KUMON LEARNING CENTRE
1023 TERON ROAD
CITY OF OTTAWA
TRAFFIC ASSESSMENT
Prepared for:
Kumon Learning Centre
February 7, 2012
111-545
Report_1.doc
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Kumon Learning Centre
1023 Teron Road
Traffic Assessment
KUMON LEARNING CENTRE
1023 TERON ROAD, OTTAWA
TRAFFIC ASSESSMENT
1.
BACKGROUND
The current location of the Kumon Learning Centre is within the Kanata Pentecostal Church
facilities at 990 Teron Road in the former City of Kanata. The learning centre shares the church
facilities with the Beaverbrook Montessori School, and a Chinese art school//language/daycare
centre. The Kumon Learning Centre is open during normal business hours for staff to conduct
business, plan sessions and classes, grading etc. The site is currently open two days a week for
after school learning sessions which is scheduled between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
The senior staff of the centre are proposing the centre to be relocated to an existing plaza located
on Teron Road approximately 600 metres north of the present site. The plaza is located at 1023
Teron Road and currently contains a convenience store, cleaners and family restaurant. The
learning centre is proposed for the space which is currently vacant and was previously occupied
by a retail store.
The plaza has two full movement access points at the north and south end of the site. Teron
Road is a north-south two lane urban road which is designated as a major collector road. Cycling
lanes exist along the road, and sidewalks exist along both sides of the road. Teron Road has a
posted speed limit of 50 km./h. in the vicinity of the site. Beaverbrook Lane is located across
from the north access to the site. Bus stops for northbound and southbound transit routes are
located close to the south access to the site.
Traffic counts were taken by the consultant at the site accesses and Teron Road during the
weekday PM hours on November 21, 2011. The counts determined that the peak hour traffic
volumes occurred between 4:30 and 5:30 PM. Figure 1.1 shows the existing traffic counts at the
site accesses.
The traffic counts also determined the number of cars in the parking lot at 1023 Teron Road.
The following are the number of cars in the front and side parking spaces of the site during the
November 21, 2011 counts:
Time of Count
Cars in Lot
4:00 PM
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00
5:15
5:30
5
8
11
3
7
5
7
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EXISTING 2011 WEEKDAY PEAK PM HOUR TRAFFIC COUNTS
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PROPOSED KUMON LEARNING CENTRE
The learning centre has an enrolment of 116 students in their program. The centre currently
operates two day a week, on Tuesday and Friday. The number of days which the centre operates
may increase to three days a week depending on the number of students. Students attend
sessions which will be 30 minutes in duration for one subject, or 60 minutes for two subjects.
Many parents/caregivers do not stay while the students are taking classes, with the exception of
the parents of junior students who are of the ages 3 to 6 years.
2.1
Site Generated Trips by the Centre
The number of expected site generated trips was determined from the enrolment information
provided by the Kumon Learning Centre.
Number of Students
The centre has counted the enrolment of students over a three to four month period and
determined that during the peak 30 minute time period the centre averaged approximately 25
students. Assuming that all students take only one subject and attend only a 30 minute teaching
session, the centre would have approximately 50 students during a peak hour period.
Number of Students Arriving by Cars
The centre has determined the percentage of students using various modes of transportation to
arrive at the centre. During the winter months which saw the highest percentage of private
vehicles arriving at the centre, the breakdown of various modes of transportation to the site is as
follows:
School Bus
11%
Walking
3%
OC Transpo Bus
2%
Private Vehicle
84%
The number of students arriving/departing by private vehicle is 50 students x 84% = 42 students
Number of Vehicle Trips to the Centre
The centre has an enrolment of 116 students. Of the 116 students, 63 students are siblings,
friends or neighbours and would arrive by the same vehicle. The number of vehicles arriving
during the peak hour time period would be:
[(116 students - 63 siblings)/116 students] trips/student x 42 students = 19 vehicle trips
Assuming that all of the parents/caregivers would drop off students and arrive back to pick them
up, each student would generate two trips entering and two trips exiting the site. The total
expected number of site generated trips during a peak hour would be:
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2 x 19 vehicle trips = 38 trips entering the site
38 trips exiting the site
Staff of the Kumon Learning Centre has said that trips to/from the site would be proportioned at
50% to/from the south along Teron Road and 50% to/from the north along Teron Road. With the
Kumon Learning Centre located at the south end of the plaza, the trips to and from the site were
distributed to the south access point.
