FauntleroyWaySWBoulevardProject

TrafficAnalysisReportUpdate
FINAL




May12,2017

Preparedfor:
CityofSeattleDepartmentofTransportation



Preparedby:
DKSAssociates
AsaSubconsultanttoPerteet

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
PROJECTBACKGROUND...................................................................................................................................................1

EXISTINGCONDITION......................................................................................................................................................2

ROADWAYDESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................................................3
EXISTINGTRAFFICVOLUME............................................................................................................................................................4
EXISTINGSIGNALTIMINGS.............................................................................................................................................................4
ANALYSISAPPROACHANDMETHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................7
TRANSITROUTESANDSERVICE.....................................................................................................................................................10
COLLISIONANALYSIS...................................................................................................................................................................11

YEAROFOPENINGCONDITION.......................................................................................................................................13

CONSTRUCTIONCONDITION...........................................................................................................................................22

2044DESIGNYEARCONDITION......................................................................................................................................23

SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................................................28

APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................................................29

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TABLEOFFIGURES
FIGURE1:VICINITYMAP...................................................................................................................................................................2
FIGURE2:EXISTINGFAUNTLEROYWAYSWCHANNELIZATION..................................................................................................................3
FIGURE3:EXISTINGAMPEAKHOURTRAFFICVOLUMES.........................................................................................................................5
FIGURE4:EXISTINGPMPEAKHOURTRAFFICVOLUMES.........................................................................................................................6
FIGURE5:AMPEAKHOURINTERSECTIONOPERATIONSEXISTINGCONDITION...........................................................................................8
FIGURE6:PMPEAKHOURINTERSECTIONOPERATIONSEXISTINGCONDITION...........................................................................................9
FIGURE7:TRANSITSTOPSONFAUNTLEROYWAYSWATSWOREGONST................................................................................................10
FIGURE8:PROPOSEDIMPROVEMENTSALONGFAUNTLEROYWAYSW.....................................................................................................13
FIGURE9:AMPEAKHOURTRAFFICVOLUMESYEAROFOPENINGCONDITION........................................................................................18
FIGURE10:PMPEAKHOURTRAFFICVOLUMESYEAROFOPENINGCONDITION......................................................................................19
FIGURE11:AMPEAKHOURINTERSECTIONOPERATIONSYEAROFOPENINGCONDITION..........................................................................20
FIGURE12:PMPEAKHOURINTERSECTIONOPERATIONSYEAROFOPENINGCONDITION..........................................................................21
FIGURE13:AMPEAKHOURTRAFFICVOLUMES2044DESIGNYEARCONDITION....................................................................................24
FIGURE14:PMPEAKHOURTRAFFICVOLUMES2044DESIGNYEARCONDITION....................................................................................25
FIGURE15:AMPEAKHOURINTERSECTIONOPERATIONS2044DESIGNYEARCONDITION........................................................................26
FIGURE16:PMPEAKHOURINTERSECTIONOPERATIONS2044DESIGNYEARCONDITION........................................................................27
APPENDIXA1:EXISTINGAMPEAKHOURPEDESTRIANVOLUMES..........................................................................................................30
APPENDIXA2:EXISTINGPMPEAKHOURPEDESTRIANVOLUMES..........................................................................................................31

TABLEOFTABLES
TABLE1:EXISTINGWEEKDAYTRANSITSERVICEFREQUENCYONFAUNTLEROYWAYSW..............................................................................10
TABLE2:COLLISIONANALYSISATINTERSECTIONSONFAUNTLEROYWAYSW............................................................................................11
TABLE3:COLLISIONANALYSISFORROADWAYSEGMENTSONFAUNTLEROYWAYSW.................................................................................12
TABLE4:DETAILEDCHANNELIZATIONIMPROVEMENTSANDSIGNALPHASINGMODIFICATIONS.....................................................................14
TABLE5:DETAILEDSIGNALTIMINGMODIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................16

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PROJECTBACKGROUND
FauntleroyWaySWisthemaincorridortotheAlaskaJunctionbusinessarea,theFauntleroyFerryTerminal,
andoneofthelargerWestSeattleresidentialareas.Theroadwaysectioniscurrentlyafourlaneprincipal
arterialwithtwolanesineachdirection,withadditionalturnlanesatafewintersections,concretecurb,afew
trees,andpoorlydefinedsidewalks.FauntleroyWaySWfrom35thAvenueSWtoSWAlaskaStreetisa
combinationofcommercialandmultifamilyresidentialzones.BetweenSWAvalonStreetandSWAlaskaStreet,
FauntleroyWaySWisamajortruckroute.

