Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
EA <br />proposed Orange Grove Road Development <br />Traffic Impact Study <br />5. TRIP GENERATION <br />An evaluation of anticipated traffic Impact an the sum sun ing roadway network <br />requires an estimation of site - generated traffic volumes, which are then added to <br />the projectad background traffic volumes. These combined volumes are used to <br />test the adequacy of the adjacent highway network. This chapter summarizes <br />this evaluation. <br />proposed Deoelayment <br />The proposed development Is planned as an apartment complex with 10 <br />buildings consisting of Pk units each for a total of 240 ends. <br />Prorooeed Access Points <br />Access into the proposed development is planned via one full movement <br />driveway on G range Grove Road <br />Trip Generation <br />The amount of traffic generated by a new, development is a function of the size <br />and type of development. Once the proposed land use data for the site us <br />known, the number, of trips generated by the development can be estimated. <br />Trip generation data for Us report was determined in accordance with the <br />procedures outlined in the Institute of Transportation Engineers Epe) report <br />entitled Trip Generation. Trip generation estimates were developed in arms of <br />vehicle nips per average weekday. <br />'gaffer Impact is determined by estimating the total number of daily vehicle <br />trips, as well as the number of peak hour velride hips. It should he recomy' red <br />Itat a percentage of these trips are "captured" trips while othcea are "new" trips <br />Captured" trips or "pass -by" hips refer to present momnsts who pass the site <br />that will probably patronize the development; thus, the driveway volumes at the <br />development is different from the total added to the adjacent street system. <br />Facilities such as retail establishments, restaurants, banks, service :tafloas, and <br />convenience stores attract motorists frmn the passing stream of traffic pass -by <br />trips and internally captured trips are not usually considered in this type of land <br />use <br />Table 4 illustrates the trip generatan for the proposed development for the <br />daily, morning, and mammon peak hours. <br />