2022 08 05 Traffic Impact and Parking Assessment

West Orange Planning Board August 5, 2022 Page 2 of 4 Existing Conditions Mount Pleasant Avenue (CR 577) is an Urban Principal Arterial roadway under Essex County jurisdiction with a general east/west orientation. In the vicinity of the site, the posted speed limit is 40 MPH and 20 MPH for Trucks and Buses. The roadway provides one (1) travel lane in each direction proximate to the site and on-street parking is not permitted along either side of the roadway. Curb is provided along both sides of the roadway and sidewalk is periodically provided along the northerly side of the roadway. Bus stops for NJ Transit Bus Route 71 are located proximate to the site along Mount Pleasant Avenue at the corner of Ridge Road. NJ Transit Bus Route serves stops to/from Fairfield and Newark and provides service to Newark Penn Station. Mount Pleasant Avenue provides a straight horizontal alignment along the site frontage and a slight downhill vertical alignment in the eastbound direction. Approximately 600 feet east of Ridge Road, Mount Pleasant Avenue transitions into a general north/south orientation. To the west of Prospect Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue becomes Route 10 and is under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The land uses along Mount Pleasant Avenue in the vicinity of The Project are a mix of commercial and residential. Ridge Road is a local roadway under West Orange Township jurisdiction with a general north/south orientation. The roadway provides one (1) travel lane in each direction. On-street parking is permitted along both sides of the roadway. Curb is periodically provided along both sides of the roadway and sidewalk is not provided. Ridge Road provides a straight horizontal alignment along the site frontage and a flat vertical alignment. The land uses along Ridge Road in the vicinity of The Project are residential. Site Generated Traffic Trip generation projections for The Project were made utilizing trip generation research data as published under Land Use Code (LUC) 210 – Single-Family Detached Housing in the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ (ITE) publication, Trip Generation, Eleventh Edition. This publication sets forth trip generation rates based on empirical traffic count data conducted at numerous research sites. The Table I shows the anticipated trip generation for The Project. Table I Trip Generation Use AM

orth trip generation rates based on empirical traffic count data conducted at numerous research sites. The Table I shows the anticipated trip generation for The Project. Table I Trip Generation Use AM PSH PM PSH Sat PSH In Out Total In Out Total In Out Total Proposed Four (4) Single-Family Homes ITE LUC 210 1 3 4 3 2 5 7 6 13 According to the trip generation calculations the proposed development would generate four (4) trips during the weekday morning peak hour, five (5) trips during the weekday evening peak hour, and 13 trips during the Saturday midday peak hour. It should be noted that the number of new trips falls significantly below the industry accepted standard of a significant increase in traffic of 100 trips. Based on Transportation Impact Analysis for Site Development, published by the ITE “it is suggested that a transportation impact study be conducted whenever a proposed development will generate 100 or more added (new) trips during the adjacent roadways’ peak hour or the development’s peak hour.” Additionally, NJDOT has determined that the same 100 vehicle threshold is considered a “significant