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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Operations Analysis November 2007W a) o, V Z.-u 7 L � to 0 duo IJ, o him W 0 W v Z�c c LAW c L 0 eL co II „„tawtor el" TRJ4FFIC OPLRATI0NS At4L VSIS PROPOSED BUS /NESS HOTEL PRO MED DRIVE & 136" STREET CARMEL, /ND /ANA PREPARED FOR COOTS, HENKE & WHEELER, P.C. NOVEMBER 2007 fafAsf ENGINEERING Transportation Engtncernng Services Crati4Oidet 2,1 nen COPYRIGHT M►n wE S r HOSPITALITY GROUP PROPOSE° (Imams HOTEL - PRO MEO IM/VE This Analysis and the ideas, designs, concepts and data contained herein are the exclusive intellectual property of A &F Engineering Co., LLC. and are not to be used or reproduced in whole or in part, without the written consent of A &F Engineering Co., LLC. ©2007, A &F Engineering Co., LLC. 2:\2007107103- Coots- I- loliday Inn \TOA.doc YAA &F ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Creasing Order Sin. I90 MIDWEST HOSPITALITY GROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MED ,9ra:,is'= TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES II CERTIFICATION III INTRODUCTION 1 PURPOSE SCOPE OF WORK DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 2 STUDY AREA 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE ABUTTING STREET SYSTEM TRAFFIC DATA 3 PEAK HOUR 3 GENERATED TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 6 TABLE 1 - GENERATED TRIPS FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 6 INTERNAL TRIPS 6 PASS -BY TRIPS 6 ASSIGNMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF GENERATED TRIPS 6 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT GENERATED TRIPS ADDED TO THE STREET SYSTEM 7 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 7 DESCRIPTION OF LEVELS OF SERVICE 10 CAPACITY ANALYSES SCENARIOS 10 TABLE 2 - LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY: 136" STREET & OLD MERIDIAN ROAD 13 TABLE 3 - LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY: 136TH STREET & PRO MED DRIVE 13 TABLE 4 - LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY: PRO MED DRIVE & ACCESS DRIVE 14 EXISTING SUBJECT SITE ZONING 14 TABLE 5 - GENERATED TRIPS FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 14 CONCLUSIONS 15 RECOMMENDATIONS 17 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: AREA MAP 4 FIGURE 2: EXISTING INTERSECTION GEOMETRICS 5 FIGURE 3: ASSIGNMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF GENERATED NON PASS -BY TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 8 FIGURE 4: GENERATED TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 9 FIGURE 5: EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES 11 FIGURE 6: SUM OF EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES & TOTAL GENERATED TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 12 II *Ai& ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Croft Or&r Sea 1966 MIDWEST HOSPITALITY GROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MED 1�)P7►i'E CERTIFICATION I certify that this TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS has been prepared by me and under my immediate supervision and that I have experience and training in the field of traffic and transportation engineering. A&F ENGINEERING CO., INC. R. Matt Brown, P.E. Indiana Registration 10200056 \� \ \IIIIIIIIII // P`AHEW 8% ss G1 eR �, �F �'' 'No.10200056" STATE OF 1111111 III fifA&F ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services MIDWEST HOSPITALITY GROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MED DRIVE INTRODUCTION This TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, prepared at the request of the Coots, Henke & Wheeler, on behalf of Midwest Hospitality Group, is for a proposed hotel that will be constructed on the northeast corner of Pro Med Drive and 136th Street in Carmel, Indiana PURPOSE The purpose of this analysis is to determine what effect traffic generated by the proposed development, when fully occupied, will have on the existing adjacent roadway system. This analysis will identify any roadway deficiencies that may exist today or that may occur when this site is developed. Conclusions will be reached that will determine if the roadway system can accommodate the anticipated traffic volumes or will determine the modifications that will be required to the system if it is determined there will be deficiencies in the system resulting from the increased traffic volumes. Recommendations will be made that will address the conclusions resulting from this analysis. These recommendations will address feasible roadway system improvements which will accommodate the proposed development traffic volumes such that there will be safe ingress and egress, to and from the proposed development, with minimal interference to traffic on the public street system. SCOPE OF WORK The scope of work for this analysis is: First, to obtain peak hour turning movement traffic volume counts at the following intersections: • 136th Street & Old Meridian Street • 136th Street & Pro Med Drive • Pro Med Drive & Behavior Corp. Access Drive Second, to estimate the number of new trips that will be generated by the proposed development. Third, to assign the generated