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<br />May 22, 2017 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />One significant finding involved the p.m. peak hour traffic queues along eastbound <br />Hwy 96. The resulting 95th percentile queue lengths along Snelling can extend up to <br />one-eighth mile during the peak hours. The eastbound queues were seen extending <br />from the signalized intersection at Lexington Avenue past the signalized intersection at <br />Hamline and through the intersection of Snelling Avenue. The p.m. peak hour queue <br />even extended past the access to North Heights Church. <br /> <br />These excessive delays along Highway 96 during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours are the <br />likely impacts of the construction along I-694 between I-35E and TH 10. Local traffic <br />is likely diverting onto Highway 96 rather than face the delays along I-694. As a <br />result, the Highway 96 traffic volume is artificially high, and the Snelling Avenue <br />traffic, although negligible, has a more difficult time turning right or left than would <br />normally be the case. <br /> <br />This is reflected in the failing levels of service for Snelling traffic at the intersection <br />with Highway 96. Because the Snelling Avenue approach is a side-street stop <br />condition only, there are no gaps in the Highway 96 traffic created by signalization. <br />Further, the existing volumes are not heavy enough to warrant signalization at that <br />intersection. Therefore, the existing traffic must wait excessively for either gaps in the <br />traffic or considerate Highway 96 drivers to let the side street traffic complete their <br />turns. <br /> <br />Unfortunately, recent turning movement traffic counts for the intersection of Highway <br />96 and Snelling Avenue unaffected by the I-694 construction are not readily available. <br /> <br /> <br />Proposed Development <br /> <br />Westwood utilized the rates and equations in the Trip Generation Manual, Ninth <br />Edition, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, to calculate the number <br />of peak hour trips that could be generated by the site. Table 2 lists the daily and peak <br />hour trips that are projected to enter and exit the site. <br /> <br />Table 2 – Trip Generation <br /> <br />(Source: ITE Trip Generation Manual, Ninth Edition, 2012 & Westwood Professional Services, 2017) <br /> <br /> <br />Please note that although Lyngblomsten Senior Living will incorporate several levels <br />of senior care, it was recommended by the Ramsey County’s traffic engineering <br />ITE <br />Land Use Code Size Enter Exit Enter Exit Enter Exit <br />Assisted Living 254.2 248 beds 330 330 23 12 24 31 <br />330 330 23 12 24 31 <br />Weekday AM peak PM Peak <br />660 35 55