Theproposedprojectwillconstructlandscapedcentermedians,realignedintersections,improvedstreet
lighting,protectedbikefacilitiesandimprovedpedestrianfacilitieswithdefinedsidewalksandnewcrossingsof
FauntleroyWaySW.

DKShascompletedatrafficanalysisofthefollowingprojectconditions,withtheexistingconditionsandyearof
openingupdatedfromtheoriginal2014trafficanalysis:

Existing(2017)
YearofOpening(2019)
Future(2044)

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EXISTINGCONDITIONS
ThestudyareaforthisprojectincludeseightintersectionsalongFauntleroyWaySW,twointersectionsalong
35thAvenueSWandoneintersectionalongSWAlaskaStreetasshowninFigure1.

Figure1:VicinityMap

Thestudyintersectionsinclude:

FauntleroyWaySWand35thAvenueSW(Signalized)
FauntleroyWaySWand36thAvenueSW(Unsignalizedtwowaystopcontrol)
FauntleroyWaySWandSWAvalonWay(Signalized)
FauntleroyWaySWand37thAvenueSW(Unsignalizedtwowaystopcontrol)
FauntleroyWaySWandSWOregonStreet(Signalized)
FauntleroyWaySWand38thAvenueSW(Unsignalizedtwowaystopcontrol/firesignal)
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FauntleroyWaySWand39thAvenueSW(Unsignalizedtwowaystopcontrol)
FauntleroyWaySWandSWAlaskaStreet(Signalized)
35thAvenueSWandSWAvalonWay(Signalized)
35thAvenueSWandSWAlaskaStreet(Signalized)
SWAlaskaStreetand38thAvenueSW(Unsignalizedtwowaystopcontrol/firesignal)

RoadwayDescription
Withinthestudyarea,FauntleroyWaySWisanarterialroadwaywithafourlanecrosssection,limitedparking,
andnoonstreetbicyclefacilities.Thespeedlimitinthestudyareais30MPH.Portionsofthestudyarea
containatwowayleftturncenterlane(TWLTL).Figure2illustratesexistingFauntleroyWaySWchannelization.

FireSignal

Figure2:ExistingFauntleroyWaySWChannelization

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ExistingTrafficVolume
ExistingweekdayAM/PMpeakhourturningmovementcountswerecollectedatthestudyintersectionsto
capturepeakcommuteractivity.Countswereconductedon:

AMTurningMovementCounts(7:00AMto9:00AM):
o TuesdaythruThursday,February1416,2017
o Tuesday,February28,2017
PMTurningMovementCounts(4:00PMto6:00PM):
o TuesdaythruThursday,February1416,2017
Thepeakhourturningmovementcountswerecomparedtohourlycountstovalidatetheaccuracyofthedata.
Peakhourtrafficvolumeswerebalancedtoprovidethebasisforanalyzingtrafficconditionsduringpeakhours.
The2017AMpeakhourtrafficvolumesareshowninFigure3and2017PMpeakhourtrafficvolumesareshown
inFigure4.Theturningmovementcountsand24hourcountsincludepedestrianandbicyclevolumes,
respectively.

