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December 30, 2019 NorthPoint Development Trip Generation Study 1 1) INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to determine more specific trip generation data for the similar land uses within NorthPoint Development properties. As part of this study, five sites were evaluated. These sites were located in Edgerton KS, Kansas City MO, Birmingham MO, Riverside MO, and Hazelwood MO. 2) DATA The data was collected on “average weekdays” in May, June, and July of 2019. For the purposes of this study, only data collected on Tuesdays through Thursdays was utilized. Data was not collected near national holidays. Data was not collected when there was a potential conflict with major local events. Data was collected via traffic cameras and analyzed with additional software with the exception of one location where a tube counter was utilized. Individual entrances into buildings were collected for 24 hours in 15-minute time intervals. Traffic was classified as passenger vehicle and truck traffic. Passenger vehicles include motorcycles, cars, and some pick-up trucks (FHWA class 1, 2, and some class 3) whereas truck traffic was selected for vehicles most likely requiring a commercial drivers license (some FWHA class 3, all class 4 and above). There were 28 buildings total that had data for each entrance collected. These buildings ranged in size between 50,000 sq. ft. and 927,112 sq. ft. NorthPoint Development was able to provide the number of employees for 26 of the buildings studied. 3) DATA ANALYSIS Regression analysis was applied to the data using methodologies similar to those used in the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition. The data analysis includes truck specific analysis not found in ITE’s Trip Generation Manual. Users of this data are encouraged to apply the same guidance as found in the ITE Trip Generation Handbook, 3rd Edition in regards to determining if the fitted curve, the average rate, or additional local data needs to be collected before using a specific time period and independent variable’s trip generation rate. While several of the study locations (most notably Edgerton KS, and Hazelwood MO) had public transportation stops located within the study site, there was not a significant amount of pedestrian traffic observed. The majority of pedestrians appeared to be recreational in nature as opposed to commuting. The most logical nearby street was selected for each study site and an AM and PM Peak Count was also performed to determine when the peak period of the adjacent street occurred. Table 1 shows the relationship between the adjacent street Peak Hours and the Peak Hour of the Generator for each building within the five study areas.