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Home My WebLink AboutTACO JOHN'S AT THE SQUARE PUD - PRELIMINARY & FINAL - 6-87G - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDY� � � � � � � ; � � TACO JOHN'S AT THE SQUARE SITE ACCESS 5TUDY FORT COLLINS, CqLORADO AUGU5T 1994 � � � ; � �, � � Prepared for: Taco John's International, Inc. 808 W. 20th Street . Cheyenne, WY 82001-1589 Prepared by: MATTHEW J. DELICH, P.E. 3413 Banyan Avenue Loveland, GO 80538 Phone: 303-669-2061 � � � � � � � � � � � I � � �-; I f �' f E7CECUTIVE SUMiIARY The Taco John's Restaurant is a proposed commercial development, located ea.st of South College Avenue and north of Horsetooth Road within the Square Shopping Center ar.ea in Fort Collins, Colorado. This site access study involved the steps of trip generation, trip distribution, trip assignment, capacity analysis, traff9.c signal warrant analysis, traffic signal progression analysis, accident analysis, and parking analysis. This study assessed the impacts of adding a Taeo John's Restaurant to the Square Shopping Center in For.t Collins. As a result of this analysis, the following is cancluded: - The implementation of the Taco John's development is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. At full cieVelopment as proposed, approximately 13Q0 average weekday trip ends will be generated at this site. Not all of these will be new trips. Some will be pass-by trips alrea�.y on the area streets as part vf the background traffic. - Based upon current�traffic volumes and exist3.ng geametrics, the Horsetooth/JFK signalized intersectinn operates acceptably. Operation at the College/Horsetooth signalized intersection i.s near eapacity during some peak hours with the existing geometry. The JFK/Square/Marriott intersection operates acceptably. At the Horsetooth/Square intersection, left-turn exits operate at level of serviee E during the weekday aftern�on peak hour. - By 1995, given implementation of the restaurant and an increase in background traffic, the signalized and unsignalized intersections will operate si.milarly to the existing levels of service. - By 2010 with the projec�ed volumes, the Horsetooth/JFK signalized intersection will continue to opex-ate acceptably. It is recommended that east/west left-turn phases be added to this signal by/be£ore the long range future. Upex��ation at the College/Horsetooth intersection will be at level of service E during the weekday afternoon peak hour with right-turn lanes on College Avenue. A diversion of as little as 10-20 percent of the College Avenue traffic will achieve acceptable operation. This diversion could occur with the completion of the Timberline Road improvements. The Horsetooth/Mitchell/Sqi�are intersect3on should be a limiteci turn intersection when Mitchell is completed to the south. The JFK/Square/Marriott intersection will operate acceptably. - With proper traffic control and the recommended geometrics, the accident rate should be minimal for typical ur.ban conditions. - A parking analysis indicates that there will be adequate p.arking in the south parking a.rea of the Square Shopping Center with the Taco John's Restaurant. I. INTRODUCTION This traffic impact study addresses the capacity, geometric, � and control requirements at and near a proposed restaurant development known as Taco John's. It is located north of Horsetooth Road and east of South College Avenue in Fort Collins, � Colorado. This study addresses the traffic impacts at full development at a short range future (1995) and a long range future (2010). During the course of the analysis, numerous contac�s wexe made with the Taco John's staff, the project planning consultant (Cityscape Urban Design), the Fort Collins Pla.nning Departm.ent, and the Fort Collins Transportation Division. This study conforms with typical traffic impact study guidelines. 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. - Analyze signal progression. - Analyze potential changes in accidents and safety considerations. In addition to the typical traffic study guidelines; City staff requested a parking analysis for the Saturday noon conditi.an {11:30 AM to 1:30 PM). Due to the nature of the existing land uses i.n the area and this specific proposed use, the peak hours for analysis purposes were determined to be Saturday noon and weekday afternoon (4:30 to 5:3U PM). II. EXISTING CONDITIONS The location of the development is shown in Figure 1. Since � the impact in ,the shart range, as well as, the long range is of concern, it .is important that a thorough understanding of the existing aonditi.ons be presented. Land Use The development parcel is currently part of the parking lot for the Square Shopping Center. The adjacent land uses near the c.levelopment are as follows: 1) to the east, acr4ss JFK Parkway, is the Marriott Hotel; 2) to the north are various retail uses, including specialty retail stores, restaurants, and the Foothills Fashion Mall; 3) to the w�st, across College Avenue, are retail and 1 � R, � s � � 1 1 � � f � � i ■ � � NO SCALE � � � SIiE L.00ATION �igure 1 � � � restaurant uses; an a vacant lot and an is located north of is essentially flat Roads d 4) ta +�he south, across Horsetooth Rvad, is office building. The center of Fort Collins the devel.opm.ent. The topography in the ar•ea from a traffic operations perspective. The primary streets near the developmPnt are sZiown in Figi.t.re � 2. College Avenue (U.S. 287) borders the developrnent nn the west. It is a north-south street designated as a rnajnr arterial on the - Fort Gollins Master Street Plan. Its existing cross section has three 12 foot lanes in each directior�. A center turn lane exists � at a numbsr of intersections in the raised median. The posted speed limit is 40 mph an College Avenue in this area.. Sight distance is generally not a�rohlem. Currently, inters�ctions along South College Avenue are signalized in ihis area at Harmony � Road, Tr.outman Parkway, Boardwalk Drive, Bockman Dr.ive, Horsetooth !�,,. Road, Monroe Drive, and Eoothills Parkway. I� is expected that in the futttre, a 5ignal may be warranted at the South College/ � Kensington intersection to the sautii. This ��tential signal location is identified in the "South Gollege Avenue Access Control Plan." The "South College Avenue Ar.cess Con�tro.l Plan" also � identifies the locations of unsignalized intersecta.ons along College Avenue. No accesses are proposed to South College Avenue as part of this development proposal. Horsetooth Road bor-ders the development on the south. Tt is an east-wpst street designated as an arterial on the Fort Coll.ins Master Street Plan. Horsetooth Road is cu.rrently a fau.r lane street both east and west of South College Avenue. It is 75+ feet wide west of C�llege Avenue and 80+ feet wide east �f Gollege Avenue. At the College/Hor.setooth intersecta.on, the H�rsetooth approach geometrics are: eastbou:nd - oiie left-turn laz�e, one through lane, and one through/right-�ur.n lan�; an� west.botznd - two left-turn lanes, two ��.hrough la.nes, and ane right-turn lane. The posted s��ed on Horsetooth Road is 35 m�.�h. There are bike lanes on each sicte of Horsetooth Road. � � �. � �':.. , - JFK Parkway is a two lane north-south street, approximately 950 £eet Past of South College Avenue. Tt will f�.inction as a recirculation street £or College Avenue when completed to Boardwalk Drive. I'he Horsetooth/JFK intersection is signalized. Existing Traffic Saturday noon anc� weekday a.fternac�n peak hour t.raffic data was obtained at key intersections. ThP peak hour turning movements are shown in Figure 3. All r.aw peak hour traffic data is gresented in Appendix A: In comparing these recent peak hrnir counts with simila.r counts conducted in 1989, it is noted ttzat volumes on South 2 ��