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April 16, 2024
Steven Gilchrist
Civil Engineer II – Traffic Operations
City of Fort Collins
626 Linden Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Re: Montava – Phase D Core Traffic Study Cover Lover
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dear Mr. Gilchrist:
The purpose of this cover letter is to provide responses to the pre-application traffic
comments associated with Phase D Core of Montava. The responses are intended to assist
the City of Fort Collins in their review of the Montava Phase D traffic study. Thank you for
effectively and promptly holding a traffic study scoping meeting with the traffic team. The
following provides responses to the traffic comments:
Comment Number: 1
04/01/2024: The Transportation Impact Study has been scoped with the developer's traffic
engineer. This will be required upon the first round submittal. The study will include the
Phase D Core, and Phase D Infrastructure evaluations. Within the study, and for overall
clarification, we would like more details regarding what exactly is being built with the Core
versus the Infrastructure, and the timeline between the two phases. Is the multi family
included or not? How will Multi Modal Level of Service be accommodate with limited
connectivity?
Response: Thank you for effectively and promptly holding a traffic study scoping meeting
with the traffic team. For the purposes of the Phase D traffic study and although fully
approved, it was assumed that Phase G & E of Montava would construct prior to Phase D
and were conservatively included as background traffic in the Phase D traffic study. The
external intersections and access intersections have been evaluated for the short-term
horizon of the Montava Phase D Core. The access intersections and the intersection of
Mountain Vista Drive and Giddings Road were evaluated for the Phase D Infrastructure
long-term horizon consisting of full buildout of Montava. The external intersections are being
evaluated in the ongoing 2045 Montava Supplemental Traffic Analysis in a separate memo
consistent with the process associated with the Phase G & E application. A mix of single
family detached, single family attached, and multifamily have been utilized within the Phase
D traffic study. Multimodal transportation analysis is evaluated in Section 5.6 of the Montava
Phase D Traffic Study.
Comment Number: 2
04/01/2024: The narrative still references the possibility of multi-family units replacing some
of the single family units. The Transportation Impact Study will need to reflect exactly what
is being built with the Phase D Core in terms of trip/traffic generation.
Response: Three development programs are currently being considered for Phase D of
Montava. The traffic study has conservatively been evaluated with the highest trip
generation of the three program options. A mix of single family detached, single family
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attached, and multifamily have been utilized within the Phase D traffic study. The
improvements have been isolated in the traffic study for the Phase D Core (short-term) and
Phase D Infrastructure (long-term).
Comment Number: 3
04/01/2024: INFORMATION: The narrative questions whether or not an interim condition
would be acceptable for the Giddings intersections with Phase D Core. This will need
further coordination with Engineering as the full build out would be preferred. The
Transportation Impact Study will also need to detail whether or not off site improvements are
required for other intersections like Giddings and Mountain Vista..
Response: The Phase D traffic study identifies that the Core can be accommodated with two
access locations along Giddings Road with both accesses operating with stop and control
and northbound left turn lanes for entering the development. Mountain Vista Drive and
Giddings Road was evaluated for the short-term and long-term horizons. The remaining
external intersections were evaluated for the short-term horizon and ongoing within the 2045
Montava Supplemental Traffic Analysis. The intersection of Mountain Vista Drive and
Giddings Road is reported to operate acceptably with stop control with buildout of the Phase
D Core. A two-lane roundabout with two right turn bypass lanes were identified as needed
for this intersection in the long-term 2045 horizon. In addition, signal control was also
evaluated at this intersection for the long-term horizon.
Thank you for the continued coordination with the Montava project. We look forward to
continuing to work with you on the Montava project. If you have any questions or require
anything further, please feel free to call me at (720) 943-9962.
Sincerely,
KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jeffrey R. Planck, P.E.
Project Traffic Engineer