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Home My Public Portal AboutDraft Truckee Area AB 1600 TIF Report Truckee AB 1600 Traffic Impact Fee Study Prepared for Town of Truckee Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. TruckeeArea AB1600TrafficImpactFeeStudy Preparedforthe TownofTruckee 10183TruckeeAirportRoad Truckee,California96161 (530)5827700 Preparedby LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. 2690LakeForestRoad,SuiteC P.O.Box5875 TahoeCity,California96145 (530)5834053 December8,2015 TABLEOFCONTENTS SECTIONPAGE 1INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................1 2STUDYAREAOVERVIEW.....................................................................................................3 LandUseForecasts.......................................................................................................3 3TRAFFICIMPACTFEEPROGRAM.........................................................................................5 TrafficImpactFeeProjects...........................................................................................5 AllocationofProjectFundingRequirements..............................................................10 FundingAssociatedwithTruckeeΑEasternPlacerCrossJurisdictionalImpacts......14 UnincorporatedNevadaCountyConsiderations........................................................14 TotalTruckeeTIFProgramFunding............................................................................14 CalculationofDwellingUnitEquivalents....................................................................15 CalculationofTIFFeeperDUE....................................................................................15 CalculatingDUEFiguresforSpecificProjects.............................................................16 APPENDIXA:IntersectionVolumesandLevelofService APPENDIXB:EvaluationofthePioneerTrailandBridgeStreetExtensions LISTOFTABLES TABLEPAGE LandUseandTravelConditionsSummaryforExistingandFutureConditions.................3 1 TIFProjects,CostEstimatesandPercentFundingResponsibility......................................7 2 PercentFundingResponsibility.........................................................................................11 3 DwellingUnitEquivalentandFeeCalculation..................................................................16 4 DwellingUnitsEquivalentFactorsandFeeCalculations..................................................17 5 LISTOFFIGURES FIGUREPAGE TruckeeTrafficImpactFeeProjectLocations.....................................................................9 1 TownofTruckeeTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Pagei Thispageleftintentionallyblank. TownofTruckeeTrafficImpactFeeStudy PageiiLSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. ChapterOne Introduction Impactfeeprogramsareacommonpublicsectorfundingmechanismforcapitalimprovements associatedwithdevelopment,andhavebecomeparticularlycommonwithregardstotraffic improvements.ATrafficImpactFee(TIF)programcanbothhelpacommunityensurethat roadwayimprovementscanbefunded,andthatindividualprojectsarehandledinanequitable andefficientmanner.ƩǒĭƉĻĻ͸ƭoriginalTruckeeTIFfeeprogrambeganin1999,andwaslast fullyupdatedin2007.Priorto1999,atrafficimpactfeeprogramwasinplacethatwas implementedbyNevadaCountybeforetheƚǞƓ͸ƭincorporationin1993.TheTIFfeehasbeen annuallysince2007toreflectinflationinconstructioncosts. updated ThisreportdocumentsafullupdateoftheTIFprogram.Thisupdatediffersfromtheprevious versioninthatnearbyareasofunincorporatedNevadaCountyareincludedintheprogram area,includingtheTruckeeTahoeAirportandtheHirschdalearea. ThefirststepwastoupdatetheTruckeeareaTransCADmodelasdescribedinthe Truckee TransCAD2014TrafficModelReport,(LSCOctober21,2015).Thereaderisencouragedtorefer tothisotherdocumentforadditionalinformationonthelanduseinventory,landuse forecastingandmodelingprocess. NextthelistofintersectionandroadwayprojectsincludedintheTIFprogramwasupdated basedonaLevelofServiceanalysisandothermeasuresofadequacy.Asthelargestpotential projectinthearea,thePioneerTrailandBridgeStreetextensionsprojectwasanalyzedin depth.Next,thepercentofeachprojectscostthatcanbeallocatedtotheTIFprogramwas calculated.Finally,theDwellingUnitEquivalent(DUE)conversiontablewasupdatedandthe resultingfeeperDUEwascalculated. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page1 Thispageleftintentionallyblank. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page2LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. ChapterTwo StudyAreaOverview TheTruckeeareasitsatabusycrossroadsoftheSierraroadwaynetwork.InadditiontotheI80 transSierracorridor,theTownsitsatthejunctionofStateRoute(SR)89SouthandSR267 providingaccessto providingregionalaccesssouthtotheLakeTahoeBasin,andSR89North SierraCounty,PlumasCountyandbeyond.DevelopmentinTruckeeandthesurrounding region,aswellasgrowthintrafficpassingthroughtheregion,resultsinincreasedtrafficlevels. LandUseForecasts Table1presentsasummaryofexistingandforecastfuturelanduseandtravelcharacteristics, asdetailedinthe TruckeeTransCAD2014TrafficModelReport.Thesefuturelandusesreflect buildoutoftheTownofTruckee GeneralPlan,aswellaszoningoftheunincorporatedNevada Countyareasincludedinthefeeprogramarea.Asshown,thenumberofdwellingunitsis forecasttoincreaseby55percent,thenumberoflodgingroomsby98percentandthetotal floorareaofcommercial,officeandindustriallandusesby79percent.Asaresult,theTruckee TransCADcomputertransportationmodelindicatesthattotalVehicleMilesofTravel(VMT) withintheTownwillincreaseby53percentbybuildout. TABLE 1: Land Use and Travel Conditions Summary for Existing and Future Conditions Growth 1 Existing UnitsBuild Out#% Land Use Housing UnitsDU12,85819,9907,13255% Lodging UnitsRooms5611,11355298% 2 Non-Residential Floor AreaSquare Ft2,559,0004,593,0002,034,00079% 36,98556,67019,68553% PM Pk Hr Vehicle Miles of Travel in Truckee Note 1: Reflects 2014 conditions. Note 2: Excludes golf courses, schools, parks, RV parks, and churches. 2014 Truckee TIF.xlsx TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page3 Thispageleftintentionallyblank. