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This memorandum documented the transportation impacts associated with the Colorado
Iron and Metal relocation project. The project is located at 903 Buckingham in Fort
Collins, Colorado. Based on the analyses, investigations, and findings documented in the
various sections of this Transportation Impact Study, the following can be concluded.
• The project will not present a significant impact to the surrounding roadway
system.
• The project will produce similar trips to the FedEx use that was previously
occupying the site.
• The project is expected to produce approximately 497. During the morning peak
hour, 60 trip ends can be expected and 70 trip ends can be expected from the
project during the afternoon peak hours. It is likely that the trips produced by
Colorado Iron and Metal are less than the previous use on the site.
• Level of service is acceptable at the key intersections
• Level of service will continue to be acceptable at the key intersections with the
implementation of the project
• No new auxiliary lanes are required with the project
• Pedestrian LOS will not be achieved with the project due to the gaps in continuity
in the system to both the east and west of the site. The gaps are on undeveloped
property outside the control of the developer.
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Weekday Frequency of Service: Since the site is relatively close to an identified
route of high frequency transit service, the minimum of 15-minute service is met.
Travel Time Factor: The travel time factor is portal-to-portal travel time divided
by auto travel time (peak hour). The standard for the criteria is for the travel time
in bus to be no more than two times that of the automobile. This standard is not
met for the project for any of the destinations. The principle reason for this is that
the site is approximately 1/4 mile from the bus stops that will be provided with
routes 8 and 9 and the additional walk time results in failure of the standard.
Table 6
Transit Travel Time Comparisons
Destination
Mode
Distance
(mites)
Travel
Speed
(mph)
Travel
Time
(hours)
WalklPark
Time
(hours)
cans
Waa
Time
(hours)
o a
TrsvN
Time
(hours)
Time
Differential
(buslauto)
LOS
Standard
Met?
Dasntown
Bus
1
20
0.05
0.33
0.25
0.63
5.25
Yes
automobile
1
25
0.04
0.08
0.12
Foothills Mall
Bus
5
20
0.25
0.33
0.251
0.83
2.93
Yes
_
automobile
5
25
0.20
0.08
0,28
FC High Sdmi
Bus
4.5
20
0.23
0.33
0.25
0.81
2.37
Yes
automobile
4.5
25
0.18
0.16
0.34
CSU Ca us
Bus
2
20
0.10
0.33
0.25
0.88
4.25
Yes
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automobile
1
0.08
1 0.16
Peak Load Factor: The standard for the peak load factor is calculated by dividing
the number of passengers by the peak time of day by the available seats. The
standard requires that this value be _S 1.2. Based on the LOS Manual, for all future
routes, the presumed peak load factor is 1.0 and therefore the standard is satisfied.
Based on the above, the transit LOS achieved 3 out of the 4 criteria and is therefore the
LOS is calculated at "C, which is acceptable.
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8.1 Pedestrian Level of Service
The existing facility has sidewalks constructed along it's frontage but there are two gaps in
the sidewalk system. The first gap is approximately 700 feet to the west towards the
Buckingham Neighborhood. The second gap is approximately 400 feet wide to the east of
the site that would connect to the Andersonville Neighborhood. Both of these gaps are
along undeveloped property. When these properties develop, they will be required to
complete the sidewalk system in the area. There is an asphalt trail along Lemay Avenue
that provides connections to the north and south of the site. Based on these gaps in
connectivity the project does not meet the current standards for pedestrians. Additionally,
the street crossing at Buckingham and Lemay is substandard.
It should be remembered that this is an existing facility that was developed under different
standards than exist today. The pedestrian worksheet is found in Appendix F.
8.2 Bicycles Level of Service
The project will meet the bicycle level of service standards for both north/south and
east/west connections. There are currently bike lanes on Linden, Buckingham, and Lemay
Avenue.
C. Transit Level of Service
According to the LUCASS Multimodal Level of Service Manual, transit level of service for
the City of Fort Collins is based on the routes and service levels planned for the year 2015.
However, the Manual was written in 1997 and is significantly outdated and no . longer
considered valid. The transit LOS analyses are therefore based on the 2010 Transfort
Strategic Plan. The analysis is based on 4 factors — hours of weekday service, weekday
frequency of servicetravel time factor, and peak load factor. The LOS standard for transit
is "D" based on this site location.
The 2010 transit plan shows that the site will have close access to Route 8 and Route 9
which will have direct access to the downtown area.
Hours of Weekday Service: Since Route 8 will take people directly to the
downtown transit center, it is assumed that the site will be served by 18 hours of
service on an average weekday. The standard can be assumed to be met.
