CEE 486 Project Requirements - Traffic Reports 081822 (1)
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CEE/CNE 486 Senior Design Project Requirements – Traffic
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Updated: August 18, 2022
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES – TRAFFIC REPORTS
Note: Please do not contact the local agency with questions, we can not have agency staff
spending their time answering questions for hypothetical developments.
General:
Each report will have its own cover, executive summary, introduction, table of contents, list of tables,
list of figures, report body, and appendix. Each report will have a minimum of three tables and a minimum of
three figures included in the body of the report. Any figures or tables included in the appendix will not be counted
toward the minimum.
General:
The traffic circulation study will present existing traffic volumes on the adjacent roadways (arterials)
if available, the project’s trip generation (AM peak hour, PM peak hour, and weekday), directions of approach
for site traffic, site traffic assignment (weekday traffic only). The site traffic assignment should be distributed to
borders of site, all arterial street approaches to the study area identified in the directions of approach, all arterial
streets bordering the site, and all the on-site collector and arterial streets. Assignment of traffic for the AM and
PM peak hours is optional.
Cover:
The report cover should display the project name, team number, discipline, student’s name, and date the
report was submitted. The report cover is not page 1.
Table of Contents (TOC):
The table of contents should include enough detail to allow the reader to locate the
subject matter they are looking for. The TOC should include enough detail to confirm that the report will meet
the course requirements. It should be in a logical order with appropriate section and sub-section headings. If the
executive summary is placed in the report prior to the TOC, it should not be listed in the TOC. The List of
Appendices should follow the TOC as the last part of the TOC. The List of Figures and List of Tables should
follow the TOC, these are NOT listed in the TOC itself.
Executive Summary and Introduction:
Although there is some overlap, the report should have an
executive
summary and an introduction
. The executive summary should present an overview of the project and the
major results and recommendations; if the reader only reads the executive summary, they should have a basic
understanding of the report. The executive summary should be a page or less in length. The introduction
introduces the reader to the project, where the project is, what the project is, and the purpose of the report. The
introduction should be written as if the reader has not read the executive summary.
Land Use Plan:
The report should provide a copy of the team’s land use plan as either a figure or appendix.
This report should provide a description of the proposed development plan.
Land Use Summary Table:
The report should include a summary table of the proposed development, including
number of acres, units of development, and intensities. The summary table should utilize the units of
development that will be used for the trip generation calculations.
Existing Conditions:
The report should identify existing conditions for study area roadways and intersections,
including type of intersection traffic control, roadway speed limits, number of lanes on segments and at
intersections, auxiliary turn lanes, and any existing traffic volume information for the study area road network
that is available.
Design Criteria:
The report should include a section on the design criteria used or design manual that was
followed.
Trip Generation Calculations:
The trip generation rates and resulting site trip generation should be included
in a table in the body of the report.
Traffic Signal Warrants:
The traffic signal warrant evaluations and methodology should be included in the
report the supporting calculations in the appendix. Refer to the MCDOT traffic signal warrant criteria in the
traffic presentation.
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Sustainability:
Each report should include a separate section to address one sustainability concept. This section
titled “Sustainability” should be
approximately one page in length
and discuss a new idea or a new
application/method; it should not be something that has become an industry standard or common practice. This
section should be shown in the report’s table of contents.
The section should explain one concept at a
sufficient level of detail so that the idea is understood by the reader and where the concept would be used
.
The discussion should include who would benefit and why. The sustainability section should not be a collection
of ideas expressed in one or two sentences each.
Recommendations:
The report should make recommendations for roadway classifications, number of travel
lanes, turn lanes, future traffic signals, bike lanes, and basic off-site roadway improvements required to provide
acceptable access to the site and circulation within the site.
The report will include a roadway classification map showing the location, name, and classification of all
collector, minor arterial, and major arterial streets adjacent to and within the proposed development as well as
future traffic signals, and any roundabouts if recommended. Recommended turn lanes at key intersections is
optional but encouraged. Supporting calculations showing the project trip generation, trip distribution
calculations, and trip assignment calculations will be included in an appendix(s).
Level of service calculations are not recommended to be included in the report. Estimates of future non-site
traffic are also not required for the report, although some expectation of non-site traffic is necessary to determine
roadway classification of arterial streets adjacent to the site (refer to local agency street classification map for
evaluating classifications of adjacent arterial streets). The report should reference the local agency roadway
classification map and use this map to establish classifications for the arterial streets bordering the site.
Cost
: The report should include a summary table showing the quantities of recommended infrastructure elements
of the traffic plan (signing, marking, traffic signals, roadway lighting – not the cost to construct the roadway
system) and a cost estimate to construct these improvements, including quantities and unit costs. This is expected
to be a high-level cost estimate including the material and construction cost, furnished and installed. The report
should include a table in the report showing the quantities and unit costs used to develop the construction cost
estimate. Please refer to the sample cost table on Canvas.
Sections:
Required sections for the report include existing conditions, directions of approach, trip distribution,
trip assignment, traffic signals, and roadway classifications in addition to other required sections.
Summary/Conclusions:
The report should have a summary or conclusions section that wraps up the report.
Figures:
There should be a minimum of three figures within the body of the report. The figures should be
numbered and named in a concise and logical manner. The team’s land use plan should be included as either a
figure or appendix in the report. Required information to be shown in figures includes site plan, vicinity map,
directions of approach, site traffic daily volumes, and a proposed street classification map.
The report will include a roadway classification map showing the location, name, and classification of all
collector, minor arterial, and major arterial streets adjacent to and within the proposed development as well as
future traffic signals, and any roundabouts if recommended. Recommended turn lanes at key intersections is
optional but encouraged.
Tables:
There should be a minimum of three tables within the body of the report. The tables should be numbered
and named in a concise and logical manner. Required information to be shown in tables includes land use
summary, trip generation rates, site trip generation, signal warrant evaluation, and project cost.
Calculations:
Supporting calculations should be included in the appendix of the report. Hand calculations are
acceptable if they are readable. General report guidelines, applicable standards, and agency details should
generally not be included in the appendix. Appendix section titles should be informative of the type of
calculations or other information in each appendix.
Calculations:
Calculations should follow significant digit principles and use commas for numbers over 999.
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Appendix, Meeting Minutes:
The report (if the team leader) should include an appendix with a brief summary
of each of the team’s project meetings (one to two sentences) including meeting summary, date, location, and a
list of attendees.
Project Validation Form:
The project validation form should be the last appendix, the last page in the report.
General:
Reports should be professionally written and free of grammatical errors. If needed, students are
encouraged to seek writing assistance from the resource center and other ASU resources. Contractions should
not be used. Symbols, including the symbols ‘ for feet and “ for inches should not be used in the body of the
report but may be used in tables and figures. The report should not be written in the first person. Refer to the
technical writing presentation posted on Canvas for the writing conventions followed in this course.
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