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page4LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. ChapterThree TrafficImpactFeeProgram TrafficImpactFeeProjects Tobedefensible,projectstobeincludedinaTIFprogrammustbejustifiedthroughatraffic study.Allintersectionandroadwayswiththepotentialofhavingadeficiencywereevaluated. Existingandfuturetrafficvolumesweregeneratedbasedonintersectioncountsinthesummer 2014andtrafficgrowthfromtheTruckeeTransCADTrafficModel.Theresultingvolumesare of showninAppendixA.TheLevelofService(LOS)wasdeterminedforeachintersectionand comparedtotheTownofTruckeestandards(asdetailedintheCirculationElementofthe GeneralPlan).TableA2inAppendixApresentsallLOSresults.Allintersectionsthatexceeded theLOSstandardwereincludedintheTIFprojectlist,asshowninTable2.Detailedmitigations fortheseintersectionsareshowninTableA3inAppendixA. Asthelargestprojectinthearea,thePioneerTrailandBridgeStreetextensionsprojectwas analyzedindepth,asreportedinAppendixB.Insummary,withouttheseprojectstheLOSon DonnerPassRoadbetweenSR89South/FratesLaneandNorthwoodsBoulevardwouldfailto achievestandards.Therefore,theseprojectswerefoundtobewarrantedforinclusioninthe TIFprogram,astheonlymeansofaddressingLOSdeficienciesalongDonnerPassRoadthatis consistentwiththe GeneralPlan.Theseroadwayextensionsalsoavoidtheneedforaleftturn laneonSR89NorthatAlderCreekRoad,andensurethatAlderCreekRoadtrafficlevelswill staywithinTownstandards. TheresultinglistofprojectsispresentedinTable2,andtheirlocationsareindicatedinFigure1. NotethatalloftheseprojectsareexpectedtoberequiredinordertoachieveTownand NevadaCountystandardsbybuildout,withoneexception.ThewideningtofourlanesofSR267 betweenBrockwayRoadandtheTruckee/PlacerlineiswarrantedbythePlacerCountydaily trafficthresholdof25,000vehiclesperday,butnotwarrantedbyTruckeevolumethresholds. However,taperingfromfourlanestotwolanesalongtherelativelyshortsegmentofSR267 betweenthecountylineandthebeginningofwideningforturnlanesattheBrockwayRoad intersectionisnotfeasible.Therefore,wideningofSR267betweenthecountylineand BrockwayRoadisincludedinthisprogram(consistentwiththe2007TruckeeTIFprogram). EstimatedconstructioncostsforeachimprovementweredevelopedbyTownofTruckee EngineerDivisionstaff.Theseestimatesincludeprojectdevelopment(engineering, environmentalclearance,andconstructionmanagement).TheresultingcostsareͻƦƌğƓƓźƓŭ ƌĻǝĻƌͼestimatesforpurposesofthisimpactfeeprogramΑamoredetailedengineeringanalysis wouldundoubtedlyresultindifferingestimates.AsshowninTable2,preliminaryintersection androadwayimprovementsareestimatedtototal$71,350,000incapitalcosts. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page5 Thispageintentionallyleftblank. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page6LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. TABLE 2: TIF Projects, Cost Estimates and Percent Funding Responsibility General Plan Build-out Roadway Improvement Needs Level of Service Bold ( Indicates Exceedance of Standards) % of Total Funding That is % of Project Cost % of Project Costs The Responsibility of Relevant Associated with Road Eligible for AB 1600 Year Project Estimated Total Cost Future Development in TIF LOS Existing Build-out Build-out Maintenance (Not AB 1600 Traffic Impact Fee Funding (% Eligible Entered TIF Document, Source of Street / IntersectionSegmentDescription of Improvement($) Area(3) StandardUnmitigatedUnmitigatedMitigatedCapacity MeasureEligible)Funding for Implementation)Program(2)Requirement Truckee Intersections Donner Pass Road / Cold Stream Road / I-80 EB RampsFF Construct 1-Lane RoundaboutDD$3,500,000PM Pk-Hr71%-$2,485,000100%2007 2015 TIF Update Study F + 4 hrs F with 3.1 hrs Donner Pass Road / I-80 WB Ramps (West Interchange)F Construct 1-Lane RoundaboutB$3,500,000PM Pk-Hr79%-$2,765,000100%2007 2015 TIF Update Study delaydelay F + 4 hrs F with 3.1 hrs West River Street / McIver CrossingF Construct 1-Lane RoundaboutC$2,500,000PM Pk-Hr96%-$2,400,00096%2007 2015 TIF Update Study delaydelay Construct 1-Lane Roundabout or Equivalent Donner Pass Road / Bridge StreetFF EC$2,500,000PM Pk-Hr83%-$2,075,000100%2007 2015 TIF Update Study Improvements Construct 1-Lane Roundabout or Equivalent Bridge Street / West River StreetFF EE$2,500,000PM Pk-Hr83%-$2,075,000100%1999 or earlier 2015 TIF Update Study Improvements Donner Pass Road / I-80 EB Off Ramp (East Interchange)F Construct 1-Lane Roundabout DDC$3,500,000PM Pk-Hr99%-$3,465,00099%2007 2015 TIF Update Study Donner Pass Road / Pioneer TrailF Convert to 2-Lane RoundaboutDAD$750,000PM Pk-Hr99%-$742,50099%2007 2015 TIF Update Study SR 267 / I-80 WB RampsF Construct 2-Lane RoundaboutDCD$4,000,000PM Pk-Hr93%-$3,720,000100%1999 or earlier 2015 TIF Update Study SR 267 / I-80 EB RampsE Construct 2-Lane RoundaboutDBD$4,000,000PM Pk-Hr89%-$3,560,000100%1999 or earlier 2015 TIF Update Study SR 267 / Brockway RoadF Construct 3-Lane RoundaboutDBE$4,000,000PM Pk-Hr91%-$3,640,00084%2007 2015 TIF Update Study PM Pk-Hr Advancing Glenshire Drive / Dorchester Road (West) Eastbound Left Turn Lane----$500,00052%-$260,00052%2007 2015 TIF Update Study Volume PM Pk-Hr Advancing SR 89 North / Rainbow Road Southbound Left Turn Lane----$500,00091%-$455,00091%2007 2015 TIF Update Study Volume PM Pk-Hr Advancing Brockway Road / Reynolds Way Eastbound Left Turn Lane----$500,00097%-$485,00097%1999 or earlier 2015 TIF Update Study Volume PM Pk-Hr Advancing Donner Pass Road / South Shore DriveWestbound Left Turn Lane----$500,00084%-$420,000100%2014 2015 TIF Update Study Volume Truckee Roadways 2 Travel Lanes from Pioneer Commerce Center to PM Pk-Hr on Donner Pass E Pioneer Trail & Bridge Street ExtensionsNorthwoods Blvd. and from Jibboom St. to Pioneer Trail DDD$20,000,000Road: SR 89S to 100%-$20,000,000100%1999 or earlier 2015 TIF Update Study (1)Northwoods Church Street Extend from DPR to Glenshire Drive to Address E + 4 hrs PM Pk-Hr at Glenshire Dr./ F Donner Pass Road to Glenshire DriveEE$5,500,000100%-$5,500,000100%1999 or earlier 2015 TIF Update Study Extension Glenshire/DPR DeficiencydelayDPR Truckee General Plan Traffic F SR 267Brockway to Placer County LineWiden to 4 LanesEED$4,100,000Average Daily Traffic80%-$3,280,00080%2007 Study Truckee Public Improvement & Glenshire DriveBerkshire Circle to Wiltshire LaneAdd Shoulders----$2,650,000-66%40%$1,049,40040%1999 or earlier Engineering Standards, 2003 Truckee Public Improvement & Donner Pass RoadSouth Shore Drive to Town LimitsAdd Shoulders----$1,300,000Average Daily Traffic54%40%$421,20032%2014 Engineering Standards, 2003 Truckee Public Improvement & West River StreetAllAdd Shoulders----$3,250,000-64%40%$1,248,00038%2007 Engineering Standards, 2003 Nevada County Roadway Glenshire Drive Truckee Town Limits to Hirschdale RdAdd Shoulders----$1,800,000-83%-$1,494,00072%2014 Improvements SUBTOTAL: Truckee and Eastern Nevada County $71,350,000$61,540,100 