a 1 y 1 3/ 11 390 sis o /30 r39 la3 /y7 a I/7a 1 3/ 0 /� l o l 9 1 a3 r o IoI / a y 133y Y30-530 Iv9y 38I537 yg �9gI 9 I6'55 I/09V lr7I -a IA? 153 1131 / 3 I 7 9S //89 O.qb E. Y( M APPENDIX A a. In the short range future, the operation at the Mason/ Creger/Access intersection is acceptable. In the long range future, minor street movements will experience normal delay at this intersection during the peak hours. - The traffic impact of the proposed transmission repair shop on Mason Street will be an approximately 2 percent increase over the existing traffic. - A center left -turn lane is not warranted on Mason Street in the immediate future. Traffic volumes, delays, and accidents should be monitored to determine if a center left -turn lane is desirable.- 7 traffic on Mason Street. The portion of site generated traffic relative to the background traffic on Mason Street will decrease as the background traffic increases. C. Mason Street Gap Analysis Fort Collins staff expressed concern about the availability of adequate gaps in the Mason Street traffic to allow the various movements to occur. The critical gaps are: minor street left turns - 6.5 seconds; minor street throughs - 6.0 seconds; minor street right turns 5.5 seconds; and major street left turns - 5.0 seconds. The operation of the minor street will not negatively impact Mason Street. All delays will occur on the subject property or on Creger Street. However, left turns are made from the through lanes on Mason Street, therefore they will not be in an exclusive left -turn lane. Based upon the operations analyses, the major street left turns will operate at level of service A, indicating little or no delay. Typically, a left turn from the major street requires a gap of > 5 seconds in the opposing traffic to execute the maneuver. Based upon a negative exponential distribution, the number of gaps in the opposing traffic at the Mason/Creger/Access intersection that are > 5 seconds will exceed the number of left turns expected during the peak hours. The above analysis notwithstanding, long range peak hour traffic projections indicate that the average headway is 4.8 - 5.0 seconds in either direction in the afternoon. Volume warrants contained in "Intersection Channelization Design Guide," NCHRP 279, TRB, November 1985, indicate that a southbound left -turn lane is warranted on Mason Street at Creger Drive with a posted speed of 40 mph. The warrant does not go to 30 mph. While a definitive need for a left -turn lane on Mason Street cannot be made, it is recommended that volumes, delays, and accidents be monitored along Mason Street to determine if a left -turn lane is desirable. Mason Street is 40 feet wide. If left -turn lanes are desirable/necessary, they could be striped within the existing curb -to -curb width. However, the existing bike lanes on Mason Street would be sacrificed if this option were pursued. V. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS Based upon the findings of these technical analyses, conclusions and recommendations are identified. - The proposed transmission repair shop is feasible from a traffic engineering point of view. The proposed uses will generate approximately 120 vehicle trips per day. 4 Table 3 Site'and Existing Peak Hour Operation Intersection Mason/Creger/Access EB LT/T/RT WB LT/T WB RT SB LT NB LT (stop sign) Table 4 Level of Service AM PM A C A D A A A A A A Long Range Peak Hour Operation Level of Service Intersection Noon PM Mason/Creger/Access (stop sign) EB LT/T/RT A E WB LT/T A E WB RT A A SB LT A A NB LT A A r----i KARATE I SCHOOL L----J 17, inn � `4 10/57 �- 4 4 /-- 2/29 4/11--� f 1/3— co 3/7 a z rn i AM / PM SITE PLUS EXISTING PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 4 A N I KARATE I SCHOOL o � o L----J _ _,s/e0 M d / J + — 5/40 17 5/1151 / 5� to oLn 5 10 � m �Ln z 0 i AM/PM LONG RANGE PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 5 of the street. Table 2 shows the daily and peak hour trip generation estimates. C. Trip Distribution Trip distribution for the newly generated trips was based upon the distribution of residential areas in/near Fort Collins. It was assumed that 40 percent of the traffic would be to/from the north on Mason, 30 percent of the traffic would be to/from the south on Mason, and 30 percent of the traffic would be to/from the east via Creger. D. Traffic Assignments Utilizing the trip generation estimates and the distribution assumptions, projected site generated peak hour vehicle trips were assigned to the key intersection.. The assignments assumed full development at both the short range and long range future. Figure 4 shows the morning and afternoon peak hour assignments with the existing traffic on this segment of Mason Street. Figure 5 shows the morning and afternoon peak hour traffic with the existing traffic factored to reflect a daily volume of 11,000 on this segment of Mason Street. IV. TRAFFIC IMPACTS A. Traffic Operation Using the peak hour traffic volumes presented in Figure 4, the key intersection will operate as shown in Table 3. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix D. The Mason/Creger/Access intersection is expected to operate acceptably. Using the peak hour traffic volumes presented in Figure 5, the key intersection will operate as shown in Table 4. