HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPIRIT AT THE RIVER (FORMERLY LINCOLN CORRIDOR HOTEL) - FDP - FDP180015 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDY (3)DELICH Staybridge Hotel TIS, July 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1
II. EXISTING CONDITIONS .......................................................................................... 2
Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 2
Streets ............................................................................................................................. 2
Existing Traffic ................................................................................................................. 5
Existing Operation ........................................................................................................... 7
Pederstrian Facilities ....................................................................................................... 7
Bicycle Facilities .............................................................................................................. 7
Transit Facilities .............................................................................................................. 7
III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 9
Trip Generation ............................................................................................................... 9
Trip Distribution ............................................................................................................. 11
Background Traffic Projections ..................................................................................... 11
Trip Assignment ............................................................................................................ 11
Signal Warrants ............................................................................................................. 11
Geometry ...................................................................................................................... 16
Operation Analysis ........................................................................................................ 16
Pedestrian Level of Service ........................................................................................... 16
Bicycle Level of Service ................................................................................................ 20
Transit Level of Service ................................................................................................. 20
IV. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................... 21
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LIST OF TABLES
1. Current Peak Hour Operation .................................................................................... 8
2. Trip Generation ......................................................................................................... 9
3. Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Operation .......................................... 18
4. Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Operation ..................................................... 19
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Site Location ............................................................................................................. 3
2. Existing Geometry ..................................................................................................... 4
3. Recent Peak Hour Traffic .......................................................................................... 6
4. Site Plan .................................................................................................................. 10
5. Trip Distribution ....................................................................................................... 12
6. Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Traffic ................................................ 13
7. Site Generated Peak Hour Traffic ........................................................................... 14
8. Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Traffic ........................................................... 15
9. Short Range (2021) Geometry ................................................................................ 17
APPENDICES
A. Base Assumptions Form
B. Peak Hour Traffic Counts
C. Current Peak Hour Operation/Level of Service Descriptions/Fort Collins Motor
Vehicle LOS Standards (Intersections)
D. Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Operation
E. Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Operation
F. Pedestrian/Bicycle Level of Service Worksheets
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I. INTRODUCTION
This intermediate transportation impact study (TIS) addresses the capacity,
geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed Staybridge Hotel site. The
proposed Staybridge Hotel site is located in the southwest quadrant of the Lincoln/3rd
Street intersection in Fort Collins, Colorado.
During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made with the project
owner (Spirit Hospitality), project architects (Russell + Mills Studio), and the Fort Collins
Traffic Engineering staff. The Transportation Impact Study Base Assumptions form and
related documents are provided in Appendix A. This study generally conforms to the
format set forth in the Fort Collins TIS Guidelines in the “Larimer County Urban Area Street
Standards” (LCUASS). A scoping discussion was held with the Fort Collins Traffic
Engineering staff. Due to the trip generation, this is an intermediate transportation impact
study. The study involved the following steps:
- Collect physical, traffic, and development data;
- Perform trip generation, trip distribution, and trip assignment;
- Determine peak hour traffic volumes;
- Conduct capacity and operational level of service analyses on key intersections;
- Analyze signal warrants;
- Conduct level of service evaluation of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of
transportation
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II. EXISTING CONDITIONS
The location of the Staybridge Hotel is shown in Figure 1. It is important that a
thorough understanding of the existing conditions be presented.
Land Use
Land uses in the area are primarily residential and commercial. Land adjacent to
the site is flat (<2% grade) from a traffic operations perspective. The center of Fort
Collins is south of this site.
Streets
The primary streets near the Staybridge Hotel are Lincoln Avenue, Lemay
Avenue, Third Street, Mountain Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Riverside Avenue.
Figure 2 shows a schematic of the existing geometry at the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd
Street-Hydro Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections.
Lincoln Avenue is to the north of (adjacent to) the proposed Staybridge Hotel
site. It is an east-west street classified as a two-lane arterial street according to the Fort
Collins Master Street Plan. Lincoln Avenue has a two-lane cross section in this area.
