TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction
A. Background 6
B. Policy Areas 6
C. Local Area Transportation Review and
Policy Area Mobility Review Standards 6
D. Policy Area Mobility Review 9
E. Relationship Between Policy Area Mobility Review and
Local Area Transportation Review 11
II. Criteria for Screening Cases for Local Area Transportation Review
A. Significantly Sized Project 13
B. Congestion Standards 16
C. Exceptions to the General Guidelines 16
III. Method and Preparation of Local Area Transportation Review Traffic Study
A. General Criteria and Analytical Techniques 18
B. Scope of LATR/PAMR Traffic and Transportation Study 19
IV. Finding for Inadequate Facilities
A. Transportation Solutions 24
B. Degree of Local Congestion 25
C. Unavoidable Congestion 25
D. Transportation Demand Management Strategies 25
E. Project-Related Traffic 26
F. Queuing Analysis 26
V. Procedures for Application in the Central Business District
and Metro Station Policy Areas
A. Adequacy of Traffic Flows 27
B. Site Access and Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety 27
C. Other Criteria 28
D. Information Provided by Staff 28
E. Traffic Mitigation Agreement 29
F. Participation in Transportation Improvements 29
VI. Methods to Reduce Local Area Transportation Review Impact
A. Methods to Reduce LATR or PAMR Impact For Residential
and Non-Residential Development 30
B. Procedures for Applying Section VI - Trip Reduction Methods 33
C. Payment Instead of Construction 34
VII. Assigning Values to Traffic Study Factors
A. Capital Improvements Program Definition 35
B. Trip Generation 35
C. Peak Hour 36
D. Trip Distribution 36
E. Directional Split 36
F. Trip Assignment 36
G. Critical Lane Volume Analysis 37
H. Traffic Data 37

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 I. Adequate Accommodation of Traffic 37
J. Critical Lane Volume Method 38
K. Required Traffic Study Submittals to Satisfy
Local Area Transportation Review 40
VIII. Policy Area Mobility Review 40
A. Background 40
B. PAMR Trip Reduction/Mitigation 43

Appendix A: Weekday Peak Hour Trip Generation Formulas and Rates for
Local Area Transportation Review 48
Appendix B: Weekday Peak Hour Trips Generated by Land Uses for
Local Area Transportation Review 54
Appendix C: Weekday Peak Hour Trip Generation Rates and
Directional Splits for the Bethesda, Friendship Heights,
and Silver Spring CBDs 60
Appendix D: Trip Distribution and Traffic Assignment Guidelines 62
Appendix E: Procedure Delegating Certain APF Findings to Staff
at Time of Building Permit 75
Appendix F: Special Mitigation Standards: Energy Requirements 76

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