To: Keith Leonard kleonard@tualatin.gov
To: Planning Department planning@tualatin.gov
Cc: City Council council@tualatin.gov
Cc: STR Outreach outreach@tualatinroad.org
Subject: Lam 108th Ave Proposed Entrance
To: Planning Department planning@tualatin.gov
Cc: City Council council@tualatin.gov
Cc: STR Outreach outreach@tualatinroad.org
Subject: Lam 108th Ave Proposed Entrance
Dear Tualatin Architectural Review Board,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Lam's updated TUX proposal. While I appreciate the work that has been done to eliminate the employee entrance on Tualatin Road at SW 115th Ave and maintain the Leveton driveway, I am opposed to the addition of a new employee entrance on SW 108th Avenue, as it would increase peak traffic volumes on Tualatin Road.
The Tualatin Comprehensive Plan 2040 asks us to "Consider transportation options that make the best use of the existing network." (Goal 8.7) Leveton Drive has a massive amount of unused capacity available and is currently under-utilized especially during peak traffic times. The highest and best use for Leveton Drive is to carry ALL of Lam's added site trips. It is unreasonable to put more strain on Tualatin Road (and its residents) when Leveton is sitting there mostly empty.
Lam’s expanded entrance on 108th fails three of the driveway approach criteria in TDC 75.020.5: “(g) The proposed driveway approach does not result in significant adverse impacts to the vicinity; (h) The proposed driveway approach minimizes impact to the functionality of adjacent streets and intersections; and (i) The proposed driveway approach balances the adverse impacts to residentially zoned property and the functionality of adjacent streets.”
Lam's traffic study shows that the Hazelbrook Road onramp to Hwy 99W will fail to meet performance standards after adding the additional traffic volumes from this proposed 108th entrance.
Lam's traffic study also shows that the 108th / Tualatin Road intersection has 5X the crash rate of 115th / Tualatin Road despite carrying much less traffic. Adding more traffic at 108th will increase this crash rate even further.
NO new employee access on 108th
NO added traffic on Tualatin Road
Use Leveton Drive and Herman Road
Thank you for your consideration.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Lam's updated TUX proposal. While I appreciate the work that has been done to eliminate the employee entrance on Tualatin Road at SW 115th Ave and maintain the Leveton driveway, I am opposed to the addition of a new employee entrance on SW 108th Avenue, as it would increase peak traffic volumes on Tualatin Road.
The Tualatin Comprehensive Plan 2040 asks us to "Consider transportation options that make the best use of the existing network." (Goal 8.7) Leveton Drive has a massive amount of unused capacity available and is currently under-utilized especially during peak traffic times. The highest and best use for Leveton Drive is to carry ALL of Lam's added site trips. It is unreasonable to put more strain on Tualatin Road (and its residents) when Leveton is sitting there mostly empty.
Lam’s expanded entrance on 108th fails three of the driveway approach criteria in TDC 75.020.5: “(g) The proposed driveway approach does not result in significant adverse impacts to the vicinity; (h) The proposed driveway approach minimizes impact to the functionality of adjacent streets and intersections; and (i) The proposed driveway approach balances the adverse impacts to residentially zoned property and the functionality of adjacent streets.”
Lam's traffic study shows that the Hazelbrook Road onramp to Hwy 99W will fail to meet performance standards after adding the additional traffic volumes from this proposed 108th entrance.
Lam's traffic study also shows that the 108th / Tualatin Road intersection has 5X the crash rate of 115th / Tualatin Road despite carrying much less traffic. Adding more traffic at 108th will increase this crash rate even further.
NO new employee access on 108th
NO added traffic on Tualatin Road
Use Leveton Drive and Herman Road
Thank you for your consideration.