Improvements to East Lincoln Avenue adjacent to the site are currently underway by the
City. At the Lemay/Lincoln intersection, Lincoln Avenue has an eastbound and a
westbound left-turn lane, a through lane in each direction, and an eastbound and a
westbound right-turn lane. At the Lincoln/3rd Street-Hydro Access intersection, Lincoln
Avenue has eastbound and westbound movements combined into a single lane.
Lincoln Avenue is the east leg of the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection.
At the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection, Lincoln Avenue has a
westbound left-turn lane, a through lane, and a westbound right-turn lane. The
Lemay/Lincoln and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections have signal
control. The Lincoln/3rd Street-Hydro Access intersection has stop sign control on 3rd
Street and the Hydro Construction Site Access. The posted speed limit in this area of
Lincoln Avenue is 35 mph.
Lemay Avenue is to the east of the proposed Staybridge Hotel site. It is a north-
south street classified as a four-lane arterial street according to the Fort Collins Master
Street Plan. Currently, Lemay Avenue has a four-lane cross section, south of Lincoln
Avenue and a two-lane cross section, north of Lincoln Avenue. At the Lemay/Lincoln
intersection, Lemay Avenue has a northbound and a southbound left-turn lane, a
through lane in each direction, and a northbound right-turn lane. The posted speed limit
in this area of Lemay Avenue is 35 mph, south of Lincoln Avenue and 30 mph, north of
Lincoln Avenue.
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
College Avenue
Riverside Avenue
Jefferson Street
Mountain Avenue
Vine Drive
Mulberry Street
SCALE: 1"=1000'
SITE LOCATION Figure 1
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EXISTING GEOMETRY Figure 2
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Jefferson Street
Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
3rd Street
Hydro Construction
Site Access
Mountain
Avenue
- Denotes Lane
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Third Street is to the north of the proposed Extended Stay Hotel site. It is a
north-south street classified as a local street according to the Fort Collins Master Street
Plan. Third Street only has a north leg at the Lincoln/3rd Street-Hydro Access
intersection. The south leg is the site access to Hydro Construction. At the Lincoln/3rd
Street-Hydro Access intersection, 3rd Street has all southbound movements combined
into a single lane and the Hydro Construction site access is open along Lincoln Avenue
(approximately 220 feet. The Hydro Construction site access will be analyzed as
northbound movements combined into a single lane. There is no posted speed limit on
3rd Street.
Mountain Avenue is to the west of the proposed Staybridge Hotel site. It is an
east-west street classified as a four-lane arterial street according to the Fort Collins
Master Street Plan. Currently, Mountain Avenue has a four-lane cross section in this
area. Mountain Avenue is the west leg of the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln
intersection. At the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection, Mountain
Avenue has an eastbound left-turn lane, a through lane, and an eastbound right-turn
lane. The posted speed limit in this area of Mountain Avenue is 25 mph.
Jefferson Street is to the west of the proposed Staybridge Hotel site. It is a
northwest-southeast street classified as a four-lane arterial street according to the Fort
Collins Master Street Plan. Currently, Jefferson Street has a four-lane cross section in
this area. Jefferson Street is the northwest leg of the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln intersection. At the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection, Jefferson
Street has a northwestbound left-turn lane, a through lane, and a northwestbound
through/right-turn lane. The posted speed limit in this area of Jefferson Street is 30
mph.
Riverside Avenue is to the west of the proposed Staybridge Hotel site. It is a
northwest-southeast street classified as a four-lane arterial street according to the Fort
Collins Master Street Plan. Currently, Riverside Avenue has a four-lane cross section in
this area. Riverside Avenue is the southeast leg of the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln intersection. At the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection, Riverside
Avenue has a southeastbound left-turn lane, a through lane, and a southeastbound
through/right-turn lane. The posted speed limit in this area of Riverside Avenue is 35
mph.
