Transportation Study Children's Memorial Hospital Campus
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Transportation Study Children’s Memorial Hospital Campus Redevelopment Chicago, Illinois Prepared for: McCaffery Interests, Inc. Submitted by: Kenig, Lindgren, O’Hara, Aboona, Inc. February 18, 2014 Table of Contents Tables and Figures ......................................................................................................................... ii Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1 Study Area .....................................................................................................................................2 Scope of Services ...........................................................................................................................2 Existing Conditions ..........................................................................................................................3 Site Location ..................................................................................................................................3 Area Streets ....................................................................................................................................3 Street Improvements ......................................................................................................................5 Public Transportation .....................................................................................................................5 Non-Motorized Transportation System .........................................................................................6 Existing Transportation Counts .....................................................................................................7 Halsted Street/Fullerton Avenue/Lincoln Avenue Intersection Crash Data ..................................8 Existing Characteristics of the Former CMH Campus ....................................................................9 Vehicle Access .............................................................................................................................10 Existing Hospital Vehicle Trip Generation ..................................................................................10 Traffic Characteristics of the CMH Redevelopment .....................................................................11 CMH Redevelopment Plan ..........................................................................................................11 Directional Distribution ...............................................................................................................11 Traffic Generation Estimates .......................................................................................................12 CMH Redevelopment Traffic Assignment ..................................................................................13 Other Area Growth ......................................................................................................................13 Total Projected Traffic Volumes .................................................................................................13 Evaluation and Recommendations .................................................................................................14 Access to the CMH Redevelopment ............................................................................................14 Traffic Analysis ...........................................................................................................................17 Results of the Existing Traffic Analyses .....................................................................................17 Results of the Total Projected Traffic Analyses ..........................................................................18 Projected Intersection Operations and Recommended Improvements/Modifications .................19 Operation of Orchard Street Between Lincoln Avenue and Fullerton Avenue ...........................24 Operation of Lincoln Avenue Between Fullerton Avenue and Belden Avenue ..........................24 Operation of Fullerton Avenue Between Lincoln Avenue and Orchard Street ...........................25 Other Transportation Improvements ............................................................................................25 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program ..............................................................26 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................26 Tables and Figures .........................................................................................................................31 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................51 CMH Redevelopment i Transportation Study Tables and Figures Tables 1. CTA 2012 Average Bus Ridership ....................................................................................32 2. Halsted Street With Fullerton Avenue and Lincoln Avenue Intersection Weekday Transportation Counts (Tuesday, February 28, 2012) .......................................33 3. Halsted Street With Fullerton Avenue and Lincoln Avenue Intersection Saturday Transportation Counts (Saturday, March 3, 2013) .............................................34 4. Halsted Street/Fullerton Avenue/Lincoln Avenue Intersection 2009 Through 2011 Crash Data .........................................................................................35 5. Former CMH Campus—Vehicle Generation Estimates ....................................................35 6. CMH Redevelopment—Vehicle Trip Generation Estimates .............................................36 7. Comparison of Former CMH Campus and CMH Redevelopment Traffic Volumes ........37 8. Existing Conditions—Capacity Analysis Results/Summary of Critical Movements ........38 9. Projected Conditions—Capacity Analysis Results/Summary of Critical Movements ......39 Figures 1. Site Location ......................................................................................................................40 2. Aerial Photo of CMH and Study Area ...............................................................................41 3. Existing Transportation System .........................................................................................42 4. Existing Intersection Geometrics .......................................................................................43 5. Existing Vehicle Volumes .................................................................................................44 6. Existing Pedestrian Volumes .............................................................................................45 7. Existing Bicycle Volumes..................................................................................................46 8. Estimated Directional Distribution ....................................................................................47 9. CMH Redevelopment Generated Traffic ...........................................................................48 10. Total Projected Traffic Volumes .......................................................................................49 11. Recommended Transportation Improvements ...................................................................50 Appendix Level of Service Criteria ....................................................................................................52 Existing Conditions—95th Percentile Queue Length .........................................................53 Projected Conditions—95th Percentile Queue Length .......................................................55 Other Development Traffic Assignments ..........................................................................57 Warrant Analysis ...............................................................................................................58 Technical Memorandum ...................................................................................................59 CMH Redevelopment ii Transportation Study Introduction This report summarizes the methodologies, results and findings of a transportation study conducted by Kenig, Lindgren, O’Hara, Aboona, Inc. (KLOA, Inc.) for the redevelopment of the former Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH) campus located in Chicago, Illinois. The former CMH campus is located in the heart of the Lincoln Park neighborhood and contains the following parcels: The main hospital is located on the block bounded by Fullerton Avenue on the north, Orchard Street on the east and Lincoln Avenue on the south and west (Main Parcel). An approximate 850-space parking garage and four commercial parcels are located on the west side of Lincoln Avenue south of Fullerton Avenue (Lincoln Avenue Parcel). The Nellie Black Building and Kohl’s House are located in the northwest corner of the intersection of Fullerton Avenue with Orchard Street (Orchard Street Parcel). Access to the former CMH campus was provided via seven access drives located on Lincoln Avenue and two access drives located on Fullerton Avenue. Figure 1 shows the location of the former CMH campus in relation to the area street system. Figure 2 shows an aerial view of the former CMH campus and surrounding area. (All of the figures and tables are located in the Appendix.) McCaffery Interests, Inc. is proposing to redevelop the former