Eastern Placer Improvements $7,886,941 Total: Truckee + Eastern Placer Projects $69,427,041 Cumulative AB 1600 Funds in Account as of July 1, 2015 $6,177,315 Additional Funds Not Yet Collected $63,249,726 Projects Removed From 2007 TIF Project List -- No Longer Required to Provide Adequate LOS at Buildout SR 89 North / Alder Creek Road Intersection Improvements----$812,684---- Donner Pass Road / SR 89 South Construct 2-Lane RoundaboutDCC-$4,876,106---- Provide Improvement to Bridge Street Crossing or Downtown Rail Crossing Improvements ----$6,000,000---- Eastern Underpass Total$11,688,790 Projects Removed From 2007 TIF Project List -- Completed SR 89 / UPRR Undercrossing (Mousehole) Construct bike and pedestrian tunnel----$13,925,000---- Roadway Construction & Construction of Single Lane Comstock Drive and Portion of Pioneer Trail Extension----$6,500,000---- Roundabout at DPR/Pioneer Trail Glenshire Drive / Olympic Boulevard Intersection Improvements----$500,000---- Glenshire DriveDonner Pass Road to SomersetAdd Shoulders----$7,440,000---- Donner Pass RoadSouth Shore to MoraineAdd Shoulders----$4,719,942---- Total$33,084,942 Note 1: A portion of this project including Comstock Dr and part of Pioneer Trail have been completed.Note 2: Prior to 1999, impact fees were collected through a program implemented by Nevada County prior to Town incorporation.Note 3: See Table 3.12/8/2015 Source: LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. 2014 Truckee TIF.xlsx TownofTruckeeTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page7 Thispageleftintentionallyblank. TownofTruckeeTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page8LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. INMILES . . . 0 TRUCKEETRAFFICIMPACTFEEPROJECTLOCATIONS ROUNDABOUTOREQUIVALENTIMPROVEMENTS FIGURE1 89 INTERSECTIONIMPROVEMENTS ADDPAVEDSHOULDERS NEWTRAVELLANES HIGHWAYS STREETS ......... TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page9 AllocationofProjectFundingRequirements ThecostoftheseimprovementscanonlybefundedthroughaTIFprogramtothedegreethat theneedfortheimprovementsaregeneratedbyfuturedevelopmentwithinthejurisdiction institutingtheTIF.ThisͻƩğƷźƚƓğƌƓĻǣǒƭͼtestensuresthatfuturedevelopersarenotrequiredto paytrafficimpactfeesthatarenotspecificallyrequiredtoaddresstheimpactsgeneratedby developmentwithinthejurisdiction. Therearetwopartstodefiningtheproportionofimprovementcoststhatcanbeassignedto futuregrowthintheimpactfeearea:definingtheproportionassociatedwithTruckee/Eastern NevadaCountydevelopment(versusdevelopmentinotherjurisdictions),anddefiningthe proportionofresponsibilityforanimprovementthatisduetofuturegrowth(versusexisting development). AssigningFundingResponsibilitytoTruckeeAreaDevelopmentversusDevelopmentinOther Jurisdictions TheͻƩğƷźƚƓğƌƓĻǣǒƭͼrequirementsofatrafficimpactfeeprogramrequirethatfunding responsibilitiesreflecttheproportionoftotalfutureneedgeneratedbydevelopmentwithin theimpactfeedistrict.TheTransCADmodelwasusedtoidentifytheproportionoftraffic volumethrougheachroadwayelement,requiringimprovementthatisgeneratedbyfuture developmentintheTIFarea.Asisstandardpracticeintrafficimpactfeeprograms,these proportionsrepresentthosetripswithoneorbothtripendswithintheTIFArea.Asshownin Table3underthecolumnͻіofTotalTrafficGrowthGeneratedbyTIF!ƩĻğͲͼtheseproportions varyfromalowof79percentattheDonnerPassRoad/I80WestboundRamps(West Interchange)toahighof100percentatDonnerPassRoad/BridgeStreet. AssigningFundingResponsibilitytoExistingversusFutureDevelopment Definingtheproportionofdevelopmentimpactsassociatedwithfuturegrowthis straightforwardforthoseprojectsthatcurrentlyattainLOSstandardsbutwhichwillfailby buildout:allofthesecostsareassignedtofuturedevelopment(thoughnotonlytoTruckee Road/PioneerTrail areadevelopment,asdiscussedabove).Forinstance,theDonnerPass intersectioncurrentlyattainLOSstandardsbutwillfailatbuildout,andthereforeallcosts neededtoattainLOSstandardsatbuildoutaretheresponsibilityoffuturedevelopment. Similarly,conditionsalongDonnerPassRoadbetweenSR89SouthandNorthwoodsBoulevard currentlymeetLOSstandards,indicatingthatthePioneerTrailextension(identifiedasthe meanstomitigatefutureLOSdeficienciesalongthissectionofDonnerPassRoad)arethe responsibilityoffuturegrowth. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page10LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page11 ForthoseprojectsthatdonotattainLOSordesignstandardsatpresent,thefollowing methodologywasusedtoidentifythatproportionofimprovementcoststhatarethe responsibilityoffuturedevelopment: %Responsibilityof=(FutureVolumeExistingVolume) FutureDevelopment(FutureVolumeExistingCapacity) Forexample,ifthecapacityofaroadwayelementis1,000vehiclesperhour,theexisting volumeis1,100vehiclesperhourandthefuturevolumeis2,000vehiclesperhour,the proportionofimprovementcoststhataretheresponsibilityoffuturedevelopmentwouldbe (2,0001,100)/(2,0001,000),or90percent. Themeasureoftrafficcapacitydiffersbetweenvariousroadwayelements: ΘTheneedforadditionalturnlanesasanintersectionimprovementisafunctionofthemain streetͻğķǝğƓĭźƓŭͼvolume(thethroughvolumeapproachinginthesamedirectionasthe turningvolume),theopposingvolume(thethroughvolumeapproachingintheopposite directionastheturningvolume),andtheproportionofturningvolumes.Asregionalgrowth intrafficwouldlargelyimpacttheadvancingandopposingvolume,thegrowthinthose volumeswasevaluated.Existingcapacityateachlocationwasdeterminedbyidentifyingthe advancingvolumethatinitiallymeetswarrants(thelowestvolumethattriggerstheneed fortheroadwayimprovement),atexistingopposingvolumeandproportionofturning volumes. ΘTheneedforshoulderwideningistriggeredwhenthedailytrafficvolumeexceedsthe perTownstandards),as capacityofacollectorstreet(2,000AverageDailyTrafficvolume, thisisthelargestroadwayclassificationintheTruckeePublicImprovementandEngineering Standardsthatdoesnotrequireashoulder.ADTvolumeswereestimatedfromthepeak hourvolumeforecastsgeneratedbytheTownTransCADmodelusingADT/peakhour factorsidentifiedintheGeneralPlanTrafficStudy. Thecalculationoftheseproportions(forthoseelementsnotwhollytheresponsibilityoffuture development)areshowninTable3,underthecolumnͻіofCapacityExceedanceGeneratedby Future5ĻǝĻƌƚƦƒĻƓƷͼ͵Inaddition,aportionofthecostsforshoulderwideningimprovements areassociatedwithrepavingoftheexistingroadway.Asthisisanongoingmaintenance responsibility(andthusnoteligibleforAB1600funding),thesecostsarefactoreddownby40 percent. OverallFutureTruckeeAreaFundingDevelopmentResponsibilities Multiplyingtheproportionoffundingresponsibilityassignedtofuturedevelopmentforeach projectbytheproportionoffundingresponsibilityassignedtoTruckeeareadevelopmentyields theoverallproportionoffundingassignabletofutureTruckeeareadevelopment.Theͻіof TotalProjectFundingThatistheResponsibilityofFutureDevelopmentinTIF!