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32C-221 _ - A:M. PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. M rte) J I HANCOCK STREET NO. DRIVE 2 1 GM to SO. DRIVE SITE GENERATED n 1 TRIPS IN 32 2 - OUT 4 °' & EASTERN AVENUE TOTAL 36 w w cc F- } N J 3 a I P.M. PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC co ro 4:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. J ! HANCOCK STREET NO. DRIVE I 38 cD o r+1 GM r ! SO. DRIVE SITE GENERATED n t TRIPS 40 IN 16 ----) OUT 78 0o V) EASTERN AVENUE TOTAL 94 w w I- N 1 3 a I Fuss & O'Neill 1:0 Consulting Engineers 1200 Converse Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106-1721 (413) 567 -9886 0 — FIGURE 5 0 2004 BUILD WEEKDAY 0 PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES w Q z LA , PROJ. NO. 99051 -A10 DATE: 03/99 I A.M. PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. i o HANCOCK STREET NO. DRIVE 2 i ® o SO. DRIVE SITE GENERATED } TRIPS 2 IN 32 OUT 4 o EASTERN AVENUE TOTAL 36 w -- w cc F N J 3 P.M. PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC co ° 4:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. J HANCOCK STREET NO. DRIVE 38 S _ ® o SO. 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Site traffic volumes in and out of the project will result in an increase of approximately 18% in �-- traffic on Hawley Street during the weekday peak period in the vicinity of the site. 2. The quality of operational condition of the site driveway intersections will be acceptableduring the weekday peak periods, with little or no delay experienced by vehicles entering and exiting the site. 3. Adequate vehicular and pedestrian access, circulation and parking is provided under the proposed site plan. IOW F: \P99 \990511A 10 \O5 I REPOR. W PD 4 .... Fuss & O'Neill Inc. r � TABLE 2 PM PEAK HOUR ROADWAY TRAFFIC VOLUME INCREASE DUE TO PROJECT 2004 No Build 2004 Build Increase Percent (Veh /Hr) (Veh/Hr) ( Veh/Hr) Hawley Street South of the Site 266 314 48 18.0% Hawley Street North of the Site 266 312 46 17.3% REVIEW OF SITE ACCESS LOCATIONS AND EXPECTED INTERSECTION CONDITIONS The proposed site driveway locations were evaluated in terms of the safety and efficiency of ri projected traffic operations. Capacity analysis results for these locations are summarized in Table 3. Results of the driveway capacity analyses indicate adequate capacity for turning movements into and out of the proposed driveways with acceptable delays during the weekday AM and PM peak hours. The result of level of service A and B for most turning movements at the site driveways indicates that little or no delay will be experienced by drivers using this facility during peak periods. Visibility to and from the driveway locations will be unrestricted in both directions on Hawley Street. The existing site access, parking and circulation facilities provide for safe and efficient access 1 and circulation throughout the site. The current site plan calls for approximately 40 off - street parking spaces. ■, TABLE 3 INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY WEEKDAY AM /WEEKDAY PM ` INTERSECTION 2004 Build d Delay LOS J Hawley Street & North Driveway North Drive EB Left & Right 4.3/5.3 AB Hawley Street & South Driveway Hawley Street NB LT 2.5/2.3 A/A South Drive EB Left & Right 3.2/2.8 A/A .1 1 F: \P99 \99051 \A 10 \051 REPOR. W PD 3 J • " Fuss & O'Neill Inc. such as increasing population, vehicle ownership, workers per household and increased travel mileage. An estimate of 1.25 percent annual increase was used as the background traffic growth factor to project the future conditions. Figure 3 indicates the projected 2004 peak hour traffic volumes for the NO BUILD condition (i.e. without the proposed grocery store site traffic added). TRAFFIC GENERATED BY PROPOSED PROJECT Table 1 is a summary of the estimated trip generation of the proposed project for the peak hour and daily periods. The peak hour traffic volumes expected to be added were calculated by application of trip generation rates from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Report for a General Office Building (ITE Land Use Code 710). TABLE 1 SITE TRAFFIC ESTIMATES TIME PERIOD VEHICLE TRIPS Enter Exit Total WEEKDAY AM PEAK HOUR 32 4 36 - WEEKDAY PM PEAK HOUR 16 78 94 WEEKDAY 24 -HOUR 137 136 273. The proposed project is expected to generate approximately 94 vehicle trips, with 16 vehicles entering and 78 vehicles exiting