Draft Barry Farm Redevelopment Transportation Impact Study Prepared for: On behalf of: Prepared by: ZONING COMMISSION District of ColumbiaMay 2014 Case No. 14-02 ZONING COMMISSION District of Columbia CASE NO.14-02 EXHIBITDeleted NO.25B1 Contents Section Page Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... vi Introduction and Study Overview ............................................................................................... 1‐1 1.1 Project Summary and Site Location ....................................................................................... 1‐1 1.2 Study Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 1‐1 1.3 Major Transportation Features .............................................................................................. 1‐1 1.3.1 Roadways .................................................................................................................. 1‐1 1.3.2 Transit Facilities ........................................................................................................ 1‐6 1.3.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ............................................................................. 1‐11 1.4 Recent and Future Developments ....................................................................................... 1‐18 1.4.1 Anacostia Square .................................................................................................... 1‐18 1.4.2 Bethlehem Baptist Church ...................................................................................... 1‐18 1.4.3 Bolling Air Force Base and Anacostia Naval Air Station (Joint Base Anacostia‐ Bolling) .................................................................................................................... 1‐18 1.4.4 Curtis Properties ..................................................................................................... 1‐18 1.4.5 Matthew Memorial Terrace.................................................................................... 1‐18 1.4.6 Poplar Point ............................................................................................................ 1‐19 1.4.7 Poplar Point Place ................................................................................................... 1‐19 1.4.8 Sheridan Station ...................................................................................................... 1‐19 1.4.9 St. Elizabeths East and West Campuses.................................................................. 1‐19 Site Review ................................................................................................................................. 2‐1 2.1 Parcel Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.2 Site Access and Circulation .................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.2.1 Vehicular Access ....................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.2.2 Parking Supply........................................................................................................... 2‐4 2.2.3 Loading ...................................................................................................................... 2‐6 2.3 Transit .................................................................................................................................... 2‐7 2.3.1 Streetcar ................................................................................................................... 2‐7 2.3.2 WMATA Bus Service .................................................................................................. 2‐7 2.3.3 WMATA Bus Stops .................................................................................................... 2‐7 2.3.4 Anacostia Metrorail Station ...................................................................................... 2‐9 2.3.5 DC Circulator ............................................................................................................. 2‐9 2.4 Pedestrian and Bicycle Access ............................................................................................... 2‐9 2.4.1 Pedestrian ................................................................................................................. 2‐9 2.4.2 Bicycle ..................................................................................................................... 2‐10 Roadway and Vehicular Impacts ................................................................................................. 3‐1 3.1 Transportation Demand ......................................................................................................... 3‐1 3.1.1 Proposed Land Use ................................................................................................... 3‐1 3.1.2 Mode Splits ............................................................................................................... 3‐1 3.1.3 Site Trip Generation ................................................................................................ 3‐11 3.1.4 Site Trip Distribution and Trip Assignment ............................................................. 3‐13 3.2 Scenario and Volume Development .................................................................................... 3‐13 3.2.1 Introduction to Scenarios ....................................................................................... 3‐13 3.2.2 Background Growth ................................................................................................ 3‐16 3.2.3 Volume Development ............................................................................................. 3‐18 CONTENTS, CONTINUED Section Page 3.3 Parking Demand ................................................................................................................... 3‐22 3.4 Capacity and Operational Analysis ....................................................................................... 3‐26 3.4.1 Intersection Traffic Volumes ................................................................................... 3‐26 3.4.2 Intersections Configuration ..................................................................................... 3‐28 3.4.3 Intersection Operations .......................................................................................... 3‐28 3.5 Crash Data Analysis .............................................................................................................. 3‐36 3.5.1 Summary of Crash History ....................................................................................... 3‐36 3.5.2 Potential Safety Impacts to Barry Farm Redevelopment ........................................ 3‐40 Impacts to Other Modes ............................................................................................................. 4‐1 4.1 Transit Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 4‐1 4.2 Pedestrian and Bicycle Impacts .............................................................................................. 4‐2 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ............................................................................. 5‐1 5.1 Overview of Needs ................................................................................................................. 5‐1 5.2 TDM Strategies ....................................................................................................................... 5‐1 Summary of Impacts ................................................................................................................... 6‐1 II CONTENTS, CONTINUED Section Page Figures Figure 1‐1: Project Location ............................................................................................................................. 1‐2 Figure 1‐2: Major Transportation Features ..................................................................................................... 1‐3 Figure 1‐3: Average Daily Traffic Volumes and Functional Classification ........................................................ 1‐4 Figure 1‐4: Existing Transit Routes and Stops .................................................................................................. 1‐9 Figure 1‐5: Walkability Map (source: walkscore.com) ................................................................................... 1‐12 Figure 1‐6: Existing Pedestrian Facilities and Deficiencies ............................................................................ 1‐15 Figure 1‐7: Locations of Recent and Future Developments .......................................................................... 1‐20 Figure 2‐1: Proposed Parcel Layout ................................................................................................................. 2‐2 Figure 2‐2: Existing and Proposed Vehicular Circulation ................................................................................. 2‐3 Figure 2‐3: Proposed Off‐Street Parking Plan .................................................................................................. 2‐5 Figure 2‐4: Future Transit 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