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Home My WebLink AboutBEST BUY EXPANSION MAJOR AMENDMENT AND REPLAT - 29 92B - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYBEST BUY STORE EXPANSION TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO JANUARY 2000 Prepared for: MBH Architects 1115 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101 Alameda, CA 94501 Prepared by: MATTHEW J. DELICH, P.E. 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, CO 80538 Phone: 970-669-2061 FAX: 970-669-5034 TABLE I Current Afternoon Peak Hour Operation II-. "I'M 0 9" t N , '0, 4 - -, I Troutman/Shopping Access (stop sign) NB LT E NB T/RT B NB APPROACH D SB LT D SB T/RT C SB APPROACH C EB LT A WB LT• A OVERALL A JFK/Troutman (all -way stop) NB B SB C EB B WB B OVERALL C JFKIP.O. Employee Access (stop sign) EB LT/T/RT A WB LT/T/RT A NB LT A SB LT A OVERALL A JFK/P.O. Truck Access (stop sign) WB LT/RT A SB LT A OVERALL A III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The Best Buy Expansion is an expansion of an existing electronics/appliance store, located northwest of the intersection of JFK Parkway and Troutman Parkway in Fort Collins. Figure 4 shows a schematic of the site plan. The short range analysis (Year 2001) includes full development of the Best Buy Expansion. One new access is proposed to JFK Parkway, just north of the P.O. Employee access. Discussion with City staff indicated that a right -out access from the truck service area to JFK Parkway was acceptable. This is indicated on the site plan. The long range analysis year is considered to be 2020. Trip Generation Trip generation is important in considering the impact of a development such as this upon the existing and proposed street system. A compilation of trip generation information contained in Trip Generation, 6th Edition, ITE was used to estimate trips that would be generated by the proposed/expected uses at this site. Table 2 shows the expected trip generation on a daily and afternoon peak hour basis. TABLE 2 Trip Generation M.,.F -ns w,•t.� '`tltr`ipy�� r 'r^^§'i,Mt« t`:, 'l..1,. 5.�` �,y��-,$a✓A'tF: r�i4'h *.if�n;�;�f'ae2a::..:. M�{%� �ian. �ir�.bS �'�.��C'L"'i �, b+;{ krh�.'aS�ie� }C'^�i�"1� „y .��'��i.t ..Sx'��i^'n^".aSy",� T�^�rF .. K�,JI ., m �.'ri,A... 863 Electronics Superstore 1KSF8 45.04 642 2.21 32 2.30 33 Trip Distribution Directional distribution of the generated trips was determined for the Best Buy Expansion. Future year data was obtained from the NFRRTP and other traffic studies. Figure 5 shows the trip distributions used in the subsequent assignment. Background Traffic Projections Figures 6 and 7 show the respective short range and long range background traffic projections. Background traffic projections for the short range and long range future horizons were obtained by reviewing the NFRRTP and various traffic studies prepared for other developments in this area of Fort Collins. Based upon these sources, the background traffic was increased at 3% per year in the short range future and 2% per year in the long range future. The traffic forecasts from known proposals were added to this traffic. Trip Assignment Trip assignment is how the generated and distributed trips are expected to be loaded on the street system. The assigned trips are the resultant of the trip distribution process. Figure 8 shows the I `g 0 W z W Q v Best Buy W W v J aim U A& N NO SCALE SITE PLAN Figure 4 TRIP DISTRIBUTION Figure 5 10 n cK N o �i to p A� gs A& N NO SCALE Post Office .A�, 5 E�p%o9ee 0 P P' ccess Aet� t5sw � � 20 A � r 30 CPa IDS N aKW o � L"11 l �-70 185 CO CD! 1a 115 --)k y m Afternoon Rounded to the Nearest 5 Vehicles SHORT .RANGE BACKGROUND AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 6 s Obi N NO SCALE �tooK 0 O- � � � 15 p.Access \ Post \ Office o- 7- 4 m r2o p o• ccesee s A t r Tt� CC Ole 0 0 � 20 o le �- 95 .�R KW A ►5 6, o 'o o 485 75 I; 190 J 305 0 L Ln Afternoon e Rounded to the Nearest 5 Vehicles LONG RANGE BACKGROUND AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 7 12 . n O m 0 SITE GENERATED AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC A& N SCALE Figure 8 13 afternoon peak hour site generated traffic. Figure 9 shows the total (site plus background) short range afternoon peak hour traffic at the key intersections. Figure 10 shows the total long range afternoon 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. Using the long range background afternoon peak SI hour traffic volumes shown in Figure 7, the only new traffic signal may be warranted at the JFK/Troutman intersection. This intersection will be analyzed under all -way stop sign control conditions in the short range afternoon peak hour. The peak hour signal warrant analysis is provided in Appendix D. Traffic at this intersection should be monitored to determine when signals are warranted. Operation Analysis Capacity analyses were performed on key intersections adjacent to the Best Buy Expansion. The operations analyses were conducted for the short range analysis, reflecting a year 2001 condition. The long range analysis reflects a year 2020 condition. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 6, the key intersections operate in the short"range background condition as indicated in Table 3. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix E. The key intersections will operate acceptably during the afternoon peak hour, except the minor street left turns at the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 7, the key intersections operate in the long range background condition as indicated in Table 4. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix F. The key intersections will operate acceptably during the afternoon peak hour, except for both northbound and southbound minor street legs at the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 9, the intersections operate in the short range total, condition as indicated in Table 5. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix G. The key intersections will operate acceptably, except for the minor street left turns at the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection. Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 10, the intersections operate in the long range total condition as indicated in Table 6. Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix H. The key intersections will operate acceptably, except for both northbound and southbound minor street legs at the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection. The short range and long range geometry is shown in Figure 11, which is the current geometry. Pedestrian Level of Service Appendix I shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of this site. There will be five pedestrian destinations within a quarter mile of the Best Buy Expansion. These are residential areas east and south of the site and retail/office uses north, west, and south of the site. 14 0 0 0 A& N NO SCALE osqd P op ess / 10 o / � 5—w,, Site 1 ,IcuCK / 15 P 0- I �10 P 000 r Post 1 Office 7 � 15 E�`p�Og ee r p P O• c°es C:) I�C p°cess0 --Vol 00 5 �� 2p g0 0 w 95 ARKW 110 01 cr o � o �-180 P 1p5'ti 195 180 115 y m Afternoon m Rounded to the Nearest 5 Vehicles SHORT RANGE TOTAL AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 9 15 0 0 1 Site 1 / / jr W m �-100 g 485 1 r75 r 205J�� 1 30 120 9 0 m 0z CO P Asg v' ,tjecK ti 2a P 0' ess 15 I 7 Lp o het .1RDU[ VN A l LONG RANGE TOTAL AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC A N NO SCALE Post Office 0 o p 0 P ce` ee Afternoon Rounded to the Nearest 5 Vehicles Figure 10 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 I. Introduction ......................................... II. Existing Conditions .................................. 2 LandUse ............................................. 2 Roads................................................ 2 Existing Traffic ..................................... 2 Existing Operation ................................... 5 Pedestrian Facilities ................................ 5 Bicycle Facilities ................................... 5 Transit Facilities ................................... 5 III. Proposed Development ................................. 8 Trip Generation ...................................... 8 Trip Distribution .................................... 8 Background Traffic Projections ....................... 8 Trip Assignment ...................................... 8 Signal Warrants ...................................... 14 Operation Analysis ................................... 14 Pedestrian Level of Service .......................... 14 Bicycle Level of Service ............................. 22 Transit Level of Service ............................. 22 IV. Conclusions .......................................... 23 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Current Peak Hour Operation .......................... 7 2. Trip Generation ...................................... 8 3. Short Range Background Traffic Peak Hour Operation ... 17 4. Long Range Background Traffic Peak Hour Operation .... 18 5. Short Range Total Traffic Peak Hour Operation ........ 19 6. Long Range Total Traffic Peak Hour Operation ......... 20 Short Range Background Afternoon Peak -Hour Operation " Mmw NAP Troutman/Shopping Access .(stop sign) NB LT F NB APPROACH E SB LT E SB APPROACH C OVERALL B (all -way stop) NB B WB B OVERALL C (stop sign) NB LT A SB LT A OVERALL A (stop sign) SB LT A OVERALL A 17 TABLE 4 Long Range Background Afternoon Peak Hour Operation R Troutman/Shopping Access (stop sign) NB LT F NB T/RT D NB APPROACH F SB LT F SB T/RT E SB APPROACH F EB LT A WB LT A OVERALL E JFK/Troutman (signal) OVERALL B JFKIP.O. Employee Access (stop sign) EB LT/T/RT A WB LTrr/RT A NB LT B SB LT A OVERALL A JFK/P.O. Truck Access (stop sign) WB LT/RT A SB LT A OVERALL A 'Iff TABLES Short Range Total Afternoon Peak Hour Operation L . F:X'�FI { vi✓ .4 ii ,3 a� YN4o S//T d -0 "YL ...U'�j�a✓� �t /Y 4�4y��n�t,k$ 6�� is h'� Y' Y'v J 1^' q' yj y e i e1.iJy,� { .aS }� Ji i^p{1'"it.