2.2
Total Traffic and Intersection Operation at the South Access
The analysis has examined the future operation of the site access at the year 2017, which is five
years beyond the opening of the Kumon Learning Centre at 1023 Teron Road. The traffic counts
along Teron Road (Figure 1.1) were increased at an annual rate of 2 percent. Existing trips
to/from the plaza were not increased since the operation of the plaza remains unchanged. The
expected trips from the learning centre were added to the future traffic at the south access, with
the centre generating 19 trips from the north along Teron Road and 19 trips from the south.
Exiting the site the centre would add 19 trips turning right (northbound) and 19 trips turning left
(southbound). Figure 2.1 shows the 2017 traffic following the opening of the learning centre.
The operational analysis at the south access determined that the southbound Teron Road shared
left/through lane movement would operate at a Level of Service (LoS) “A” during the peak PM
hour. A LoS “A” would represent a lane movement which would experience little or no delay.
The exiting left/right lane movement at the south access would operate at a LoS “C” which
would represent an average traffic delay. There would be no requirement for roadway
modifications at the south plaza access due to the traffic from the Kumon Learning Centre. The
operational analysis work sheet is provided in the Appendix as Exhibit 1.
2.3
Parking Lot
The parking lot at 1023 Teron Road, which is the site of the proposed Kumon Learning Centre,
currently contains 47 available parking spaces. The following are survey counts of parked cars
in the lot at the front and side parking areas:
City of Ottawa aerial map
Google aerial map
Google street view
Count November 21, 2011
2008
2007
2005
2002
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5 cars
3 cars
4 cars
12 cars
6 cars
6 cars
5 cars
8 cars
11 cars
3 cars
7 cars
5 cars
7 cars
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FIGURE 2.1
YEAR 2017 WEEKDAY PEAK PM HOUR TOTAL TRAFFIC VOLUMES
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The various parking lot counts shown above determined that the average number of cars parked
in the front and side lots of the plaza were 6 to 7 cars.
To determine the number of expected cars from the Kumon Learning Centre which would park
in the lot, the student data discussed in Section 2.1 for the determination of site generated trips
were used. Over a 3 to 4 month period staff of the Kumon learning Centre determined that the
average number of students attending a 30 minute session between 4:30 and 6:00 PM was 25
students. Assuming 84 percent of the students arrive by car (winter months), 21 of the students
would arrive by car. Since many students are siblings or arrive by car pooling, the number of
trips is 46 percent of the number of students or 10 trips. This would mean that during the drop
off or pick up of students, approximate 10 parking spaces would be occupied by
parents/caregivers of the centre. This is reasonable when examining the counts taken at the
present location at 990 Teron Road. The parking lot counts over the 3 to 4 month period by
centre staff at the existing location at the Kanata Pentecostal Church determined the parking lot
occupancy to average the following:
4:00 to 4:30 PM
4:30 to 5:00 PM
5:00 to 5:30 PM
5:30 to 6:00 PM
6 cars
12 cars
16 cars
22 cars
The above number of occupied spaces also includes spaces from staff of the church, and staff
and parents/caregivers of the Chinese art school//language/daycare centre and Beaverbrook
Montessori School. The estimate of 10 occupied spaces for the centre based on student
enrolment and travel patterns is reasonable as it represents approximately half of the occupied
spaces at the existing 990 Teron Road site. The proposed site at 1023 Teron Road has 47
available parking spaces. There would be sufficient available parking for the existing occupants
of the site (averaging 6 to 7 spaces) and the expected occupancy by the Kumon Learning Centre
(10 spaces). Staff of the centre and other retail in the plaza could park at the rear behind the
stores which would free up the more accessible spaces at the front and side areas of the plaza. It
should be noted that many of the parents/caregivers do not stay during the sessions, resulting in
the occupied number of parking spaces to be less than 10 spaces during the learning sessions.
2.4
Students Walking to the Kumon Learning Centre
Some students live in close proximity to the proposed site with staff of the centre estimating
approximately 3 percent of the students walk to the centre. For a total enrolment of 116 students,
this would translate to 3 to 4 students walking (split between the 2 days the centre is open). The
students would have safe travel along the sidewalks which exist along both sides of Teron Road.