ƩĻğͼrepresents TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page12LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. thepercentageofprojectcostthatcanbecollected(%EligibleforCollection)fromnew developmentthroughtheAB1600TIFProgramgoingforward.AstheAB1600programis updated,thispercentagewillgenerallybeequaltoorlessthanwhatitwasinpreviousAB1600 duetotrafficgrowththatoccursbetweenAB1600programupdateswhich programs.Thisis causesexistingintersectionorroadwayoperationstodeterioratefromacceptablelevelsin earlierAB1600studiestounacceptablelevelsinlaterAB1600studies.Whenanintersectionor roadwayreachesanunacceptableLOS,onlyaportionoftheimprovementcostsofthat intersectionorroadwaycanbecollectedfromtheAB1600programgoingforward.Multiplying theresultbytheestimatedcostofeachimprovementyieldsthemaximumpotentialfunding responsibilityoftheTruckeeAreaTIFprogram.Summingoverallprojectsyieldsatotalof $61,540,100,asshowninTable2. ProportionofProjectCostsEligibleforAB1600Funding Independentofthediscussionoftotalfundingthatistheresponsibilityoffuturetrafficgrowth inthestudyareaisthequestionoftheproportionofeachƦƩƚƆĻĭƷ͸ƭcoststhatcanbecurrently chargedtonewdevelopmentthroughtheAB1600TIFProgram.Thefigurespresentedinthe columnentitledͻіofProjectCostsEligibleforAB1600Funding(%Eligiblefor LƒƦƌĻƒĻƓƷğƷźƚƓΜͼinTable2presentsthislatterfigureforeachproject,representingthe percentageofAB1600TIFfundsthatcanbeusedtofundaprojectatthetimethatitis constructed. Asanexample,theBridgeStreet/WestRiverStreetintersectionhasbeenincludedintheTIF Programsince1999.TheintersectionoperatedatanadequateLOSatthattime.Therefore,the ͻіofTotalFundingThatistheResponsibilityofFutureDevelopmentintheTIF!ƩĻğͼwas100% ithasbeendeterminedthattheͻіEligiblefor inthe1999TIFProgram.Under2015conditions, /ƚƌƌĻĭƷźƚƓͼisonly83%oftheprojectcostsgoingforwardbecausetrafficgrowththathas occurredbetween1999and2015causedtheintersectiontodeterioratefromanacceptable collectingfeesforthis LOSin1999toasubstandardLOSin2015.AstheTownhasbeen intersectionsince1999,andtheͻіEligiblefor/ƚƌƌĻĭƷźƚƓͼfromthattimetonowhasbeen 100%,itisappropriatethattheͻіEligibleforLƒƦƌĻƒĻƓƷğƷźƚƓͼcontinuetoremainat100% eventhoughtheͻіEligiblefor/ƚƌƌĻĭƷźƚƓͼgoingforwardwillbereducedto83%. However,insomeinstances,the%EligibleforCollectioninthecurrentfeeprogramishigher nowthanitwasinpreviousfeeprograms.Thisisduetothefactthat1)thefeeprogram includesadditionalareasoutsidetheTownofTruckeelimitsthatwerenotincludedinprevious programs(therebyincreasingthetrafficvolumeassociatedwithdevelopmentinthefeearea) and2)changesinfuturetrafficvolumeforecastsresultingfromtheupdatedtrafficmodel.In theselocations,the%EligibleforCollectionisthesameasthe%EligibleforImplementationfor individualprojects. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page13 FundingAssociatedwithTruckeeΑEasternPlacerCrossJurisdictionalImpacts Fromacirculationperspective,theTruckeeareaispartofalargerregionthatalsocontainsthe easternportionofPlacerCounty(eastoftheSierraCrest).Asaresult,thereisasubstantial trafficimpactsinonejurisdictionassociatedwithdevelopmentintheother.TheTruckeeArea TIFprogramisthereforedesignedtogeneratefundsassociatedwithimpactsofTruckeearea developmentineasternPlacerCounty,matchedwithaparallelelementofthePlacerCounty ͻğŷƚĻwĻƭƚƩƷƭͼbenefitdistrictTIFprogramforimpactsonTruckeeareatransportation elementsassociatedwithdevelopmentineasternPlacerCounty. Thecostof$7,886,941isidentifiedbasedupontheimpactofTruckeeareadevelopmenton easternPlacerCountyprojects.ThesefundswillberetainedbytheTownofTruckeefor expenditureonprojectswithintheTruckeeTIFarea.Inexchange,PlacerCountywillcollectfees oneasternPlacerCountydevelopmentinconsiderationoftheallocatedimpactonprojectsin Truckee,andwillretainthesefeesforexpenditureonprojectswithineasternPlacerCounty.As thesetwoallocatedcostfiguresareveryclosetoequal(asdiscussedinthe2007TruckeeTIF Update),thismechanismallowsfeestobecollectedthatrepresentthecrossjurisdictional impactsbetweenTruckeeandPlacerCounty,withoutincurringtheadministrativecostsand issuesassociatedwithactualtransferoffundsbetweenthetwojurisdictions.Forthisreason, Table2doesnotincludefundingresponsibilityofdevelopmentineasternPlacerCounty towardsimprovementsintheTruckeearea,asthesefeeswillbecollectedandretainedby PlacerCounty. UnincorporatedNevadaCountyConsiderations Asdiscussedabove,thisfeeprogramencompassesportionsofunincorporatedNevadaCounty adjacenttotheeasterntownboundary,specificallytheTruckeeTahoeAirport,theHirschdale Bocatownsite.Theprojectlistincludesone area(includingtheRaleyProperty)andtheold improvementprojectinthisarea,consistingofimprovementstoGlenshireDrivebetweenthe TruckeetownlimitsandHirschdaleRoadtoattaincurrentNevadaCountyroadwaystandards. program, InordertocompletetheefforttoincorporateaportionofNevadaCountyintothefee itwillbenecessaryfortheTowntomodifytheexistingagreementwithNevadaCounty regardingthetrafficimpactmitigationfeescollectedintheunincorporatedportionofeastern NevadaCounty.UnderthisagreementNevadaCountywouldagreeto(1)adoptthetraffic impactfeesandnexusstudyapprovedbytheTownandapplythesefeestotheaforementioned areasofunincorporatedNevadaCountyand(2)transfertrafficimpactfeescollectedfor developmentintheseareastotheTownofTruckee.Alsounderthisagreement,theTownof TruckeewouldagreetotaketheleadonfundingandconstructionofthewideningofGlenshire DrivebetweentheTruckeetownlimitsandHirschdaleRoad. TotalTruckeeAreaTIFProgramFunding AsshowninthebottomportionofTable2,addingthe$7,886,941associatedwithcross jurisdictionalimpactstothe$61,540,000ofTIFfeesforTruckeeareaimprovementsyieldsa TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page14LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. totalcosttofutureTruckeeareadevelopmentof$69,427,041.TheexistingTownTIFprogram hasacurrentpositivefundbalanceof$6,177,315.Subtractingthesefunds,thetotalnetfuture fundingrequirementsoftheprogramis$63,249,726. Whilethereareotherfundingsourcesthatcouldpotentiallyfundaportionofthevarious improvementprojects,noneoftheseothersourcesarecertain.Therefore,noreductionsinTIF fundingresponsibilitiesaremadetoreflectotherfundingsources. CalculationofDwellingUnitEquivalents ForaTIFprogram,futuredevelopmentisconsideredintermsofthenumberofͻ5ǞĻƌƌźƓŭUnit 