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Table 3. Trip Generation Comparison – <br />Assisted Living Combined with Various Land Use Types <br />Land Use <br />Trips Generated: <br />Land <br />Combined <br />Type UseSize <br />with Assisted <br />AM peak PM Peak Weekday <br />Code <br />Living <br />ADT <br />Enter Exit Enter Exit <br />Specialty <br />1,285 <br />14 7 39 48 <br />RetailRetail814 20,000Sq. ft. <br />21 total 87 total <br />Fast-Food <br />1,887 <br />Restaurant 90 80 67 67 <br />w/drive-thru Services 934 3,000 Sq. ft. <br />170 total 134 total <br />Community <br />770 <br />Bank w/drive 36 17 47 51 <br />thruServices 911 2,500Sq. ft. <br />53 total 98 total <br />Medical <br />50 17 34 68 1119 <br />Office <br />Medical720 20,000Sq. ft. <br />67 total 102 total <br />Pharmacy <br /> 1,810 <br />38 25 98 101 <br />w/drive thru Retail 881 16,000 Sq. ft. <br />64 total 199 total <br />In conclusion, an assisted living center will generate fewer trips than the previous hotel use. The assisted <br />living use can be combined with other uses on the vacant parcel and still be in approximately the same <br />range of trip generation or less than the previous hotel use. <br />Traffic Analysis <br />Additional analysis has been conducted to determine the effect trips from these land uses may have on the <br />traffic conditions along County Road E, Lexington and any other adjacent street intersections. Traffic <br />operations for peak hour conditions within the study area were analyzed using the industry-standard <br />SYNCHRO/SimTraffic software package, which uses the data and methodology contained in the 2000 <br />Highway Capacity Manual, published by the Transportation Research Board. The software model was <br />calibrated using existing conditions before being used to assess future conditions. <br />The operating conditions of transportation facilities, such as traffic signals and stop-controlled <br />intersections, are evaluated based on the relationship of the theoretical capacity of a facility to the actual <br />traffic volumes on that facility. Various factors affect capacity, including travel speed, roadway <br />geometry, grade, number and width of travel lanes, and intersection control. The current standards for <br />evaluating capacity and operating conditions are contained in the 2000Highway Capacity Manual <br /> Page 4 of 7 June 6, 2011 <br />RLK Incorporated <br />Co. Rd. E & Lexington Traffic Study 2011-052-M <br /> <br />