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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOLLINDALE BUSINESS PARK / CBW INC - I*P SITE PLAN REVIEW - 2-89 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDY• M MEMORANDUM 0 00 o To: Greg Fisher, The Neenan Company < o Eric Bracke, City of Fort Collins O a O M From: Matt Del ich /f C 0 • Z c7 Date: January 16, 1989 a J > Subject: C/B/W Traffic Study O J ZC:/B/W, Incorporated has proposed to locate within the Collindale Business Park along Timberline Road in a Fort Collins, Colorado. This memorandum acts as an a addendum to the Collindale Business Park Site Access z Study, July 1988. The C/B/W building is proposed to be m located on the 6.3 acre parcel in the northwest corner M of the development labeled as Phase 4 in Figure 1. The M short range primary access to this site will be via Caribou Road and Lawrence Drive. The proposed right -in/ right -out located approximately 500 feet north of Caribou Road is also expected to be constructed by the time the C/B/W building is built. Two development phases were evaluated in the site access study: short range - Phase 1, 41,000 SF Office; and long range - full development. Table 1 shot,ls the trip generation from the site access study. Table 2 shows the trip generation for the C✓B/W building at their Phase A (initial phase) and Phase B (full build - out). Table 1 used Industrial Park as the land use and acres as the generation variable. This was appropriate Z at that level of evaluation. Table 2 used Industrial w Park as the land use and square feet of building as the generation variable. This is appropriate at this level w of analysis, since a specific user and building size has u.i • been identified. VIhile the daily trips are much higher using the square footage, the peak hour trips at full • build -out are within a few percentage points of that o used in the site access study. It is the peak hour C.3 J a trips that are used in evaluating the operation at uw various intersections and on specific street sections. c a It is, therefore, concluded that the long range a operation analyses provided in the site access study are • ­3 cc still valid. 3 LL The short range analyses in the site access study _ included Phase 1, which was considered to be an office F— ¢ building located at the Timberline/Caribou intersection. ~ Q It is not known whether this Phase 1 will continue to be a short range use for this land with Phase A of the C/B/W building added to it. If Phase 1 from the site access study is. replaced by Phase A, the peak hour operation at the key intersection is improved, but not enough to change the operational level of service reported in the site access study. If the Phase A of C.`B (,-J is added to Phase 1 from the site access study, the peak hour operation at the key ions. deteriorates sometrlhat, but not enough to change the operational level of service reported in the site access study. Tables 3 and 4 s.holvi the operational level of service at the short and long range futures, respectively. It is concluded that C:ol1indale Business Park Site Access Study addresses the traffic impacts with the proposed C./B1ld building in both the short and long range futures. The Executive Summary is attached to this memorandum as Appendix A. It is recommended that the "on —site" street system be constructed. It is my understanding that this has been agreed to by all parties concerned. 0 Q 0 _J Q m V LL Q a z 0 • •i Q HORSETOOTH s PHASE 4 Industrial Park 6.3 Ac. Net I PHASE 3 1 Industrial Park 5.2 Ac. Net PHASE 5 Industrial Park 6.2 Ac. Not PHASE 2 s PHASE 1 Industrial Office Park 3.8 Ac. 41 K.S.F. Net 0 COLLINDALE BUSINESS PARK SITE PLAN w z_ J m w m i= CARIBOU FIGURE I Tab] e I Trip Generation Daily A.M. Peak P.M. Peak Land Use Trips Trips Trips Trips Trips in out in out Phase 1 Office - 41 KSF 847 81 11 14 75 Phase 2 Industr. Park - 3.8 Ac 239 38 12 11 36 Phase 3 Industr. Park - 5.2 Ac 327 53 17 16 49 Phase 4 Industr. Park - 6.3 Ac 396 64 20 19 59 Phase 5 Industr. Park - 6.2 Ac 389 63 20 19 58 Total 2198 299 80 79 277 Tabl e 2 Trip Generation Daily A.M. Peak P.M. Peak Land Use Trips Trips Trips Trips Trips in out in out C/B/W Industrial Park Phase A - 429119 SF 295 23 7 8 25 Phase 8 - 63,900 SF 447 35 10 12 38 Total 742 58 17 20 63 Table 3 Short Range Peak Hour Operation Intersection All Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Timberline/Horsetooth Existing Geometrics/Heaviest A (0.47) B (0.56) LT protected Timberline/Caribou SB LT A A P-JB LT A A 1!J8 LT C D U1B RT/ T A A EB LT C D EB RT/T B B Timberline/Temporary Access EB LT C D EB RT A A NB LT A A Table 4 Long Range Peak Hour Operation Intersection AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Timberline/Horsetooth 4 lane + LT lane on both sts. E (0.94) F (1.23) 4 lane + LT lane on Horsetooth/ D (0.84) F (1.08) 6 lane + LT lane on Timberline 4 lane + LT & RT lane on C (0.76) E (0.95) Horsetooth/6 lane + LT lane on Timberline 4 lane + LT & RT lane on C (0.76) C (0.76) Horsetooth/6 lane + LT lane + additional LT northbound, + RT lane southbound on Timberline Timberline/Big Horn A (0.40) A (0.43) Timberline/Caribou A (0.42) B (0.58) Timberline/Right-in/Right-out Access RT egress A A • • APPFEE I -AD I X Ff2ll EXECUTIVE SU11MAR Y' Collindale Business Park is a proposed development located near the intersection of Caribou Drive and Timberline Road. This traffic impact study involved the steps of trip generation, trip distribution, trip assignment, capacity analysis, traffic signal warrant analysis, signal progression analysis, and accident analysis. This study assessed the impacts of Col1indala Business Park on the short range (1992) and long range (2010) street system in the vicinity of the proposed development. As aa result of this analysis, the following is concluded: - The development of Col1indala Business Park is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. At full development as proposed, approximately 2200 trip ends will be generated at this site daily. - The Horsetooth/Timberline intersection currently operates acceptably with signal control and the existing aeometrics. - By 1 ='92, given the first phase of development of Collindala Business Park, Phases 1, 2, and 3 of Fox Headov)s, and an increase in background traffic, the signalized intersection of Horsetooth/Timberline vaill operate acceptably vjith the existing geometrics and left -turn signal phases. At this level of development, Timberline Road can remain a tvao lane street vaith auxiliary lanes at Caribou Drive and at the temporary access to Timberline. Left -turn exits from Caribou and the temporary ace=_.=_ vii 1 1 operate unacceptably during the afternoon peak hour. There is little that can be done to improve this operation. - No new si onal s are warranted in the short range future. With full development of Col1itidala Business Park and other nearby propertiesv signals vIill likely be warranted at the Timberline./Big Horn and the Timberline/Caribou intersections. - Signals at the Timberline/Caribou and Timberline/Big Horn intersections viill not negatively impact the signal progression along Timberline Road. - By 2010, the Horsetooth/Timberline intersection will operate acceptably in the peak hours with geometric improvements to both Horsetooth Road and Timberline Road. The necessary geometrics are shovin in Figure 10. With signalization, the Timberline/Caribou and Timberline/Big Horn intersections will operate acceptably. The Timberline/access inter -section 520 feet north of Caribou will operate acceptably as a right-in/right-out. • With the recommended accident rate should be at an urban conditions. control and geometrics, the acceptable level for typical