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Improvements
Based on the results of the analyses thus far, no auxiliary lane improvements are required
on Lemay, Linden, or Buckingham. Under normal circumstances, a northbound left turn
lane would be required at the intersection of Lemay/Buckingham. However, the City's
Master Street Plan shows Lemay being relocated in the future and the existing Lemay
being downgraded to either a local or collector roadway.
Alternative Modes Analysis
Section 4.5.3 (B) of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards requires that
projects undergo a level of service analysis for alternative modes of transportation. The
modes of transportation that must meet LOS standards are bicycles, and pedestrians.
Transit service LOS must also be analyzed at the time of development review. However,
transit LOS is not part of the Adequate Public Facilities test. The area of interest for the
alternative modes of transportation is shown below in Figure 8.
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Capacity analysis was performed for key intersections for both the 2010 background and
2010 total traffic scenarios. The results of the analyses are displayed in Tables 4 and 5,
respectively. As can be seen from the tables, the key intersections continue to operate
within the LOS standards set by the City of Fort Collins. Capacity worksheets are found in
Appendices D and E.
Table 4 - 2010 Background Traffic Capacity Analysis
Back round
Traffic - Year 2010
AM
PM
Intersection
Movement
LOS
Delay(seci
vehicle)
LOS
vehkfe)
Lemay & Bucldngham
STOP Sign Control
EB
C
18.7
D
29 5M
WB ch
C
24.4
E
46.3
NB Approach
A
0.9
A
0.7
SB Approach
I A
0.1
A
0.1
OVERALL
A
1.0
A
1.6
Buckngham & Linden
STOP Sign Control
EB Approach
A
9.0
A
9.9
WB Left
A
9.8
B
11.4
WB Thrulffldt
A
9.0
A
9.3
NB Approach
A
0.5
A
0.4
SB
A
1.1
A
1.7
OVERALL
A
261
A
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Table S - 2010 Total Traffic Capacity Analysis
Total Traffic - Year 2010
AM
PM
Intersection
Movement
LOS
Delaylseds
vehicle)
LOS
vehicle)
Lemay & Buckingham
TOP Sign Control
EB oach
C
19.9
E
3.2
WB Approach
C
24.2
E
49.7
N8 ch
A
1.3
A
1.2
B oach
A
0.1
A
0.1
VERALL
A
1.5
A
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Buckingham & Linden
TOP Sign Control
EB h
A
9.1
B
10.6
B Left
B
10.0
B
121
B ThrulRi ht
A
9.0
A
9.6
NB roach
A
0.3
A
0.5
B oach
A
1.8
A
2.2
VERALL
A
3.0
A
4.2
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Traffic projections were developed using a 20/61per year growth for the year 2010. Year
2010 background traffic is displayed in Figure S. The site generated traffic was then added
to the background traffic to obtain year 2010. total traffic and is displayed in Figure 6.
Projections for the driveways were not developed due to the low trip generation spread out
over 3 curb cuts. Performing a capacity analysis for such low volume driveways is not a
useful exercise or analysis. Since the volumes of traffic on Buckingham are relatively low,
it is assumed that the LOS at the driveways are well within the acceptable standards.
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Trip generation rates for the proposed project are based on Trip Generation, 7h Edition
(Institute of Transportation Engineers). The manual presents trip generation rates from
numerous land use studies. For the iron and metal aspects of the project, ITE code 110,
light industrial was utilized. The trip generation estimates for the recycling proposal were
taken from data collected by the City of Fort Collins at the Rivendale drop off site. It is
likely that the Colorado Iron and Metal recycling efforts will have significantly lower rates.
This statement based on the Rivendale site remaining open. However, for a conservative
analysis, the city data was used. Table 3 below summarizes the proposed trip generation
for the project. The project is expected to produce approximately 500 trips per day.
During the morning peak hour, 62 trip ends can be expected and 70 trip ends can be
expected from the project during the afternoon peak hours. It should also be noted that this
project is replacing the trip that were once produced by FedEx. Although no counts had
been obtained from the site previous to this submittal, it is likely that the trips produced by
Colorado Iron & Metal are similar to the previous use.
Table 3 — Trip Generation Estimates
The site generated traffic was distributed to the surrounding street system and is shown
below in Figure 4.
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Project
As stated earlier, the project is the relocation of Colorado Iron & Metal from the Mulberry
Road location to 903 Buckingham. There is an existing facility located on the property
that will house the general offices as well as the fabrication facility. The project will also
construct a weigh facility and a machine shop on the property. There are 32 employees
expected to work at the new site and 3 existing curb cuts that service the site. The recycling
drop off is located at the lower right hand comer of the site plan. The site plan is provided
below in Figure 3.
