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1 Transportation Land Development Environmental S e r v i c e s Memorandum To: Ms. Kristin E. Kassner Planning Director Town Hall Annex 25 Center Street Burlington, MA Date: September 23, 2013 Project No.: Walnut Street P. O. Box 9151 Watertown, MA FAX From: Vinod Kalikiri, PE, PTOE Re: Proposed Cinema Renovations and Outparcel Restaurant Burlington, Massachusetts TRIP GENERATION SUMMARY On behalf of the Applicant, ND Burlington South Avenue LLC (National Development), Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) has prepared this memorandum to summarize the trip generation analysis prepared in support of the proposed renovations to the existing AMC multiplex cinema and the construction of a new outparcel restaurant on South Avenue (the Project). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The existing cinema is located at 20 South Avenue on an approximately 6.2-acre parcel of land. The parcel is generally bounded by Middlesex Turnpike to the east, South Avenue to the south and west and an extended stay hotel to the north. The cinema has approximately 2,400 seats and 10 screens. In addition to 332 parking spaces immediately surrounding the cinema building, additional parking for the cinema patrons is accommodated in a 316-space overflow parking lot located on a separate, 3.4- acre parcel of land located to the south of South Avenue (at 15 South Avenue). Between the two parcels, total existing parking supply for the cinema is 648 spaces. 20 South Avenue has two stopcontrolled curb cuts, one on each leg of South Avenue. 15 South Avenue has two stop-controlled curb cuts on the south side of South Avenue. The Applicant proposes to renovate the cinema and reduce the seat count to 1,008 seats with 10 screens, which represents a 58-percent reduction in the number of seats. The existing perpendicular parking to the north of the cinema building will be slightly reconfigured to result in a total of 337 parking spaces for the cinema patrons at 20 South Avenue. The two existing curb cuts for the cinema parcel will be maintained in their current configuration. After the proposed seat reduction at the cinema and reconfiguration of its parking at 20 South Avenue, overflow parking at 15 South Avenue will no longer be needed for the cinema patrons. The Applicant therefore proposes to construct an 8,650± square-foot (sf), 294-seat restaurant at 15 South Avenue. The total restaurant seat count includes 192 indoor seats and 102 outdoor seats on a covered patio. The restaurant size noted above includes approximately 6,900± sf of indoor seating, a 1,200 ± sf covered patio and a 550± sf trash enclosure. A total of 145 parking spaces will be provided for the restaurant patrons at 15 South Avenue. The easterly existing curb cut for 15 South Avenue will be \\vhb\proj\wat-ld\ \docs\memos\traffic\ trafficmemo-final.doc

2 Date: September 23, 2013 Project No.: closed and the westerly curb cut will be reconfigured to serve the restaurant traffic. Pedestrian sidewalk and crosswalk improvements are proposed as part of the Project to improve pedestrian flow between the two uses. Under current conditions, traffic exiting the cinema after each show is directed to travel in a clockwise movement via South Avenue and Second Avenue to Middlesex Turnpike in order to minimize conflicts with vehicles entering the cinema via the South Avenue/Middlesex Turnpike intersection. As part of an on-going and unrelated adjacent project (Keurig), the existing one-way restriction on South Avenue adjacent to the Site will be removed which will allow two-way traffic operations along the full length of South Avenue in the future. Thus, traffic arriving at the cinema and the proposed restaurant will have the option of either using the South Avenue/Middlesex Turnpike intersection or the Second Avenue/ Middlesex Turnpike intersection. The improvements proposed on South Avenue by the Keurig project have been taken into consideration when developing the access/circulation patterns for the Project. TRIP GENERATION COMPARISON As noted previously, the Project includes a 58-percent reduction in the seat count at the cinema. Since the number of screens will not change and movie start/end times will generally remain consistent with the current operations, it can be expected that the reduction in the seat count represents a direct reduction in the trip generation estimates for the cinema. The purpose of the trip generation analysis presented in this document is to compare the cinema trip reduction with the increase in traffic associated with the proposed restaurant use, which ultimately determines whether the Project will represent a net increase or decrease in traffic on area roadways in the future. Trip estimates for the existing and proposed uses are based on guidelines in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation 1 manual. Specifically, trip rates for ITE Land Use Codes (LUC) 445 (multiplex cinema) and LUC 932 (high turnover sit-down restaurant) were used in the analysis. Peak traffic for uses such as cinemas and restaurants generally does not occur at the same time as the roadway peak hours (i.e., during the commuter peak hours on weekdays and retail peak hour during Saturday midday). Therefore, trip generation estimates for the Project were developed for both the roadway peak hours as well as the site peak hours to ensure that all potential peak times are covered. Table 1 summarizes the trip generation analysis. Detailed calculation worksheets are included in the attachment to this memorandum. It should be noted that the presence of two compatible and complimentary uses such as a cinema and a restaurant, across from each other and with well defined vehicular and pedestrian connections, will result in some degree sharing of trips between the two uses. For example, a cinema patron may choose to visit the restaurant before/after the movie. Similarly, a customer at the restaurant may decide to watch a movie after dining at the restaurant. This sharing of trips between compatible land uses is known as internal capture of trips as it does not represent additional traffic on the area roadway system. As part of the trip generation analysis for the Project, internal trip capture between the cinema and the restaurant was estimated based on the methodology outlined in the ITE Trip Generation Handbook. The estimated internal capture trips were subtracted from the gross trip estimates for the two uses to develop the net trip generation for the future conditions. The internal capture results are included in Table 1 and the corresponding calculation worksheets are included in the attachment to this memorandum. 1 Trip Generation; Ninth Edition; Institute of Transportation Engineers; Washington, D.C.; 2012 \\vhb\proj\wat-ld\ \docs\memos\traffic\ trafficmemo-final.doc

