HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 98-14; Thompson/Tabata; Tentative Map (CT) (119)CONSULTING
October 5, 2001
Mr. Michael Grim
City of Carlsbad
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Re: Thompson/Tabata; ZC 98-08/LCPA 98-04/CT 98-14/PUD 98-05
Dear Mr. Grim:
Standard Pacific, the applicant for the above-referenced project, requested RBF Consulting to
conduct a peer review of the Linscott Law & Greenspan Traffic Impact Analysis ("Linscott
Study") for the above-referenced project. Among other areas of specialty, RBF Consulting
provides transportation planning and engineering services to public and private clients
throughout the State of California, Arizona and Nevada. A statement of our firm's qualifications
is attached.
Qualified planning professionals can and often do reach different, yet equally justified,
conclusions with regard to the anticipated traffic impacts from a development project and the
preferred means to mitigate those effects. I am pleased to report that, in this instance, we
concur with the general assumptions, methodology, recommendations and conclusions of the
Linscott Study.
We understand that a member of the public has questioned the classification of Daisy Avenue
as a Residential Collector (4,500 ADT capacity). Residential Collector is an appropriate
classification for Daisy Avenue based upon its 40 foot width and the functioning of the roadway
in relation to its collection of traffic from Primrose Way, Ivy Street, Wisteria Way, and other
streets in the vicinity. Daisy Avenue will continue to operate at an acceptable level of service
following project implementation. Similarly, we concur that Alyssum Road will operate at an
acceptable level of service assuming its connection to the project site.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment upon the Linscott Study. Please feel free to contact
the undersigned with any questions concerning RBF Consulting's peer review.
urs,
RBF Consulting
cc: Kathy Baker, Standard Pacific
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