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Ryan Streff January 20, 2014 City of Arden Hills Page 7 Based on trip generation estimates shown in Table 3, the proposed development is expected to generate 138 midday and p.m. peak hour trips, and approximately 1,000 to 1,500 daily trips. It should be noted that midday peak hour observations were collected at the Hopkins store in December 2013, which indicated the midday and p.m. peak hour trip generations are relatively similar. Therefore, for purposes of this study, the observed average trip generation was utilized for the midday and p.m. peak hours. Table 3.Trip Generation Estimates Midday and P.M. Peak Hour Trips Daily Land Use Type (ITE Code) Retail Store Donation Drop-Off Total Trips In Out In Out In Out Observed Existing Maple Grove Goodwill 53 47 17 17 70 64 --- Existing Hopkins Goodwill 40 54 24 24 64 78 --- Observed Average 47 51 20 20 67 71 --- ITE Estimate --- --- 1,016 Proposed Goodwill (815)* --- --- 44 44 * The ITE trip generation is based on 17,750 square feet for a ÑFree Standing Discount StoreÒ The proposed development trips were distributed throughout the study area based on the directional distribution shown in Figure 4. The distribution was developed based on a combination of existing travel patterns, historical AADT volumes in the area, and engineering judgment. The combination of background traffic and adjacent/proposed development trips, which represents the year 2015 build condition, is shown in Figure 5. Year 2015 Build Intersection Operations Analysis To determine if the existing roadway network can accommodate the year 2015 build traffic forecasts, a detailed traffic capacity analysis was completed. The study intersections were once again analyzed using a combination of Synchro/SimTraffic and the HCM. For reporting purposes, only the SimTraffic results were used. Results of the year 2015 build operations analysis shown in Table 4 indicate that all study intersections are expected to operate at an acceptable overall LOS C or better during the midday and p.m. peak hours with the existing traffic control and geometric layout. However, the southbound approach of the County Road E/Arden Plaza East Access intersection is expected to operate at LOS F during the p.m. peak hour. Side-street delays of this magnitude are relatively common during peak periods and generally do not warrant mitigation.