HomeMy WebLinkAboutOLD TOWN NORTH, 3RD FILING - PDP - PDP160017 - REPORTS - (6)DELICH Old Town North, Block 6 TIS, May 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1
II. EXISTING CONDITIONS .......................................................................................... 2
Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 2
Streets ............................................................................................................................. 2
Existing Traffic ................................................................................................................. 5
Existing Operation ........................................................................................................... 5
Pederstrian Facilities ....................................................................................................... 8
Bicycle Facilities .............................................................................................................. 8
Transit Facilities .............................................................................................................. 8
III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 9
Trip Generation ............................................................................................................... 9
Trip Distribution ............................................................................................................... 9
Background Traffic Projections ..................................................................................... 12
Trip Assignment ............................................................................................................ 12
Vine/Lemay Adequate Public Facilities ......................................................................... 12
Signal Warrants ............................................................................................................. 12
Operation Analysis ........................................................................................................ 16
Geometry ...................................................................................................................... 19
Pedestrian Level of Service ........................................................................................... 19
Bicycle Level of Service ................................................................................................ 19
Transit Level of Service ................................................................................................. 19
IV. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................... 21
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LIST OF TABLES
1. Current Peak Hour Operation .................................................................................... 7
2. Trip Generation ......................................................................................................... 9
3. Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Operation .......................................... 17
4. Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Operation ..................................................... 18
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Site Location ............................................................................................................. 3
2. Existing Geometry ..................................................................................................... 4
3. Recent Peak Hour Traffic .......................................................................................... 6
4. Site Plan .................................................................................................................. 10
5. Trip Distribution ....................................................................................................... 11
6. Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Traffic ................................................ 13
7. Site Generated Peak Hour Traffic ........................................................................... 14
8. Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Traffic ........................................................... 15
9. Short Range (2021) Geometry ................................................................................ 20
APPENDICES
A. Base Assumptions Form
B. Peak Hour Traffic Counts
C. Current Peak Hour Operation/Level of Service Descriptions/Fort Collins Motor
Vehicle LOS Standards (Intersections)
D. Memorandum and email
E. Signal Warrant
F. Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Operation
G. Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Operation
H. Pedestrian/Bicycle Level of Service Worksheets
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I. INTRODUCTION
This intermediate transportation impact study (TIS) addresses the capacity,
geometric, and control requirements at and near the proposed development of the Old
Town North, Block 6 site. The proposed Old Town North, Block 6 site is located on the
north side of Osiander Street between Baum Street and Blondel Street in Fort Collins,
Colorado.
During the course of the analysis, numerous contacts were made with the
owner/developer (Greeley Associates, LLC), the project planning consultant (Ripley
Design), and the Fort Collins Traffic Engineering staff. The Transportation Impact Study
Base Assumptions form and related documents are provided in Appendix A. This study
generally conforms to the format set forth in the Fort Collins TIS Guidelines in the “Larimer
County Urban Area Street Standards” (LCUASS). A scoping discussion was held with the
Fort Collins Traffic Engineering staff. Due to the trip generation, this is an intermediate
transportation impact study. 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;
- Conduct level of service evaluation of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of
transportation
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II. EXISTING CONDITIONS
The location of the Old Town North, Block 6 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 residential and commercial. There are
existing residential land uses to the north, west, and south of the site. There are
existing commercial land uses to the south of the site (along Vine). The center of Fort
Collins is south of this site.
Streets
The primary streets near the Old Town North, Block 6 are Vine Drive, Redwood
Street, Jerome Street, Lemay Avenue, and Osiander Street. Figure 2 shows a
schematic of the existing geometry at the Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-Redwood,
Vine/Jerome, and Redwood/Cajetan intersections.
Vine Drive is south of the proposed Old Town North, Block 6 site. It is an east-
west street classified as a two-lane arterial, west of Redwood Street and as a two-lane
collector, east of Redwood Street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Currently,
Vine Drive has a two-lane cross section. At the Lemay/Vine intersection, Vine Drive has
an eastbound and a westbound left-turn lane and through/right-turn lanes in each
direction. The Lemay/Vine intersection has signal control. At the Vine/Linden-Redwood
intersection, Vine Drive has all movements combined into a single lane. At the
Vine/Jerome intersection, Vine Drive has all movements combined into a single lane.
