HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Trip AssessmentDennis Green
Real Estate Director
Fifth Third Bank
1404 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Dear Mr. Green,
Trip Generation
Proposed Land Use
GPD GROUP®
Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns DeHaven, Inc.
Trip Generation Assessment
Proposed Fifth Third Bank
205 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel, I N
Akron Office
520 South Main Street
Suite 2531
Akron, OH 94311
tel 330.572.2100
fax 330.572.2101
www.gpdgroup.com
2011123.14
January 27, 2012
The purpose of this letter is to provide a trip generation assessment for the proposed Fifth Third
Bank to be located at 205 E. Carmel Drive and compare these anticipated traffic volumes to the
traffic which is currently generated by the existing office building occupying the site. The
proposed Fifth Third Bank will consist of an 8,427 square foot building with four (4) drive -in
lanes. See Attachment 1 for an area location map and Attachment 2 for the proposed site plan.
The site of the proposed Fifth Third Bank is currently occupied by a multiple tenant office
building and is a midblock lot with one existing driveway. This driveway is located on E. Carmel
Drive and will continue to provide full access to the site as depicted in the site plan. The
driveway will be geometrically modified to fit the site but will not require any additional curb
cuts. See Attachment 3 for an existing survey of the site.
The trip generation calculations were performed for the proposed Fifth Third Bank utilizing the
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 8th Edition. This manual is a
composite of numerous traffic counts at specific sites throughout the country and is considered
the national standard for estimating the amount of traffic that will be generated by a proposed
development. The proposed Fifth Third Bank will be open during normal business hours during
the week. As such, trip generation calculations will include the AM peak hour traffic and the PM
peak hour traffic.
The proposed Fifth Third Bank was determined to correspond to Land Use 912 (Drive -In Bank)
and the independent variable utilized in the trip generation is the number of drive -in lanes, which
in this case is four (4). See Attachment 4 for trip generation calculations of the proposed land
use. According to the Trip Generation Manual, the proposed drive -in bank would be anticipated
to generate the following trip ends:
Proposed Fifth Third Bank Trip Generation Assessment January 27, 2012
Comparison
LAND USE 912 Drive -In Bank
Existing Land Use
1. Weekday AM Peak Hour (i.e. morning rush hour):
38 trip ends (22 enter and 16 exit)
2. Weekday PM Peak Hour (i.e. afternoon rush hour):
—110 trip ends (53 enter and 57 exit)
As shown above, the proposed Fifth Third Bank is anticipated to generate 38 trips during the AM
peak hour (22 entering and 16 exiting) and 110 new trips during the PM peak hour (53 entering
and 57 exiting).
For purposes of comparison, the trip generation of the existing office building was calculated
utilizing the same procedure as outlined for the proposed Fifth Third Bank. The independent
variable utilized in the trip generation for the existing General Office Building (Land Use 710 per
the Trip Generation Manual) is thousand square feet of gross floor area, which in this case is
11.788. See Attachment 5 for trip generation calculations of the existing land use. According to
the Trip Generation Manual, the existing office building is currently generating the following trip
ends:
LAND USE 710 General Office Building
1. Weekday AM Peak Hour (i.e. morning rush hour):
34 trip ends (30 enter and 4 exit)
2. Weekday PM Peak Hour (i.e. afternoon rush hour):
=92 trip ends (16 enter and 76 exit)
As shown above, the existing office building is currently generating 34 trips during the AM peak
hour (30 entering and 4 exiting) and 92 new trips during the PM peak hour (16 entering and 76
exiting).
Since trips from the existing office building would be removed from the roadway network
following redevelopment of the subject property, a comparison of the existing and proposed land
use trip generation was performed to determine the net change in site traffic. Table 1 on the
following page details the comparison between the existing office building and proposed Fifth
Third Bank.
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Table 1 Trip Generation Comparison
Land Use
AM Peak
PM Peak
Total
Entering
Exiting
Total
Entering
Exiting
Existing Office Building (LUC 710)
34
30
4
92
16
76
Fifth Third Bank Trips (LUC 912)
38
22
16
110
53
57
Net Trip Change
4
-8
12
18
37
-19
Proposed Fifth Third Bank Trip Generation Assessment
As shown in Table 1, the proposed Fifth Third Bank is expected to generate slightly more trips
during the AM and PM peak hours (4 more trips during the AM and 18 more trips during the PM)
following redevelopment of the site. While the proposed development is anticipated to generate
more traffic than the existing office building, the results indicate that the minimal traffic increase
generated from the proposed Fifth Third Bank will not affect ingress and egress from the site or
have an adverse impact on the public roadway system.
Please feel free to contact me directly at (330) 572 -2214 with any questions or comments.
Respectfully,
Michael A. Hobbs, P.E., PTOE
Project Manager Lead Traffic Engineer
MAH /sgm
Cc: Brian Hagemeier, P.E. (GPD Group)
Ryan Gillespie, P.E. PTOE (GPD Group)
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January 27, 2012
ITE Trip Generation Procedure
Land Use 912 (Drive -In Bank)
Trip Generations Per Number of Drive -In Windows
AM Peak Trip Generation and Trip Distribution (Peak Hour of Adjacent Street)
Trip Generation Formula: T 9.44 (X)
where: T Number of Trips Generated
X Number of Drive -In Lanes
Proposed Number of Drive -In Lanes: 4
Total Trip Ends in the AM Peak Hour: 38
Distribution Percentages of Entering and Exiting Trips, From ITE Trip Generation Handbook, 8th Edition
Entering Trip Percentage: 58%
Exiting Trip Percentage: 42%
Number of Entering Primary Trips: 22
Number of Exiting Primary Trips: 16
PM Peak Trip Generation and Trip Distribution (Peak Hour of Adjacent Street)
Trip Generation Formula: T 27.41(X)
where: T Number of Trips Generated
X Number of Drive -In Lanes
Proposed Number of Drive -In Lanes: 4
Total Trip Ends in the PM Peak Hour: 110
Distribution Percentages of Entering and Exiting Trips, From ITE Trip Generation Handbook, 8th Edition
Entering Trip Percentage: 49%
Exiting Trip Percentage: 51%
Number of Entering Primary Trips: 54
Number of Exiting Primary Trips: 56
ITE Trip Generation Procedure
Land Use 710 (General Office Building)
Trip Generations Per 1000 Sq. Feet Gross Floor Area
AM Peak Trip Generation and Trip Distribution
Trip Generation Formula: Ln(T) 0.80 Ln(x) 1.55
where: T Number of Trips Generated
x 1000 Sq. Feet Gross Floor Area
Sq. Feet Gross Floor Area: 11,788
Total Trip Ends in the AM Peak Hour: 34
Distribution Percentages of Entering and Exiting Trips, From ITE Trip Generation Handbook, 8th Edition
Entering Trip Percentage: 88%
Exiting Trip Percentage: 12%
Number of Entering Trips: 30
Number of Exiting Trips: 4
PM Peak Trip Generation and Trip Distribution
Trip Generation Formula: T 1.12(x) 78.81
where: T Number of Trips Generated
x 1000 Sq. Feet Gross Floor Area
Sq. Feet Gross Floor Area: 11,788
Total Trip Ends in the PM Peak Hour: 92
Distribution Percentages of Entering and Exiting Trips, From ITE Trip Generation Handbook, 8th Edition
Entering Trip Percentage: 17%
Exiting Trip Percentage: 83%
Number of Entering Trips: 16
Number of Exiting Trips: 76