traffic volumes to the driveways and /or roadways that will provide access to the proposed development. Fourth, to distribute the generated traffic volumes from the proposed development onto the public roadway system and intersections identified in the study area. 1 A&F ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Omilq Order SMe 1966 Fifth, to prepare a capacity analysis and level of service analysis for each intersection included in the study area considering each of the following scenarios: MIDWEST DOSPITALIIY GROUP PROPOSED DUSINESS ,NoIEL - PRO MEn DRIVE Scenario 1: Existing Traffic Volumes - Based on existing roadway conditions and traffic volumes. Scenario 2 - Existing + Proposed Development - New traffic volumes that will be generated by the proposed development added to the existing traffic volumes. Finally, to prepare a TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS documenting all data, analyses, conclusions and recommendations to provide for the safe and efficient movement of traffic through the study area. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The proposed development will include a business hotel that will have direct access to Pro Med Drive. Figure 1 is an area map showing the proposed site. STUDY AREA The study area defined for this analysis will include the following intersections: • 136`1 Street & Old Meridian Street • 136°' Street & Pro Med Drive • Pro Med Drive & Access Drive Figure 1 shows the site layout and the location of each study intersection. DESCRIPTION OF THE ABUTTING STREET SYSTEM The proposed development will be served by the public roadway system that includes 136th Street, Old Meridian Street and Pro Med Drive. 130 STREET — is an east/west two -lane roadway that runs through Carmel connecting Old Meridian Street and Keystone Avenue. OLD MERIDIAN STREET — runs diagonally in a northeasterly direction from a southern point along US 31 to a northern point along US 31. PRO MED DRIVE — is a dead end roadway that serves as a connection to 136`x' Street for several office buildings. 2 Asf ENGINEERING MIDWEST HOSPITALITY GROUP Transportation Engineering Services e.no-� o.e. sz. ivse PROPOSED BUSINESS HUH - PRO MO BRAVE 136th Street & Old Meridian Street — This "T" intersection is stop controlled with 136th Street stopping for Old Meridian Street. Figure 2 illustrates the existing geometries at this intersection. 136th Street & Pro Med Drive — This "T" intersection is stop controlled with Pro Med Drive stopping for 136th Street. Figure 2 illustrates the existing geometries at this intersection. TRAFFIC DATA Peak hour manual turning movement traffic volume counts were made by A &F Engineering Co., LLC at each of the existing study intersections. The counts include an hourly total of all "through" traffic and all "turning" traffic at the intersection. All counts involving Pro Med Drive were conducted in November 2007, while the count collected at 136th Street and Old Meridian Street was conducted in 2005. To project these volumes forward to year 2007 equivalents, a 3% per year growth rate was applied. The peak hour intersection traffic volume counts are summarized on Figure 5 for the peak hours. Computer printouts of all data collected for the counts are included in the Appendix. PEAK HOUR Based on the existing traffic volumes that were collected for this analysis, the adjacent street peak hours vary between the intersections. Therefore, the actual peak hour at each intersection will be used for this analysis to represent the maximum traffic volumes at each intersection. 3 ifeAsf ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services 0.61 Order Since I%6 MIDWEST HoSWIAL/lY GROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS !IorEL - PRO MED DRIVE GENERATED TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The estimate of traffic to be generated by the proposed development is a function of the development size and of the character of the land use. Trip Generations report was used to calculate the number of trips that will be generated by the proposed development. This report is a compilation of trip data for various land uses as collected by transportation professionals throughout the United States in order to establish the average number of trips generated by various land uses. Table 1 is a summary of the trips that will be generated by the proposed development. TABLE 1 - GENERATED TRIPS FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION GENERATED TRIPS ITE AM AM PM PM LAND USE CODE SIZE ENTER EXIT ENTER EXIT Business Hotel 312 108 Rooms 37 26 40 27 INTERNAL TRIPS An internal trip results when a trip is made between two or more land uses without traversing the external public roadway system. The proposed development will be a single land use only. Therefore, internal trip reductions are not applicable. Piss BY TRIPS Pass -by trips are trips already on the roadway system that are captured by a land use. Depending on the location and type, hotels do typically generate a variable percentage of pass -by trips. However, for the purposes of this analysis, pass -by trips have been assumed negligible in order to maximize the number of trips analyzed in this study. ASSIGNMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF GENERATED TRIPS The study methodology used to determine the traffic volumes from the proposed development that will be added to the street system is defined as follows: 1. The volume of traffic that will enter and exit the proposed development must be assigned to the various access points and to the public street system. Using the traffic volume data collected for this analysis, traffic to and from the development has been assigned to the proposed driveways and to the public street system that will be serving the site. Trip Generation, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Seventh Edition, 2003. 