PLANNING	MEMO
OFFICE

To: CC:	Charles Soules Linda Finger, David Woosley; Terese Gorman
From:	Bill Ahrens
Subject:	Wakarusa Corridor Study
Date:	November 9, 2004

At a meeting on November 2, 2004 attended by Chuck Soules, David Woosley, Bill Ahrens, Mike Wildgen, Debbie Van Saun, and Dave Corliss, it was recommended that the requested study of the Wakarusa corridor between 6^th St. and Clinton Parkway be performed in-house. It was also decided that I will be the lead person in developing the study.  Staff explained what can and can’t be done in-house as opposed to using consultant services.  The study will involve the following tasks:

• Obtain current peak hour traffic counts, including turning movements, at all intersections and major driveways
• Perform operational analysis of current intersection conditions using Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and identify deficiencies.
• Review and revise as needed future land use projections and population and employment forecasts.
• Review and revise as needed future roadway assumptions, including roadway connections, signalized intersections, and assumptions on capacity increases.
• Perform travel demand modeling, including proposed future roadway connections, to obtain 2025 projected traffic volumes.
• Use current turning movements to factor projected traffic volumes to obtain future turning movement estimates.
• Perform operational analysis of future intersection conditions using Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and identify potential deficiencies.

Disclaimers:

• The corridor study will not provide a comparative evaluation of the operation or feasibility of roundabouts versus signalized intersections.
• The corridor study will not involve the use of simulation software, such as CORSIM or SYNCHRO to model corridor or multiple intersection analysis.
• The corridor study will not provide design concepts for identified deficiencies or improvements.

Schedule:

· Anticipated schedule for completion February/March 2005.