Students can cross to the west side of Teron Road at the signalized intersection of Teron Road
and Beaverbrook Road (Penfield Drive) which is located approximately 130 metres south of the
site.
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FINDINGS
The traffic assessment report has examined the site access and parking utilization for the
proposed Kumon Learning Centre at 1023 Teron Road. The existing centre is currently located
at 990 Teron Road approximately 600 metres south of the proposed site. The new location will
share space in an existing plaza which contains a convenience store, cleaners, and family
restaurant. The site has two full movement accesses at the north and south limits of the site. The
centre is proposed at the south end of the plaza and will replace currently vacant retail space.
The Kumon Learning Centre will be open two afternoons per week, and will have a total student
enrolment of 116 students. The centre will be open for students between the hours of 3:00 PM
and 7:00 PM. The study has utilized the student data provided by staff of the Kumon Learning
Centre, and traffic counts taken by the consultant at the site accesses during the PM hours on
November 21, 2011. The study has determined the following findings:
1. The analysis has utilized the modal share during the winter months which determined that
84 percent of the students arrive by car. The study has also taken a conservative position
by assuming that all of the parents/caregivers drop off the students and leave the site, to
arrive back to pick them up. All students were assumed to stay for only one 30 minute
teaching session. All trips to/from the site were distributed to the south site access by the
learning centre. The analysis determined that the southbound Teron Road shared
left/through movement would function at a Level of Service “A” during the peak PM
hour, and the westbound site exit left/right turn movement at a Level of Service “C”.
There would be no requirement for roadway modifications at the site access and Teron
Road due to the development of the site.
2. The Proposed site at 1023 Teron Road has 47 available parking spaces. Surveys have
shown that approximately 6 to 7 spaces are occupied by the current tenants. An analysis
has shown that the Kumon Learning Centre may occupy approximately 10 spaces which
can be accommodated in the current available parking. This would be the occupied
spaces at the time students are dropped off or picked up, with many parents/caregivers
leaving the site during the learning sessions resulting in fewer occupied spaces.
3. Students walking to the proposed centre will use the sidewalks along both sides of Teron
Road, and can cross Teron Road at the signalized intersection at Teron Road and
Beaverbrook Road which is located approximately 130 metres south of the site.
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APPENDIX
OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS SHEET
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EXHIBIT 1
YEAR 2017 PEAK PM HOUR TRAFFIC ANALYSIS – South Plaza Access
HCS+: Unsignalized Intersections Release 5.4
_______________________TWO-WAY STOP CONTROL SUMMARY___________________________
Analysis Time Period: Peak PM Hour
Intersection:
Teron/Site Access
Analysis Year:
Year 2017
Project ID: Kumon Learning Centre
East/West Street:
South Site Access
North/South Street:
Teron Road
Intersection Orientation: NS
Study period (hrs):
0.25
______________________Vehicle Volumes and Adjustments_________________________
Major Street: Approach
Northbound
Southbound
Movement
1
2
3
| 4
5
6
L
T
R
| L
T
R
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Volume
270
42
19
547
Peak-Hour Factor, PHF
0.92
0.79
0.66
0.92
Hourly Flow Rate, HFR
293
53
28
594
Percent Heavy Vehicles
--0
--Median Type/Storage
Undivided
/
RT Channelized?
Lanes
1
0
0
1
Configuration
TR
LT
Upstream Signal?
No
No
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Minor Street: Approach
Westbound
Eastbound
Movement
7
8
9
| 10
11
12
L
T
R
| L
T
R
______________________________________________________________________________
Volume
31
19
Peak Hour Factor, PHF
0.75
0.66
Hourly Flow Rate, HFR
41
28
Percent Heavy Vehicles
0
0
Percent Grade (%)
0
0
Flared Approach: Exists?/Storage
No
/
/
Lanes
0
0
Configuration
LR
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__________________Delay, Queue Length, and Level of Service___________________
Approach
NB
SB
Westbound
Eastbound
Movement
1
4
| 7
8
9
| 10
11
12
Lane Config
LT |
LR
|
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v (vph)
28
69
C(m) (vph)
1224
370
v/c
0.02
0.19
95% queue length
0.07
0.68
Control Delay
8.0
16.9
LOS
A
C
Approach Delay
16.9
Approach LOS
C
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