(N, f,q 411t 2't� 4 Onit y +C isY•{7,`4t{M Y .i. �'LY .V� \ Y y■�+ - .ir` Ii v( !l � .rl M Troutman/Shopping Access (stop sign) NB LT F NB T/RT C NB APPROACH E SB LT E SB T/RT C SB APPROACH D EB LT A WB LT A OVERALL B JFK/Troutman (all way stop) NB B SB C EB B WB B OVERALL C JFK/P.O. Employee Access (stop sign) EB LTrr/RT A WB LTrr/RT A NB LT A SB LT A OVERALL A JFK/P.O. Truck Access - (stop sign) WB LT/RT A SB LT A OVERALL A JFK/Site Access (stop sign) EB LT/RT B NB LT A OVERALL A 19 Long Range Total Afternoon Peak Hour Operation AwA- (stop sign) NB LT F NB APPROACH F SB APPROACH F OVERALL F JFK/P.O. Employee Access (stop sign) NB LT B SB LT A OVERALL A (stop sign) OVERALL A JFK/Site Access (stop sign) NB LT B OVERALL A 20 SHORT RANGE GEOMETRY AND LONG RANGE ri i SCALE Figure 11 21 This site is in an area type termed "activity corridor." Except for the gaps in the sidewalk system that should be completed in the next six months, there. are sidewalks within 1320 feet of this site. The Pedestrian LOS Worksheet is provided in Appendix I. The minimum level of service for "activity center" is B for .all measured categories. Pedestrian level of service is acceptable. Bicycle Level of Service Based upon Fort Collins bicycle LOS criteria, there are three destination areas within 1320 feet of the Best Buy Expansion. These are commercial/retail areas to the north, west, and south of the site. There are bike lanes on JFK Parkway and Boardwalk Drive. II Troutman Parkway is designated as a bike route. The bicycle level of service is acceptable. Transit Level of Service Currently, there is transit service on College Avenue. According to the Fort Collins City Plan - 2015 Transit System Map, the BNRR Corridor will be an enhanced travel corridor within 1320 feet of the site. It will have 10 minute service. Appendix I contains a transit worksheet for the four specific transit destinations mentioned in the "Multimodal Transportation Level of Service Manual." The transit level of service will be acceptable. 22 IV. CONCLUSIONS This study assessed the impacts of the Best Buy Expansion development on the short range and long range street system in the vicinity of the proposed development. As a result of this analysis, the following is concluded: The development of Best Buy Expansion is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. At full development as plans currently indicate, Best Buy Expansion will generate approximately 642 daily trip ends and 65 afternoon peak hour trip ends. Current operation at the key intersections is acceptable. - In the short range future, given full development of the Best Buy Expansion and an increase in background traffic, all key intersections will operate acceptably, except the northbound minor street left turns at .the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection. This movement will operate at level of service F. In the long range future, key intersections will operate acceptably during the afternoon peak hour, except for both northbound and southbound minor street legs at the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection. These movements will operate at level of service F. The short range and long range geometry is shown in Figure 11. Acceptable level of service is achieved for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes based upon the measures in the multi -modal transportation guidelines. 23 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1. Site Location ........................................ 3 2. Recent Peak Hour Traffic ............................. 4 3. Recent Balanced Peak Hour Traffic .................... 6 4. Site Plan ............................................ 9 5. Trip Distribution ..................................... 10 6. Short Range Background Peak Hour Traffic ............. 11 7. Long Range Background Peak Hour Traffic .............. 12 8. Site Generated Peak Hour Traffic ..................... 13 9. Short Range Total Peak Hour Traffic .................. 15 10. Long Range Total Peak Hour Traffic .................... 16 11. Short Range and Long Range Geometry .................. 21 APPENDIX A Recent Peak Hour Traffic B Current Peak Hour Operation C Level of Service Descriptions D Signal Warrants E Short Range Background Traffic Operation F Long Range Background Traffic Operation G Short Range Total Traffic Operation H Long Range Total Traffic Operation I Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Level of Service Worksheet 11 It I or I. INTRODUCTION This transportation impact study addresses the capacity, geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed Best Buy Expansion. It is located northwest of the intersection of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Parkway and Troutman Parkway in Fort Collins, Colorado. During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made with the project planning consultant (MBH Architects), project engineer (Nolte Associates), the owner/developer, and the Fort Collins Traffic and Engineering Staff. This study generally conforms to the format set forth in the Fort Collins transportation impact study guidelines. The study involved the following steps: Collect physical, traffic, and development data; Perform trip generation, trip distribution, and trip assignment; - Determine afternoon 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. 