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3. Forecasted Traffic <br />a. Site Traffic Forecasting <br />The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) provides the Trip Generation <br />Manual, 9th Edition, the standard document for determining expected traffic for <br />proposed land uses. Using this ITE information, trip generation forecasts can be <br />made for the development site. <br />The ITE manual compiles studies from across the country to provide a national <br />average traffic for various land uses. For the proposed residential development, <br />the designation of Single Family Homes and Townhomes were used. Based on <br />information supplied in the site plan, the development is currently proposed to <br />include 98 townhomes and 246 single family homes for a total of 344 units. With <br />this information, the expected trip generation was completed based on the full <br />build out of the development. <br />The resultant new trips generated by the proposed development are shown in <br />Table 2. A detailed trip generation table showing the exact breakdowns is <br />provided in the Appendix. <br />Table 2 — New Trip Generation <br />Land Use Daily AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour <br />Code — Total Total Total Total Total Total <br />Source Description & Size In Out In Out In Out <br />210 <br />230 <br />Single Family Home <br />Townhomes <br />TOTAL <br />1,171 1,171 46 <br />285 285 7 <br />1,456 1,456 53 <br />138 <br />36 <br />174 <br />155 <br />34 <br />189 <br />91 <br />17 <br />108 <br />A trip distribution pattern was developed for the site generated traffic going to <br />and from the proposed development. This pattern is based on the existing traffic <br />volumes, access locations, location of major roadways leading to and from the <br />site, and prior studies within the project area. The general trip distribution pattern <br />for this study is: <br />i. 22 percent of the site generated traffic to/from the west on Alpine Drive. <br />ii. 78 percent of the site generated traffic to/from the east on Alpine Drive <br />and Bunker Lake Boulevard. <br />Traffic generated by the development of the site was assigned to the area <br />roadways per this distribution pattern. <br />b. Non -site Traffic Forecasting <br />To forecast future traffic volumes for the year 2040 in the study area outside of <br />the proposed development's traffic, additional trip generations were considered <br />based on proposed developments within the project area. These trip generations <br />were based on a prior study completed by Bolton & Menk analyzing the Future <br />Traffic Impact Study 3 <br />Pearson Farm Residential Development <br />CONSULTING <br />