ExistingSignalTimings
Existingtrafficsignaltimingplanswereobtainedforthesixexistingsignalizedintersectionswithintheproject
limits.ThefourtrafficsignalsonFauntleroyWaySWarecurrentlycoordinatedandhaveacyclelengthof120
secondsforboththeAMandPMpeakperiods,withsomesignalsrunninghalfcyclesof60seconds.The
followingsummarizesthesignaltimingplansforeachintersection:

Fauntleroy Way SW & 35th Avenue SW: the cycle length is 120 seconds. Pedestrian phases are
providedforsouthbound,eastbound,andwestboundapproaches.
FauntleroyWaySW&SWAvalonWay:thecyclelengthis60seconds.Pedestrianphasesareprovided
fornorthboundandwestboundapproaches.
Fauntleroy Way SW & SW Oregon Street: the cycle length is 60 seconds. Pedestrian phases are
providedforsouthboundandeastboundapproaches.
Fauntleroy Way SW & SW Alaska Street: the cycle length is 120 seconds. Pedestrian phases are
providedfornorthbound,eastbound,andwestboundapproaches.

Afiresignalat38thAvenueSWisoperatedonlywhenanemergencycallfromafiretruckisreceived.Asthisisa
specialeventthatisinfrequentduringtheAMandPMpeakhours,thefiresignalisnotanalyzedasapartofthis
trafficanalysis.

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Figure3:ExistingAMPeakHourTrafficVolumes

*Forpedestrianvolumes,seeFigureA1intheAppendix
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Figure4:ExistingPMPeakHourTrafficVolumes

*Forpedestrianvolumes,seeFigureA2intheAppendix
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AnalysisApproachandMethodology
Levelofservice(LOS)isthetermusedtodenotethedifferentoperatingconditionswhichoccuronagiven
roadwaysegmentundervarioustrafficvolumeloadsandoperatingconditions.Itisaqualitativemeasureused
todescribeaquantitativeanalysistakingintoaccountfactorssuchasroadwaygeometrics,signalphasing,
speed,traveldelay,freedomtomaneuver,andsafety.Levelofserviceprovidesanindextotheoperational
qualitiesofaroadwaysegmentoranintersection.LevelofservicedesignationsrangefromAtoF,withLOSA
representingthebestoperatingconditionsandLOSFrepresentingtheworstoperatingconditions.Levelof
servicedesignationisreporteddifferentlyforsignalizedandunsignalizedintersections.

SignalizedintersectionswereanalyzedunderAMandPMpeakhourconditions.AveragevehicledelayandLOS
weredeterminedutilizingthemethodologyfoundinChapter18ofthe2010HighwayCapacityManual(HCM),
withtheassistanceoftheSynchro(version9.1)trafficsimulationsoftware

UnsignalizedintersectionswerealsoanalyzedunderAMandPMpeakhourconditions.Averagevehicledelay
andLOSweredeterminedbasedupontheproceduresfoundinChapter19ofthe2010HCM,withtheassistance
oftheSynchro(version9.1)trafficsimulationsoftware.TheLOSforanunsignalizedintersectionisreportedfor
theapproachthathasthehighestaveragedelaypervehicle.

Intersectioncapacityanalyseswereconductedattheintersectionsinthestudyareabasedonexistingtraffic
volumesandexistingintersectionlaneconfigurations.Theexistingcyclelengthswereutilizedfortheanalysisof
thesignalizedintersections.Figure5andFigure6showtheresultsoftheexistingintersectionoperation
analysisduringtheAMpeakandPMpeakrespectively.Currently,allstudyintersectionsinbothpeakperiods
operateatLOSDorbetter.

Forqueueinganalysis,themicrosimulationsoftware,Vissim,willbeusedforthestudyintersections.Referto
theprojectsVissimMemorandumalsopreparedbyDKSformoreinformation.
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Figure5:AMPeakHourIntersectionOperationsExistingCondition
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Figure6:PMPeakHourIntersectionOperationsExistingCondition

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TransitRoutesandService
Theimpactstotransitvehiclesandriderswereidentifiedbydocumentingthelocationandfrequencyofservice
atexistingtransitstopsintheprojectcorridor.TherearetwotransitstopsonFauntleroyWaySWlocatedatSW
OregonStreetinbothdirectionsaspresentedinFigure7below.BothtransitstopsserveKingCountyMetro
Routes116,118and119.

Figure7:TransitStopsonFauntleroyWaySWatSWOregonSt

AsummaryofthefrequencyofweekdaytransitactivityduringpeakhoursbyrouteisalsoprovidedinTable1.
TheseroutesonlyrunduringpeakAMandPMcommutehours.Theareaisservedthroughoutthedayby
RapidRideCLineservice,whichdoesnotrundirectlyonthissection,butdoesrunontheproposeddetour
route.

