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- To identify the incremental traffic impact of
the proposed development and to identify traffic improvements to address the traffic impact.
- The purpose is not to solve existing traffic
problems.
- Requires review by the Township and
Elementary Center Phoenixville Area School District Tra raffic ic - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Elementary Center Phoenixville Area School District Tra raffic ic - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Elementary Center Phoenixville Area School District Tra raffic ic Pre resentation entation Novembe ber r 19, 9, 2014 Purpose of the Traffic Impact Study (TIS) To identify the incremental traffic impact of the proposed development and
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- 1. Existing Conditions Analysis
– What are the traffic operations today?
- 2. Future Conditions Analysis - With Background
Traffic Growth Only
– How will traffic operate in the future with normal traffic growth, but without the school traffic?
- 3. Future Conditions Analysis – With Traffic From
the Proposed School
– How will traffic operate in the future with the added traffic from the school?
Steps of a TIS
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Scope reviewed and approved by PennDOT and the Township
- 8 Intersections
- 2 Peak Periods
– Weekday morning school arrival peak hour – Weekday afternoon school dismissal peak hour
- 3 Study Years
– Today – 2017 School Opening Year – 2022 Design Year
TIS Scope
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Study Area Study Area
PennDOT Intersection
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- Two peak hours
– Weekday morning peak hour – Weekday afternoon peak hour
- School traffic accounts for:
– Parents – Faculty/staff – Buses – Athletic fields
- No credit taken for
– existing school traffic on the roads today – existing sports traffic on the roads today – prior golf club traffic
School Traffic
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Weekday Morning Peak Hour In Out 304 249 Weekday Afternoon Peak Hour In Out 235 189
Source: Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation, 9thEd. & PASD Data
School Traffic
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Proposed Traffic Improvements Proposed Traffic Improvements
Pothouse Road Pothouse Road PA Route 29 Charlestown Road Bridge Street Site Access
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Proposed Traffic Improvements Proposed Traffic Improvements
PA Route 29 Charlestown Road Bridge Street Site Access
Subject to PennDOT
Pothouse Road Pothouse Road
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Proposed Traffic Improvements Proposed Traffic Improvements
Trotter’s Drive PA Route 29 Charlestown Road Bridge Street Site Access
Subject to PennDOT
Pothouse Road Pothouse Road
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Proposed Traffic Improvements Proposed Traffic Improvements
Trotter’s Drive PA Route 29 Charlestown Road Bridge Street Site Access
Mitigation Improvements
Pothouse Road Pothouse Road
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Proposed Traffic Improvements Proposed Traffic Improvements
Trotter’s Drive PA Route 29 Charlestown Road Bridge Street Site Access
Additional Improvements
Pothouse Road Pothouse Road
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Proposed Traffic Improvements Proposed Traffic Improvements
Trotter’s Drive PA Route 29 Charlestown Road Bridge Street Site Access
ALL Proposed Improvements
Pothouse Road Pothouse Road
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- Pothouse Road and Site Access
Proposed Traffic Improvements
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Proposed Traffic Improvements
- Pothouse Road and State Road (PA Route 29)
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- Pothouse Road and State Road (PA Route 29)
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- PennDOT has expressed support for the
project and the proposed improvements
- The TIS has been reviewed by the Township
Traffic Engineer and PennDOT
- Last week design plans for the proposed
improvements were submitted for review to PennDOT and the Township
Current Status & Next Steps
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Thank You
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