Traffic Report

ESTIMATE OF FUTURE CONDITIONS This section of the report covers background traffic growth, site-generated trips, trip comparison, trip distribution, and future traffic volumes. We project a design year of 2027. Accordingly, we projected traffic volumes to include the existing traffic and new traffic created by background growth to derive the 2027 No-Build traffic volumes. We then added the site-generated trips to the 2027 No-Build traffic volumes to derive the 2027 Build traffic volumes. All traffic volume worksheets are contained in Appendix A. Background Traffic Growth We increased the existing peak hour traffic volumes by a compounded annual growth rate of 1.75 percent, established by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for Essex County for short-term growth projections, to derive the 2027 No-Build traffic volumes. Figure 3 illustrates the 2027 No-Build traffic volumes. Site-Generated Trips We prepared trip generation estimates the proposed development using data compiled for Land Use Code 221 (Multifamily Housing (Mid-Rise)) by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) as contained in the publication Trip Generation, 11th edition. Table 1 summarizes calculated rates and the future trip generation estimates. Table 1 – Future Trip Generation Estimates Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour Use In Out Total In Out Total 496 Multifamily Residential Units 48 159 207 118 76 194 The site was previously evaluated for the construction of up to 683 multifamily residential units. We have prepared the following table to compare the trip generation estimates utilized in the November 2018 TIS by Lublanecki Engineering, Inc., to the trip generation estimates associated with the currently proposed development program. Table 2 summarizes the comparison. Table 2 – Trip Generation Comparison Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour Use In Out Total In Out Total Original Development Program 683 Multifamily Residential Units 64 182 246

In Out Total In Out Total Original Development Program 683 Multifamily Residential Units 64 182 246 184 117 301 Proposed Development Program 496 Multifamily Residential Units 48 159 207 118 76 194 Comparison Difference - 16 - 23 - 39 - 66 - 41 - 107 8