Table1:ExistingWeekdayTransitServiceFrequencyonFauntleroyWaySW

FrequencyperHour
Route Destination
AMPeak PMPeak
116 DowntownSeattle 4
116 FauntleroyFerryTerminal 4
118 DowntownSeattle 1
118 FauntleroyFerryTerminal 1
119 DowntownSeattle 1
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119 FauntleroyFerryTerminal 1

CollisionAnalysis
Ananalysisofcollisionsconsistsofasummaryofthefrequency,typeandlocationofcollisionsonFauntleroy
WaySW.Thecollisionanalysiswasdonepreviouslyin2014usingthreeyeardataavailablefromtheCityof
Seattle.ThisincludescollisionsalongthestudycorridorfromJune17,2010throughJune17,2013.

ThenumberofcollisionsateachstudyintersectiononFauntleroyWaySWislistedinTable2.Collisionsare
classifiedaseitherpropertydamageonly(PDO)orinjury(INJ).Therewerenoreportedfatalcollisionsinthe
corridor.Thelasttencolumnsindicatethetypeofcollision(theabbreviationsaredefinedbelowthetable).

Table2:CollisionAnalysisatIntersectionsonFauntleroyWaySW

CollisionCount CollisionType
IntersectionLocation
TOT PDO INJ HDO ANG RE SS PCY PED RT LT PK OTH
35thAveSW 3 1 2 1 1 1
SWGeneseeSt 1 1 1
36thAveSW 1 1 1
SWAvalonWay 3 1 2 1 2
37thAveSW 1 1 1
SWOregonSt 5 3 2 2 1 2
38thAveSW 1 1 1
SWAlaskaSt 6 4 2 1 3 1 1
TOT:Total#ofCollisions PDO:Total#ofPropertyDamageOnlyCollisions INJ:Total#ofInjuryCollisions
HDO:HeadonCollision ANG:RightAngle RE:RearEnd
SS:Sideswipe PCY:Pedalcyclist PED:Pedestrian
RT:RightTurn LT:LeftTurn PK:ParkedCar
OTH:Other
Source:SDOTCollisionRecords6/17/201006/17/2013

TheintersectionwiththehighestnumberofcollisionsinthestudyareaisFauntleroyWaySWandSWAlaska
Streetwithsixcollisionsduringthestudyperiod.Fourofthosecollisionswerepropertydamageonlyandtwo
resultedininjuries.ThemostcommontypeofcollisionatSWAlaskaStreetisasideswipecollision.
AtSWOregonStreet,therewerefivecollisions,threeofwhichresultedinpropertydamageonlyandtwo
resultedininjuries.Rightangleandleftturncollisionswerethemostcommoncollisiontype,representingfour
ofthefivecollisions.

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CollisionanalysiswasalsocompletedforthesixroadwaysegmentsonFauntleroyWaySW.Thenumberand
typeofcollisionsalongFauntleroyWaySWarelistedinTable3.

Table3:CollisionAnalysisforRoadwaySegmentsonFauntleroyWaySW

CollisionCount CollisionType
Segment
TOT PDO INJ HDO ANG RE SS PCY PED RT LT PK OTH
Btw35thAveSWandSWGeneseeSt 4 4 1 1 2
BtwSWGeneseeStand36thAveSW 2 2 1 1
BtwSWAvalonWayand37thAveSW 4 4 2 2
Btw37thAveSWandSWOregonSt 7 3 4 2 1 1 1
BtwSWOregonStand38thAveSW 3 3 1 2
Btw38thAveSWandSWAlaskaSt 12 8 4 1 4 2 1 1
TOT:Total#ofCollisions PDO:Total#ofPropertyDamageOnlyCollisions INJ:Total#ofInjuryCollisions
HDO:HeadonCollision ANG:RightAngle RE:RearEnd
SS:Sideswipe PCY:Pedalcyclist PED:Pedestrian
RT:RightTurn LT:LeftTurn PK:ParkedCar
OTH:Other
Source:SDOTCollisionRecords6/17/201006/17/2013

TheroadwaysegmentwiththehighestnumberofcollisionsonFauntleroyWaySWisbetween38thAvenueSW
andSWAlaskaStreetwithatotaloftwelvecollisions.Eightofthosecollisionsresultedinpropertydamageonly
andfourresultedininjuries.Themostcommontypeofcollisioninthissegmentwasrearendcollisionswhich
accountedforfourofthetwelvecollisions.

