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CONCLUSIONS
Based on the review and analysis of existing and projected traffic conditions in the study area, the
C following is concluded.
1. 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.
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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.
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TABLE 3
INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY
WEEKDAY AM /WEEKDAY PM
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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
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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.
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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
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PROPOSED COMMERCIAL BUILDING
NORTHAMPTON, MA
MARCH, 1999
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FROM Laura Krutzler, Board Secretary /OPD OF Dill . INSPECl "
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