May 31, 2016
Mr. Robert Montgomery
Raising Cane’s Restaurant, LLC
6800 Bishop Road
Plano, TX 75024
Re:
Raising Cane’s #277 Traffic Compliance Letter
Crown Point Development
Parker Road & Cottonwood Road
Parker, Colorado
Dear Mr. Montgomery:
The purpose of this letter is to provide a trip generation comparison to identify conformance with the
original traffic impact study for a proposed development to be located on Block 6 of the Crown Point
Development in Parker, Colorado. This development is proposed as an approximate 3,702 square
foot Raising Cane’s fast food restaurant with drive through. The project is proposed on the southeast
corner of the Cottonwood Drive and Parker Road intersection (site plan attached). The “Crown Point
Development Traffic Impact Study” that included this outparcel development area was completed in
August 2003 by Felsburg Holt & Ullevig. The trip generation of the proposed Raising Cane’s fast food
restaurant will be compared with the trip generation for the uses evaluated as part of the original
traffic study.
The original Crown Point Development traffic impact study assumed development of Block 6 which
included the development of two large retail anchors (one at 150,000 square feet and the other at
100,000 square feet), three junior retail anchors (30,000 square feet each), in-line retail (25,000
square feet), out parcel retail (15,000 square feet), a gas station with convenience market (5,000
square feet), two sit-down restaurants (two at 6,000 square feet each), and two quick serve
restaurants (two at 6,000 square feet each). The Raising Cane’s restaurant is proposed to be located
within the northwest area of Block 6 and is being developed as one of the 6,000 square foot quickserve restaurants. The proposed Raising Cane’s restaurant will have a drive through window along
the eastern side of the building with vehicle queuing provided along the south and west sides.
Parking stalls are located along all sides of the restaurant.
Site-generated traffic estimates are determined through a process known as trip generation. Rates
and equations are applied to the proposed land use to estimate traffic generated by the development
during a specific time interval. The acknowledged source for trip generation rates is the Trip
Generation Report 1 published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). ITE has established
trip rates in nationwide studies of similar land uses. The original traffic impact study included a “quick
serve” restaurant in the same development area as currently proposed with this project. For the
original traffic study, trip generation average rates were based on the ITE Trip Generation, 6 th Edition
(current at the time), for Fast Food Restaurant with Drive Through (ITE Code 834). For this study,
Kimley-Horn used the ITE Trip Generation Report, 9 th Edition (most current edition), average rates
that apply to Fast Food Restaurant with Drive Through (ITE Code 934). The following table
summarizes the estimated trip generation for the project (calculations attached).
1 Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation: An Information Report, Ninth Edition, Washington DC, 2012.
kimley-horn.com
4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1500, Denver, CO 80237
303 228 2300
Mr. Montgomery,
May 31, 2016,
Page 2
Table 1 – Trip Generation Comparison
Raising Cane’s Restaurant vs. Quick Serve Restaurant
USE AND SIZE
DAILY
WEEKDAY VEHICLE TRIPS
VEHICLE
Noon Peak Hour
PM Peak Hour
TRIPS
In
Out Total In Out Total
Previous Study
6,000 SF Quick Serve
Restaurant
Current Proposal
2,978
153
147
300
105
97
202
3,702 SF Fast Food
Restaurant
Net Difference In Trips
1,838
86
82
168
63
58
121
-1,140
-67
-65
-132
-42
-39
-81
As summarized in the table, the currently proposed Raising Cane’s restaurant within the northwest
area of Block 6 of the Crown Point Development is anticipated to generate 1,838 daily weekday trips.
Of these, 168 trips are expected to occur during the weekday morning peak hour while 121 trips are
expected to occur during the PM peak hour. Based on the previous traffic study assuming
development of a 6,000 square foot quick serve fast food restaurant with drive through, the project is
anticipated to generate 1,140 less trips during the average weekday than previously studied. During
the weekday morning and afternoon peak hour, 132 and 81 less trips are anticipated than previously
studied, respectively.
Based on these results, development of a 3,702 square foot Raising Cane’s fast food restaurant
within Block 6 of the Crown Point Development will decrease the daily and peak hour traffic
generated by Crown Point development Block 6 from what was previously evaluated in the original
traffic study. Therefore, the proposed Raising Cane’s development is believed to be in traffic
compliance with the original “Crown Point Development (Block 6) Traffic Impact Study” by Felsburg
Holt & Ullevig that included this development area. It is believed that all potential traffic impacts with
the proposed project have been previously addressed within the original traffic impact study. Based
on this, we believe that no further traffic analysis is needed based on this proposal. If you have any
questions or require anything further, please feel free to call me at (303) 228-2300.
Sincerely,
KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Curtis D. Rowe, P.E., PTOE
Vice President
kimley-horn.com
05/31/2016
4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1500, Denver, CO 80237
303 228 2300
Project
Raising Cane's #277
Subject
Trip Generation for Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Through Window
Designed by
Matt Farmen
Date
May 23, 2016
Job No. 096519000
Checked by
Curtis Rowe
Date
May 23, 2016
Sheet No.
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of
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TRIP GENERATION MANUAL TECHNIQUES
ITE Trip Generation Manual 9th Edition, Average Rate Equations
Land Use Code - Fast Food Restaurant With Drive-Through Window (934)
Independant Variable - 1000 Square Feet Gross Floor Area (X)
Gross Floor Area =
3,702 Square Feet
X = 3.702
T = Average Vehicle Trip Ends
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic, One Hour Between 7 and 9 a.m. (Page 1913)
Average Weekday
T = 45.42 (X)
T = 45.42 *
3.702
Directional Distribution:
51% ent. 49%
T =
168
Average Vehicle Trip Ends
86
entering
82
exiting
86
+
82 =
exit.
168
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic, One Hour Between 4 and 6 p.m. (page 1914)
Average Weekday
T = 32.65 (X)
T = 32.65 *
3.702
Directional Distribution:
52% ent. 48%
T =
121
Average Vehicle Trip Ends
63
entering
58
exiting
63
+
58
=
exit.
121
Weekday (page 1912)
Average Weekday
T = 496.12 (X)
T = 496.12 *
3.702
Directional Distribution: 50% entering, 50% exiting
T =
1838
Average Vehicle Trip Ends
919 entering
919 exiting
919
+
919
=
1838
Saturday Peak Hour of Generator (Page 1918)
T = 59.00 (X)
T = 59.00 *
3.702
Directional Distribution:
51% ent. 49%
T =
218
Average Vehicle Trip Ends
111 entering
107 exiting
111
+
107 =
218
Non-Pass-by Trip Volumes (pages 68 and 70, Trip Generation Handbook, June 2004)
AM Peak Hour =
51% Non-Pass By
PM Peak Hour =
50% Non-Pass By
IN
Out
Total
AM Peak
44
42
86
PM Peak
32
29
61
Daily
460
460
920
PM Peak Hour Rate Applied to Daily
Pass-by Trip Volumes (pages 68 and 70, Trip Generation Handbook, June 2004
AM Peak Hour =
49% Pass By
PM Peak Hour =
50% Pass By
IN
Out
Total
AM Peak
42
40
82
PM Peak
32
29
61
Daily
459
459
918
PM Peak Hour Rate Applied to Daily
exit.