Existing Traffic
Recent morning and afternoon peak hour traffic volumes at the Lemay/Lincoln,
Lincoln/3rd Street-Hydro Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections
are shown in Figure 3. The traffic volumes at the Lemay/Lincoln intersection were
collected in May 2016 by the City of Fort Collins. The traffic volumes at the Lincoln/3rd
Street-Hydro Access intersection were collected in July 2016. The traffic volumes at the
Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection were collected in June 2015. Raw
traffic data is provided in Appendix B. Improvements to East Lincoln Avenue are
currently underway by the City. Therefore, more recent counts cannot be obtained.
RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 3
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18/60
125/155
59/139
96/247
86/221
50/119
AM/PM
Jefferson Street
Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
2/2
0/0
2/4
6/12
0/0
5/5
1/5
270/346
4/0
2/14
238/479
5/0
3rd Street
Hydro Construction
Site Access
Mountain
Avenue
184/121
24/50
14/22
165/295
34/48
28/100
235/353
56/201
475/468
59/126
320/473
62/97
47/48
594/531
149/114
125/162
326/694
85/59
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Existing Operation
Using the peak hour traffic shown in Figure 3, the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd
Street-Hydro Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections were
evaluated and the morning and afternoon peak hour operation is shown in Table 1. The
intersections were evaluated using techniques provided in the 2010 Highway Capacity
Manual (2010HCM). Calculation forms are provided in Appendix C. A description of
level of service for signalized and unsignalized intersections from the 2010 Highway
Capacity Manual and a table showing the Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standards
(Intersections) are also provided in Appendix C. The Staybridge Hotel site is in an area
termed “mixed use districts.” In areas termed “mixed use districts,” acceptable overall
operation at signalized intersections during the peak hours is defined as level of service
E or better. At signalized intersections, acceptable operation of any leg and any
movement is level of service E. At arterial/arterial and collector/collector stop sign
controlled intersections, acceptable operation is considered to be at level of service E,
overall and level of service F, for any approach leg. At arterial//collector, arterial/local,
collector/local, and local/local stop sign controlled intersections, acceptable operation is
considered to be at level of service D, overall and level of service F, for any approach
leg. The key intersections meet the City of Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standard
during the morning and afternoon peak hours with existing control and geometry.
Pedestrian Facilities
Sidewalks are sporadic along Lincoln Avenue. There are sidewalks along both
sides of Lemay Avenue, south of Lemay Avenue. There are sidewalks along both sides
of 3rd Street, Mountain Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Riverside Avenue.
Bicycle Facilities
There are bicycle lanes along Lincoln Avenue and Lemay Avenue. There are no
bicycle lanes along Mountain Avenue. However, Mountain Avenue is a shared
roadway/bike route.
Transit Facilities
This area of Fort Collins will be served by Transfort Routes 5 and 14. The
nearest stop is at the Lincoln/2nd Street intersection.
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TABLE 1
Current Peak Hour Operation
Intersection Movement Level of Service
AM PM
Lemay/Lincoln
(signal)
EB LT D D
EB T D D
EB RT A D
EB APPROACH D D
WB LT D D
WB T D E
WB RT D D
WB APPROACH D D
NB LT A B
NB T B B
NB RT A A
NB APPROACH B B
SB LT A B
SB T/RT B B
SB APPROACH B B
OVERALL B C
Lincoln/3rd Street-Hydro
Construction
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT A A
WB LT/RT A A
NB LT/T/RT B B
SB LT/T/RT B C
OVERALL A A
Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln
(signal)
EB LT C C
EB T C C
EB RT C B
EB APPROACH C C
WB LT C D
WB T C C
WB RT C C
WB APPROACH C C
NB LT A B
NB T/RT A B
NB APPROACH A B
SB LT A B
SB T/RT A B
SB APPROACH A B
OVERALL B B
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III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
The Staybridge Hotel is a 106 room hotel with a restaurant, located on the
southwest quadrant of the Lincoln/3rd Street intersection. Figure 4 shows a site plan of
the Staybridge Hotel. Currently the site has the Hydro Construction Company building
on the site. The building will be razed with Staybridge Hotel development. The short
range analysis (Year 2021) includes development of the Staybridge Hotel and an
appropriate increase in background traffic due to normal growth and other potential
developments in the area. Access to the site will be via a full movement access to/from
Lincoln Avenue (Site Access) and a right-out service/emergency access to/from Lincoln
Avenue.
