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Grey Fox Road Redevelopment – Arden Hills Traffic Impact Analysis │ July 2021 6 The average rate for ITE Land Use Code (LUC) 850 (Supermarket), ITE LUC 911 (Walk-in Bank), and ITE LUC 934 (Fast Food Restaurant with Drive Through) were used to calculate the trip generation potential of the site. Table 1 provides a summary of the number of trips anticipated to be generated during the weekday AM and PM peak hours, including internal capture reduction. As shown, the site is anticipated to generate 236 new trips during the AM peak hour (128 entering, 108 exiting) and 262 new trips during the PM peak hour (135 entering, 127 exiting). Table 1 – Site Trip Generation For this analysis, it was assumed that all site trips will be vehicle trips. To be conservative, it was assumed that all site trips would be new trips and no mode split reductions for trips via transit, bike or walking were used. SITE TRIP DISTRIBUTION The site trips were distributed to the adjacent roadways based on the current traffic patterns in the area and a general assessment of the major regional roadways surrounding the study area. In general, the following global trip distribution was assumed for the development: x 50% to/from the north on Lexington Avenue x 40% to/from the south on Lexington Avenue x 10% to/from the west on Grey Fox Road The trip distribution for the site-generated traffic is shown in Exhibit 6. SITE ACCESSES AND ASSIGNMENT The site will include two (2) accesses. Access 1 will be located on Grey Fox Road, approximately 260 feet west of Lexington Avenue, in the same space as the existing access, with two egress lanes and one ingress lane. Access 2 will be onto the alley on the western boundary of the site which also provides access to Grey Fox Road, with one egress lane and one ingress lane. vehicles are anticipated to primarily use Access 1 to access the site. Additionally, two of the existing accesses are proposed to be removed. The accesses located approximately 60 feet and 400 feet west of Lexington Avenue & Grey Fox Road are proposed to be removed. The proposed site plan is included in Appendix C. The site trips were assigned to the study intersections as shown in Exhibit 7. Land Use Description Intensity Daily AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour In Out Total In Out Total Supermarket (LUC 850) 19,209 S.F. 1,774 41 25 66 72 74 146 Walk-in Bank (LUC 911) 1,850 S.F. 208 20 18 38 20 20 40 Fast Food Restaurant with Drive Through (LUC 934) 3,550 S.F. 1,320 67 65 132 43 33 76 Total Site Generated Trips (With Internal Capture Reduction) 3,302 128 108 236 135 127 262