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Engineering. Landscape Architecture. Planning . Surv�eying . Tra�ic <br />� �f: �, � E� t�x��, �: � � Creating ��,r���d��a� <br />Communities <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: <br />COPY: <br />PROM: <br />DATE: <br />Thomas Paschlce <br />Chad Locicwood, P.E. <br />Joe Samuel, Senior P.E. <br />Katie Bruwelheide, E.I.T. <br />Vern Swing, P.E., Principal Traffic Engineer <br />Wednesday, March 07,2007 <br />7Fisi�rr.�.pxsehk rrir;��.r�zaev�He.rrsii. �x <br />RE: Existing Starbucks Traffic Data <br />Frank's Nursery Redevelopment- Roseville, Minnesota <br />i2I,� Proj ect No. 2005-552-M <br />. ............. .. ... . . ..... <br />�:Ir�ck+��,�rlr�rlklr��,aain <br />.�QR��a]t�L�iu�c�ua <br />ktn��i�tllcl��:�arn <br />+�s�����;:�Cki��.c�tm� <br />As requested, per comments received during the February 26,2007 Roseville City Council meeting, RLK <br />Incorporated has documented the existing trafiic conditions of the drive-thru Starbucks coffee shop <br />located on the west side of F'ai�view Avenue, north of Highway 36 and north of the proposed site in <br />Roseville, MN. In particular, the AM and PM pealc hour trafiic volumes, the length of vehicle stacldng in <br />the drive-thru lane and the duration of drive-thru service were investigated. It is noted that this existing <br />drive-thru Starbucks is a retroiit and �he parcel wasn't initially designed to accommodate a drive-thru <br />lane. <br />Data Collection <br />Manual entering and exiting vehicle counts for patrons visiting the existing drive-thru Starbucks were <br />conducted by RLK ���ncorporated from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 and from 7:00 - 9:00 <br />AM on Wednesday, March 07, 2007. In addition, the length of vehicle stacldng and duration of drive- <br />thru service were documented at iive minute intervals during the study times. <br />Traffic Volumes <br />Review of the data indicates that t11e pealc hour volumes generally occur during the following time <br />periods: <br />9 Weekday AM Pealc Hour: 7:00 to &:00 AM <br />9 Weelcday PM Pealc Hour: �:00 to 5:00 PM <br />Table 1 on the following page details the results of the AM and PM pealc hour vehicle counts while Table <br />2 details the trip generation data for a drive-thru coffee shop used in the January 03, 2007 Franlcs <br />Offioes: aul�tki . Ham Lake = Hibbing . Minnetonka . Oakdal� <br />(952)933-097� . 6}1�BIueCircle�r�ve . Suite 100 . Minnetonka, MN55343 . FAX (952)933-1153 <br />�c�uc�t C7p�?ar�u�iiit� �rnpla�er <br />