The Vine/Linden-Redwood and Vine/Jerome intersections have stop sign control on
Linden Street-Redwood Street and Jerome Street, respectively. The posted speed in
this area of Vine Drive is 35 mph.
Lemay Avenue is east of the proposed Old Town North, Block 6 site. It is a
north-south street classified as a four-lane arterial on the Fort Collins Master Street
Plan. Currently, Lemay Avenue has a two-lane cross section. At the Lemay/Vine
intersection, Lemay Avenue has all movements combined into a single lane. The
posted speed in this area of Lemay Avenue is 30 mph, south of Vine Drive and 35 mph,
north of Vine Drive.
Linden Street is south of the proposed Old Town North, Block 6 site. It is a north-
south street classified as a two-lane collector street on the Fort Collins Master Street
Plan. Currently, Linden Street has a two-lane cross section. Linden Street is the south
leg of the Vine/Linden-Redwood intersection. At the Vine/Linden-Redwood intersection,
Linden Street has all northbound movements are combined into a single lane. The
posted speed in this area of Linden Street is 30 mph.
SCALE: 1"=1000'
SITE LOCATION Figure 1
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Vine Drive
College Avenue
Lemay Avenue
Old Town North,
Block 6
Jerome Street
Redwood Street
Linden Street
Conifer Street
EXISTING GEOMETRY Figure 2
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Vine
Drive
Lemay Avenue
Jerome Street
Redwood Street
Linden Street
Cajetan Street
- Denotes Lane
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Redwood Street is east of the Old Town North, Block 6 site. It is a north-south
street classified as a two-lane collector street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan.
Currently, Redwood Street has a two-lane cross section. Redwood Street is the north
leg of the Vine/Linden-Redwood intersection. At the Vine/Linden-Redwood intersection,
Redwood Street has all southbound movements are combined into a single lane. At the
Redwood/Cajetan intersection, Redwood Street has all movements combined into a
single lane. The Redwood/Cajetan intersection has stop sign control on Cajetan Street.
The posted speed in this area of Redwood Street is 30 mph.
Jerome Street is west of the Old Town North, Block 6 site. It is a north-south street
classified as a two-lane collector street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Currently,
Jerome Street has a two-lane cross section. Jerome Street only has a north leg at the
Vine/Jerome intersection. At the Vine/Jerome intersection, Jerome Street has a
southbound left-turn lane and a southbound right-turn lane. The posted speed in this
area of Jerome Street is 30 mph.
Cajetan Street is south of the Old Town North, Block 6 site. It is an east-west
street classified as a local street on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Currently, Cajetan
Street has a two-lane cross section. At the Redwood/Cajetan intersection, Cajetan Street
has all movements combined into a single lane. There is no posted speed on Cajetan
Street.
Existing Traffic
Recent morning and afternoon peak hour traffic volumes are shown in Figure 3.
The traffic counts at the Vine/Linden-Redwood, Vine/Jerome, and Redwood/Cajetan
intersections were obtained in May 2016. The traffic counts at the Vine/Lemay
intersection was obtained in October 2015 by the City of Fort Collins. The recent peak
hour traffic volumes at the Lemay/Vine intersection include approved developments
including Capstone Cottages. Raw traffic count data are provided in Appendix B.