Trip Generation
Trip generation is important in considering the impact of a development such as this
upon the existing and proposed street system. All Suites Hotel (Code 310) and Quality
Restaurant (Code 931) contain in Trip Generation, 9th Edition, ITE was used to estimate
the trips that would be generated by the proposed/expected use at a site. A trip is defined
as a one-way vehicle movement from origin to destination. Table 2 shows the expected
trip generation on a daily and peak hour basis. Internal trip capture was used for the
Staybridge Hotel using Figure 6.2 in the Trip Generation Manual, 3rd Edition, ITE. Passby
trip factors were used for the restaurant portion using Table F.29 in the Trip Generation
Manual, 3rd Edition, ITE. The average passby trip percentage of 44 percent was used.
The assigned trip generation of the Staybridge Hotel development resulted in 804 daily trip
ends; 45 morning peak hour trip ends; and 65 afternoon peak hour trip ends.
TABLE 2
Trip Generation
Code Use Size
AWDTE AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Rate Trips Rate In Rate Out Rate In Rate Out
931 Quality Restaurant 6.5 KSF 89.95 584 0.45 3 0.36 2 5.02 33 2.47 16
Trip Generation less Internal Trip Capture 558 31 15
Passby (44%) 246 10 10
Assigned Restaurant trips 312 3 2 21 5
310 All Suites Hotel 106 Rooms 4.90 520 0.21 22 0.17 18 0.18 19 0.22 23
Trip Generation less Internal Trip Capture 492 18 21
Total Passby Trips 246 10 10
Total Assigned Trips 804 25 20 39 26
SITE PLAN Figure 4
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Trip Distribution
The assigned trip distribution for the Staybridge Hotel was based on
existing/future travel patterns, land uses in the area, consideration of trip
attractions/productions in the area, and engineering judgment. The passby trip
distribution for the Staybridge Hotel was based on existing traffic movements at the
Lincoln/3rd Street intersection. Figure 5 shows the assigned and passby trip distribution
for the short range (2021) analysis future. The trip distribution was agreed to by City of
Fort Collins staff in the scoping discussions.
Background Traffic Projections
Figure 6 shows the short range (2021) background morning and afternoon peak
hour traffic at the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd Street, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln intersections. Background traffic volume forecasts for the short range (2021)
future were obtained by reviewing traffic studies for other developments in this area and
reviewing historic counts in the area. Traffic volumes at the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd
Street, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections were increased at a rate
of 2.0 percent per year. The Woodward Governor, Capstone Cottages, and CBD Hotel
developments were added to the background traffic.
Trip Assignment
Trip assignment is how the generated and distributed trips are expected to be
loaded on the street system. The assigned and passby trips are the resultant of the trip
distribution process. The site generated trip assignment for the Staybridge Hotel
development is shown in Figure 7. The site generated traffic was combined with the
background traffic to determine the total forecasted traffic for the study area. Figure 8
shows the short range (2021) total (site plus background) peak hour traffic at the key
intersections.
Signal Warrants
As a matter of policy, traffic signals are not installed at any location unless warrants
are met according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The Lemay/Lincoln
and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections are currently signalized. The
Lincoln/3rd Street and Lincoln/Site Access intersection will not warrant signals in the
future, nor do they meet the signal spacing criterion.
