IVY STATION, CULVER CITY Mixed-Use Transit Oriented Development (TOD) at Washington Blvd
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IVY STATION, CULVER CITY Mixed-Use Transit Oriented Development (TOD) At Washington Blvd. and National Blvd. Traffic Impact Analysis Prepared for Prepared by FINAL DRAFT REPORT TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS Ivy Station Washington and National Mixed Use Transit Oriented Development Prepared for: Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group 11777 San Vicente Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049 Prepared by: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 660 South Figueroa Street Suite 2050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 October 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 3 I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Project Description ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Study Methodology ...................................................................................................................................... 6 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................................... 9 Study Area .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Existing Street System................................................................................................................................. 11 Existing Traffic Volumes.............................................................................................................................. 13 Level of Service Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 13 City of Culver City Significant Impact Criteria .............................................................................................. 14 City of Los Angeles Significant Impact Criteria ............................................................................................ 14 Existing (2014) Conditions LOS Analysis ...................................................................................................... 14 Existing Transit Lines .................................................................................................................................. 17 III. PROJECT CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................................... 21 Project Trip Generation............................................................................................................................... 21 Project Trip Credits ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Project Trip Distribution .............................................................................................................................. 21 Existing (2014) With Project Conditions LOS ............................................................................................... 25 Related Projects Trip Generation and Assignment ...................................................................................... 27 Cumulative (2019) Base Conditions ............................................................................................................. 32 Cumulative (2019) Without Project Conditions LOS..................................................................................... 32 Cumulative (2019) With Project Conditions LOS .......................................................................................... 35 Driveway Access Review ............................................................................................................................. 38 Driveway Queueing Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 38 Bicycle Network .......................................................................................................................................... 38 Project Impacts ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Recommended Mitigation Measures .......................................................................................................... 39 Neighborhood Traffic Assessment .............................................................................................................. 39 Congestion Management Plan (CMP) Compliance ...................................................................................... 40 Freeway Impact Screening Analysis ............................................................................................................ 41 Freeway Mainline Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 41 Freeway Ramp Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 42 IV. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Washington and National Transit Oriented Development Final Draft Traffic Impact Analysis 1 October 2015 TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 – VICINITY AND PROJECT LOCATION MAP ...................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 2 – PROJECT SITE PLAN .................................................................................................................................. 8 FIGURE 3 – PROJECT INTERSECTION LANE CONFIGURATION AND TRAFFIC CONTROL ..................................................... 10 FIGURE 4 – EXISTING (2014) AM (PM) PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENT VOLUMES .................................................... 15 FIGURE 5 – EXISTING PROJECT AREA TRANSIT SERVICE MAP ....................................................................................... 18 FIGURE 6 – PROJECT TRIP DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES FOR ALL LAND USES ............................................................... 23 FIGURE 7 – PROJECT AM (PM) PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENT VOLUMES ............................................................... 24 FIGURE 8 – EXISTING (2014) WITH PROJECT AM (PM) PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENT VOLUMES ............................. 26 FIGURE 9 – 1-MILE RADIUS RELATED PROJECTS LOCATION ......................................................................................... 30 FIGURE 10 – RELATED PROJECTS AM (PM) PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENT VOLUMES ............................................. 31 FIGURE 11 –CUMULATIVE (2019) AM (PM) PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENT VOLUMES ............................................. 34 FIGURE 12 – CUMULATIVE (2019) WITH PROJECT AM (PM) PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENT VOLUMES ..................... 37 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 – STUDY AREA INTERSECTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 9 TABLE 2 – INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) DEFINITIONS ................................................................................ 13 TABLE 3 – EXISTING (2014) CONDITIONS INTERSECTION LOS ...................................................................................... 16 TABLE 4 – TRAFFIC TRIP GENERATION TABLE ............................................................................................................. 22 TABLE 5 – EXISTING (2014) WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS INTERSECTION LOS ............................................................... 25 TABLE 6 – ESTIMATED WEEKDAY TRIP GENERATION OF RELATED PROJECTS ................................................................ 28 TABLE 7 – CUMULATIVE (2019) WITHOUT PROJECT CONDITIONS INTERSECTION LOS ................................................... 32 TABLE 8 – CUMULATIVE (2019) WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS INTERSECTION LOS.......................................................... 35 TABLE 9 – ON-STREET PARKING WITH MITIGATION ..................................................................................................... 39 TABLE 10 – FREEWAY MAINLINE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 41 TABLE 11 – FREEWAY OFF-RAMP ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 42 APPENDICES APPENDIX A – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) APPENDIX B – TRAFFIC COUNT WORKSHEETS APPENDIX C – CRITICAL MOVEMENT ANALYSIS (CMA) WORKSHEETS APPENDIX D – SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM APPENDIX E - HIGHWAY CAPACITY SOFTWARE (HCS) WORKSHEETS APPENDIX F - ON-STREET PARKING & STRIPING EXHIBIT APPENDIX G - CITY OF LOS ANGELES PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Washington and National Transit Oriented Development Final Draft Traffic Impact Analysis 2 October 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report documents a Traffic Impact and Parking Analysis conducted for the proposed Washington/National Mixed-Use project. The proposed project is located at the northwest corner of Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard in the cities of Culver City and Los Angeles, with a small portion of the project site located within the City