TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS (10/2003)
Venetian Villas
Golf Road & SW 13th Street
Boynton Beach, Florida
TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
October, 2003
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Miles Moss & Associates, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
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Miami, Florida 33183
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Venetian Villas Townhomes
Traffic Impact Analysis
Introduction
Miles Moss and Associates, Inc. has been retained to investigate traffic related matters at
the proposed Venetian Villas Townhomes development, located on Golf Road (SW 23rd
Avenue) at SW 13th Street in the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. This report serves to
provide an analysis and forecast of future traffic conditions.
Miles Moss and Associates, Inc. (MMA) is an engineering firm specializing in traffic
engineering, traffic safety and accident reconstruction. Clientele consists of homeowner's
groups, developers, facility managers, special event coordinators and all levels of
government.
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traffic circulation, intersection sight triangles and Site Plan reviews. Additional safety,
liability, and accident prevention elements analyzed by MMA include human factors,
visibility and perception, traffic control devices, land use, roadway and drainage
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Documentation Intent .
Although most readers of this document will be professionals in the fields of traffic
engineering or planning, the report is structured to educate and direct other (non-traffic)
professionals so that our conclusions may be easily understood. Our process may result in
a verbose report; however, we believe this style best serves our client in the event that a
future administrative appeal or legal action is desired.
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Site Attributes
Atlantis Development Group has proposed the construction of a luxury townhouse
community on the south side of Golf Road between SW 13th Street (on the east) and the
existing Homewood Residence complex at #2400 Golf Road (on the west). A navigable
canal runs along the southern perimeter of the parcel. The development site is currently a
vacant, unimproved lot.
Golf Road
Golf Road is a two-way, two-lane collector roadway on the north perimeter ofthe subject
parcel. This roadway serves as an east-west route between the western residential areas
and eastern residential and commercial areas of Boynton Beach.
· The main driveway of Venetian Villas will intersect Golf Road near hypothetical SW
22nd Street (based on roadway alignments north of Golf Road). This driveway will host
inbound and outbound traffic to the development.
· An additional, exit-only driveway will intersect Golf Road near the west perimeter of
the parcel.
· Golf Road continues east of the site with an Interstate 95 overpass and access to
commercial zones near South Seacrest Boulevard and U.S. 1.
· Golf Road intersects South Congress Avenue west of the site, and then continues west
into other suburban neighborhoods of Palm Beach County.
Congress Avenue
South Congress Avenue (State Road 807) is a two-way, six-lane arterial roadway serving
Boynton Beach and Palm Beach County. This is a major north-route that connects area
neighborhoods, commercial zones, schools, institutions, and activity centers. South
Congress Avenue is the nearest major roadway to the development site.
· The intersection of South Congress Avenue and Golf Road is signalized, including left-
turn bays and pedestrian crossing features.
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Other Perimeter Features
Southwest 13 th Street provides an eastern boundary for the development, although no
connection to SW 13th Street is called for in the Site Plan. This road serves a few single-
family residential homes on the east side of the street, followed by a curve into SW 24th
A venue and a termination point within the development site.
. Since no connection will be made to SW 13th Street, this road will continue to serve
existing residential properties without any traffic impact or growth from the proposed
development.
The Homewood Residence assisted living center exists along the south side of Golf Road
at the western perimeter of the townhouse site. A driveway intersects Golf Road to the
west of the site. No connection will be made between the Homewood Residence and the
townhouse community.
· The Homewood Residence will not experience any adverse traffic impact from the
proposed development.
The southern boundary of the site is delineated by a navigable canal and waterway
maintenance easement. The canal is designated as the Lake Worth Drainage District
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Traffic Volume Forecast
Impact assessments of new developments and related traffic forecasting efforts represent
important resource-management tools. While everyone agrees that unchecked growth is
detrimental to a community, methodologies for evaluating growth have not evolved into a
national or regional standard. Instead, growth management legislation establishes a
requirement for impact assessments, while leaving the assessment mechanism to local
planning and engineering decisions.
A widely-used forecasting method is one developed by the Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE) and presented in their publication entitled, Trip Generation. The
proposed development exhibits the following Land Use Category identified by ITE and
represented by nationally-accepted trip generation rates:
. Land Use Code 233, Luxury Condominium/Townhouse
Traffic Circulation Patterns
ITE trip generation rates for each Land Use Code are further categorized by time-of-day
and day-of-week traffic patterns. Tabulations ofITE Land Use Code data, trip generation
rates, traffic volume forecasts and related statistics follow below.
VENETIAN VILLAS TRAFFIC VOLUME FORECAST
TRAFFIC FORECAST ITE ESTIMATED
GENERATOR TRIP GENERATION RATE
AND PERIOD VARIABLE TRAFFIC VOLUMES
Tovvnhornes/VVeekday 50 residential 0.56 trips per dwelling unit 28 trips
AM Peak Hour dwelling units 23% entering, 77% exiting 6 trips entering
22 trips exiting
Townhornes/VVeekday 50 residential 0.55 trips per dvvelling unit 28 trios
PM Peak Hour dvvelling units 63% entering, 38% exiting 18 trips entering
10 trips exiting
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VENETIAN VILLAS WEEKDAY PEAK HOUR FORECAST
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During the AM peak period, 28 new trips are forecast for Venetian Villas, with 6 inbound
(entering) trips and 22 outbound (exiting) trips. For the PM peak period, 28 new trips are
also forecast with 18 inbound trips and 10 outbound trips.
These trips may now be compared to existing traffic on local roads. Traffic count
statistics for nearby roads are published by Palm Beach County and include annual totals,
seasonal totals, and detailed intersection counts. A review of significant traffic count data
follows below and on subsequent pages, progressing from broad to narrow in scope and
detail.
Congress Avenue and Golf Road
. On Congress Avenue, 200' north of Golf Road: 35,163 vehicles (average 2-way traffic)
. On Congress Avenue, 200' south of Golf Road: 33,555 vehicles (average 2-way traffic)
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A recent count, completed in 2002, found a total intersection volume of 49,542 vehicles.
The AM peak hour volume was 4,505 vehicles and the PM peak hour volume was 4,266
vehicles. Individual approach volumes to the intersection are illustrated below.
24-HOUR VOLUME COUNT ON AUGUST 27th, 2002
Congress Avenue and Golf Road Intersection
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Detailed turning movement counts, conducted in May of this year, further illustrate the
traffic patterns of the Congress A venue and Golf Road intersection.
· Between the August, 2002 and May, 2003 counts, the AM peak hour intersection total
grew from 4,505 vehicles to 4,734 vehicles, or 5%.
· In the afternoon, the PM peak hour intersection total grew from 4,266 vehicles to 5,179
vehicles, or 21 %.
· Westbound traffic on Golf Road near the development site accounts for 14% of the AM
peak hour volume and 9% of the PM peak hour volume.
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AM PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENTS ON MAY 10th, 2003
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PM PEAK HOUR TURNING MOVEMENTS ON MAY 10th, 2003
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