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Ms. Becky Meyer <br />Mr. Mark Bigelbach <br />-3- September 17, 2004 <br />• Based on information published in the 7th Edition of Trip Generation by the Institute <br />of Transportation Engineers, the projected daily trips generated by the Academy will <br />be 513 trips per day, for a total of 185 school days. <br />• According to Academy staff, 24 trip ends per day are forecast during the summer <br />months, when the school is not in session. Staff members are present at the Academy <br />for a total of 20 weekdays during the summer months. <br />• According to Academy staff, minimal activity takes place at the Academy on <br />Saturdays. Accordingly, four vehicle trip ends per day are forecast for Saturdays. <br />• The Academy is closed on Sundays and holidays, so no trips are generated on these <br />days. <br />Based on the components listed above, the weighted annual daily average number of trips <br />generated by the Academy is 262 trips per day. <br />Trips Generated by Other Land Uses and Comparison to Trip Generation of the Academy <br />The first step in relating hips generated by the Academy to trips generated by other <br />potential land uses on the property was to identify appropriate alternative land uses. <br />Gerald Urban, City Administrator for Vadnais Heights indicated that the following <br />alternative land uses should be considered: <br />a) Residential development for "active" senior citizens — total of 60 dwelling units <br />based on 15 dwelling units per acre <br />b) General condominium/townhouse type development— total of 32 dwelling units <br />based on 8 dwelling units per acre <br />c) Apartment development — total of 60 dwelling units based on 15 dwelling units <br />per acre <br />For each of the three referenced developments, trip generation projections have been <br />developed for the three study time periods: AM peak hour, PM peak hour, and weighted <br />daily throughout the year. The trip generation projections have been established based on <br />data collected by Benshoof and Associates for similar developments in the Twin Cities <br />area, as well as from the 7th Edition of Trip Generation published by the Institute of <br />Transportation Engineers. <br />For land use alternative (a) — residential development for "active" senior citizens -- the <br />resultant trip generation projections are: 14 trip ends during the AM peak hour, 10 trip <br />ends during the PM peak hour, and 341 trip ends on an average weighted daily basis. <br />For land use alternative (b) — general condominium/townhouse type development — the <br />resultant trip generation projections are: 14 trip ends during the AM peak hour, 17 trip <br />ends during the PM peak hour, and 182 trip ends on an average weighted daily basis. <br />For land use alternative (c) — apartment development — the resultant trip generation <br />projections are: 31 trip ends during the AM peak hour, 37 trip ends during the PM peak <br />hour, and 393 trip ends on an average weighted daily basis. <br />- 2 9 - <br />