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5.0 PROJECT TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS 5.1 Project Traffic Generation Traffic generation is expressed in vehicle trip ends, defined as one-way vehicular movements, either entering or exiting the generating land use. Generation equations and/or rates used in the traffic forecasting procedure are found in the 9 b Edition of Trip Generation, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) [Washington D.C., 2012]. Table 5-1 summarizes the trip generation rates used in forecasting the vehicular trips generated by the proposed Project and also presents the project's forecast peak hour and daily traffic volumes. As shown in the upper portion of Table 5-1, ITE Land Use 931: Quality Restaurant and ITE Land Use 946: Gasoline/Service Station With Convenience Market and Car Wash trip rates will be used to forecast the trip generation of the existing development. ITE Land Use 945: Gasoline/Service Station With Convenience Market will be used to forecast the trip generation of the gas station portion of the proposed Project. Empirical trip generation estimates at Victorville Speedwash collected on February 7, 2014 will be used to forecast the trip generation of the express car wash portion of the proposed Project. A review of the middle portion of this table indicates that the existing land uses generate 1,257 daily trips, with 39 trips (21 inbound, 18 outbound) produced in the AM peak hour and 66 trips (37 inbound, 29 outbound) produced in the PM peak hour. A review of the lower portion of Table 5-1 indicates that the proposed Project is forecast to generate 2,235 daily trips, with 89 trips (48 inbound, 41 outbound) produced in the AM peak hour and 152 trips (76 inbound, 76 outbound) produced in the PM peak hour. Review of the last row of Table 5-1 shows that with application of existing trip credits, the proposed Project is forecast to generate a new of 978 daily trips, a net of 50 (27 inbound, 23 outbound) AM peak hour trips, and a net of 86 (39 inbound, 47 outbound) PM peak hour trips. 5.2 Project Trip Distribution and Assignment Figures 5-1 and 5-2 present the trip distribution pattern for the gas station and commercial components proposed Project, respectively. Project traffic volumes both entering and exiting the project site have been distributed and assigned to the adjacent street system based on the following considerations: • location of site access points in relation to the surrounding street system, • the site's proximity to major traffic carriers and regional access routes, • physical characteristics of the circulation system such as lane channelization and presence of traffic signals that affect travel patterns, • presence of traffic congestion in the surrounding vicinity, and • ingress/egress availability at the project site. 75A-403