TRIP DISTRIBUTION Figure 5
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Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
3rd Street
Mountain
Avenue
40%
Nominal
5%
5%
10%
40%
58%
42%
Passby
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SHORT RANGE (2021) BACKGROUND
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 6
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33/142
149/232
105/192
112/279
160/305
135/201
AM/PM
Jefferson Street
Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
3rd Street
Mountain
Avenue
203/134
26/55
15/24
257/449
47/68
36/118
383/517
62/222
524/517
73/147
353/522
83/123
77/61
701/611
167/138
219/243
383/862
107/128
7/13
6/6
2/15
356/711
1/6
453/541
SITE GENERATED
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 7
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1/1
2/3
8/11
3/4
AM/PM
Jefferson Street
Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
3rd Street
Mountain
Avenue
8/10
1/1
10/15
1/2
1/2
10/16
14/22
11/15
0/-4
11/21
9/17
11/19
0/-6
14/28
SHORT RANGE (2021) TOTAL
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 8
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34/143
151/235
113/203
112/279
163/309
135/201
AM/PM
Jefferson Street
Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
Site Access
Mountain
Avenue
203/134
26/55
15/24
265/459
48/69
36/118
393/532
62/222
524/517
73/147
353/522
84/125
78/63
701/611
167/138
229/259
383/862
107/128
7/13
6/6
2/15
370/733
1/6
464/556
363/718
14/28
454/543
11/21
9/17
11/19
3rd Street
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Geometry
The recommended short range (2021) geometry is shown in Figure 9. This is the
existing geometry at the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection. At the
Lincoln/Site Access intersection, an eastbound right-turn lane is not required based on
Figure 8-4 in LCUASS. According to Figure 8-1 in LCUASS, left-turn lanes are required
on all arterial streets. However, based on the Lincoln Corridor Plan a two-way
continuous left-turn lane will be installed between the Site Access and 3rd Street.
According to Figure 8-4 in LCUASS, northbound and southbound right-turn lanes are
required at the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersection. However, this project
does not add traffic to these movements and not analyzed with these right-turn lanes.
According to Figure 8-4 in LCUASS, a southbound right-turn lane is required at the
Lemay/Lincoln intersection. The Lemay/Lincoln intersection was not analyzed with a
southbound right-turn lane.
Operation Analysis
Operation analyses were performed at the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/East Site
Access, Lincoln/3rd Street, Lincoln/West Site Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln intersections. The operations analyses were conducted for the short range future,
reflecting the year 2021 condition.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 6, the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd Street,
and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections operate in the short range (2021)
background future as indicated in Table 3. Calculation forms for these analyses are
provided in Appendix D. The Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd Street, and Jefferson-
Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections will meet the City of Fort Collins Motor Vehicle
LOS Standard during the morning and afternoon peak hours.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 8, the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd Street,
Lincoln/Site Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections operate in
the short range (2021) total future as indicated in Table 4. Calculation forms for these
analyses are provided in Appendix E. The Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/East Site Access,
Lincoln/3rd Street, Lincoln/West Site Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln
intersections will meet the City of Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standards during the
morning and afternoon peak hours.
Pedestrian Level of Service
Appendix F shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of the Staybridge
Hotel site. The Staybridge Hotel site is located within an area termed as “pedestrian
district,” which sets the level of service threshold at LOS A for all measured categories,
except for Street Crossing at LOS B. There are three pedestrian destinations within
1320 feet of the proposed Staybridge Hotel development. These are: 1) the residential
SHORT RANGE (2021) GEOMETRY Figure 9
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Jefferson Street
Riverside Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Lincoln
Avenue
3rd Street
Mountain
Avenue
- Denotes Lane
Site Access
Right-Out Service/
Emergency Access
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TABLE 3
Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Operation
Intersection Movement Level of Service
AM PM
Lemay/Lincoln
