N.J. Admin. Code § 19:4-7.10 - Performance standards; traffic

(a) A traffic impact analysis (TIA) shall be submitted to the NJMC for the following:

1. All projects described in 19:4-10.2;

2. Any proposed development that creates 100 or more vehicle trips during any peak hour of adjacent street traffic, excluding trip reduction credits, as determined by calculations based on the manual, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation, 7th Edition, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, a copy of which can be obtained from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 525 School Street, S.W., Suite 410, Washington, DC 20024;

3. Any proposed development located in an area that the NJMC has found to be a traffic or safety concern; and

4. All petitions for the rezoning of 20 or more lots.

(b) The TIA, and any portion thereof or alternative thereto, shall be developed in consultation with the NJMC staff and the Transportation Management Association(s) serving the Meadowlands region such as Meadowlink or the Hudson Transportation Management Association, and shall be subject to NJMC approval. The TIA shall analyze locations and peak hours as determined by the NJMC.

(c) The TIA shall be prepared by a New Jersey-licensed professional engineer or professional planner specializing in transportation, or other individual determined by the NJMC to be qualified as an expert in traffic engineering, and shall include the following:

1. Introduction:

i. A description of the size, location and nature of the proposed development and the methodology to be used in the development of the TIA;

2. Existing conditions:

i. An inventory and maps showing the existing transportation network in the vicinity of the proposed site, including transit;

ii. A traffic count program, in accordance with the following:

(1) Traffic counts shall be conducted for all locations and peak hours determined by the NJMC;

(2) Traffic counts shall not be conducted more than one year prior to the date of application;

(3) Any method used to balance or adjust traffic count data between intersections or roadway sections shall be described; and

(4) An existing condition traffic volume diagram shall be provided, including each peak hour analyzed;

iii. A capacity analysis, in accordance with the following:

(1) The capacity analysis shall be conducted using the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), 2000 prepared by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented;

(2) The Highway Capacity Software (HCS+), prepared by the University of Florida's McTrans, P.O. Box 116585, Gainesville, FL 32611, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, shall be used to conduct the capacity analysis. The generated capacity analysis reports in HCS detailed report output format shall be included in an appendix to the TIA report. The Synchro 7 software package, prepared by Trafficware Ltd, P.O. Box 499, Sugar Land, TX 77487, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, shall also be used to analyze multiple signalized intersections along a corridor as determined by the NJMC;

(3) Capacity analyses shall be conducted for all locations and peak time periods as determined by the NJMC;

(4) All methodology and data sources used to create the capacity analysis shall be described; and

(5) A summary, table, and diagram of all capacity analyses by location and time period shall be provided. The table shall include Level of Service (LOS), volume to capacity (V/C) ratio, density in passenger cars per mile per lane, and delay in seconds for each movement of each analyzed intersection, ramp and/or roadway, as applicable.

3. Trip generation, distribution, modal split and assignment:

i. A trip generation analysis shall be conducted using the procedures described in the ITE Trip Generation Handbook, Second Edition, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, a copy of which can be obtained from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 525 School Street, S.W., Suite 410, Washington, DC 20024. Trip generation shall be calculated using the trip generation rates and/or formulas described in the ITE Trip Generation manual referenced in (a)2 above. All methods, land use codes, rates and formulas used from the manual shall be noted, including appropriate edition and page number. Alternative trip generation from surveys may be used if the process and sources are documented and determined adequate by the NJMC. All trip generation methods, including trip reduction credits such as pass-by, transit, or internal capture, shall be subject to NJMC approval. All trip generation methods shall include written justification, including illustrations.

ii. A tabular summary shall be provided indicating the entering, exiting, and total trips for the peak hours determined by the NJMC.

iii. Trip distribution shall be determined by using a gravity model method approved by the NJMC that replicates the flow of traffic by trip origin and destination. Trip distribution documentation including rationale, procedures, and calculations shall be described and illustrated in the TIA.

iv. The modal split, or mode choice, shall be provided describing the means of transportation used, including personal vehicle, transit, walking, or other means. The modal split shall be provided for each existing and future condition and listed by percentage of mode type. The TIA shall provide the source of the modal split information and indicate the relevance of this data to the proposed site development or project. The modal split shall be subject to approval by the NJMC.

v. Trip assignment shall be provided by showing how the trips were assigned on the transportation network for the future conditions. The applicant shall describe and illustrate the methodology used assigning the trips.

vi. A total site traffic volume diagram shall be provided, including each peak hour analyzed.