Existing Operation
The Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-Redwood, Vine/Jerome, and Redwood/Cajetan
intersections were evaluated using techniques provided in the 2010 Highway Capacity
Manual. Using the peak hour traffic shown in Figure 3, the peak hour operation is
shown in Table 1. The key intersections will meet the City of Fort Collins Motor Vehicle
LOS Standard during the morning and afternoon peak hours, except for the Lemay/Vine
intersection. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix C. A description of level of
service for signalized and unsignalized intersections from the 2010 Highway Capacity
Manual and a table showing the Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standards
(Intersections) are also provided in Appendix C. The Old Town North, Block 6 site is in
an area termed “mixed use district.” In areas termed “mixed used district,” acceptable
overall operation at signalized intersections during the peak hours is defined as level of
RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 3
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19/35
29/74
1/1
63/61
0/0
31/19
Vine
Drive
AM/PM
Lemay Avenue
39/64
304/702
56/207
25/40
558/470
58/109
9/16
147/276
84/104
119/135
246/205
127/101
Jerome Street
30/54
15/49
35/92
28/31
42/39
29/9
16/20
186/286
31/46
21/35
220/150
67/46
Redwood Street
Linden Street
44/47
7/3
2/2
253/255
14/38
211/281
Cajetan Street
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TABLE 1
Current Peak Hour Operation
Intersection Movement Level of Service
AM PM
Lemay/Vine
(signal)
[City timing]
EB LT D D
EB T/RT E (62.3 secs) F (205.6 secs)
EB APPROACH E (61.4 secs) F (198.7 secs)
WB LT D D
WB T/RT F (123.6 secs) F (84.8 secs)
WB APPROACH F (102.9 secs) E (75.7 secs)
NB LT/T/RT A A
SB LT/T/RT B A
OVERALL D D
Vine/Linden-Redwood
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT A A
WB LT/T/RT A A
NB LT/T/RT C C
SB LT/T/RT C C
OVERALL A A
Vine/Jerome
(stop sign)
EB LT/T A A
SB LT B A
SB RT B B
SB APPROACH B B
OVERALL A A
Redwood/Cajetan
(stop sign)
EB LT/RT A A
NB LT/T A A
OVERALL A A
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service E or better. At signalized intersections, acceptable operation of any leg and any
movement is level of service E. At arterial/arterial and collector/collector stop sign
controlled intersections, acceptable operation is considered to be at level of service E,
overall and level of service F, for any approach leg. At arterial//collector, arterial/local,
collector/local, and local/local stop sign controlled intersections, acceptable operation is
considered to be at level of service D, overall and level of service F, for any approach
leg. The Vine/Lemay intersection is in an area termed “all other areas.” In areas
termed “all other areas,” acceptable overall operation at signalized intersections during
the peak hours is defined as level of service D or better. At signalized intersections,
acceptable operation of any leg and any movement is level of service E.
Pedestrian Facilities
There are sidewalks along Redwood Street, Linden Street, and Cajetan Street.
There is a sidewalk along the west side of Lemay Avenue, south of Vine Drive. There
are sidewalks along the east side of Jerome Street and the south side of Osiander
Street. It is expected that as properties in this area are developed or redeveloped,
sidewalks will be installed as part of the street/property infrastructure.
Bicycle Facilities
There are bicycle lanes along Vine Drive, Lemay Avenue, Linden Street,
Redwood Street, and Jerome Street.
Transit Facilities
This area of Fort Collins is served by Transfort Route 8 and 81.
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III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
The Old Town North, Block 6 is a residential development with 28 single family
detached dwelling units and 24 attached swelling units (townhomes). Each attached
dwelling unit will have an accessory unit. For analysis purposes, these accessory units
were considered to be small apartments. Figure 4 shows a site plan of the Old Town
North, Block 6. The short range analysis (Year 2021) includes development of the Old
Town North, Block 6 and an appropriate increase in background traffic due to normal
growth and other potential developments in the area. The site plan shows that the Old
Town North, Block 6 will extend Osiander Street to Redwood Street.
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, 9th Edition, ITE was used to estimate the trips that would be
generated by the proposed/expected uses at a site. A trip is defined as a one-way vehicle
movement from origin to destination. Table 2 shows the expected trip generation on a
daily and peak hour basis. The trip generation of the Old Town North, Block 6
development resulted in 566 daily trip ends, 44 morning peak hour trip ends, and 55
afternoon peak hour trip ends.
TABLE 2
Trip Generation
Code Use Size
AWDTE AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Rate Trips Rate In Rate Out Rate In Rate Out
210 Single Family 28 D.U. 9.52 266 0.19 5 0.56 16 0.63 18 0.37 10
230 Townhomes 24 D.U. 5.81 140 0.07 2 0.37 9 0.35 8 0.17 4
220 Apartment 24 D.U. 6.65 160 0.10 2 0.41 10 0.40 10 0.22 5
566 9 35 36 19
Trip Distribution
Trip distribution for the Old Town North, Block 6 was based on existing/future
travel patterns, land uses in the area, consideration of trip attractions/productions in the
area, and engineering judgment. Figure 5 shows the trip distribution for the short range
(2021) analysis future. The trip distribution was agreed to by City of Fort Collins staff in
the scoping discussions.
