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Community Transit - Merrill Creek Facility <br />Renovation - Transportation Analysis <br />3.3. Traffic Operations <br />heffron <br />transportation inc <br />Levels of service for the study -area intersections were calculated using the 2027-with-project traffic <br />volumes and the same methodology described previously. Table 5 shows the results of the analysis with <br />levels of service for the 2027-without-project conditions included for comparison. As shown, the <br />proposed project is not expected to change operating conditions of any intersection; the increase in site - <br />generated traffic with the project would add less than one second to the average delays for all <br />movements. All three intersections would continue to meet City of Everett LOS standards. <br />Table 5. Level of Service Summary - 2027-Without- and With -Project Conditions <br />Without Project <br />With Project <br />LOS I <br />Delay 2 <br />LOS <br />Delay <br />One- or Two -Way -Stop Controlled Intersection <br />Hardeson Rd I North MCOB Dwy (overall) <br />A <br />0.9 <br />A <br />0.8 <br />Northbound Left Turns <br />A <br />8.3 <br />A <br />8.3 <br />Eastbound Movements <br />B <br />12.5 <br />B <br />12.5 <br />Westbound Movements <br />B <br />14.1 <br />B <br />14.0 <br />Southbound Left Turns <br />A <br />0.0 <br />A <br />0.0 <br />Hardeson Rd / Shuksan Way I Ctr MCOB Dwy (overall) <br />A <br />4.4 <br />A <br />4.4 <br />Northbound Left Turns <br />A <br />9.1 <br />A <br />9.4 <br />Eastbound Movements <br />A <br />0.0 <br />A <br />0.0 <br />Westbound Left Turns <br />C <br />23.5 <br />C <br />23.5 <br />Westbound Thru-Right Turns <br />C <br />18.3 <br />C <br />18.3 <br />Southbound Left Turns <br />A <br />8.1 <br />A <br />8.1 <br />Hardeson Rd I North MCOB Dwy (overall) <br />A <br />1.2 <br />A <br />1.5 <br />Northbound Left Turns <br />A <br />8.7 <br />A <br />8.7 <br />Eastbound Movements <br />B <br />14.1 <br />C <br />14.5 <br />Source: Heffron Transportation, Inc., November 2020. <br />LOS = Level of service. <br />2. Delay = Average seconds of delay per vehicle. <br />3.4. Parking <br />As described previously, the project would re -allocate parking within the overall Merrill Creek site. <br />Near the maintenance building, 88 existing parking spaces and 4 motorcycle spaces would be retained. <br />Parking around the administration building would be expanded to provide 335 spaces. Parking demand <br />estimates for both areas were determined using the parking demand rate-0.44-vehicles-per employee - <br />derived from counts at the MCOB and presented previously. Based on the derived rate and the planned <br />employee re -assignments, peak parking demand is estimated at 69 vehicles in the maintenance building <br />lot and 270 vehicles in the administration building lot. These demand figures suggest overall utilization <br />of about 80% and allow for a buffer supply to address variations that may occur during shift overlaps or <br />due to occasional changes in employee work times. <br />3.5. Transit Facilities and Service <br />The proposed project is intended to improve overall base efficiency, which may also improve system- <br />wide performance and would serve as an overall benefit to transit in the service area. No off -site transit <br />facilities would be affected. <br />December 9, 2020 1 18 <br />