9ƨǒźǝğƌĻƓƷƭͼ(DUEs)expectedtooccurinthejurisdiction.DUEsarethestandardmeasureof developmentusedintrafficimpactfeeprograms,andrepresenttheleveloftrafficgenerated byonepermanentlyoccupiedSingleFamilyDwellingUnit(SFDU).Asmentionedabove,itis necessarytoestimatetotalgrowthinDUEsforallforecastfuturelandusesinTownofTruckee throughbuildout.Foreachlandusetype,thefollowingstepswereapplied: AsshowninTable4,tripgenerationratesareidentified,basedupontheInstituteof th TransportationEngineers TripGenerationManual(9Edition),whichisusedforconsistency acrossthevariouslandusetypes. Thepercentageofnewtripsisidentified.Thisfactorreflectsthefactthatsometripsto manylandusetypesarealreadyontheğƩĻğ͸ƭroadways,andsimplyͻƭƷƚƦĬǤͼaspartof longertrips.Forinstance,arelativelyhighproportionoftripstoandfromgasstationsare madeaspartoflongertrips,andacorrespondinglysmallproportionarenewtrips.Values aredrawnfromtheITE TripGenerationHandbook whereavailableaswellasͻLƒƦğĭƷFeesΑ Issues,Conceptsand!ƦƦƩƚğĭŷĻƭͲͼStevenA.Tindale,ITEJournal,May1991. MultiplyingthetripratetimesthepercentageofnewƷƩźƦƭ͸yieldsthenewvehicletripsper unitofdevelopmentforeachdevelopmenttype.Dividingbythenewvehicletrips associatedwithaSFDUyieldstheDUEperunitofdevelopmentforeachlandusecategory AsshowninTable5,multiplyingbythequantityoffuturedevelopmentforeachlanduse categoryandsummingoverallcategoriesyieldsanestimatedfuturegrowthinDUEsof 10,715. CalculationofTIFFeeperDUE ThetotalfundingresponsibilityoffutureTruckeeareagrowth($63,249,726)canthenbe dividedbythefuturegrowthinDUEs(10,715)todefinethefeeperDUEof$5,903,asshownin thebottomportionofTable5.Thisfeeshouldbeappliedtoallnewdevelopment(bothprivate andpublic)occurringintheTownofTruckeeandadjacentportionsofunincorporatedNevada Countywithinthefeeareathatresultsinanincreaseintrafficvolume.Thefeelevelshouldbe adjusted(onanannualbasis)baseduponconstructioncostinflationfactors(typicallythose TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page15 preparedby EngineeringNewsRecord).Thefeelevelcouldalsobeadjustedinthefutureas futuretrafficanalysesidentifytheneedforchangesintheroadwayimprovementprojectlist. Feesforalldevelopmentprojectswhichrequirebuildingpermitswouldbepaidpriortothe fornewdevelopmentprojectswhichdonotrequirebuilding issuanceofbuildingpermits.Fees permitswouldbepaidbeforeanyotherapplicablecountyapprovalismadefinal. CalculatingDUEFiguresforSpecificProjects ThecalculationofequivalentDUEsforspecificdevelopmentprojectswillbeconductedbased upontheratesshowninTable4. TABLE 4: Dwelling Unit Equivalent Factors Fee Formula:$5,903x DUE per Unit x Units (from Project) = fee New PM Peak Hour Trip ITE Land Use % New Trips per DUE per 3 CodeRate Per UnitTripsUnitUnit Land Use CategoryUnit Residential 1 Single-familyDU2101.00100%1.001.00 2 Multi-familyDU2200.62100%0.620.62 Mobile HomeDU2400.59100%0.590.59 RetirementDU2520.25100%0.250.25 Hotel/MotelRoom3100.7100%0.700.70 Office General Office1,000 s.f.7101.49100%1.491.49 Medical Office1,000 s.f.7203.57100%3.573.57 Commercial General Retail1,000 s.f.Note 46.0843%2.642.64 Multiplex Movie Theater1,000 s.f.4452.94100%2.942.94 Restaurant - Quality or High-Turnover1,000 s.f.931, 9328.6737%3.233.23 Fast Food Restaurant / Coffee Shop1,000 s.f.933, 93429.430%8.788.78 Supermarket1,000 s.f.8509.4834%3.243.24 Convenience Market1,000 s.f.85152.424%12.512.5 Bank1,000 s.f.91224.327%6.566.56 Gas StationFueling Position94413.8713%1.791.79 Health Fitness Club1,000 s.f.4923.5375%2.652.65 Industrial Light Industrial1,000 s.f.1100.97100%0.970.97 Warehouse1,000 s.f.1500.32100%0.320.32 Hospital1,000 s.f.6100.9377%0.720.72 Public ParkAcre4170.2100%0.20.20 School Elementary School1,000 s.f.5201.2180%0.970.97 Middle School1,000 s.f.5221.1980%0.950.95 High School1,000 s.f.5300.9780%0.780.78 Community College1,000 s.f.5402.5480%2.032.03 Note 1: A secondary dwelling with a floor area greater than 850 square feet shall be considered a single-family residence for the purpose of this Ordinance. Any single-family residence in excess of three bedrooms will be assessed an additional 0.33 DUE per bedroom in excess of three bedrooms. Note 2: Multifamily units are any attached units (including duplex). In addition, a secondary dwelling with a floor area of 850 square feet or less shall be considered a multifamily residence for the purpose of this Ordinance. Note 3: PM peak-hour of adjacent street traffic. Note 4: Trip generation rate based on calibrated Town of Truckee Model. 2014 Truckee TIF.xlsx TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page16LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. TABLE 5: Dwelling Unit Equivalent Growth and Fee Calculation DUE per Growth in UnitLand Use Land Use CategoryUnitDUE Single-familyDU1.004,7054,705 Multi-familyDU0.622,2641,404 Mobile HomeDU0.593722 RetirementDU0.2512632 Hotel/MotelRoom0.70562393 Office1,000 s.f.1.49557830 Medical Office1,000 s.f.3.57932 General Retail1,000 s.f.2.646921,827 Multiplex Movie Theater1,000 s.f.2.942471 Restaurant - Quality or High-Turnover1,000 s.f.3.233097 Fast Food Restaurant / Coffee Shop1,000 s.f.8.7817147 Supermarket1,000 s.f.3.2440130 Convenience Market1,000 s.f.12.5317210 Bank1,000 s.f.6.56533 Gas StationFueling Position1.791221 Health Fitness Club1,000 s.f.2.652566 Light Industrial1,000 s.f.0.97658639 Warehouse1,000 s.f.0.3272 Hospital1,000 s.f.0.7232 Public ParkAcres0.2026152 Total DUE10,715 pact Fee per DUE Calculation of Traffic Im Total Funding Responsibility of Future Truckee Growth$63,249,726 Fee per DUE$5,903 TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc.Page17 Thispageleftintentionallyblank. TruckeeAreaTrafficImpactFeeStudy Page18LSCTransportationConsultants,Inc. AppendixA IntersectionVolumesandLevelofService Truckee TIF Intx and Roadway Vols V3.xlsx IntersectionLeft ThruRightLeft ThruRightLeft ThruRightLeft ThruRightTotal 1,7811,3851,5821,2231,5202,1651,0841,4961,3801,7242,1231,2671,5972,0481,8911,6861,9232,5333,0081,2703,4472,8871,9471,3941,5142,2871,9321,6182,2142,9344,4841,6971,116 1,0471,3711,3961,5541,9392,6422,453 928739684917562401521923613554762 SR 267/I-80 Westbound37631000364450001711118Donner Pass Road / Cold Stream Road / I-80 EB Ramps48928813270281662357599418131Donner Pass Road / Northwoods002285015819429202280307West River Street / McIver Crossing570171072124348110208138SR 267 / Brockway Road29869098336612611145200882105SR 89 South / I-80 Westbound164407005601130002082143SR 267/I-80 Westbound57771000918149000307 1225Donner Pass