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TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR <br />ALTON COURT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Page <br />INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 <br />ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 1 <br />Intersection Capacity Utilization (ICU) Methodology .......................................................................... 2 <br />Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) Methodology ................................................................................. 3 <br />LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS ....................................................................................................... 3 <br />EXISTING PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC CONDI'TIONS ................................................................................ 4 <br />PROJECT TRAFFIC .................................................................................................................................. 4 <br />Trip Generation Comparison ................................................................................................................ 7 <br />TRIl' DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................................................................... 7 <br />EXISTING PLUS PROTECT CONDTTIONS ............................................................................................ 7 <br />RECOMMENDED Il~IPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................... 11 <br />Traffic Signal Optimization ................................................................................................................ 11 <br />Added Turn Lanes .............................................................................................................................. 11 <br />School Traffic Flow Improvements .................................................................................................... 12 <br />LEFT-TURN ANALYSIS FOR ALTON COURT DRTVEWAY ............................................................ 12 <br />Alton Court Driveway Access ............................................................................................................ 12 <br />Level of Service Analysis ................................................................................................................... 12 <br />Sight Distance Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 14 <br />Queuing Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 14 <br />Future Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 14 <br />COMMUNITY ISSUES ........................................................................................................................... 15 <br />Existing School Traffic ....................................................................................................................... 15 <br />Northbound Right Turns from Fairview Street to Eastbound Alton Avenue ...................................... 15 <br />SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 17 <br />APPENDICES <br />APPENDIX A -Traffic Counts <br />APPENDIX B -Intersection Analysis Worksheets <br />APPENDIX C -Queuing Analysis Worksheets <br />LIST OF FIGURES <br />Figure 1-Existing Morning and Evening Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ..................................................... 5 <br />Figure 2 - Froject-Related Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ...............................................................:.............. 9 <br />Figure 3 -Existing plus Project Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ................................................................... 10 <br />Figure 4 -Alton Avenue Striping Plan ............................................... <br />...................................................... 13 <br />LIST OF TABLES <br />Table 1 - Summary of Intersection Level of Service .................................................................................. 6 <br />Table 2 - Summary of Project Trip Generation and Trip Generation Comparison ..................................... 8 <br />75A-131 <br />