3 Date: September 23, 2013 Project No.: Table 1: Peak Hour Trip Generation Summary Evening Peak Hour - Roadway Peak Existing Cinema Future Cinema Future Restaurant Internal Capture Total Future Trips Change in Trips from the Existing Conditions Enter Exit Total Evening Peak Hour - Generator Peak Enter Exit Total Saturday Peak Hour - Roadway Peak Enter Exit Total Saturday Peak Hour - Generator Peak Enter Exit Total A Negative trip estimate represents a reduction in trips when compared to the existing condition Note: see detailed worksheets in the attachment to this memorandum for the analysis inputs and assumptions that formed the basis of the above summary A review of the trip generation analysis summary in Table 1 leads to the following findings. During the roadway peak hours (i.e., during the commuter peak hours on weekdays and retail peak hour during the midday on Saturdays), the combination of the smaller cinema and the new restaurant would generate approximately the same level of traffic as the existing 2,400-seat cinema. i.e., traffic operations on area roadways can be expected to be minimally affected by the Project during the times when the roadway traffic peaks. Conservatively assuming that the individual site peak hours of the cinema and the restaurant occur at the same time (worst case assumption), the sum of the traffic generated during the site peaks represents an approximately 29 to 39 percent reduction in traffic, when compared to the corresponding peak hour of the existing cinema use. Alternately, if the peaks of the uses occur at different times, comparison to the existing cinema site peak would represent an even bigger trip reduction than the percentages suggested above. Overall, the Project represents no noticeable change in trip generation during the roadway peak hours and a significant reduction in trip generation during the site peak hours, when compared to the existing conditions. ATTACHMENTS: Trip generation worksheets Internal trip calculation worksheets \\vhb\proj\wat-ld\ \docs\memos\traffic\ trafficmemo-final.doc

4 Project Information Project Name: AMC / EXISTING No: Date: 9/16/2013 City: Burlington State/Province: MA Zip/Postal Code: Country: Client Name: ND Analyst's Name: VK Edition: 9th Land Use Size PM roadway peak hour PM Generator peak Saturday midday roadway peak hour Saturday generator peak hour Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit 445 Multiplex Movie Theater 2400 Seats Reduction Internal Pass by Non pass by Total Total Reduction Total Internal Total Pass by Total Non pass by

5 Project Information Project Name: AMC / Proposed Cinema No: Date: 9/16/2013 City: Burlington State/Province: MA Zip/Postal Code: Country: Client Name: ND Analyst's Name: VK Edition: 9th Land Use Size PM roadway peak hour PM Generator Peak Hour Saturday Generator Peak Hour Saturday Midday roadway peak hour Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit 445 Multiplex Movie Theater 1008 Seats Reduction Internal Pass by Non pass by Total Total Reduction Total Internal Total Pass by Total Non pass by