OnFauntleroyWaySWbetween37thAvenueSWandSWOregonSt,thereweresevenrecordedcollisions,three
ofwhichresultedinpropertydamageonlyandfourofwhichresultedinaninjury.Onthisroadwaysegment,
themostcommontypeofcollisionwasarearendcollision.

Therewasonebicyclerelatedcollisionduringthethreeyearstudyperiod.ThistookplacealongFauntleroy
WaySWbetween37thAvenueSWandSWOregonStreet.Therewerenoreportedpedestrianinvolved
collisionsduringthestudyperiod.

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2019YEAROFOPENINGCONDITION
Theanalysisof2019openingyeartrafficoperationsrequiresinputsoftheexistingandproposedstreet
geometries,specifictrafficcontroldetailssuchassignaltimingandphasing,andforecastsoftrafficflow.The
proposedimprovementsalongFauntleroyWaySW,aspresentedinFigure8,includetheconstructionof
landscapedcentermedians,protectedbikelanes,improvedpedestrianfacilitieswhichincludenewcrosswalks
atsignalizedintersectionsaswellasagreenwaycrossing.Theoperationoftheproposedprotectedbikelane
willhaveimpactssimilartothatofpedestrianmovementalongthecorridoronthetrafficoperationsbecause
theprotectedbikelanesarenotlocatedontheroadway.Detailedchannelizationimprovementsandsignal
phasingmodificationsarepresentedinTable4.

Figure8:ProposedImprovementsAlongFauntleroyWaySW

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Table4:DetailedChannelizationImprovementsandSignalPhasingModifications

ExistingCondition ProposedModification

Pedestriancrossingonnorthandeastlegs Removalofnorthboundrightturnpocket
Channelizedrightturnsforwestboundand andrechannelizationtoonethroughlane
northboundmovements andonesharedthrough/rightlanefor
AvalonWay
northboundmovement
Nochannelizedrightturnforwestbound
movement
Pedestriancrossingonsouthandwestlegs Removalofsouthboundrightturnpocket
Twothroughlanesandoneseparateright andrechannelizationtoonethroughlane
turnlaneforsouthboundmovements andonesharedthrough/rightlanefor
OregonSt
southboundmovement
Nochannelizedrightturnforeastbound
movement
Twowaystopcontrolwiththrough,left Signalizedpedestriancrossingacross
andrightturnmovementsallowedfrom FauntleroyWaySW
38thAveSW
sidestreets Twowaystopcontrolwithrightturnonly
NopedestriancrossingacrossFauntleroy movementallowedfromsidestreets
WaySW Operatesasfiresignalduringpreemption
call
Pedestriancrossingoneastandsouthlegs Pedestriancrossingonalllegs
AlaskaSt Permittedandoverlapforwestbound
rightturn
Note:Althoughadditionalcrosswalkswerepreviouslyproposed,thisstudyrecommendsonlytheadditionalcrossings
mentionedinthistableforimprovedtrafficandpedestrianefficiencyalongthecorridor.

Theforecasted2019AMandPMpeakhourturningmovementvolumeswereestimatedwithanassumed
averageannualgrowthrateof1.0percentplusthenewtrafficvolumegeneratedfromninepipelineprojects,
including:

TrinsicApartmentDevelopment
BroadstoneWestSeattle
WhittakerDevelopmentat4755FauntleroyWay(formerlyFauntleroyMixedUse)
FauntleroyPlace
4724CaliforniaAvenueSW(CaliforniaMixedUse,formerlyPetco)
4706CaliforniaAvenueSW(Conner/Equity)
3062/3078SWAvalonWay
450242ndAvenueSW(Oregon42LLC)
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3261SWAvalonWay(MeissnerAvalon)
All pipelinevolumeswereobtainedfromtheassociatedtrafficimpactanalyses(TIAs)completedforthose
developments.

