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Town Center Plan

January 2007

Appendix 11

The remainder of the development would consist of:

public open space with a playground;

small food service establishments, such as cafes, delis and ice cream shops, or possibly a caterer;

small specialty retail businesses, including those related to the arts;

personal and professional service establishments, such as dance and performing arts studios, in

both conventional buildings and live/work units;

professional offices, including workspace for design/creative professions and the like, in both

conventional buildings and live/work units; and

medium density residential uses.

Children’s Theater

. At this point in time theater proponents have not developed a specific proposal to

assess. Based on the seating-capacity-to-regional-population ratio of other children’s theaters in North

Carolina, it is assumed a main auditorium with 425 seats will be used. While the theater will probably

contain smaller performance and rehearsal areas, trip generation has been assessed on a peak demand

that reflects accommodating a capacity audience in the main auditorium only.

Operational assumptions for the theater are:

it will operate throughout the year to accommodate year-round schools;

capacity will be reached on school days due to attendance by school groups;

school day performances will be between 9:00AM and 2:00PM, with evening performances

between 6:00 and 9:00PM;

weekend performances will be between 10:00AM and 4:00PM and will be assessed at 75% of

seating capacity since it is not a school day.

Transportation assumptions for the theater are:

Weekday

Weekend

0% will involve walking or biking

2% will involve walking or biking

50%+ will involve buses or vans

5% will involve buses or vans

0% will involve a linked trip

0% will involve a linked trip

Public Space/Park/Playground

. Unlike the regional children’s theater, the public space, park and playground

are mostly local in orientation – although visiting children before and after performances will certainly use

the park, most users will be Morrisville residents. It is impossible at this point to even speculate on potential

special events at this location so trip generation is aimed at “normal” use of the park and playground.

Operational assumptions for the park/playground are:

0.25 acre playground with sections oriented towards children ages 1 through 8

3.5 acre landscaped open space areas and a multi-use hardscape area

Picnic shelter with 4 to 6 picnic tables

Restrooms

Transportation assumptions for the park and playground are:

10% will involve walking or biking

0% will involve buses or vans

10% will involve a linked trip