DCR/ Phoenix Group 4401 FALLOWFIELD ROAD - HIGHWAY 416 LANDS TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY 33453 NOVEMBER 2014 IBI GROUP TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 1 2. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Site Location .......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................ 2 2.3 Site Layout ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2.4 Transit, Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities .......................................................................................... 5 3. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ............................................................................................. 6 3.1 Existing Road Network ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.1 Study Area Intersections ............................................................................ 6 3.2 Existing Traffic Volumes ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities .......................................................................................... 9 3.4 Existing Transit Facilities and Service ................................................................................................ 9 3.5 Collision Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 9 3.6 Future Road Network .......................................................................................................................... 10 3.7 Future Transit Facilities and Services ............................................................................................... 10 3.8 Future Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ........................................................................................... 11 4. TRAFFIC GENERATION ....................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Future Background Traffic Growth .................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Future Adjacent Development Traffic Volumes ................................................................................ 12 4.3 Future Background Traffic Volumes ................................................................................................. 13 4.4 Trip Generation .................................................................................................................................... 13 4.4.1 Transit Modal Split (TMS) ........................................................................... 16 4.4.2 Active Transportation (AC) ........................................................................ 16 4.5 Trip Distribution and Assignment ...................................................................................................... 17 5. INTERSECTION OPERATION REVIEW ............................................................................... 21 5.1 Intersection Capacity Analysis Criteria ............................................................................................. 21 5.2 Intersection Capacity Analysis Methodology ................................................................................... 22 5.2.1 Base Road Network ................................................................................... 22 5.2.2 Traffic Signal Warrant ............................................................................... 23 November 2014 Page i. IBI GROUP TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 5.3 Intersection Capacity Analysis Results ............................................................................................ 23 5.3.1 Existing (2014) And Future Background (2017) & (2022) Traffic .................... 24 5.3.2 Future Background Plus Site Generated (2017) & (2022) Traffic .................... 25 5.3.3 Summary of Intersection Capcity Analysis .................................................. 26 6. GEOMETRIC REVIEW ........................................................................................................... 29 6.1 Site Access Assessment .................................................................................................................... 29 6.1.1 Sight Distance .......................................................................................... 29 6.1.2 Corner Clearances ..................................................................................... 29 6.2 Auxiliary Lane Analyses ..................................................................................................................... 29 6.2.1 Left-Turn Lane .......................................................................................... 29 6.2.2 Right-Turn Lane ........................................................................................ 30 7. COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES ......................................................................... 32 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................... 33 9. PROFESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION ..................................................................................... 36 LIST OF EXHIBITS EXHIBIT 1 – Site Location .......................................................................................................................... 3 EXHIBIT 2 – Proposed Development ............................................................................................................ 4 EXHIBIT 3 – Existing (2014) Lane Configurations and Intersection Controls .......................................................... 7 EXHIBIT 4 – Existing (2014) Traffic .............................................................................................................. 8 EXHIBIT 5 – Future (2017) Background Traffic ............................................................................................. 14 EXHIBIT 6 – Future (2022) Background Traffic ............................................................................................. 15 EXHIBIT 7 – Site Generated Traffic ............................................................................................................ 18 EXHIBIT 8 – Future (2017) Background plus Site Generated Traffic .................................................................. 19 EXHIBIT 9 – Future (2022) Background plus Site Generated Traffic .................................................................. 20 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 – Land Use Statistics ................................................................................................................. 2 TABLE 2 – Reported Collisions Within Study Area ...................................................................................... 9 TABLE 3 – 4401 Fallowfield Road Development Trip Generation ................................................................. 13 TABLE 4 – Trip Distribution .................................................................................................................... 17 TABLE 5 – LOS Criteria for Signalized Intersections .................................................................................. 21 TABLE 6 – LOS Criteria for Unsignalized Intersections .............................................................................. 22 TABLE 7 - Intersection Capacity Analysis: Existing (2014) Traffic ................................................................ 24 TABLE 8 - Intersection Capacity Analysis: Future (2017) Background Traffic ................................................ 24 TABLE 9 - Intersection Capacity Analysis: Future (2022) Background Traffic ................................................ 25 TABLE 10 - Intersection Capacity Analysis: Future (2017) Background plus Site Generated Traffic ................. 25 TABLE 11 - Intersection Capacity Analysis: Future (2022) Background plus Site Generated Traffic ................. 26 TABLE 12 - AM Sensitivity Analysis: Fallowfield Road and Strandherd Drive ................................................ 27 TABLE 13 – Critical Peak Auxiliary Left-Turn Lane Analysis Results at Unsignalized Intersections .................. 29 November 2014 Page ii. IBI GROUP TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) TABLE 14 – Critical Peak Auxiliary Left-Turn Lane Analysis Results at Signalized Intersections ..................... 30 TABLE 15 – Critical Peak Auxiliary Right-Turn Lane Analysis Results at Signalized Intersections ................... 30 TABLE 16 – Summary of Recommended Actions/ Modifications ................................................................