Theexpectedtrafficvolumesfromtheseprojects,combinedwiththeassumedbackgroundtrafficvolume
growthfor2019AMandPMpeakhour,equatetoanestimated8.0percentincreaseoverexistingturning
movementvolumes.TheopeningyearAMpeakhourtrafficvolumesareshowninFigure9andtheopeningyear
PMpeakhourtrafficvolumesareshowninFigure10.Pedestrianvolumeswereassumedtodoubleat
FauntleroyandAlaska,whilebicyclevolumeswereassumedtodoubleattheintersectionwiththehighest
volumeandtheincreaseinthevolumewasappliedtoallotherintersectionsalongthecorridor.

Figure11andFigure12showtheresultsoftheyearofopeningintersectionoperationanalysisduringtheAM
peakandPMpeak,respectively.Signaltimingwasoptimizedalongthecorridor.CyclelengthsalongFauntleroy
WaySWwereadjustedtooperateat120secondcyclesduringtheAMandPMpeaks.Table5summarizesthe
signaltimingmodificationsthatweremadeforeachsignalizedintersection.
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Table5:DetailedSignalTimingModifications

Intersection ExistingCondition ProposedModification

60secondcyclelength Cyclelengthincreasedto120seconds
Southboundleftturnphasemodifiedto
35thAveSWand leadleftwithnorthboundthroughphase
FauntleroyWaySW aslaggingforAMpeakperiod
Signaltimingoptimized
Networkoffsetmodified
60secondcyclelength Cyclelengthincreasedto120seconds
SWAvalonWayand
Signaltimingoptimized
FauntleroyWaySW
Networkoffsetmodified
60secondcyclelength Cyclelengthincreasedto120seconds
SWOregonStand
Signaltimingoptimized
FauntleroyWaySW
Networkoffsetmodified
Unsignalizedintersection Convertedintersectiontosignalized
Cyclelengthsetto120seconds
38thAveSWand
FauntleroyWaySW Signaltimingoptimized
Networkoffsetcoordinatedalong
Fauntleroy
60secondcyclelength Cyclelengthincreasedto120seconds
SWAlaskaStand
Signaltimingoptimized
FauntleroyWaySW
Networkoffsetmodified
60secondcyclelength Cyclelengthincreasedto120seconds
Signaltimingoptimized
35thAvenueSWand Networkoffsetmodified
SWAvalonWay Westboundleftturnphasemodified
fromleadingphasetolaggingphasefor
bothAMandPMpeakperiods
60secondcyclelength Cyclelengthincreasedto120seconds
Signaltimingoptimized
35thAvenueSWand Networkoffsetmodified
SWAlaskaSt Northboundleftturnphasemodified
fromlaggingphasetoleadingphasefor
PMPeakperiod

AreviewofFigure11andFigure12showsthatallthesignalizedintersectionsareprojectedtooperateatLOSC
orbetter,exceptattheFauntleroyWaySWandSWAlaskaStreetintersection.

InadditiontotheproposedchangesshowninTable4andTable5,theinstallationofthemedianalong
FauntleroyWaySWprohibitsleftturnsfromFauntleroyWaySWtounsignalizedsidestreets.Vehiclestraveling
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onsidestreetstounsignalizedintersectionsonFauntleroyWaySWareonlypermittedtoturnrightonto
FauntleroyWay.Thecorridorexperiencesimprovementsinoperationsbyremovinginterruptionsandconflicts
toflowalongFauntleroyWayandfromFauntleroyWayontosidestreets.

