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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 23, 2015 Page 13 Table 7 related to Fairview and Lydia to confirm current service level B Mr. Vaughn confirmed that data, noting that while it was not at various daily peaks, peaking characteristics and overall operations over the course were mod- eled and rated accordingly. Factoring in multi-use reduction and how trip generations were calculated (page 13) Mr. Vaughn reviewed study data and modeling using Institute of Transportation Engineers' national industry standards related to multi-use trip reduction genera- tion for like-type land uses and taking any number of data points into considera- tion as well as curvilinear equations, and applying them to land use assumptions for a particular zone or area, including the most recent review of land uses in this particular area. Mr. Vaughn advised that he used that model as well as an inde- pendent review and calculation for comparison and to check accuracy of the mod- el, based on other developments around the metropolitan area, and felt justified in his 15%reduction assumption. County Road C and Snelling Avenue:further mitigation at that location; what happens when flow diverted into other areas— and mitigation efforts— whether 4 or 6 lanes on Snelling Mr. Vaughn advised that this comment was related to I-694 and Snelling Avenue construction timeframes. Mr. Vaughn recognized current congestion at County Road C and Snelling Avenue and their consistency and significance on a daily ba- sis, with such a situation often exacerbated due to weather and/or construction. Mr. Vaughn stated that it was typical for traffic volume to look for the path of least resistance, and therefore comments regarding options to trail blaze or way- find additional routes to mitigate those situations. Mr. Vaughn opined that, spe- cific to Terrace Drive to Lincoln Drive to County Road C-2 as those roads exist today, those configurations would not exist under future conditions or with future improvements to accommodate that volume. To expand further from the perspective of the overall study, Mr. Culver advised that assumptions were for improvements on Snelling Avenue to make the entire picture work. While recognizing that the City is not in control of that corridor, nor the interstate system, Mr. Culver noted that it did not preclude the City from lobbying for improvements along that corridor or at its intersections; but clarified that this study was focused on those things under the City's control, including traffic impacts at Fairview and Cleveland Avenues and County Roads C and D, and areas surrounding them. Mr. Culver opined that if the focus was drawing so much attention on diverting traffic from Snelling, the impact of Twin Lakes Parkway was lost. As indicated by Mr. Vaughn, Mr. Culver concurred that there would be times when more traffic will divert from that corridor than average, put- ting a larger strain on Fairview Avenue, but was not a result of what the impact would be of Twin Lakes Parkway on Fairview Avenue itself.