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<br /> LEVEL OF SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS <br /> SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS <br />Level of Delay Description <br />Service (seconds/vehicle) <br />A :S 10.0 Little or no delay <br />B > 10.0 -20 Short traffic delays <br />C > 20 - 35 Average traffic delays <br />D > 35 - 50 Long traffic delays <br />E > 50 - 80 Very long traffic delays <br />F >80 Severe congestion <br /> <br />LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD <br /> <br />The City's Level of Service standard for intersection operation is Level of Service "D". Caltrans Level of <br />Service standard is the threshold between LOS "c" and "D". A project impact would be considered to be <br />significant if it causes an intersection that is operating at an acceptable Level of Service to worsen to an <br />unacceptable Level of Service. <br /> <br />EXISTING PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS <br /> <br />Existing morning and evening peak hour turning movement counts were made at the study intersections <br />during the morning (7:00 to 9:00 AM) and evening (4:00 to 6:00 PM) peak periods. Existing lane <br />configurations at the study intersections are shown on Figure 3. Existing peak hour traffic volumes are <br />shown on Figure 4. Copies of the count data forms are provided in the Appendix A to this report. <br /> <br />Existing peak hour operations were evaluated and the results are summarized on Table 1. All study <br />intersections are currently operating at an acceptable Level of Service in both peak hours. Copies of the leu <br />and HCS sheets for the Existing Conditions analysis are provided in Appendix B of this report. <br /> <br />PROJECT OPENING YEAR CONDITIONS <br /> <br />A short-term future analysis will evaluate traffic conditions in the Opening Year of the project. Short-term <br />future traffic consists of existing peak hour traffic with an annual growth rate of 1 % per year, based on <br />direction from City staff, applied for each year between existing conditions and the Opening Year for the <br />project. In addition, traffic from any approved projects in the vicinity of the project is added to the peak hour <br />volumes. <br /> <br />The Crazy Horse Square project is anticipated to be completed in 2007. A traffic growth rate of 1.0% per <br />year was applied to existing traffic to account for ambient growth in the area. No other approved projects in <br />the vicinity of the project site were identified by City staff. Opening Year peak hour traffic volumes at the <br />study intersections are shown on Figure 5. Peak hour operating conditions for the Project Opening Year <br />without the project are summarized on Table 2. All study intersections are forecasted to continue to operate <br />at an acceptable Level of Service in the Project Opening Year. <br /> <br />Crazy Horse Square <br />Food and Retail Center <br /> <br />- 6 - <br /> <br />April, 2006 <br /> <br />7SA~~02 <br />