Road / Northwoods002270014921732202286266Donner Pass Road / SR 89 South / Frates252183122802225284235343259334121West River Street / McIver Crossing570404076129648110470182SR 267 / Brockway Road440950146344669231249239323127298468SR 89 South / I-80 Westbound218413007061180003392143 Donner Pass Road / Pioneer Trail1364072413273136120321618421SR 89 North / Alder Drive / Prosser Dam Road523836711269151705543610000088012Donner Pass Road / SR 89 South / Frates29512113453150547230032 419939766Donner Pass Road / Bridge Street176111237117830381852101919914Bridge Street / West River Street2864068243668993939319625Glenshire Road / Dorchester Road (West)000280971952270010235Brockway Road / Reynolds Way00020016163590048620Donner Pass Road / Pioneer Trail1468013119515329357628317623Donner Pass Road / SR 89 N4803211342822926333422961822112427SR 89 North / Alder Drive / Prosser Dam Road98472112113591522284777110000159013Donner Pass Road / Cold Stream Road / I-80 EB Ramps96116117169772123826810215252962Donner Pass Road / Bridge Street783404663315930383061073782077 2Bridge Street / West River Street526617111840621623725812221331Glenshire Road / Dorchester Road (West)0002801452554300022335Brockway Road / Reynolds Way00058016166280075086SR 89 South / Deerfield Drive1747765457232873471589127SR 89 North / Alder Creek Road3519953712986137867810 Donner Pass Road / I-80 EB Off Ramp (Eastern Interchange)04540028901820122000Donner Pass Road / SR 89 N1602383001262412642925528250SR 267/I-80 Eastbound05873192013340990241000000042332144900000637203 40347000003202521981980SR 89 South / I-80 Eastbound225193872635050526294000SR 89 South / Deerfield Drive1325880355382573080330000000505273794880SR 89 North / Alder Creek Road76174404108989913076Glens hire Drive / Dorchester Drive (East)2185001276978021000000074121122170Donner Pass Road / I-80 EB Off Ramp (Eastern Interchange)08050059003030225000SR 267/I-80 Eastbound0118847843978509904580000000519 36144700000487456253310026500004642954043150SR 89 South / I-80 Eastbound225675893736700616354000Glenshire Drive / Dorchester Drive (East)171500019586880180000000155201263370 NorthboundSouthboundEastboundWestbound SR 89 North / Rainbow Road027813222207SR 89 North / Rainbow Road027422922226 Donner Pass Road / I-80 WB Ramps (West Interchange)1990119Donner Pass Road / McIver Crossing1600109Donner Pass Road / Glenshire Drive1550144Brockway / Palisades2120129Donner Pass Road / McIver Crossing2190100Donner Pass Road / South Shore Dr230101 Donner Pass Road / South Shore Dr13093Donner Pass Road / I-80 WB Ramps (West Interchange)295096 -46 TABLE A-1: Intersection Design Volumes Donner Pass Road / Glenshire Drive Future with Extensions Existing Truckee TIF Intx and Roadway Vols V3.xlsx SharedSharedSharedShared33.1DWorks with single lane roundabout and no additional slip lanes111135.5EWorks with single lane roundabout and no additional slip lanes Can improve LOS to B with EBR free and accel lane. Would Needs NBR slip lane in order to avoid excessive queues 2+RT slip2 sharedT-L + RT Slip--43.4ENBRT yield lane required; EBRT yield lane required require bridge widening on South leg. between roundabouts IntersectionControl ChangeNBSBEBWB(sec/veh)LOSNOTES MitigationMitigated Conditions 111110.2B111112.9B2 shared2 shared--247.0EShared--SharedShared11.3BL; T-RL-T; RL-T; RShared42.1E2 + LT + RT2 + LT + RTL+T+RL+T+R44.4D 111118.3C11Sharedn/a26.1D22SharedShared29.1DL-T; R slipSharedSharedShared22.9C Lane ConfigurationDelay Improvements RoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundaboutRoundabout Single-LaneSingle-LaneSingle-LaneSingle-LaneSingle-LaneSingle-LaneSingle-LaneSingle-Lane Dual-LaneDual-LaneDual-LaneDual-Lane Signal Donner Pass Road / I-80 EB Off Ramp (Eastern Interchange) Donner Pass Road / I-80 WB Ramps (West Interchange) Donner Pass Road / Cold Stream Road / I-80 EB Ramps Donner Pass Road / Cold Stream Road / I-80 EB Ramps TABLE A-3: Intersection LOS Mitigation EXISTING FUTURE West River Street / McIver Crossing Donner Pass Road / Bridge StreetDonner Pass Road / Bridge Street Donner Pass Road / Pioneer Trail Bridge Street / West River StreetBridge Street / West River Street SR 267 / Brockway Road SR 267/I-80 Westbound SR 267/I-80 Eastbound AppendixB EvaluationofthePioneerTrailandBridgeStreetExtensions TheneedforanadditionalconnectiontotheTahoeDonnerarea(beyondtheexisting connectionsviaNorthwoodsBoulevardandAlderCreekRoad)haslongbeenaconsideration. TheconnectionwouldbemadebyextendingPioneerTrailtomeetNorthwoodsBoulevardand Trail.Previousanalyseshave extendingBridgeStreetnorthtomeettheextendedPioneer concludedthatthesenewroadwayswouldbenecessarytoavoidtheneedtoexpandDonner PassRoadwestofSR89SouthbeyondthesizeallowedundertheGeneralPlanCirculation Elementpolicies.Thenewfuturemodelprovidestheopportunitytoupdatethisanalysisto conditions.Existingtrafficcountsandthemodeloffutureconditionswere currentlyplanned thenusedtoassessintersectionandroadwaytrafficconditionsbothwithandwithoutthe extensionsofDonnerPassRoadandBridgeStreet. ExistingTrafficVolumes Theexistingtrafficvolumesdevelopedforthisanalysisarebasedontherecentintersection turningmovementcountsconductedatvariousintersectionsintheTownofTruckeebyLSCas partofthisprojectduringthesummerof2014.Thesecountswereadjustedbyadayfactorto estimatethetenthhighestsummerpeakhour,perTownofTruckeestandard.Twoofthestudy intersectionsforthisanalysiswerenotcountedin2014:SR89North/AlderDrive/ProsserDam RoadandDonnerPassRoad/Interstate80(I80)EastboundOffRamp(easterninterchange). Themostrecentcountdatafrom2009wereusedasthebasisfortheseintersectionvolumes.A growthfactorwasappliedtothe2009countstoestimate2014trafficvolumes. IntersectionsinthevicinityoftheSR267/I80interchangeandPioneerTrailarespacedwithno midblockdrivewaysorotheraccesspoints;therefore,theseźƓƷĻƩƭĻĭƷźƚƓƭ͸volumesmustbe balanced,suchthatthetrafficvolumedepartingononeintersectiondeparturelegmustequal thetrafficvolumeonapproachlegoftheadjacentintersection.Trafficvolumesatthefollowing intersectionswereadjustedtobalancewithadjacentintersections: SR89North/AlderDrive/ProsserDamRoad SR89North/DonnerPassRoad/HennessRoad SR267/SR89North/Interstate80WestboundRamps SR267/Interstate80EastboundRamps SR267/BrockwayRoad/SoaringWay DonnerPassRoad/Pioneertrail DonnerPassRoad/Interstate80WestboundOnramp(easterninterchange) DonnerPassRoad/Interstate80EastboundOfframp(easterninterchange) DonnerPassRoad/GlenshireDrive Generally,theconservativeapproachtobalancingintersectiontrafficvolumesisapplied,such