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Project Banjo Traffic Study — Regional Analysis Addendum <br />Backaround Growth <br />April 22, 2022 <br />Page 10 <br />To account for general background growth in the study area, an annual growth rate of 1.5 percent was <br />applied to the existing traffic volumes to develop year 2025 and 2040 background traffic forecasts. <br />This growth rate is based on a combination of historical average daily traffic (ADT) volumes published <br />by MnDOT and traffic forecasts identified within the Anoka County Transportation Plan, Lino Lakes <br />Comprehensive Plan, and the 2020 1-35E Corridor AUAR Update. This growth rate is lower than the <br />annual three (3) percent growth rates within these plans, but was reduced given this study directly <br />accounts for adjacent developments as noted earlier. <br />Trip Generation <br />Given the proposed land use, the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) does not have a sufficient <br />amount of comparable data. Therefore, trip generation data for the proposed development provided <br />by the project team was used. The data provided reflects the operational characteristics of the site, <br />including employee vehicles, trucks, and van activity. <br />As noted earlier, peak activity of the site is expected to occur between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., with <br />limited activity during traditional a.m. and p.m. peak hours which are 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 to 5:30 <br />p.m., respectively. provides a summary of the existing a.m., midday (i.e., facility), and p.m. <br />peak hour trip generation for the site, in addition to daily activity. The proposed development is <br />expected to generate 10 a.m. peak hour trips, 430 midday peak hour trips, 120 p.m. peak hour trips, <br />and 1,935 daily trips. A detailed breakdown of the expected trip generation by time of day and vehicle <br />type is provided in the Appendix. <br />Table 4 also provides a trip generation estimate during the seasonal peak of the proposed <br />development, which generally occurs in November and December. It is important to note that there <br />are logistical capacity constraints within the development which limits the trip generation potential of <br />the facility. Thus, the peak trip generation of the facility, which occurs during the midday peak hour, <br />does not increase during the seasonal peak. However, the seasonal peak trip generation spreads into <br />other hours of the day, which is reflected in the increase in trip generation during the a.m. and p.m. <br />peak hours of the adjacent roadways. <br />Table 5 Trip Generation Summary <br />Land Use <br />VTypee <br />Peak Hour Scenario <br />Daily <br />AM <br />Midday <br />PM <br />In <br />Out <br />In <br />Out <br />In <br />Out <br />141,000 SF Warehouse / <br />Logistics Hub <br />Vehicles <br />4 <br />4 <br />209 <br />0 <br />59 <br />59 <br />1,200 <br />Trucks <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />45 <br />Vans <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />219 <br />0 <br />0 <br />690 <br />Total Site Trips <br />5 <br />5 <br />210 <br />220 <br />60 <br />60 <br />1,935 <br />141,000 SF Warehouse / <br />Logistics Hub <br />Vehicles <br />53 <br />0 <br />189 <br />0 <br />182 <br />117 <br />1,955 <br />Trucks <br />2 <br />2 <br />1 <br />1 <br />3 <br />3 <br />100 <br />Vans <br />0 <br />148 <br />0 <br />219 <br />55 <br />0 <br />930 <br />Total Peak Seasonal Site Trips <br />55 <br />150 <br />190 <br />220 <br />240 <br />120 <br />2,985 <br />