the project site, during the average weekday PM peak hour. Weekday AM traffic generation will produce 36 trips with 32 vehicles entering and 4 vehicles exiting the project site. IMPACT OF SITE TRAFFIC ON ABUTTING PUBLIC WAYS Figure 5 indicates the projected 2004 traffic volumes including the traffic which is estimated to be added to Hawley Street as a result of the Project. During the weekday PM peak hour, traffic volumes on local streets in the vicinity of the site are expected to increase by less than 20 percent as a result of the Project. Table 2 presents a summary of peak hour traffic volume increases due to the Project. L J F: \P99199051 \A l 0 \051 REPOR. W PD 2 ■ I Fuss & O'Neill Inc. TRAFFIC IMPACT REPORT PROPOSED COMMERCIAL BUILDING NORTHAMPTON, MA INTRODUCTION The following traffic report presents the analysis and evaluation of the traffic impact for the construction of a commercial building located on Hawley Street in Northampton. This report summarizes the results of a field investigation, traffic counts, analysis of the estimated traffic to be generated by the site and the resulting traffic increases on the adjacent roadways. Graphical figures, capacity analysis worksheets and count data summaries are appended. Figure 1 shows the site location in Northampton. • The proposed project consists of a building with approximately 12,755 square feet of leasable area for office use. The site is proposed to have two two -way access points from Hawley Street. According to the proposed site plan, a total of 40 parking spaces will be provided. EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SITE The study area for this report includes the site driveway intersections with Hawley Street. Counts of the existing peak period Hawley Street traffic volumes provided base trip generation and distribution data for the site. Hawley Street is a two -lane local road. The roadway has a pavement width in the vicinity of the site of approximately 24 feet with one travel lane in each direction. Average weekday traffic volume on Hawley Street is approximately 2,100 vehicles per day between Hancock Street and Eastern Avenue. Figure 2 indicates the existing traffic volumes which were counted along Hawley Street during the peak traffic periods. FUTURE TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS In order to evaluate the impact of the site traffic on Hawley Street, a projection year was assumed at which point the project would be fully occupied and operational and imparting its maximum traffic impact. The future year of 2004 was used as the date of full operation for the site. The background traffic on Hawley Street was increased to reflect the normal traffic growth within that period of time. Future traffic conditions were projected by application of a background growth factor to individual peak hour movement traffic volumes to account for regional growth characteristics F F: \P99 \99051 \A 10 \05 I REPOR. W PD 1 TRAFFIC IMPACT REPORT PROPOSED COMMERCIAL BUILDING NORTHAMPTON, MA MARCH, 1999 3 Fuss & O'Neill Inc. Consultin Engineers 146 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040 -5921 Solid Waste Management Environmental Engineering TEL 860 646 -2469 FAX 860 643 -6313 Industrial /Hazardous Waste Management Wastewater Management Stream Impact Analysis Site Planning /Engineering 1200 Converse Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106 -1721 TEL 413 567 -9886 FAX 413 567 -8936 Water Resources Engineering Hydrogeology Transportation Engineering Park Design Providence, RI TEL 401 828 -3510 Environmental Field Services Surveying r • _ :1 2 ) 449 .77 1 (9 7 ( City of Northampton, Massachusetts o' Office of Planning and Development /r s City Hall • 210 Main Street J A eJ • Northampton, MA 01060 • (413) 586 -6950 ' � i�., r ,{ FAX (413) 586 -3726 � ,,.) i • Community and Economic Development �!..,. �.``'�i' ���i • Conservation • Historic Preservation C r ' ''• • Planning Board • Zoning Board of Appeals -;CC> • Northampton Parking Commission a C (1 TO: Anthony Patillo, Building Inspector !; 91- RE: Permit application, ! mpli 2 310 FROM Laura Krutzler, Board Secretary /OPD OF Dill . INSPECl " DATE: ',Ezj,ej Would you please review and return the Fo K 97 l _ + ' enclosed S` � ' " ���� ` a pplication before the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for , z „t o-, j r so that we can advise the Boards of any concerns you may have. Thank you.