6 YkA &F ENGINEERING Transpartacion Engineering Services ue.u.i Order aK• 191.6 IKE MIDWEST HOSPL1.4117YG!{OUP PROPOSED Dismiss HOTEL - Pito MED DRIVE 2. To determine the volumes of traffic that will be added to the public roadway system, the generated traffic must be distributed by direction to the public roadways at their intersection with the driveways. For the proposed development, the distribution was based on the location of the development with respect to the surrounding public roadway system the existing traffic patterns and the assignment of generated traffic. The assignment and distribution of generated traffic volumes for the proposed development is shown on Figure 3. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT GENERATED TRIPS ADDED TO THE STREET SYSTEM Generated traffic volumes that can be expected from the proposed development have been prepared at each of the study area intersections. The peak hour generated traffic volumes for the proposed development are shown on Figure 4. These volumes are based on the previously discussed trip generation data, assignment of generated traffic, and distribution of generated traffic. CAPACITY ANALYSIS The "efficiency" of an intersection is based on its ability to accommodate the traffic volumes that approach the intersection. It is defined by the Level -of- Service (LOS) of the intersection. The LOS is determined by a series of calculations commonly called a "capacity analysis ". Input data into a capacity analysis include traffic volumes, intersection geometry, number and use of lanes and, in the case of signalized intersections, traffic signal timing. To determine the LOS at each of the study intersections, a capacity analysis has been made using the recognized computer program Synchro2. This program allows multiple intersections to be analyzed and optimized using the capacity calculation methods outlined within the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)3. 2 Synchro 7.0, Trafficware, 2006. 3 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2000. 7 litiA&F ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Creating Omer 9nce 1966 MIDWEST HOSPITAUIYGROUP PIIOPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MAD DRIVE DESCRIPTION OF LEVELS OF SERVICE The following list shows the delays related to the levels of service for stop sign controlled intersections. Level of Service Control Delay (seconds /vehicle) A Less than or equal to 10 B Between 10.1 and 15 C Between 15.1 and 25 D Between 25.1 and 35 E Between 35.1 and 50 F greater than 50 C4PACITYAIvALYSES SCEN,4RIOS To evaluate the proposed development's effect on the public street system, the traffic volumes from each of the various parts must be added together to form a series of scenarios that can be analyzed. The analysis of these scenarios determines the adequacy of the existing roadway system. From the analysis, recommendations can be made to improve the public street system so it will accommodate the increased traffic volumes. An analysis has been made for the AM peak hour and PM peak hour for each of the study intersections for each of the following scenarios: SCENARIO 1: Existing Traffic Volumes - These are the existing traffic volumes that were collected at the study intersections. Figure 5 is a summary of these traffic volumes at the study intersections for the peak hours. SCENARIO 2: Existing Traffic Volumes + Proposed Development Generated Tragic Volumes - Figure 6 is a summary of these traffic volumes at the study intersections for the peak hours. The requested analyses have been completed and the computer solutions showing the level of service results are included in the Appendix. The tables that are included in this report are a summary of the results of the level of service analyses and are identified as follows: Table 2 — 136th Street & Old Meridian Street Table 3 — 136th Street & Pro Med Drive Table 4 — Pro Med Drive & Access Drive 10 11/AaF ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services MIDWEST HOSPffuIIvY GROUP cr�64 aeer 5.4e I% PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MED DRIVE TABLE 2 - LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY: 136TH STREET & OLD MERIDIAN ROAD AM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY MOVEMENT SCENARIO 1 2 Old Meridian Street Southbound Left -Turn A A 136th Street Westbound Approach E F PM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY MOVEMENT SCENARIO 1 2 Old Meridian Street Southbound Left -Turn A A 136th Street Westbound Approach C C