4. Future no-build conditions:

i. The future no-build conditions that are projected without the proposed development shall include the following:

(1) The identification of any development, other than the proposed project, using the same existing or proposed roadway network as the project in question that is projected to be built by the same proposed build year(s), inclusive of all phases, and the resulting trips. The trip generation of the development shall be calculated in accordance with (c)3 above;

(2) A background growth rate, compounded annually, determined from the Annual Background Growth Rate Table, published by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), April 2007, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented, and applied to the existing traffic volumes of the study area. The Annual Background Growth Rate Table may be obtained from the NJDOT, 1035 Parkway Avenue, PO Box 600, Trenton, NJ 08625-0600, or its website, http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/;

(3) The future no-build traffic volumes derived by combining the resulting volumes generated by (c)4i(1) and (2);

(4) Trips resulting from (c)4i(3), applied to the roadway network, including any proposed transportation improvements projected to be constructed by the build year, exclusive of site-related improvements; and

(5) Traffic volume diagrams, including each peak hour analyzed, for the following:

(A) Any development other than the proposed project;

(B) The total of the other developments; and

(C) The no-build condition.

ii. A capacity analysis of the no-build conditions shall be conducted in accordance with (c)2iii above.

5. Future build conditions:

i. The future build conditions that are projected with the proposed development shall include the following:

(1) A description and illustration of proposed site access and the proposed roadway and intersection configurations;

(2) The traffic volume used in the build capacity analysis, derived by combining the site trip generation volumes calculated in accordance with (c)3 above and the no-build volumes of (c)4 above;

(3) Trips resulting from (c)5i(2) above, applied to the roadway network, including any proposed transportation improvements projected to be constructed by the build year, exclusive of site-related improvements; and

(4) A build condition traffic volume diagram, including each peak hour analyzed.

ii. A capacity analysis of the build conditions shall be conducted in accordance with (c)2iii above.

6. Impact assessment and mitigation condition:

i. The TIA shall assess the results of the build analysis by comparing the no-build and build traffic impact, in accordance with the following:

(1) Any roadway, ramp, or intersection that exceeds a LOS "D" or degrades the no-build LOS by more than one LOS letter grade shall be subject to mitigation measures.

(2) Any new roadway, ramp, or intersection shall be designed to operate at a LOS "C" or better.

(3) If the project is built in multiple years, build and mitigation conditions shall reflect the multiple build years separately.

(4) Proposed on-site and off-site transportation improvements supplemental to the no-build or proposed build transportation improvements shall be described and illustrated with a detailed conceptual design showing all geometric elements and dimensions, and detailed cost estimate.

(5) All transportation improvements to be provided by the applicant shall be identified. The TIA shall also identify any improvements to be built as a public/private partnership or as public improvement investment.

(d) The NJMC reserves the right to require additional analyses, including accident analyses, sight distance surveys, traffic simulation and modeling, and queuing analyses.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:4-7.10

Amended by R.2009 d.40, effective 1/20/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4696(a), 41 N.J.R. 624(b).
In (a)2, substituted "any" for "the" preceding "peak hour" and "of adjacent street traffic, excluding trip reduction credits" for "time periods of both the proposed use and the adjacent roadway(s)," inserted "manual," preceding the first occurrence of "Institute" and deleted manual following "Generation"; in (b), inserted the last sentence; and rewrote (c).