20 Traffic Statement 2025 09 19

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS TRIP GENERATION Site-generated peak hour traffic volumes for the existing and proposed conditions have been calculated using data published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in the 11th edition of Trip Generation and data published by NJDOT in their Highway Access Permit Software (HAPS). NJDOT has adopted the ITE rates and equations in HAPS for many land uses, including ITE Land Use Code 820: "Shopping Center." Shopping centers are a type of "multi-use" development, where internal trip-making between different tenants in the center is reflected in the data. Table 1 presents the peak hour trip generation comparison between the existing 32,441 square foot shopping center and proposed 32,441 square foot shopping center. Table 1 ITE Trip Generation Land Use Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour Saturday MD Peak Hour Enter Exit Total Enter Exit Total Enter Exit Total Existing 32,441 SF Shopping Center 16 15 31 129 123 252 128 127 255 Proposed 32,441 SF Shopping Center 16 15 31 129 123 252 128 127 255 Difference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 As previously stated, the ITE does not include unenclosed roofed areas in their floor area definition for shopping centers. Floor area is the independent variable in the Land Use Code 820 trip generation calculations; therefore, as floor area would not be changed by the proposed project, no additional peak hour trips area calculated. Proposed Retail Store, West Orange, New Jersey -6-