Figum 5: cjite plan
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Capacity Analysis
Level of Service (LOS) is a qualitative term describing operating conditions and expressed
in terms of delay. Table 1 below provides the definitions of LOS for both signalized and
unsignalized intersections. It is not likely that the key intersections will ever require
signalization. As can be seen in Table 2, the key intersections operate at acceptable levels
of service. The PM peak hour minor street left turns at Buckingham/Lemay do experience
some delay, which is considered normal for an urban condition. The worksheets from the
analyses can be found in Appendix C.
Table 1
Level of Service Definitions
Level of
Service
Signalized Intersection
Average Total Delay (secondstveWcle)
Unsigoalized Intersection
Average Total Delay (secondstvehicle)
A
<10
<10
B
>10 and <20
>10 and <15
C
>20 and <i5
>15 and <S' 5
D
>35 and 555
>25 and < 35
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>55 and<_ 80
>35 and <_50
F
>80
>50
Table 2 — Existing Traffic Capacity Analysis
ExIsfina Traffic
- Year 2008
AM I
PM MU
Intersection
Movement
LOS
vehicle) I
LOS
vehicle)
Lemay & Buckingham
STOP Sign Control
EB Approach
C
17.8
D
26.6
WB Approach
C
23.2
E
42.4
NB Appmach
A
I a9
A
0.7
SB Approach
A
1 0.1
A
0.1
OVERALL
A
0.9
A
1.5
Buckingham & Linden
STOP Sign Contrdi
ES Approach
A
9.0
A
9.9
WB Left
A
9.7
B
11.2
WS ThrufRi ht
A
9.0
A
9.3
NB Approach
A
0.5
A
1 0.4
SB Approach
A
1.1
A
1.7
OVERALL
A
2-6
A
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roadway, but no bike lanes. It is understood that the New Belgium Brewery has
responsibility for rebuilding the north side of Buckingham, adjacent to the neighborhood.
The area immediately adjacent to the site has a roadway width of approximately 44' which
consists of a travel lane in each direction and bike lanes. The speed limit is posted at 25
mph. There are sidewalks and street trees in place on the site.
The land uses in the immediate area are light industrial and residential.
Recent peak hour turning movements at the key intersections were obtained during July
and August 2008. The morning and afternoon peak hour traffic counts at the key
intersections are displayed in Figure 2. The peak hour counts were conducted in 15 minute
increments for the periods of 7:00-9:00 AM and 4:00-6:00 PM. The raw information
regarding the turning movements is provided in Appendix B.
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Existing Conditions
Buckingham Street is categorized as a collector street on the City's Master Street Plan.
The stretch of roadway between Lemay and Linden varies in width and function. On the
west end of the roadway, there's bike lanes and parking allowed while on the far east end,
there's no parking but there are bike lanes in place. In the portion of the roadway adjacent
to the Buckingham neighborhood, there's parking allowed on the south side of the
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Transportation fzwneeriag Salutions
Memorandum
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mr. Joe Olson, Traffic Engineer
Mr. Kent Garvin, Colorado Iron &
Eric L. Bracke, P.E., P.T.O.E
October 4, 2008
Colorado Iron & Metal Relocatiot
Memorandum
This memorandum addresses the transportation impacts of the proposed Colorado Iron and
Metal Relocation Project. The project also entails developing a recycling drop-off center.
The current location of the business is 1400 East Mulberry in Fort Collins. The proposed
location is in an existing structure located at 903 Buckingham. The proposed site was once
the location of the FedEx distribution center. A vicinity map of the new location is
displayed in Figure 1 on the following page.
Colorado Metal & Iron is a local business that specializes in metal recycling as well as
metal and steel fabrication. The business has 32 employees.
A meeting was held with the City Traffic Engineer to determine the scope of the
transportation impact study. It was agreed that the project will have relatively minor
impact to the surrounding street system and that a memorandum would be sufficient to
address the related transportation impacts. The following intersections would be examined
during the normal peak hours:
• Lemay and Buckingham
• Buckingham and Linden
It was agreed that a short-term (year 2010) analysis
examination of alternative modes of transportation.
transportation study can be found in Appendix A.
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The scoping form for the
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Traffic Study
C61orado Iron & Metal
Final Plan
4/20/2011
There were no comments from the city regarding the traffic
study, so the original hasn't been updated. Here is a copy of
the original traffic study for your convenience.
Traffic Study
Colorado Iron & Metal Expansion
PDP/Final
5/30/2012
The program is exactly the same as proposed previously. The only
difference is that the industrial yard is larger, which allows the same
amount of business activity as before, but allows the site to be less
congested. Please find the attached original traffic study.