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<br />- -~.. <br /> <br /> <br />~rr f '/", <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ig[JIl March 3, 1998 <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />MAR 05 1998 <br /> <br />B R W INC Mr. Kevin Ringwald, AICP cm(j.fA~m;mHii.lS <br />Community Development Director <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1450 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Bethel College Campus Traffic Study <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Ringwald: <br /> <br />PI,nning BRW has reviewed the Bethel College Campus Traffic Study conducted by <br />T"n;p"",non Stanley Consultants, Inc. The primary purpose of the study as stated in the study <br />Engin"'''''g was to determine the impact that the college has on adjacent roadways, namely <br />.,nD"ign Highway 51/Srielling Avenue to the east and Old Highway 10 to the west. ',The' <br />~ majority 'of the study is focused on determining the applicable trip generation, <br />",'" Squ". ' rates to use for the campus and there are no specific conclusions relative to the <br />700 Thi,d 5"",' So, impact on Snelling Avenue or Old Highway 10 other than to indicate what <br />Minn..polis. percentage of the traffic on these roadways is generated by the College. ' <br />M...,!S5415 - , . . <br /> <br />612/370-0700 In general the tr~fficcounts and trip generation estimates cited in the study appear <br />Fa>:: 6t2/370-1378 -. . . _ . _ _ . <br />to be reasonable. The consultant estimated that the sIte was currently generatmg <br />o.n"", . an average of 4840 vehicles per day and that with the proposed increase in student, <br />Milw,uk", enrollment would increase the trip generation to an average of 5500 vehicles per <br />~tinne'poti,day in the future, They cite a stipulation in their permit which says the college " <br />N,w"k shall not exceed volumes anticipated for low to medium density residential . <br />o,l,ndo development which was estimated to be about 3300 vehicles per day at the time <br />P'''''nix the permit was granted. They then provide evidence that trip generation of <br />Po.H,nd residential uses has increased over time and today a similar low to medium <br />5.n O;.go density residential development would generate as many as 5670 trips per day. <br />Seattle <br /> <br />BRW believes the best estimate of the trip generation of a low to medium density <br />residential development on this site is 4880 vehicles per day.', This is about what <br />Stanley estimates the site "is generatirig toClayand less than what they estimate the <br />, , <br />college'viill generate ;,vith the proposed increase iIi student enrollment. However, <br />the Stanley report does rio( provide ally estimate of the peak hour trip generation <br />. whichis critical in deteririiriing the impact to adjacent roadways. BRW has not <br />