EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
E.1	INTRODUCTION
E.2	SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
	E2.1 Short Term (Immediate) Implementation
	E.2.2 Short Term (On-going) Implementation
	E.2.3 Long Term (20,000Population Horizon) Implementation
1.0	OVERVIEW
	1.1 VISION AND PRINCIPLES
	1.2 PROCESS
	1.3 OVERVIEW OF ISSUES
2.0	REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES AND REPORTS
	2.1 1990 TRANSPORTATION STUDY
	2.2 HERITAGE AREA TRAFFIC STUDY
	2.3 1998 HIGHWAY 2A TRAFFIC STUDY
3.0	PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS
	3.1 INTRODUCTION
	3.2 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT
	3.2.1 Town of Lacombe Website
	3.2.2 Public Open Houses
	3.3 SUMMARY OF INPUT RECEIVED
	3.3.1 Open House #1
	3.2.2 Open House #2
4.0	EXISTING TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY CONDITIONS
	4.1 INTRODUCTION
	4.2 EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
	4.2.1 Intersection Analysis
	4.2.2 Link Analysis
	4.3 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE AUDIT
	4.3.1 Traffic Signals
	4.3.2 Traffic Signs
	4.3.3. Road Markings
	4.4 ASSESSMENT OF SHORT TERM EMERGING ISSUES
	4.4.1 Configuration of 5-way Stop at C&E Trail/54th Avenue/53rd Street
	4.4.2 Intersection Congestion: Woodland Drive at C&E Trail & 58th St.
	4.4.3 Intersection Congestion & Upgrading: Highway 2A at Wolf Creek Dr.
	4.4.4 Upgrading of Highway 2A Service Road (54th Avenue to 63rd Ave)
	4.4.5 Closure of Maple Drive between College Avenue and Rosedale
	4.4.6 Alternatives for continued access of 58th Street to Highway 2
	4.4.7 Upgrading of 51st Avenue between Highway 2A and 53rd Street
	4.4.8 Closure of 49 St. at Hwy 12 and the Safety of Access and Turning Movements at Hwy 2A and 49B/49C Avenues
	4.4.9 Upgraded Intersection Design: Highway 12/Woodland Drive West
	4.4.10 Upgraded Intersection Design: Lacombe Golf Course
	4.4.11 Traffic Signals: Highway 12/C&E Trail and/or Highway 12/53rd St.
	4.4.12 Traffic and Parking in the Downtown Core
	4.4.13 Options for the Reduction or Elimination of Heavy Through Traffic
	4.4.14 Upgraded Intersection Design: 45th Street/Highway 12, Wolf Creek/Highway 12 and 34 Street/Highway 12
	4.4.15 Development of Street Lighting and Noise Standards
	4.4.16 Intersection Congestion and Pedestrian Safety: 58th Street/56th Avenue
	4.4.17 Highway 2A/Highway 12 Intersection
	4.4.18 C&E Trail Connectivity
5.0	ASSESSMENT OF STREET LIGHTING STANDARDS
	5.1 INTRODUCTION
	5.2 RECOMMENDATION
	5.3 GROUNDING FOR RECOMMENDATION
	5.4 COMPARISON OF IESNA AND RTAC LIGHTING LEVELS
	5.5 COST IMPLICATIONS OF IESNA OVER RTAC
6.0	ASSESSMENT OF NOISE STANDARDS
	6.1 INTRODUCTION
	6.2 DESIGN GUIDELINES
	6.3 DESCRIPTORS
	6.4 SUBJECT SITES
	6.5 CALCULATIONS
	6.6 NOISE TARGET AREAS
	6.7 NOISE REDUCTION & SOUND ATTENUATION
	6.8 IMPLEMENTATION
	6.9 RECOMMENDATION
7.0	SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS
	7.1 SHORT TERM (IMMEDIATE) IMPLEMENTATION
	7.2 SHORT TERM (ON-GOING) IMPLEMENTATION
8.0	20,000 POPULATION HORIZON TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY CONDITIONS
	8.1 BACKGROUND
	8.2 BASE INFORMATION
	8.3 POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS
	8.3.1 Population Forecasts
	8.3.2 Employment Forecasts
	8.4 TRIP GENERATION DEVELOPMENT
	8.4.1 Residential Land Use
	8.4.2 Employment Land Use
	8.4.3 Retail (Shopping) Land Use
	8.5 TRIP DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT
	8.6 ASSESSMENT OF 20,000 POPULATION HORIZON ISSUES
	8.6.2 Woodland Drive Congestion and the Importance of 63rd Avenue
	8.6.3 C&E Trail/50th Street Congestion and the Importance of Re-connecting C&E Trail
	8.6.4 58th Street at Highway 2
	8.6.5 South By-pass
	8.6.6 Additional Signalization
	8.6.7 Further Upgrades to Highway 2A Service Road
	8.6.8 Highway 12 Improvements
9.0	DOWNTOWN PARKING
	9.1 INTRODUCTION
	9.2 DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
	9.3 SUMMARY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
	9.4 LONG TERM (20,000 POPULATION) PARKING FORECASTS
	9.5 ACCOMMODATION OF LONG TERM PARKING DEMAND
	9.6 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
	9.6.1 Short Term Recommendations
	9.6.2 Long Term (20,000 Population) Recommendations
10.0	LONG TERM RECOMMENDATIONS
11.0	IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES
	Highway 12 Truck Origin/Destination Survey, Town of Lacombe

LIST OF EXHIBITS

4-1	Emerging Issues
4-2A	Existing Traffic Volumes and Road Network
4-2B	Existing Traffic Volumes and Road Network
4-2C	Existing Traffic Volumes and Road Network
4-3A	Alternatives to 5-Way Intersection (Options1A to 2D)
4-3B	Alternatives to 5-Way Intersection (Options3A to 5)
4-4A	Recommended Intersection Configuration Highway 2A and Woodland Drive Short Term
4-4B	Recommended Intersection Configuration Highway 2A and Heritage Way
4-5	Recommended Intersection Configuration Highway 12 and West Side Road
4-6	Recommended Intersection Configuration Highway 12 and Golf Course Access
7-1	Short Term Recommendations
8-1	Land Use Map
8-2	Zone System
8-3	Long Term Road Network (As Currently Approved by the Town of Lacombe)
8-4	Forecast Future Road Network Issues
8-5	Recommended Long Term Road Network & Estimated Future Daily Traffic Volumes
8-6	Possible Realignment of C&E Trail
8-7A	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Highway 2A and 63rd Avenue
8-7B	Recommended intersection Configuration - Highway 2A and Dicken's Lane
8-7C	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Highway 2A and Woodland Drive
8-8A	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Highway 12 and 45th Street
8-8B	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Highway 12 and East Service Road Ties
8-8C	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Highway 12 and Wolf Creek Drive
9-1	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Study Area
9-2	Recommended Intersection Configuration - Parking Occupancy Profile

TOWN OF LACOMBE TRAFFIC STUDY Final Report December, 2002
Prepared by Bunt & Associates for the Town of Lacombe and Alberta Transportation