Trip Generation Studies assess how a development affects surrounding transportation networks and informs planning decisions, infrastructure design, and mitigation measures for traffic impacts.

The general purpose of a trip generation study is to collect and analyze traffic data to determine the relationship between trips attracted and produced to and from a development or land use. It provides trip rates, equations and data plots based on traffic counts and characteristics of the surveyed land uses. The trip rates are appropriate for planning purposes and traffic impact studies.

Utilizing the latest edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual or specific traffic data collected at similar developments, our engineers will estimate the trip generation potential of your development and provide a summary of the findings. This data can then become part of a larger Traffic Impact Analysis if one is required.

Purpose
  • Collect and analyze traffic data to understand the relationship between trips attracted to and produced by a development or land use.
  • Provide data to estimate the traffic impact of a proposed development for planning and regulatory purposes.
Key Outputs
  • Trip Rates: Quantify the number of trips generated per unit of development (e.g., per dwelling, square footage, or employee).
  • Equations and Data Plots: Provide mathematical relationships and visual representations of trip generation based on traffic counts and land use characteristics.
Data Sources
  • Utilize the latest Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual for standardized trip rate data.
  • Incorporate site-specific traffic data collected from similar developments for accuracy.
Applications
  • Support Traffic Impact Studies to assess how a development affects surrounding transportation networks.
  • Inform planning decisions, infrastructure design, and mitigation measures for traffic impacts.
Process
  • Engineers estimate the trip generation potential of a development using standardized or site-specific data.
  • Findings are summarized for inclusion in broader Traffic Impact Analysis if required.
  • Collect and analyze traffic data to understand the relationship between trips attracted to and produced by a development or land use.
  • Provide data to estimate the traffic impact of a proposed development for planning and regulatory purposes.
  • Quantify the number of trips generated per unit of development (e.g., per dwelling, square footage, or employee).
  • Equations and Data Plots: Provide mathematical relationships and visual representations of trip generation based on traffic counts and land use characteristics.