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix E. with the existing geometry, the Mason/Creger/Access intersection operates acceptably, except for minor street movements during the afternoon peak hour. Occasional level of service E during the peak hours is considered to be normal at arterial street intersections. B. Impact on Mason Street . Based upon both a peak hour and daily traffic analysis, it is expected that the proposed transmission repair shop will cause an increase of traffic of 2 percent over the existing peak hour 3 II W W II II LU M II z U O I� NO SCALE 111`_ SHARE - Sri? \ RIV�W�Ay I ^I TL I r-----,i i I 1-- p I I, i i p < O I I <Z¢y I I BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD SITE PLAN Figure 3 Table 1 Existing Peak Hour Operation Intersection Mason/Creger/Karate School Driveway (stop sign) EB LT/T/RT WB LT/T WB RT SB LT NB LT Land Use Transmission Repair Shop Table 2 Trip Generation Level of Service AM PM A A A A A Daily Noon Peak Trips Trips Trips in out 120 14 7 C D A A A P.M. Peak Trips Trips in out 7 14 I KARATE I SCHOOL q- co L----J �N -1o/s7 oNM 'F-0 2 / — 2/2e rZ rlllLl7/7— T� 03 -7 1 1 0/1 \rn 1 /3 --� o O i AM / PM 1994 PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC N Figure 2 in May, 1994. The peak hour traffic counts are shown in Figure 2. Raw count data is provided in Appendix A. Based upon historic peak hour versus daily traffic information on similar streets in Fort Collins, the traffic on Mason Street, north of Creger Drive, is between 9000 and 10,000 vehicles per day. The existing peak hour operation at the counted intersection is shown in Table 1. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix B. This operation is acceptable. Acceptable operation is defined as level of service D or better. A description of the level of service at unsignalized intersections is provided in Appendix C. C. Surrounding Land Uses The proposed commercial use is bordered by a karate school on the north, the Albertson's Center on the east (across Mason Street), and the railroad on the west. There are two vacant parcels to the south. There is a veterinary hospital in lot 7 to the south. III. FUTURE TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS A. Development Assumptions Two future years were analyzed. The short range future included the existing traffic plus the expected traffic from the transmission repair shop. The long range future included the existing traffic, factored to reflect daily volume of 11,000 on Mason Street. In all available traffic projections developed by the city, a daily volume of 11,000 has been the highest shown for Mason Street. This is likely the maximum for a two lane street. With this volume, it is assumed that the parcels along the west side of Mason Street will be occupied by commercial uses. Figure 3 shows the site plan of this facility. The transmission repair shop will share a driveway with the karate school to 'the north. The shared driveway has a positive effect of limiting the number of accesses to Mason Street. The proposed driveway is across from Creger Drive. B. Site Trip Generation Trip generation of the proposed use was estimated based upon a conversation with the owner. 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The site is between Mason Street and the Colorado & Southern Railroad tracks. The site location is shown in Figure 1. The purpose of this study is to address the traffic impacts of this facility in the short range future (1994 plus this development) and the long range future (when traffic volumes increase to the projections developed by the City of Fort Collins). The focuses of this review are access requirements to Mason Street and the operation of the key intersection. II. EXISTING CONDITIONS A. Existing Roads The major existing road in the area is Mason Street. Mason Street is located approximately 600 feet west of College Avenue and runs parallel to College Avenue. In southern Fort Collins, Mason Street runs from Monroe Street on the north through Harmony Road on the south. Mason Street is classified as an arterial street, but more accurately functions as a recirculation street for College Avenue. Since College Avenue has limited direct access to some properties, Mason Street allows access to occur easily to the properties between College Avenue and Mason Street. There is also a strip of land between Mason Street and the railroad tracks which has been developing.as primarily specialty commercial uses. Between Horsetooth Road and Harmony Road, Mason Street has one 14 foot lane in each direction. There are 4 foot bike lanes on each side of the street and a 2 foot gutter pan. The total curb - to -curb width is 40 feet. There are sidewalks on both sides of Mason Street, except for a few short gaps on the west side of the street. The posted speed limit on Mason Street is 30 mph in both directions. Mason. Street has signals at the Horsetooth Road and Harmony Road intersections. There are no intermediate signals on Mason Street. Mason Street has the right-of-way at all intermediate street and driveway stop sign controlled intersections. B. Existing Traffic Conditions Peak hour traffic counts were obtained at the Mason/Creger/ driveway intersection near the subject property_. Counts were obtained during the morning and afternoon peak hours of the street 1 AAMCO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP SITE ACCESS STUDY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO JUNE 1994 Prepared for: Cottier Construction, Inc. P.O. Box 1051 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Prepared by: MATTHEW J. DELICH, P.E. 3413 Banyan Avenue Loveland, CO 80538 Phone: 303-669-2061