1 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS The location of the Best Buy Expansion 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 either commercial, residential, or business/office. Commercial uses exist to the north, south, and west (across College Avenue). Residential uses are southeast of the site. There is a U.S. Post Office to the east of the site. The site itself is developed, consisting of a 28,521 square foot existing Best Buy store. Land in the area is flat from a traffic operations perspective. The center of Fort Collins lies to the north of Best Buy Expansion. Roads The primary streets near the Best Buy Expansion are College Avenue, JFK Parkway and Troutman Parkway. College Avenue is a north - south arterial street to the west of the site. It has a six lane cross section with auxiliary lanes at most intersections. There is a right- in/right-out access to College Avenue to the commercial parcel that includes the existing Best Buy store. Since right-in/right-out accesses operate acceptably along College Avenue, detailed analysis of this access was not required. JFK Parkway is to the east of the Best Buy Expansion. It is an north -south street designated as an arterial on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. JFK Parkway has a four lane cross section with a center median which is striped as a two-way continuous left -turn lane between major intersections. There are turn lanes at appropriate intersections. The existing speed limit in this area is 35 mph. Troutman Parkway is south of the Best Buy Expansion. It is a east -west street designated as a minor arterial on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. It is a four lane road with turn lanes at appropriate intersections between College Avenue and JFK Parkway. It has a two lane cross section between JFK Parkway and Boardwalk Drive. The JFK/Troutman intersection has all -way stop sign control. West of the JFK/Troutman intersection exists an access which provides a connection to the shopping areas located north and south of Troutman Parkway. North of the JFK/Troutman intersection there is a truck access to the rear of the shopping area in which the existing Best Buy store is located. Across JFK Parkway from this access, exists an access to the U.S. Post Office employee parking lot. North of these accesses, there is a truck access to the U.S. Post Office. Existing Traffic Recent intersections in Appendix A. afternoon peak hour turning movements at the key are shown in Figure 2. Raw traffic count.data is provided The traffic data was collected in January 2000. Since 0 2 N I I I 1 I I I 1 I 1 I I I 1 1 I I I I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I HOR 00 RD. I I I 1 I I 1 I st u I 1 < x W a j J �9 1 I I � I I I ONY I i I I I it l" = 2000' SITE LOCATION 3 Figure 1 "s a L g5 o cp 1 � 65 176 O j 174 112'4, y A m RECENT AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC pN P aK� p! A& N NO SCALE ItucK Post Office 7 � P4 �13 oyee r� P0.Ec s 000 /12 P` Afternoon Figure 2 counts were performed on different days, Figure 3 shows the balanced recent afternoon peak hour traffic. Existing Operation The key intersections were evaluated. The afternoon peak hour operation is shown in Table 1. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix B. Appendix C describes level of service for signalized and unsignalized intersections from the 1997 Highway Capacity Manual. The key intersections operate acceptably. The minor street northbound left - turns at the Troutman/Shopping Access intersection operate at level of service E. Acceptable operation in commercial corridors at unsignalized intersections during the peak hours is defined as level of service E or better. Experience indicates that if level of service E can be achieved during the peak hours, operation will be at level of service C or better for 20-22 hours of an average weekday. This is considered to be normal and is generally accepted by the motoring public. Pedestrian Facilities There are pedestrian facilities along all street segments near this site, except for a few segments in the northeast quadrant of the Boardwalk/JFK intersection. Land in this quadrant is being developed, therefore these gaps will not exist after completion of this development. This site is within 1320 feet of existing and future residential areas south of this site. Pedestrian activity at the key intersection was observed and found to be relatively light in volume. There were very few pedestrian crossings of JFK Parkway or Troutman Parkway. im Bicycle Facilities There are bicycle lanes along JFK Parkway, Boardwalk, and Troutman Parkway, between JFK Parkway and Boardwalk. From JFK Parkway to Mason Street, Troutman Parkway is designated as a bike route. Bicycles are prohibited from using College Avenue. Transit Facilities Transfort currently operates Route 1 on College Avenue. Route 1 provides 30 minute service throughout the year. There are transit stops on College Avenue within 0.25 miles of this site. ' 5 0 0 .A& N NO SCALE Post Office ee J C o r p 2 p O cress � t p OWN& � r ,.,ces36t psi N �R�viCVN Ai BALANCED RECENT AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Afternoon Figure 3