1993-134-Adopting The Institute Of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation RatesRESOLUTION 1993 -134
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ADOPTING THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS
TRIP GENERATION RATES
WHEREAS, the Town desires to produce traffic studies that are uniform and
consistent with Congestion Management Agency policies and guidelines;
WHEREAS, the Town Trip Generation Rates are from many sources with different
criteria for gathering data;
WHEREAS, the Town desires to use the most current trip generation data available;
RESOLVED: that the Town adopts rates used in the most recent edition of Tri
Generation by the Institute of Traffic Engineers as the rates for traffic studies in the Town
of L.os Gatos.
FURTHER RESOLVED: that Resolution 1990 -177, Resolution of the Town Council
of the Town of Los Gatos Approving Town of Los Gatos Trip Generation Rates is hereby
repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on the
20th day of September, 1993, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Patrick O'Laughlin
Mayor Joanne Benjamin
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED: -�—
21,YOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF TILE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
IX. Update Procedure
The Institute of Transportation Engineers has
adequate parking not shared by other ac-
established a procedure for updating the data
tivities.
summarized in this report. The Institute invites
• Conduct seven -day automatic counts
all interested parties to periodically collect data
during a typical week of the year to pro -
from one or more sites and send the data to
vide data concerning the average week -
ITE Headquarters.
day, Saturday, Sunday, and peak hours.
The data analyses in this report were
• Supplement automatic counts with man-
performed using commercial software. ITE has
ual counts for several hours on a weekday
a sophisticated system of data entry that will fa-
to record hourly inbound and outbound
cilitate updating the database and that can be
vehicular traffic by classification and ve-
used for special research projects. This will re-
hicle occupancy and to compare with
sult in a continual, uniform method of obtain-
corresponding automatic counts to Be-
ing and summarizing the current trip genera-
termine a factor for adjusting the raw au-
tion data for all land uses. The Institute will:
tomadc counts.
1. Store all trip generation data.
Where directional counts cannot be
2. Encourage ITE district and section
made automatically, manual counts
technical committees, ITE student chap-
should be made on a typical weekday
ters, governmental agencies, and private
during the A M. and P.M. peak two -hour
consultants to collect additional data.
periods of the site being counted and
3. Distribute trip generation data forms and
that of the adjacent street traffic to
instructions to those collecting data.
record the peak hour entering and exiting
4. Maintain a computer database program
volumes.
for trip generation analyses and summa-
Where possible, supplement the above
rization.
work with manual counts or controlled
5. Maintain and modify when necessary a
interviews to determine average weekday
uniform procedure for collecting data.
person trip ends by mode and determine
6. Summarize trip generation dam
how many trips were actually generated
7. Conduct special trip generation analyses
by the site and how many were attracted
when appropriate.
to the site from the adjacent street traffic
8. Revise trip generation rates, equations,
normally passing the site (see Chapter
plots, and text, on the basis of additional
VII of this report).
data.
Data concerning the site should be ob-
9. Establish data collection needs in areas
tained through interviews with the sire
where deficiencies exist or where little in-
owner or manager and, if necessary, mea-
formation is available.
surements. Information on the maxi -
The following procedure is presented to obtain
mum number of related variables should'
new generation data from actual traffic volume
be obtained to determine which is the
counts. It is recommended that this procedure
best related to trip generation. In all
be followed when collecting data.
cases, it is essential to obtain data on as
• Count a specific generator where auto-
many of the following independent vari-
matic counts can be made on driveways
ables as are available — number of em-
without double counting vehicles and
ployees, gross floor area, gross leasable
without counting through traffic. Prefer -
area, net rentable area, number of occu-
ably, directional counts should be made.
pied rooms or dwelling units, and
The site should be self- contained with
acreage.
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ATTACHMENT 3
Print your data on the data entry form
located in the back of this report and
send the form to:
Institute of Transportation Engineers
525 School Street, S.W., Suite 410
Washington, DC 20024 -2729
The Institute of Transportation Engineers is
interested in receiving information from anyone
willing to contribute to the active collection ef-
fort.
In addition, ITE would appreciate input
from users of this report on any additional land
use categories for which data would be useful.
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