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This study assesses the transportation impacts associated with charter schools in the Tampa Bay region. The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Trip Generation Manual does not provide information for charter school land uses. This, together with the propagation of these types of developments in Florida, warrants further study into the impact of charter schools on the roadway system. The vehicular trip rates from this study are compared with standard ITE trip rates associated with private schools (K-8), public elementary and middle/junior high schools. Related charter school traffic impact studies imply that these up-and-coming developments might have trip generation characteristics different from those educational institutions already included in the ITE manual, and that using existing trip generation rates will underestimate the true impact of charter schools. This report is purposed to establish local trip generation rates for charter school land uses. Background data was gathered to aid in selecting the sites for the study. A total of 10 study locations were chosen. All study locations were devoted to school use only, with no other non-school use within the building or parking areas. In selecting study locations, an effort was made to limit variation in site characteristics to provide a consistent gauge for trip generation. Traffic circulation was also observed and documented for each study location during student drop-off and pick-up times. As charter schools are becoming more prevalent, future studies with more sites are recommended to increase the reliability of the data and observations drawn from continued trip generation studies.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB50 Standing Committee on Transportation Planning Applications.

18-04954

English

14p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Elementary schools; Peak periods; School trips; Schools; Traffic counting; Traffic data; Travel patterns; Trip generation

Florida Department of Transportation; Institute of Transportation Engineers; Trip Generation Manual

Traffic impact analysis

Tampa Bay Region

Highways; Planning and Forecasting

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-04954

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 11:14AM