6 Project Information Project Name: AMC / Restaurant use Seats No: Date: 9/17/2013 City: Burlington State/Province: MA Zip/Postal Code: Country: Client Name: ND Analyst's Name: VK Edition: 9th Land Use Size Weekday daily PM Roadway peak hour PM generator peak hour Saturday daily Saturday Generator peak hour Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit Entry Exit 932 High Turnover (Sit Down) Restaurant 294 Seats Reduction Internal Pass by Non pass by Total Total Reduction Total Internal Total Pass by Total Non pass by

7 ITE Internal Capture Rate Calculation Job Name: AMC Job Number: Analyst: VK Date: 9/17/2013 Land Use A Time Period: Wkday PM - Roadway Peak ITE LUC Size: 1,008 Cinema Seats Exit to External Total Internal External 50 Enter Exit Enter from External Total % 100% 8% 92% 31% 16 32% Balanced Balanced Balanced Balanced 3% 2 8% Land Use B Land Use C ITE LUC Size: 294 Seats Demand Balanced Demand ITE LUC Size: Restaurant Exit to External Total Internal External Total Internal External Enter from External 48 Enter Enter Exit Exit Enter from External Total Demand Balanced Demand Total Exit to External % 100% 5% 95% % 100% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Net External Trips for Multi-Use Development Land Use A Land Use B Land Use C Total Enter Exit Total Internal Capture Rate Single-Use Trip Gen. Est % DIFFERENCE 6 6 \\mawald\ld\08167\ssheets\summary.xlsx Shared PM Rdway Pk last updated: 09/15/03

8 ITE Internal Capture Rate Calculation Job Name: AMC Job Number: Analyst: VK Date: 9/17/2013 Land Use A Time Period: Wkday PM - Generator Peak ITE LUC Size: 1,008 Cinema Seats Exit to External Total Internal External 135 Enter Exit Enter from External Total % 100% 4% 96% 31% 43 32% Balanced Balanced Balanced Balanced 3% 3 8% Land Use B Land Use C ITE LUC Size: 294 Seats Demand Balanced Demand ITE LUC Size: Restaurant Exit to External Total Internal External Total Internal External Enter from External 94 Enter Enter Exit Exit Enter from External Total Demand Balanced Demand Total Exit to External % 100% 5% 95% % 100% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Net External Trips for Multi-Use Development Land Use A Land Use B Land Use C Total Enter Exit Total Internal Capture Rate Single-Use Trip Gen. Est % DIFFERENCE \\mawald\ld\08167\ssheets\summary.xlsx Shared PM Gen Pk last updated: 09/15/03

9 ITE Internal Capture Rate Calculation Job Name: AMC Job Number: Analyst: VK Date: 9/17/2013 Land Use A Time Period: Saturday - Roadway Peak ITE LUC Size: 1,008 Cinema Seats Exit to External Total Internal External 23 Enter Exit Enter from External Total % 100% 9% 91% 31% 8 32% Balanced Balanced Balanced Balanced 3% 2 8% Land Use B Land Use C ITE LUC Size: 294 Seats Demand Balanced Demand ITE LUC Size: Restaurant Exit to External Total Internal External Total Internal External Enter from External 67 Enter Enter Exit Exit Enter from External Total Demand Balanced Demand Total Exit to External % 100% 5% 95% % 100% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Net External Trips for Multi-Use Development Land Use A Land Use B Land Use C Total Enter Exit Total Internal Capture Rate Single-Use Trip Gen. Est % DIFFERENCE 8 8 \\mawald\ld\08167\ssheets\summary.xlsx Shared Sat Rdway Pk last updated: 09/15/03

10 ITE Internal Capture Rate Calculation Job Name: AMC Job Number: Analyst: VK Date: 9/17/2013 Land Use A Time Period: Saturday generator peak ITE LUC Size: 1,008 Cinema Seats Exit to External Total Internal External 143 Enter Exit Enter from External Total % 100% 3% 97% 31% 45 32% Balanced Balanced Balanced Balanced 3% 2 8% Land Use B Land Use C ITE LUC Size: 294 Seats Demand Balanced Demand ITE LUC Size: Restaurant Exit to External Total Internal External Total Internal External Enter from External 67 Enter Enter Exit Exit Enter from External Total Demand Balanced Demand Total Exit to External % 100% 5% 95% % 100% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Net External Trips for Multi-Use Development Land Use A Land Use B Land Use C Total Enter Exit Total Internal Capture Rate Single-Use Trip Gen. Est % DIFFERENCE 8 8 \\mawald\ld\08167\ssheets\summary.xlsx Shared Sat Gen Pk last updated: 09/15/03