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Memorandum
Date: October 17, 2023
To: Jeff Anderson, City of Culver City
From: Jeremiah LaRose, Fehr & Peers
Subject: Crossings Campus (8833 National Blvd) Extended Hours Permit - Request for Supplemental Traffic Analysis
LA23-3287.01
Trammell Crow Company received comments on its request dated September 5, 2023 for an extended construction hours permit at the Crossings Campus (8833 National Boulevard) site. The City commented on the permit request to, “Provide traffic analysis for the proposed extensions of hours.” Trammell Crow’s request to the City is to modify the previously documented conditions of approval to allow some construction activities to extend either later into the night or begin earlier in the morning such that fewer total days of construction are required. The permit request does not propose an intensification of activities during the peak traffic periods when the City’s Transportation Study Criteria and Guidelines (TSCG) requires traffic analysis.
The extended hours requested fall outside of the peak traffic period, between either 2:00AM (or 5:00AM) and 7:00AM and between 8:00PM and 10:00PM. The standard practice for transportation analysis is to evaluate the peak periods when the traffic volumes are greatest, typically in the 7- 9AM and 4-7PM range. The presumption is that, except in special cases such as sports arenas, traffic in the late night and early morning periods is substantially less and not prone to congestion and operational issues.
The TSCG does not identify any requirements for analyzing traffic during the construction period of a project, except as an improvement measure in cases where the construction activities would impact a public right-of-way (page 18). The permit request does not identify the need to impact public right-of-way such as the closure of streets and detouring traffic.
Based on the permit request for extended construction hours and the City’s published guidelines, Fehr & Peers sees no basis or need for a traffic analysis. If further discussion is required, please contact Jeremiah LaRose at 213-261-3079.