SITE PLAN Figure 4
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TRIP DISTRIBUTION Figure 5
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Vine
Drive
Lemay Avenue
Jerome Street
Redwood Street
Linden Street
Osiander Street
Cajetan Street
Nominal
35% 20%
35%
Nominal
10%
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Background Traffic Projections
Figure 6 shows the short range (2021) background peak hour traffic at the
Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-Redwood, Vine/Jerome, and Redwood/Cajetan intersections.
Background traffic projections for the short range future horizon were obtained by
reviewing various traffic studies prepared for this area of Fort Collins. Traffic volumes
on the area streets were increased at a rate of 2 percent per year. The background
traffic was adjusted/balanced on Redwood Street, between Vine Drive and Cajetan
Street.
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. The site generated trip assignment for the Old Town North, Block 6 development
is shown in Figure 7. The site generated traffic was combined with the background traffic
to determine the total forecasted traffic for the study area. Figure 8 shows the short range
(2021) total (site plus background) peak hour traffic at the key intersections. Traffic on
Cajetan Street was redistributed with the connections of Osiander Street to Redwood
Street.
Vine/Lemay Adequate Public Facilities
Proposed developments in Northeast Fort Collins are required to address the
operation at the Vine/Lemay intersection. This intersection has operational and geometric
constraints that may create an adequate public facilities (APF) issue. A Memorandum
“Old Town North, block 6 – Adequate Public Facilities Analyses,” dated May 5, 2016 was
submitted to City staff. It concludes that there will not be an APF issue at the Vine/Lemay
intersection for Old Town North, block 6 due to nominal impact. Based on an email dated
May 11, 2016, the City concurs with this conclusion. Therefore, there is not an APF issue
due to nominal impact. The Memorandum “Old Town North, block 6 – Adequate Public
Facilities Analyses,” dated May 5, 2016 and the email dated May 11, 2016 are provided in
Appendix D.
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. For the streets in the
vicinity of the Old Town North, Block 6 development, four hour and/or eight hour signal
warrants are applicable. These warrants require much data and are applied when the
traffic is actually on the area street system. It is acknowledged that peak hour signal
warrants should not be applied, but since the peak hour forecasts are readily available in a
traffic impact study, it is reasonable to use them to get an idea whether other signal
SHORT RANGE (2021) BACKGROUND
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 6
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21/39
37/76
1/1
75/66
1/1
34/21
Vine
Drive
AM/PM
Lemay Avenue
41/67
320/738
59/218
26/42
586/494
61/115
9/17
154/290
88/109
125/142
259/215
133/106
Jerome Street
33/60
17/54
39/102
31/34
46/43
32/10
18/22
205/316
34/51
23/39
243/166
74/51
Redwood Street
Linden Street
49/52
8/3
2/2
279/282
15/42
233/310
Cajetan Street
SITE GENERATED
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 7
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6/24
1/4
4/2
24/13
Vine
Drive
AM/PM
Lemay Avenue
2/7
7/4
Jerome Street
3/12
5/3
12/6
7/4
1/5
2/7
Redwood Street
Linden Street
7/4
NOM
NOM
5/3
2/8
1/5
Osiander Street
Cajetan Street
6/24
24/13
SHORT RANGE (2021) TOTAL
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 8
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17/31
47/108
1/1
106/83
1/1
27/17
Vine
Drive
AM/PM
Lemay Avenue
43/74
320/738
59/218
26/42
586/494
61/115
9/17
154/290
95/113
125/142
259/215
133/106
Jerome Street
33/60
20/66
39/102
36/37
58/49
39/14
19/27
205/316
34/51
25/46
243/166
74/51
Linden Street
56/56
8/3
2/2
284/285
17/50
234/315
Cajetan Street
10/32
38/77
2/5
76/67
5/3
31/17
Osiander Street
Redwood Street
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warrants may be met. If peak hour signal warrants will not be met at a given intersection,
it is reasonable to conclude that it is not likely that other signal warrants would be met. If
peak hour signal warrants are met, it merely indicates that further evaluation should occur
in the future as the development occurs. However, a judgment can be made that some
intersections will likely meet other signal warrants.