(signal)
EB LT D D
EB T E D
EB RT A D
EB APPROACH D D
WB LT D E
WB T D E
WB RT D D
WB APPROACH D E
NB LT C C
NB T B D
NB RT A C
NB APPROACH C C
SB LT A C
SB T/RT C C
SB APPROACH C C
OVERALL C D
Lincoln/3rd Street
(stop sign)
EB LT/T A A
SB LT/RT B C
OVERALL A A
Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln
(signal)
EB LT C C
EB T D C
EB RT C B
EB APPROACH D C
WB LT D E
WB T C B
WB RT C B
WB APPROACH C C
NB LT B C
NB T/RT A B
NB APPROACH A B
SB LT B C
SB T/RT A B
SB APPROACH B B
OVERALL B C
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TABLE 4
Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Operation
Intersection Movement Level of Service
AM PM
Lemay/Lincoln
(signal)
EB LT D D
EB T E D
EB RT D D
EB APPROACH D D
WB LT D E
WB T D E
WB RT D D
WB APPROACH D E
NB LT D C
NB T B D
NB RT A A
NB APPROACH C C
SB LT A C
SB T/RT C C
SB APPROACH C C
OVERALL C D
Lincoln/3rd Street
(stop sign)
EB LT A A
SB LT/RT B C
OVERALL A A
Lincoln/Site Access
(stop sign)
WB LT A A
NB LT/RT C D
OVERALL A A
Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln
(signal)
EB LT C C
EB T D C
EB RT C B
EB APPROACH D C
WB LT D E
WB T C B
WB RT C B
WB APPROACH C C
NB LT B C
NB T/RT A B
NB APPROACH A B
SB LT B C
SB T/RT A B
SB APPROACH B B
OVERALL B C
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neighborhood to the north of the site; 2) the commercial area to the east of the site; and
3) the commercial area and the Poudre Trail to the west of the site. The Pedestrian
LOS Worksheet is provided in Appendix F. This development will build sidewalks along
the site frontage and have a sidewalk connection to the Poudre Trail. Appendix F
contains a Pedestrian LOS Worksheet. Improvements to East Lincoln Avenue are
currently underway by the City. With these improvements acceptable pedestrian level
of service can be achieved.
Bicycle Level of Service
Based upon Fort Collins bicycle LOS criteria, there is one destination area within
1320 feet of the Staybridge Hotel: the Poudre Trail. The Bicycle LOS Worksheet is
provided in Appendix F. The minimum level of service for this site is C. There are bike
lanes on Lincoln Avenue and Lemay Avenue. Therefore, it is concluded that acceptable
bicycle level of service can be achieved.
Transit Level of Service
This area is served by Transfort Routes 5 and 14. The nearest stop is at the
Lincoln/2nd Street intersection.
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IV. CONCLUSIONS
This study assessed the impacts of the Staybridge Hotel development on the street
system in the vicinity of the proposed development in the short range (2021) future. The
Staybridge Hotel site is a proposed as a 106 room hotel with a restaurant, located on the
southwest quadrant of the Lincoln/3rd Street intersection in Fort Collins, Colorado. As a
result of this analysis, the following is concluded:
The development of the Staybridge Hotel site is feasible from a traffic engineering
standpoint. The assigned trip generation of the Staybridge Hotel development
resulted in 804 daily trip ends; 45 morning peak hour trip ends; and 65 afternoon
peak hour trip ends.
Currently, the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/3rd Street, and Jefferson-
Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections meet the City of Fort Collins Motor
Vehicle LOS Standard during the morning and afternoon peak hours.
The Lemay/Lincoln and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln intersections are
currently signalized. The Lincoln/3rd Street and Lincoln/Site Access intersection
will not warrant signals in the future, nor do they meet the signal spacing criterion.
The recommended short range (2021) geometry is shown in Figure 9. At the
Lincoln/Site Access intersection, an eastbound right-turn lane is not required
based on Figure 8-4 in LCUASS. According to Figure 8-1 in LCUASS, left-turn
lanes are required on all arterial streets. However, based on the Lincoln Corridor
Plan a two-way continuous left-turn lane will be installed between the Site Access
and 3rd Street. According to Figure 8-4 in LCUASS, northbound and southbound
right-turn lanes are required at the Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-Lincoln
intersection. However, this project does not add traffic to these movements.
According to Figure 8-4 in LCUASS, a southbound right-turn lane is required at
the Lemay/Lincoln intersection.
In the short range (2021) future, given development of the Staybridge Hotel and an
increase in background traffic, the Lemay/Lincoln, Lincoln/East Site Access,
Lincoln/3rd Street, Lincoln/West Site Access, and Jefferson-Riverside/Mountain-
Lincoln intersections will meet the City of Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS
Standards during the morning and afternoon peak hours.
With the improvements to East Lincoln Avenue that are currently underway,
acceptable level of service is achieved for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes
based upon the measures in the multi-model transportation guidelines.