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Figure9:AMPeakHourTrafficVolumesYearofOpeningCondition

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Figure10:PMPeakHourTrafficVolumesYearofOpeningCondition
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Figure11:AMPeakHourIntersectionOperationsYearofOpeningCondition

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Figure12:PMPeakHourIntersectionOperationsYearofOpeningCondition

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CONSTRUCTIONCONDITION
Duringconstructionoftheroadway,motoristsandpedestriansonsidestreetsadjacenttotheprojectareaof
FauntleroyWaySWwouldexperiencesomedelaysanddetouring.Inadditiontothedesignated,signeddetour
routealongSWAlaskaStreetand35thAvenueSW,othersidestreetssuchasSWGenesseeStreet,SWOregon
Streetand40thAvenueSWcanbeexpectedtoexperiencehigherthannormalvolumesastrafficdivertsthrough
thelocalstreetnetwork.Thisiscommonasmotoristsseektofindtherouteswiththeleastamountofdelay
aroundtheroadwayconstruction.Furtherdelayswouldoccurasconstructiontrucksandequipmentuselocal
streets.Designatedconstructionvehicleroutesshouldbepartoftheconstructionphasinganddetourrouting
plans.

Inorderfortheproposeddesignateddetourroutetobeaviablealternativefortheoversizedfreightthatmust
usethisroute,thedetourplanmustensureavehiclewitha20by20by100footprintwillbeabletonavigate
theroute.Thisincludesmeasurestoremoveorrelocateanyidentifiedoverheadconflictsaswellasensuring
theoversizedvehiclescanmaketheturningmovementsattheintersectionsofFauntleroyWaySWatSWAlaska
Street,SWAlaskaStreetat35thAvenueSWandFauntleroyWaySWat35thAvenueSW.Theseturning
movementsshouldbeshowntobeviableusingAutoTURNsweptpathanalysissoftwarebeforethedetourroute
isputinplace.

LocalaccesstobusinesseswhichhaveaccessdirectlyfromFauntleroyWaySWwillneedtobemaintained
throughoutconstruction.Aplantoensureemergencyresponseaccessismaintainedthroughoutconstruction
willalsoneedtobeinplace.Whenfeasible,wayfindingforsidestreetaccesstobusinessesalongFauntleroy
withintheconstructionzoneshouldbeincorporatedintothedetoursignageplanandpublicoutreach.

ClearlymarkedADAcompliantpedestrianroutesthroughoraroundtheconstructionareashouldbeasdirectas
feasiblethroughoutthedifferentphasesofconstruction.Thetransitstopswithintheconstructionzoneshould
berelocatedtothedesignateddetourroute.TheexistingtransitstopsjusteastofFauntleroyWaySWalongSW
AlaskaStreetaswellasthestopsjustsouthofSWAvalonWay,along35thAvenueSWcanserveasthe
temporarystoplocationforthedetouredtransitroutes.

Emergencyaccess,businessaccess,pedestrianaccessibility,transitoperationsandconstructionvehiclerouting
willallneedtobeaccountedforapartofthisprojectsconstructionphasinganddetourroutingplans.

Detailedoperationsandqueuinginformationfortheconstructionalternativescanbefoundintheprojects
VissimmemorandumalsopreparedbyDKSAssociates.

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2044DESIGNYEARCONDITION
Trafficvolumesforthedesignyear2044wereforecastedusingEMME4software.ThePugetSoundRegional
Council(PSRC)recentlyreleasedanupdatedregionalmodelwithenhancednetworkdetailandrefinement.The
updated2010and2040regionaltraveldemandmodelswereusedforthisanalysis.Foreveryhousehold,these
modelsestimatethenumberoftripstaken,theirdestinations,thetimeofdaythetripismade,themodethatis
chosen,andwhichroutetheyfollow.Forthe2040model,estimatesofhousehold,populationandjobsare
appliedtoanupdatedroadwaynetworkthatincludesfundedprojectssuchasthereplacementoftheAlaskan
WayViaductwithatunnelandtheextensionoflightrail.Bothmodelswereruntodeterminetrafficvolume
trendsinthestudyarea.