Using the short range (2021) total peak hour traffic (Figure 8), the Vine/Jerome,
Redwood/Cajetan, and Redwood/Osiander intersections will not meet the lower threshold
volume for the minor street approach (75 vehicles). The Lemay/Vine intersection is
currently signalized. The peak hour signal warrant will not be met at the Vine/Linden-
Redwood intersection. The peak hour signal warrant analyses are provided in Appendix
E.
Operation Analysis
Operation analyses were performed at the Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-Redwood,
Vine/Jerome, Redwood/Cajetan, and Redwood/Osiander intersections. The operations
analyses were conducted for the short range future, reflecting the year 2021 condition.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 6, the Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-
Redwood, Vine/Jerome, and Redwood/Cajetan intersections operate in the short range
(2021) background traffic future as indicated in Table 3. Existing geometry and city timing
was used at the Vine/Lemay intersection. Calculation forms for these analyses are
provided in Appendix F. The key intersections will meet the City of Fort Collins Motor
Vehicle LOS Standard during the morning and afternoon peak hours, except for the
Lemay/Vine intersection in the morning and afternoon peak hours. At the Lemay/Vine
intersection, the calculated delay for the morning and afternoon approaches was
commensurate with level of service E and F.
Using the traffic volumes shown in Figure 8, the Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-
Redwood, Vine/Jerome, Redwood/Cajetan, and Redwood/Osiander intersections
operate in the short range (2021) total traffic future as indicated in Table 4. Existing
geometry and a small adjustment to city timing was used at the Vine/Lemay intersection.
Calculation forms for these analyses are provided in Appendix G. The key intersections
will meet the City of Fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS Standard during the morning and
afternoon peak hours, except for the Lemay/Vine intersection in the morning and afternoon
peak hours. At the Lemay/Vine intersection, the calculated delay for the morning and
afternoon approaches was commensurate with level of service E and F. However, this
project does not have a significant negative impact at the Lemay/Vine intersection since
the project traffic causes less than a two percent increase in the intersection delay.
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TABLE 3
Short Range (2021) Background Peak Hour Operation
Intersection Movement Level of Service
AM PM
Lemay/Vine
(signal)
[City timing]
EB LT D D
EB T/RT E (63.7 secs) F (233.8 secs)
EB APPROACH E (62.8 secs) F (225.7 secs)
WB LT D D
WB T/RT F (131.9 secs) F (97.8 secs)
WB APPROACH F (110.0 secs) F (86.2 secs)
NB LT/T/RT A A
SB LT/T/RT B A
OVERALL D (43.9 secs) D (54.2 secs)
Vine/Linden-Redwood
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT A A
WB LT/T/RT A A
NB LT/T/RT C D
SB LT/T/RT C C
OVERALL A A
Vine/Jerome
(stop sign)
EB LT/T A A
SB LT B C
SB RT B B
SB APPROACH B B
OVERALL A A
Redwood/Cajetan
(stop sign)
EB LT/RT A A
NB LT/T A A
OVERALL A A
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TABLE 4
Short Range (2021) Total Peak Hour Operation
Intersection Movement Level of Service
AM PM
Lemay/Vine
(signal)
[Adjusted City timing]
EB LT D D
EB T/RT E (62.9 secs) F (240.2 secs)
EB APPROACH E (62.0 secs) F (231.9 secs)
WB LT D D
WB T/RT F (121.4 secs) F (97.8 secs)
WB APPROACH F (102.1 secs) F (86.2 secs)
NB LT/T/RT A A
SB LT/T/RT B A
OVERALL D (42.1 secs) D (49.6 secs)
Vine/Linden-Redwood
(stop sign)
EB LT/T/RT A A
WB LT/T/RT A A
NB LT/T/RT C E
SB LT/T/RT D C
OVERALL A B
Vine/Jerome
(stop sign)
EB LT/T A A
SB LT B C
SB RT B B
SB APPROACH B B
OVERALL A A
Redwood/Cajetan
(stop sign)
EB LT/RT A A
NB LT/T A A
OVERALL A A
Redwood/Osiander
(stop sign)
EB LT/RT A A
NB LT/T A A
OVERALL A A
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Geometry
Figure 9 shows a schematic of the required short range (2021) geometry.
