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Hale Ola O Mohouli Affordable Residential Development Transportation Impact Assessment Report 2.5.2 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Volumes Low pedestrian and bicycle volumes were observed. Both the pedestrian and bicyclists were observed using the paved shoulders on Mohouli Street. During the AM peak hour 1 bicycle and 7 pedestrians were observed. Most of the pedestrians observed appeared to be walking for exercise or were walking a pet. During the PM peak hour 1 bicycle and 0 pedestrians were observed. A greater number of pedestrians were observed later with the largest number, 13, occurring from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. As in the AM peak hour, most of the pedestrians observed appeared to be walking for exercise or were walking a pet. The pedestrian and bicycle counts are included in Appendix A with the traffic count summary sheets. There are separate worksheets for the pedestrian and bicycle counts. 2.5.3 Existing Intersection Operations The three intersections were analyzed using the adjusted Year 2020 peak hour turning movement volumes and existing intersection configurations. Table 1 summarizes the calculated intersection delay and level of service (LOS)for the weekday AM and PM commuter peak hour time periods. The intersections were analyzed using the unsignalized intersection capacity methods described in the Highway Capacity Manual, Sixth Edition (HCM) through the Synchro/SimTraffic software. The Synchro analysis worksheets are included in Appendix B. As shown in Table 1, the key turning movements at each intersection operate at acceptable levels of service (LOS) for peak hour conditions. The left-turn movement from Kupuna Place to eastbound Mohouli Street reflects analyses conducted assuming a vehicle having to execute the turn in one maneuver. As noted previously, there is a median left-turn refuge area that allows vehicles to complete the left-turn maneuver in a two-step process, making the left-turn movement much easier. Assuming that vehicles must complete the left-turn in one maneuver results in a conservatively high delay. LOS for unsignalized intersections is a qualitative index based on a quantitative performance measure such as intersection delay to express the relative level of traffic operations. Definitions of LOS are included in Appendix C. A=COM 13 November 2020