HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAKWOOD SCHOOL NCL SITE PLAN REVIEW - 13 93 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYTable 1
Trip Generation
Daily
A.M.
Peak
P.M.
Peak
Land Use
Trips
Trips
Trips
Trips
Trips
in
out
in
out
Extended day
32 students
70
7:00-8:00 am
14
12
4:30-5:30 pm
12
14
Private school
32 students
70
7:30-8:30 am
19
14
2:30-3:30 pm
8
11
Peak Hour Summaries
7:30-8:30 am
26
20
2:30-3:30 pm
8
11
4:30-5:30 pm
12
14
operation at the various intersections adjacent to the
proposed Oakwood School is at level of service A. There is
little of no delay for all movements during a normal day.
Trip generation for the proposed Oakwood School was
estimated using Trip Generation, 5th Edition, ITE. Two land
uses were used to develop the trip generation: day care
(extended care) and private school. Table 1 shows the trip
generation for the Oakwood School. The largest concentration
of trips will occur during the one hour period from 7:30 -
8:30 am. During this time period, traffic for both the
extended care and the regular school day would arrive/depart
the Oakwood School. The time when students are leaving the
Oakwood School will be less concentrated, since the regular
school dismissal and the end of the extended day cover a three
hour period.
Trips to/from the Oakwood School could potentially come
from all over the city. The major portion of the city
population is to the east and south of the Oakwood School.
Shields Street and West Mountain Avenue would be the primary
access routes. Vehicles (parents, carpools, etc.) would turn
south on McKinley Avenue and discharge children along the west
curb of McKinley Avenue, accessing the building via the east
entrance. Vehicles would then leave the site travelling south
to Oak Street, then back to Shields Street. Picking up
children would be done using this same route. It is
recommended that no discharging or picking up children occur
on the east side of McKinley Avenue. It is also recommended
that only the right -side vehicle doors be used by the
children.
The traffic to/from the Oakwood School can be
accommodated on the area streets. All intersections will
operate acceptably at levels of service similar to those which
currently exist.
The Oakwood School will institute a carpool/van program
as soon as the student population has been established. In
addition, the staggered start/end of school will reduce
peaking conditions. It is recommended that the staggered
start/end program be evaluated periodically. The five minute
increments may need to be increased to attain the desired
goal.
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MEMORANDUM
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Fort Collins Transportation Division
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Date: April 15, 1993
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Subject: Oakwood School Traffic Study (File: 9318MEM1)
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This memorandum documents the traffic engineering
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evaluations regarding the Oakwood School, proposed to be
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located at 1401 West Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins. The
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subject property is currently the Day Spring Church. It is
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in the southwest quadrant of the West Mountain/McKinley
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intersection. This memorandum addresses:
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1. Current traffic
2. Trip generation
3. Trip distribution
4. Traffic impacts
The Oakwood School is a proposed private elementary
school consisting of pre -kindergarten, kindergarten, and
grades 1-6. The maximum enrollment at the school is expected
to be 64 students. The average number of students per grade
is eight. Classroom time will run from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
There will be an extended day (day care) in the morning
starting at 7:00 am and in the afternoon until 5:30 pm. It
is estimated that half of the students will take advantage of
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the extended day program. The Oakwood School is also
proposing to stagger. (by 5 minutes) the start times and
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dismissal times by grade groupings [(pre -kindergarten and
kindergarten) (1 and 2) (3 and 4) (5 and 6)]. School staff
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indicates that a significant number of prospective students
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will have siblings in the school.
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Recent traffic counts (1991), conducted by the City of
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Fort Collins on West Mountain Avenue, show that the daily
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traffic was 2400 just west of Shields Street and 1300 near
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Frey Avenue. It is estimated that the daily traffic on West
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Mountain Avenue near McKinley Avenue was 1900 vehicles per
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day. Morning peak hour traffic was approximately 230 vehicles
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per hour and the afternoon peak hour traffic was approximately
270 per hour. Local streets, such as McKinley Avenue, are not
counted on a regular basis. Daily traffic on McKinley Avenue
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between West Mountain Avenue and Oak Street is probably in the
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range of 100-200 vehicles per day. On days when the existing
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church has services or activities, traffic probably increases
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significantly. However, that traffic is concentrated in a
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specific time frame. Based upon these traffic counts and
criteria contained in the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual,