Roadway

Functional

Classification

Land Use

Commercial

corridors

Other corridors within

Mixed Use

Districts*

Low Density

Mixed Residential

All Other

Areas

Major Arterial E E D D

Arterial E E D D

Minor Arterial E E C D

Collector D D C D

Connector C B C

Local streets Standards per “Neighborhood Transportation Impact Analysis”

How to measure: Auto LOS for Public Infrastructure Provision

The City of Fort Collins uses predicted volume/capacity ratios to establish LOS for city infrastructure improvements.

Predicted future volume and capacity are based on models maintained by City staff.

Although Fort Collins uses HCM 2000 for traffic analysis, it has established context-sensitive automobile LOS

standards for its streets. Standards are based on the type of facility (Major Arterial, Arterial, Minor Arterial, Collector or

Connector) and land use (Commercial Corridors, Mixed Use Districts, Low Density Mixed Residential and All Other

Areas). Facility types are sorted according to connectivity, continuity and access provided. For Mixed Use Districts,

LOS can fall below what is required if congestion mitigation measures are put in place. See Figure 1 (below) for a

chart that shows the relationship between land use and street designation.

Fort Collins uses a separate method (the “Neighborhood Transportation Impact Analysis”) to evaluate level of service

for local streets whose primary function is access.

Multi-Modal Level of Service Toolkit

Overview

Fort Collins created MMLOS standards for its streets in the late 1990s and has continued to refine them. Fort Collins

standards consider both route characteristics and land use characteristics; high-priority land uses, such as public

schools, require higher LOS for pedestrian and bicycle modes.

Applications

General Plans Transportation Master Plans Congestion Management Plans Fort Collins does not use this measure of automobile LOS to calculate transportation impact fees for developers.

Fort Collins MMLOS Manual – Motor Vehicle LOS

Table 1: Auto LOS Standards by Street Classification (from Larimer County Multi-Modal Transportation Level of Service Manual (2007))

Advantages

New development achieves connectivity and continuity goals

Reduces City’s capital infrastructure burdens (developments must meet LOS standards to win approval)

Educates developers, engineers and planners; promotes buy-in among professionals

Creates better interconnectivity between modes, higher modal splits

Disadvantages

Harder to enforce when economy, demand for development are weak

Can be difficult to implement in infill areas

Requires defined roadway networks, congestion/transportation demand management plan

Data Requirements (public infrastructure provision only)

Volume/Capacity calculations (based on existing conditions and projected land uses)

Land use plan (existing)

Transportation master plan (existing)