DESCRIPTION OF SCENARIOS: SCENARIO 1: Existing Traffic Volumes with Existing Intersection Geometrics and Control SCENARIO 2: Sum of Existing Traffic Volumes and Generated Traffic Volumes for Proposed Development with Existing Intersection Geometrics and Control TABLE 3 - LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY: 136TH STREET & PRO MED DRIVE AM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY MOVEMENT SCENARIO 1 2 136th Street Westbound Left -Turn A A Pro Med Drive Northbound Approach C C PM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY MOVEMENT SCENARIO 1 2 l36`" Street Westbound Left -Turn A A Pro Med Drive Northbound Approach B B DESCRIPTION OF SCENARIOS: SCENARIO 1: SCENARIO 2: Existing Traffic Volumes with Existing Intersection Geometrics and Control Sum of Existing Traffic Volumes and Generated Traffic Volumes for Proposed Development with Existing Intersection Geometries and Control 13 AaF ENGINEERING Transportation (Engineering Services Cr. ingOrd r snit j9.6.4 MIDWEST HUSMIALIIY CROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS Ham - PimMED OH►YE TABLE 4 - LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY: PRO MED DRIVE & ACCESS DRIVE AM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY MOVEMENT SCENARIO 1 2 Pro Med Drive Northbound Left -Turn A A Southbound Left -Turn n/a A Access Drive Eastbound Approach A A Westbound Approach n/a A PM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY MOVEMENT SCENARIO 1 2 Pro Med Drive Northbound Left -Turn A A Southbound Left -Turn n/a A Access Drive Eastbound Approach A A Westbound Approach n/a A DESCRIPTION OF SCENARIOS: SCENARIO I : Existing Traffic Volumes with Existing Intersection Geometrics and Control SCENARIO 2: Sum of Existing Traffic Volumes and Generated Traffic Volumes for Proposed Development with Proposed Intersection Geometries* * The proposed intersection geometries include the addition of an access drive to serve the proposed business hotel. This new drive should align with the existing Behavior Corp. drive and should be constructed to include one inbound lane and one outbound lane. This intersection should remain stop controlled with the access drives stopping for Pro Med Drive. EXISTING SUBJECT SITE ZONING The subject site is currently zoned B -6 by the City of Carmel. Under this zoning, a medical office land use would be permitted. It is estimated that approximately 37,500 square feet of medical office could be constructed on this site under the current zoning plan. A trip generation comparison has been conducted in order to illustrate the trip generation difference between the proposed business hotel and the medical office building that could be constructed on this site. Table 5 outlines the trip differential between the two land uses. TABLE 5 - GENERATED TRIPS FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION WEEKDAY GENERATED TRIPS LAND USE ITE CODE SIZE 24 -HOUR ENTER +EXIT AM PEAK HR ENTER + EXIT PM PEAK HR ENTER +EXIT Business Hotel 312 108 Rooms 785 63 67 Medical Office 720 37,500 SF 1355 94 140 irrffrrrAE 31 492% 73 109.0% ' % DIFFERENCE 14 1:AaF ENGINEERING T ansporcaeion Engineering Services Cree6ne Order Srce 1966 MIDWEST HOSPITALITY GROUP PROPOSED!IIJSINESS HOTEL -PIIO MED DRIVE CONCLUSIONS The conclusions that follow are based on existing traffic volume data, trip generation, assignment and distribution of generated traffic, capacity analyses with the resulting levels of service that have been prepared at the study intersections and the field review conducted at the site. These conclusions apply only to the AM peak hour and PM peak hour that were addressed in this analysis. These peak hours are when the largest volumes of traffic will occur. Therefore, if the resulting level of service is adequate during these time periods, it can generally be assumed that the remaining 22 hours will have levels of service that are equal to or better than the peak hour, since the existing street traffic volumes will be less during the other 22 hours. TRIP GENERATION COMPARISON It has been determined that a 37,500 square foot medial office building could be constructed on the subject site under the current B -6 zoning. A trip generation comparison outlined in this report between the proposed business hotel and a medical office shows that there is a substation daily and peak hour trip differential between the traffic volumes that would be generated by these two land uses. Based on ITE trip generation data, generated traffic for the medical office would be approximately 75% higher over a typical weekday and peak hour generated trips would be approximately 75% and 100% greater during the AM peak hour and PM peak hour respectively. Thus, it can be concluded that the trips generated by a medical office on this site would have a substantially greater negative impact on the public roadway system than the generated traffic associated with the proposed business hotel. CAPACITY ANALYSIS 1. 