ThevolumetrendsshowedlittlevehicletrafficgrowthalongFauntleroyWaySW,but2533%growthintransit
tripsontheSWAlaskaStreet/35thAvenueSWtransitcorridor.Also,by2040,bothpedestrianandbicycletrips
inthissectionoftheCityareexpectedtogrowatapproximatelytwicetherateofvehicletrips.Thetravel
patternsforecastedfor2040werethenprojectedouttothedesignyear2044.Rawmodelforecastswerepost
processedagainstexistingtrafficvolumecountstodeveloptheforecasted2044turningmovementvolumes.
The2044designyearAMpeakhourtrafficvolumesareshowninFigure13andthe2044designyearPMpeak
hourtrafficvolumesareshowninFigure14.Toensureaconservativeanalysis,pedestrianvolumeswere
doubledateachintersection,andbicyclevolumeswereassumedtotripleattheintersectionwiththehighest
volumeandtheincreaseinthevolumewasappliedtoallotherintersectionsalongthecorridor.

Figure15andFigure16showtheresultsofthe2044designyearintersectionoperationanalysisduringtheAM
peakandPMpeak,respectively.

AreviewofFigure15andFigure16showsthatallthesignalizedintersectionsareprojectedtooperateatLOSC
orbetterexceptattheFauntleroyWaySWandSWAlaskaStreetintersection.Thisintersectionisprojectedto
operateatLOSDduringtheAMandPMpeakhours.

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Figure13:AMPeakHourTrafficVolumes2044DesignYearCondition

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Figure14:PMPeakHourTrafficVolumes2044DesignYearCondition
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Figure15:AMPeakHourIntersectionOperations2044DesignYearCondition

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Figure16:PMPeakHourIntersectionOperations2044DesignYearCondition
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SUMMARY
Theproposedprojectwillconstructlandscapedcentermedians,realignedintersections,improvedstreet
lighting,protectedbikefacilitiesandimprovedpedestrianfacilitieswithdefinedsidewalksandnewcrossingsof
FauntleroyWaySW.

DKShascompletedaprojecttrafficanalysisoftheexisting,theyearofopening,andthefuture2044project
condition.Thefollowingsummarizesthemainfindingsofanalysis:

Theprotectedbikelanesareproposedtobeonewayonbothsidesofthecorridorandthereforeshould
haveminimalimpactonthesignaloperationsasabikesignalphasewillnotberequired.

Theyearofopeningconditionsaccountsforan8%growthwhichincludesplanneddevelopmentwithin
thenexttwoyearsinthearea.SignaltimingchangesatintersectionsalongFauntleroyWaySWand35th
AvenueSWarerequiredtoaccommodatethisgrowth.Thesignaltimingadjustments,inconjunction
withturnrestrictions,provideacceptableLOSDorbetteroperationsintheyearofopeningconditions.
Certainintersectionsexperiencebetteroperationsinfutureconditionsduetooptimizedsignaltiming.

TheproposedadditionalmarkedcrosswalksacrossFauntleroyWaySWatSWAvalonWayandatSW
OregonStreetarenotrecommendedastheywouldrequireanadditionalsignalphaseforanexclusive
pedestriancrossing,reducingtheefficiencyoftheintersectionoperationsbyintroducingadditional
pedestrianandvehicledelayattheindividualintersectionsandtothecorridor.

TheFauntleroyWaySWBoulevardprojectisexpectedtoallowforacceptablecorridoroperations
throughtheyear2044.ThisisdueinlargeparttoPSRCsnew2040regionaltraveldemandmodel
whichprojectslittlevehicletrafficgrowthalongFauntleroyWaySW,buta2533%growthintransittrips
ontheSWAlaskaStreet/35thAvenueSWtransitcorridor.Also,by2040,bothpedestrianandbicycle
tripsinthissectionoftheCityareexpectedtogrowatapproximatelytwicetherateofvehicletrips.

Toensureaconservativeanalysis,pedestrianvolumeswereassumedtodoubleattheintersectionof
SWAlaskaStreet/FauntleroyWaySWBoulevard,whilebicyclevolumeswereassumedtodoublealong
thecorridorfortheyearof2017.Through2044,pedestrianvolumeswereassumedtodoubleatevery
intersectionandbicyclevolumeswereassumedtotriplealongthecorridor.


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APPENDIX
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AppendixA1:ExistingAMPeakHourPedestrianVolumes
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AppendixA2:ExistingPMPeakHourPedestrianVolumes