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1 Chris Seigle November 30, 1988 Page 2 'ect's traffic impacts have also been analyzed t the intersections o The prod bound and westbound ramps of Lexington Avenue and the TH 36 east • 0 PM to 5:30 PM ng the peak hour. These two intersectionbeare expectednto cause con- 4:3 and the project would sidered to operate adequately, one to two percent increase in traffic. No roadway improvements are only a considered necessary at these two intersections. i� o The construction of the project site will preclude thegton A. spossibiyimprovement extending Lovell Avenue w.y tooserve ntrafficenuedemands in the area. is not considered ,ecessa � afore this i� not considered to be an issue in the traffic impact ana- Sher lysis of the project. DATA UTILIZED IN THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS The following win data was used in the traffic impact analysis described in this memorandum: o Existing traffic counts conducted by BRW at the intersecerjndsffrom17g00nAM Avenue and the project access drivedway30u�©n5:3Qthe PMtime p to 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, an o Existing traffic counts conducted by BRW at the intersections timeeper9od`� Avenue and tha TH 36 eastbound and westbound ramps during from 4. •30 PM to 5:30 PM. o Info rmation provided by the Minneapolis Business College on the existing traffic characteristics of -he college. o In formation provided by the Minneapolis Business College e.l the origins (i.e. residence locations) of students of the college. o Information regarding the existing street system gathered by BRW. o The project site plan as provided by KKE Architects. The us e of this information 1s further discussed in the sections which follow. ASSUMPTIONS UTILIZED IN THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS The following assumptions were utilized in the traffic impact analysis: o Assumptions regarding the traffic generation of he protect based he on on the project site plan, information published y t ation Engineers, and information received from the Minneapolis Business College. 1