136T" STREET & OLD MERIDIAN STREET Existing (Scenario 1) - A level of service review for each of the intersection approaches, with the existing traffic volumes and existing intersection conditions, has shown that the westbound approach along 136th Street experiences delays during the AM peak hour due to the amount of through traffic along Old Meridian Street and the resulting lack of available gaps in the traffic stream. In contrast, all approaches at this intersection operate at acceptable levels of service during the PM peak hour. 15 AaF ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Crcx't Order firce 1966 MIDWEST liospfOUHE GROUP PRoPOSEO BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MEO DrnvE Proposed Development (Scenario 2) - When the traffic volumes from the proposed development are added to the existing traffic volumes the westbound approach along 136th Street will continue to experience delays during the AM peak hour due to the amount of through traffic along Old Meridian Street and the resulting lack of available gaps in the traffic stream. On the other hand, all approaches will continue to operate at acceptable levels of service during the PM peak hour. 2. 136T" STREET & PRO MED DRIVE Existing (Scenario 1) - A level of service review for each of the intersection approaches, with the existing traffic volumes and existing intersection conditions, has shown that all approaches at this intersection operate at acceptable levels during the AM peak hour and PM peak hour. Proposed Development (Scenario 2) - When the traffic volumes from the proposed development are added to the existing traffic volumes, all approaches at this intersection will continue to operate at acceptable levels of service during the peak hours with the existing intersection geometries and control. 3. PRO MED DRIVE & ACCESS DRIVE Existing (Scenario 1) - A level of service review for each of the intersection approaches, with the existing traffic volumes and existing intersection conditions, has shown that all approaches at this intersection operate at acceptable levels during the AM peak hour and PM peak hour. Proposed Development (Scenario 2) - When the traffic volumes from the proposed development are added to the existing traffic volumes, all approaches at this intersection will operate at acceptable levels of service during the peak hours with the intersection conditions outlined in the Recommendations portion of this report. 16 AaF ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Crcuift Orrin S Ke l%6 MIDWEST HDSP9/TAwr GROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MED DRIVE RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the analysis and the resulting conclusions, the following recommendations are made to ensure that the roadway system will accommodate the increased traffic volumes due to the proposed development. 136rrr STREET & OLD MERIDIAN STREET This intersection currently experiences delays during the AM peak hour along the westbound approach. These delays are a result of the amount of through traffic along Old Meridian Street and the lack of available gaps in the through traffic stream. These delays will continue as traffic is added to this approach by the development of vacant land along 136th Street. Analysis has shown that additional lane improvements at this intersection will not significantly affect the AM peak hour operations at this location. Therefore, intersection improvements at this location are not recommended. 136TH STREET & PRO MED DRIVE This intersection will operate at acceptable levels of service during the peak hours with the projected traffic volumes and the existing intersection geometrics. Therefore, no improvements are recommended at this location. PRO MED DRIVE & ACCESS DRIVE The proposed recommended intersection geometries include the addition of an access drive to serve the proposed business hotel. This new drive should align with the existing Behavior Corp. drive and should be constructed to include one inbound lane and one outbound lane. This intersection should remain stop controlled with the access drives stopping for Pro Med Drive. 17 iii4AaF ENGINEERING Transpormtion Engineering Services erc,wR order Vt. I986 18 MIDWEST HOSPITAL!/Y CROUP PROPOSED BUSINESS HOIEL - PRO MED DRIIE 8365 keystone Crossing Boulevard, Suite 201 Al Indianapolis, IN 46240 Phone: (317) 202 -0864 Fax: (317) 202 -0908 TR4FFIC OPFR4 1iOi%JS 4A1A1 VSIS APPENDIX TABLE OF CONTENTS ADDITIONAL FIGURES 1 MAIN STREET & WEST MAIN STREET $ WEST MAIN STREET & SAM RALSTON ROAD 15 A&F ENGINEERING Transportation Engineering Services Creating Order Since 1966 *A &F ENGINEERING MIDWEST ;:70SPITALIIYGROUP transportation E=ngineering Services C.4,g OM. 4.1946 PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MEI, iL'„i/E 136" STREET & OLD MERIDIAN STREET INT €RS €CTIOA1 DATA TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNTS CAPACITY ANALYSIS YAA &F ENGINEERING MIDWEST HOSPUAL.HYGROUP Transportation Engineering Services CrtstiN Order S Ives PROPOSED BUSINESS HOTEL - PRO MED MEE 131? STREET & PRO Afro DRIVE INTERSECTION DATA TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNTS CAPACITY ANALYSIS 8 IAaF ENGINEERING Transportation En ineerin; Services Creausg aeet. Sa. 1966 MIDWEST HOSPITALIIYGROUP PROPOSED BUSMNESS HOTEL - PRO MED DRIVE PRO MED DRIVE &,4CCESS DRIVE INTERSECTION DATA TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNTS CAPACITY ANALYSIS 15