thatalladjustmentsarepositive,resultinginanetincreaseintrafficvolumes.Inthiscase, B1 however,thenewtrafficcountattheintersectionofSR89North/DonnerPassRoad/Henness Roadwasdeterminedtobeunreasonablyhighwhencomparedwithpreviouscountsand estimations.Additionally,thenewtrafficcountattheDonnerPassRoad/GlenshireDrive volumes.Astherearefewaccesspointsbetweenthe intersectionindicatedadecreaseintraffic intersectionsalongDonnerPassRoadbetweenGlenshireDriveandSR89North,thetraffic volumesthroughthiscorridormustbalance.Theintersectionvolumesweregenerally decreasedinordertobalancewiththevolumesderivedfromthesummer2014countat DonnerPassRoad/GlenshireDrive. TheintersectionlayoutofTruckeealsonecessitatesthatthetrafficvolumesalongSR267be balancedwiththetrafficvolumesattheDonnerPassRoad/SR89Northintersection.New trafficcountsconductedduringthesummerof2014attheSR267/Interstate80interchange wereconsistentwiththepreviouspatternsandgrowthtrendsinthearea.Therefore,onlysmall adjustmentsweremadetobalancetheinterchangeintersectionvolumeswiththeDonnerPass Road/SR89Northintersectiontothenorth.SomeoftheturningmovementcountsattheSR 267/I80rampsshowedadecreaseintrafficfromtheexistingdesignvolumesusedinthePC3 trafficanalysis.Thevolumeatthesemovementswasadjustedtomatchthevolumeusedinthe PC3analysiswheredoingsowouldsolvetheimbalance.Lastly,trafficvolumesonthe southboundapproachtotheSR267/BrockwayRoadintersectionwereincreasedtobalance withthetrafficvolumearrivingfromthenorth.Theexistingbalanced2014designvolumesare providedatthetopofTableB1. FutureVolumes UsingtheFutureBuildoutModel,volumeswereforecastforthefollowingstudyintersections: DonnerPassRoad/NorthwoodsBoulevard DonnerPassRoad/SR89South/FratesLane DonnerPassRoad/PioneerTrail DonnerPassRoad/I80EastboundOffRamps(easterninterchange) DonnerPassRoad/BridgeStreet BridgeStreet/WestRiverStreet DonnerPassRoad/SR89North SR89North/AlderDrive/ProsserDamRoad SR89North/AlderCreekRoad SR89South/I80WestboundRamps SR89South/I80EastboundRamps Twosetsofvolumesweregenerated:onewiththeroadwayextensionsandonewithout. ConsistentwithprevioususeoftheTruckeeModel,existingmodelvolumesweresubtracted fromthefuturemodelvolumestoobtainthegrowthintraffic.Thisgrowthwasthenaddedto themostrecentcountsfromthesummerof2014toobtainfuturebuildoutvolumes,asshown inTableB1. B2 TownofTruckeeLevelofServiceStandards TheexistingTownofTruckeepolicyonLevelOfService(LOS)isappliedinthisTrafficImpact Analysis.AsstatedintheTruckee2025GeneralPlan,theƚǞƓ͸ƭLOSstandardsareasfollows: ͻ PolicyP2.1ΑEstablishandmaintainaLevelofServiceDorbetteronroad segmentsandfortotalintersectionmovementsinportionsoftheTownoutsideof theDowntownStudyArea.EstablishandmaintainaLevelofServiceEorbetter onarterialandcollectorroadsegmentsandfortotalintersectionmovements withintheDowntownSpecificPlanArea.ThroughouttheTown,individual turningmovementsatunsignalizedintersectionsshallnotbeallowedtoreach LOSFandtoexceedacumulativevehicledelayoffourvehiclehours.Bothof theseconditionsshallbemetfortrafficoperationstobeconsidered ǒƓğĭĭĻƦƷğĬƌĻ͵ͼ IntersectionLevelofServiceAnalysis IntersectionLOSforthestudyintersectionswasevaluatedusingthemethodologies documentedinthe2010HighwayCapacityManual(HCM),asappliedintheSynchro8.0 softwarepackagedevelopedbyTrafficware,LLC.LOSforsignalizedintersectionsisprimarily measuredintermsofaveragedelaypervehicleenteringtheintersection.Signalized intersectionLOSisbasedupontheassessmentofvolumetocapacityratiosandcontroldelay. IndividualLOSoutputsareprovided,attached.Theresultsoftheanalysisforthefollowing threescenariosareprovidedintheTableB2: ΘExistingconditions,basedonsummer2014trafficcounts PioneerTrailandBridge ΘFutureGeneralPlanbuildoutconditionswithouttheproposed StreetExtensions ΘFutureGeneralPlanbuildoutconditionswiththeproposedPioneerTrailandBridge StreetExtensions Thelevelofserviceanalysiswasperformedassumingnochangestoexistingintersection geometricconfigurationortrafficsignalphasing;however,signaltimingswereoptimizedusing theSynchrooptimizationfeature. GatewayAreaStudyIntersectionsLOS AspresentedinTableB2,bothoftheGatewayAreastudyintersections(DonnerPass Road/NorthwoodsBoulevardandDonnerPassRoad/SR89South/FratesLane)arecalculated tooperateatanacceptableLOSunderexistingandbothfuturescenarios.Asexpected,LOSat bothofthestudyintersectionswoulddegradeunderfuturetrafficvolumeswithouttheBridge B3 StreetandPioneerTrailextensions.However,botharestillshowntooperatewithintheTown standard.Therefore,itcanbeconcludedthattheseextensionsarenotrequiredtoattain GeneralPlanstandardsforintersectionLOS,throughbuildoutoftheGeneralPlanlanduses. improvedinthefuturescenariowiththeroadway LOSatbothoftheseintersectionswouldbe extensionsversusexistingconditionsduetothediversionofcurrenttrafficontothenew roadwayproposedunderthisscenario. BridgeStreetandPioneerTrailAreaStudyIntersectionsLOS TheexistingandprojectedfutureintersectionLOSfortheseintersectionsisprovidedinTableB 2.Asshown,thethreeroundaboutintersectionsinnortheastTruckeeareshowntooperateat LOSAunderexistingconditions.TheI80EastboundOffRampatDonnerPassRoadisalso showntooperateatanacceptableLOSD.Consistentwiththeconclusionofpreviousstudies, thetwostopcontrolledintersectionsalongBridgeStreetareshowntooperateatLOSF. Inthefuture,withbuildoutofthegeneralplan,withorwithouttheBridgeStreetandPioneer Trailextensions,theroundaboutsatSR89North/DonnerPassRoadandSR89North/Alder Drive/ProsserDamRoadwouldstilloperateatacceptableLOS.TheroundaboutatDonner PassRoad/PioneerTrailwoulddegradetounacceptableLOSFunderbothfuturescenarios. TheintersectionLOSofDonnerPassRoad/I80EastboundOffRampwouldalsodegradeto LOSFunderbothfuturescenarios. Ingeneral,intersectiondelaysarelowerunderthefuturescenariowiththeBridgeStreetand PioneerTrailextensionsversuswithouttheextensions. SR89North/AlderCreekRoadIntersection Withouttheroadwayextensions,northboundleftturningtrafficvolumesattheSR89North/ AlderCreekRoadintersectionwouldwarrantaseparateleftturnlane.Theimpactofthe roadwayextensionswouldbetoreducethisvolumebelowtheminimumwarrantlevel, avoidingtheneedforthisroadwayimprovement. RoadwayLevelOfService DonnerPassRoadGatewayAreaRoadwayLOS ThissectiondiscussestheroadwaycapacityandLOSanalysisforDonnerPassRoadfromthe intersectionofNorthwoodsBoulevardtoSR89South/FratesLane.Thelengthofthissegmentis 0.58mile.Thissectionofroadwayhasonetravellaneineachdirectionwithacentertwoway leftturnlane.Thepostedspeedlimitis35mph.Thereare34accesspoints(drivewaysand unsignalizedintersections)alongthissegment,resultinginanaccesspointdensityof59access