HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE GROVE AT FORT COLLINS - PDP - 16-10B - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (12)intersection. This does not preclude future improvements at Prospect and
Center, but they would not be the responsibility of this development.
The transportation impact study for The Grove at Fort Collins indicates that the roadway
would fall under the classification of a two-lane arterial street if based upon current
traffic volumes on Centre Avenue, as the current traffic volumes exceed 5,000 vehicles
per day (5,000 vehicles per day, strictly from a traffic volume standpoint, would classify
Centre Avenue as a two-lane arterial classification).
The developer would not be required to pay for any costs pertaining to a theoretical
conversion of Centre Avenue from a collector to a two-lane arterial for a couple of
reasons. First, the built condition of Centre Avenue for all intents and purposes, meets
the standard of a two-lane arterial as it exists today. Centre Avenue was built with a
center (reversible) turn lane along the frontage of developer's property as well as most
of the entire stretch of Centre Avenue from Prospect to Shields. As a result, there's no
additional widening that would be anticipated. Second, the developer would have
responsibility for Centre Avenue only to the extent that its impact would cause a
deficiency in level of service to Centre Avenue. In this case however, the traffic study
points out an existing condition that as a result isn't attributable to the developer, and
again, to the extent that the components of a 2-lane arterial are already in place along
the property frontage. There is no resulting issue of the developer needing to mitigate
Centre Avenue.
Questions for the May 23r° Neighborhood Meeting Regarding The
Grove At Fort Collins PDP and the Amended CSURF Centre for
Advanced Technology ODP.
Note For Neighbors: This is a list of questions that we feel important to get onto
the record and answers for. This list is also being provided to Steve Olt so that if
we run out of time at this evening's meeting, Steve and The City have a list of our
questions and can provide answers in their meeting notes. You may feel free to
ask a question from this list or you may ask any other questions which you feel
are important. It is up to you! Thank you for coming!
Questions for the City:
3. Regarding the traffic studies performed:
b. Please explain the traffic studies that were required and why.
As part of the Traffic Impact Study, Transportation Planning required the
developer to complete the bicycle and pedestrian level of service
worksheets.
e. Please explain LOS (level of service) standards? At what level are each of the
major intersections functioning?
Bicycle and pedestrian level of service standards are outlined in the Larimer
County Urban Area Street Standards — Appendix H (Fort Collins Multimodal
Transportation Level of Service Manual). There are separate criteria for
bicycle (see pages 10, 19-20) and pedestrians (see pages 8-9, 16-18, and the
map on pdf page 27). Based on the traffic impact study and staff review,
Transportation Planning staff has determined that the development meets
the level of service standards for each mode.
f. Will the developer be paying for any of the cost of Center Avenue conversion
to an arterial? How is that calculated?
STEVE, PLEASE MAKE SURE MARC AND WARD ARE FINE WITH THIS ANSWER
BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE LETTER
Center Avenue is designated as a collector street on the Master Street Plan.
The street design is similar to a two-lane arterial (center turn lane, bicycle
lanes, two travel lanes). Based on the traffic impact study and bicycle and
pedestrian level of service analysis, this development is not responsible for
improvements along Center Avenue or at the Prospect and Center