Eastbound left-turn lanes are required at the Vine/Jerome and Vine/Linden-Redwood
intersections and a westbound left-turn lane at the Vine/Linden-Redwood intersection
based on the arterial street classification. It is not known whether the City will require
these left-turn lanes. The project adds zero or minimal traffic to these movements. The
delay to the left-turn movements is not significant (LOS A). Northbound and southbound
left-turn lanes are required at the Lemay/Vine intersection based on the arterial street
classification of Lemay Avenue. Right-turn lanes are required on all legs at the
Lemay/Vine intersection. These are required with existing traffic. Due to physical
constraints at the Vine/Lemay intersection, it is not likely that any improvements will be
made here. Since, these turn lanes are required with or without the Old Town North, Block
6 the intersections were analyzed with the existing geometry.
Pedestrian Level of Service
Appendix H shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of the Old Town
North, Block 6 site. The Old Town North, Block 6 site is located within an area termed
as “transit corridor,” which sets the level of service threshold at LOS C for all measured
categories, except for directness and security at LOS B. There are two pedestrian
destinations within 1320 feet of the proposed Old Town North, Block 6 development.
These are: 1) the residential neighborhood to the north of the site and 2) the residential
neighborhood to the south of the site. The Pedestrian LOS Worksheet is provided in
Appendix H. The Pedestrian LOS criteria are met.
Bicycle Level of Service
Appendix H shows a map of the area that is within 1320 feet of the Old Town
North, Block 6 site. There are no bicycle destinations within 1320 feet of the Old Town
North, block 6 site. The minimum base connectivity level of service for this site is C.
There are bicycle facilities along Redwood Street and Vine Drive, which satisfies the
LOS C criteria. The bicycle LOS worksheet is provided in Appendix H.
Transit Level of Service
This area is served (within 1320 feet) by transit routes 8 and 81. There are bus
stops near the Vine/Linden-Redwood intersection.
SHORT RANGE (2021) GEOMETRY Figure 9
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Vine
Drive
Lemay Avenue
Jerome Street
Redwood Street
Linden Street
Cajetan Street
- Denotes Lane
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IV. CONCLUSIONS
This study assessed the impacts of the Old Town North, Block 6 development on
the street system in the vicinity of the proposed development in the short range (2021)
future. The Old Town North, Block 6 site is a proposed residential development located on
the north side of Osiander Street between Baum Street and Blondel Street in fort Collins,
Colorado. As a result of this analysis, the following is concluded:
The development of the Old Town North, Block 6 site is feasible from a traffic
engineering standpoint. At full development, the Old Town North, Block 6 will
generate approximately 566 daily trip ends, 44 morning peak hour trip ends, and 55
afternoon peak hour trip ends.
Current operation at the Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-Redwood, Vine/Jerome, and
Redwood/Cajetan intersections meets the City of fort Collins Motor Vehicle LOS
Standards, except for the Lemay/Vine intersection in the morning and afternoon
peak hours.
This development does not have an APF issue at the Vine/Lemay intersection due
to nominal impact.
In the short range (2021) future, a signal will not be warranted at any of the key stop
sign controlled intersections.
In the short range (2021) future, given development of the Old Town North, Block 6
and an increase in background traffic, the Lemay/Vine, Vine/Linden-Redwood,
Vine/Jerome, and Redwood/Cajetan intersections meets the City of fort Collins
Motor Vehicle LOS Standards, except for the Lemay/Vine intersection in the
morning and afternoon peak hours. However, this project does not have a
significant negative impact at the Lemay/Vine intersection since the project traffic
causes less than a two percent increase in the intersection delay.
Figure 8 shows the required short range (2021) geometry.
Acceptable level of service will be achieved for pedestrian modes based upon the
measures in the multi-modal transportation guidelines. Acceptable level of service
will be achieved for bicycle modes based upon the measures in the multi-modal
transportation guidelines. Transit level of service is acceptable.
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