pointspermile. B4 OverviewofAvailableAnalysisProcedures HighwayCapacityManual TheHighwayCapacityManual(FederalHighwaysAdministration,2010)isthestandard referenceforroadwayandintersectioncapacityanalysisintheUS.Theanalysisprocedures havebeenusedtocreatetheHighwayCapacitySoftwarepackage.Roadwayfacilityanalysis procedureshavebeendevelopedforvariousclassificationsoffacilities.Theseprocedures,and potentialapplicationtoDonnerPassRoad,arediscussedbelowforeachfacilitytype. ΘTheTwoLaneRoadwaymethodologywasdevelopedtoassesstheLevelOfService(LOS) ofruralroadways.Keyinputparametersaretrafficvolume,laneandshoulderwidth, percenttrucksandrecreationalvehicles,percentnopassingzones,andaccesspoint density.ThequantitativemeasureonwhichLOSisbasedistheͻƦĻƩĭĻƓƷtime ŅƚƌƌƚǞźƓŭͼΑtheproportionoftotaltraveltimethatanindividualmotoristcanbe expectedtobefollowinganothervehicle.Importantlyforthisparticularapplication,the methodologydoesnotallowconsiderationofaTwoWayLeftTurnLane(TWLTL)asis presentalongDonnerPassRoad.Giventhislack,andthatDonnerPassRoadisinan urbandevelopedsettingwithoutpassing,thisisnotanappropriatemethodology. ΘTheUrbanStreetmethodologyfocusesontheoperationofthesignalizedintersections alongacorridor.WhileitincludestheabilitytoenterthepresenceofaTWLTL(and associatedvolumes),thisinformationisonlyusedtoidentifyhowtrafficqueueswould arriveatthesignalizedintersectionsΑitdoesnotassesstheimpactoftheunsignalized intersectionsanddrivewaysontheflowalongtheroadwaybetweenthesignalized intersections.Asaresult,LOSisonlyameasureofdelaysassociatedwiththesignalized intersections,whichisnotthekeyroadwayrelatedissueonDonnerPassRoadaway fromthesignalizedintersections.Itisthereforenotavalidtooltoconsiderroadway LOS. Multilanemethodologyisdesignedtoevaluate4or6laneurbanarterials.As ΘThe DonnerPassRoadhasonlyasinglelaneineachtraveldirection,thisproceduredoesnot apply. Inshort,noneoftheavailableHighwayCapacityManualmethodologiesapplytothequestion ofDonnerPassRoadroadwaycapacityorlevelofservice. FloridaDepartmentofTransportationHIGHPLANMethodology BasedontheconclusionthattheHighwayCapacityManual(HCM)ruralroadwaymethodology isnotappropriateformoredevelopedruralareas,theFloridaDOTdevelopedtheLOSPLAN software.Reflectingitsacceptancebythetrafficengineeringprofessionasawhole,this softwareisincludedinthe2010HighwayCapacitySoftwarepackage.HIGHPLAN,amoduleof theLOSPLANsoftware,usestheHCM2010analysistechniqueandnewcapacityvaluesbutis B5 basedonthepremisethatthemostrelevantservicemeasureformotoristsontwolane highwaysindevelopedareasistomaintainaͻƩĻğƭƚƓğĬƌĻͼspeed,insteadoftheHCM2000's primaryservicemeasureofͻƦĻƩĭĻƓƷtimespentŅƚƌƌƚǞźƓŭͼ(thepercentofaķƩźǝĻƩ͸ƭtripspent areasprimarilybasetheirLOSonhowclosethey followinganothercar).Driversindeveloped aregoingrelativetotheirfreeflowspeedsandnotsomuchbasedontheabilitytosettheir owntravelspeedortopass.Inotherwords,asitisnotthetypicaldriver'sexpectationtobe abletomakeapassingmaneuverwhiledrivingthroughdevelopedareas,itisnotappropriate toconsiderLOSbasedupontheabilitytopass.Thismethodologyalsospecificallyincludesa factorreflectingthepresenceofaTWLTL.Appliedcarefully,itcanprovideareasonable planningevaluationofLOS. HIGHPLANAnalysis Astheonlymethodologythatcanbeappliedwithcurrentdata,ananalysisofLOSwas conductedusingtheHIGHPLANmethodology.OneconsiderationisthattheHIGHPLANmethod doesnotdirectlyaccountforthemainfactorthatcontributestocapacityreductiononthis segmentofDonnerPassRoad,specificallyaccesspointdensity.However,asdiscussedbelow, itdoesallowaͻ\[ƚĭğƌAdjustmentCğĭƷƚƩͼthatcanreflecttheimpactofthehighdensityof accesspoints. TheHIGHPLANanalysisbeginswithselectingtheͻ!ƩĻğǤƦĻͼ͵ͻƩğƓƭźƷźƚƓźƓŭΉ ƩĬğƓͼwas selectedforTruckee.ThislandusetypeisapplicabletoͻğƓareaover5,000inƦƚƦǒƌğƷźƚƓ͵ͼThe analysisparametersincludethefollowingroadwayvariables: Terrain(levelorrolling) FreeFlowSpeed(40Α70mph) LeftTurn/BlockageImpact(yesorno) Median(yesorno) PassingLanes(yesorno),and PercentNoPassingZones Theanalysisisalsobasedonthefollowingtrafficdatavariables: PeakDirectionHourlyVolumes OffPeakDirectionHourlyVolumes PeakHourFactor PercentHeavyVehicles,and LocalAdjustmentFactor Ofthese,theLocalAdjustmentFactoristheonlysubjectivevariable.FDOTstaffindicatesthat thisfactorisintendedtoreflectlocaldriverbehavior.Thesoftwareallowsforarangeofvalues from0.80to1.00,whichisapplieddirectlytothebasecapacity(0.80wouldbemost conservative,resultingina20percentdecreaseinthebasecapacity).Thesoftwareprovidesa B6 defaultvalue0.91andotherwisenoguidanceonhowtosetthisfactor.Giventhatsomeofthe driversalongDonnerPassRoadarevisitorsnotfamiliarwiththeroadway,afactorof0.90is applied. Results TableB3displaystheHIGHPLANLOSthresholdsforDonnerPassRoadafterapplyingallofthe analysisfactorsdiscussedabove.Asshown,themaximumpeakhour,peakdirectiontraffic volumestoachieveLOSDis800.(HIGHPLANoutputsareprovided,attached.)Thistablealso displaystheLOSresultsforallscenarios.Asshown,underexistingconditions,DonnerPass RoadoperatesatLOSD,achievingtheTownofƩǒĭƉĻĻ͸ƭLOSDstandard.Inthefuturewithout theroadwayextensions,DonnerPassRoadwouldoperateatLOSE,exceedingtheTown standard.Iftheroadwaysareextended,DonnerPassRoadwouldoperateatanacceptable LOS.Basedonthismethodology,futuregrowthintrafficwillcauseDonnerPassRoadtoͻŅğźƌͼin peaksummerperiods. AlderCreekRoadRoadwayLOS TheTownofƩǒĭƉĻĻ͸ƭ GeneralPlan definesamaximumAverageDailyTraffic(ADT)volumeon collectorstreetsof2,000.WithouttheextensionofPioneerTrailandBridgeStreet,theADTon AlderCreekRoadwouldbe2,724,whilewiththeextensionstheADTwouldbe1,295.This indicatesthattheroadwayextensionswouldallowAlderCreekRoadtoconformtoTown standards. Conclusions Theresultsofthisanalysiscanbesummarizedasfollowing: ΘAtpresent,thekeyintersectionsalongDonnerPassRoadintheGatewayareaachieve LOSstandardsandtheroadwaysegmentbetween89South/FratesandNorthwoods BoulevardattainsLOSstandards. ΘAbsenttheroadwayextensions,trafficvolumesonDonnerPassRoadbetween89 South/FratesLaneandNorthwoodsBoulevardwillincreaseby16percent.Whilethe signalizedintersectionsalongthisstretchwouldremainwithinLOSstandards,thistraffic growthwouldcauseanLOSdeficiencyontheroadwaysegment. ΘExtendingPioneerTrailandBridgeStreetwouldreducefuturetrafficvolumesby23 percent,toalevel11percentbelowcurrentvolumes.Thiswouldallowthekey roadwaysegmentalongDonnerPassRoadtoattainLOSstandards. ΘTheroadwayextensionswouldavoidtheneedtoconstructanorthboundleftturnlane onSR89NorthatAlderCreekRoad,andwouldalsoallowtrafficlevelsonAlderCreek RoadtostaywithinadoptedTownofTruckeestandards. B7