Attachment 6: Traffic Impact Assessment – Watt Consulting, December 21, 2021
Table of contents and cover for the Transportation Impact Assessment report for the proposed development.
10 ERSKINE LANE DEVELOPMENT
Transportation Impact Assessment
Author: Tanner Vollema, EIT Reviewer: Andy Kading, P.Eng., P.E. Date: December 21, 2021 File No.: 3174.B01
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Area ..................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ..................................................................................... 2 2.1 Current Land Use ......................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Road Network ............................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Traffic Model – Background Information .............................................................. 3 2.4 Existing Traffic Conditions (2021) .......................................................................... 4 2.4.1 Traffic Counts ................................................................................................. 4 2.4.2 Analysis Results ............................................................................................. 6 3.0 OPENING DAY (2023) ........................................................................................ 8 3.1 Growth Rate .................................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Concurrent Developments ........................................................................................ 8 3.3 Changes to the Road NETWORK ........................................................................... 9 3.4 Background Volumes (2023) ................................................................................... 9 4.0 POST DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 10 4.1 Proposed Land Use .................................................................................................. 10 4.2 Trip Generation .......................................................................................................... 11 4.3 Trip Assignment ........................................................................................................ 12 4.4 Opening Day Conditions ......................................................................................... 14 4.4.1 AM Peak Hour ............................................................................................. 14 4.4.2 PM Peak Hour .............................................................................................. 16 5.0 10-YEAR POST DEVELOPMENT HORIZON (2033) ................................... 18 5.1 Background Volumes (2033) ................................................................................ 18 5.2 Post Development Volumes (2033) .................................................................... 19 5.3 Long Term Conditions ............................................................................................. 20 5.3.1 AM Peak Hour ............................................................................................. 20 5.3.2 PM Peak Hour .............................................................................................. 22 6.0 ACCESS REVIEW ............................................................................................... 24 6.1 Spacing ......................................................................................................................... 24 6.2 Sightlines ..................................................................................................................... 25 7.0 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................... 25 7.1 Pedestrians and Cyclists ......................................................................................... 25 7.2 Transit ........................................................................................................................... 26 8.0 PARKING DEMAND ........................................................................................... 26 8.1 Vehicle Parking .......................................................................................................... 26 8.2 Bicycle Parking ........................................................................................................... 27 9.0 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT .......................................... 27 9.1 Shared Electric Bike Program ................................................................................ 28 9.2 Electric Bike Parking ................................................................................................. 29 9.3 Carsharing ................................................................................................................... 30 9.4 Marketing & Promotion ........................................................................................... 31 10.0 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................. 31 11.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................... 33
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Synchro Background
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Development Site and Key Intersections ........................................................................ 2 Figure 2: 2021 Existing Volumes ........................................................................................................ 5 Figure 3: Watkiss Way / Erskine Lane Roundabout – Concept Sketch ................................... 9 Figure 4: 2023 Background Volumes ............................................................................................. 10 Figure 5: Site Plan ................................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 6: Trip Assignment .................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 7: 2023 Post Development Volumes ................................................................................. 14
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