TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction  
A.  Background 4 
B.  Policy Areas 4 
C.  Local Area Transportation Review and
Policy Area Mobility Review Standards 4 
D.  Policy Area Mobility Review 8 
E.  Relationship Between Policy Area Mobility Review and
Local Area Transportation Review 10 
II. Criteria for Screening Cases for Local Area Transportation Review  
A.  Significantly Sized Project 12 
B.  Congestion Standards 15 
C.  Exceptions to the General Guidelines 15 
III. Method and Preparation of Local Area Transportation Review Traffic Study  
A.  General Criteria and Analytical Techniques 17 
B.  Scope of LATR/PAMR Traffic and Transportation Study 18
IV. Finding for Inadequate Facilities
A.  Transportation Solutions 23 
B.  Degree of Local Congestion 24 
C.  Unavoidable Congestion 24 
D.  Transportation Demand Management Strategies 24 
E.  Project-Related Traffic 24 
F.  Queuing Analysis 25 
V. Procedures for Application in the Central Business District
and Metro Station Policy Areas  
A.  Adequacy of Traffic Flows 26 
B.  Site Access and Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety 26 
C.  Other Criteria 27 
D.  Information Provided by Staff 27 
E.  Traffic Mitigation Agreement 28 
F.  Participation in Transportation Improvements 28 
VI. Methods to Reduce Local Area Transportation Review Impact  
A.  Methods to Reduce LATR or PAMR Impact For Residential
and Non-Residential Development 29 
B.  Procedures for Applying Section VI - Trip Reduction Methods 33 
C.  Payment Instead of Construction 33 
VII. Assigning Values to Traffic Study Factors  
A.  Capital Improvements Program Definition 34 
B.  Trip Generation 34 
C.  Peak Hour 35 
D.  Trip Distribution 35 
E.  Directional Split 35 
F.  Trip Assignment 35 
G.  Critical Lane Volume Analysis 36 
H.  Traffic Data 36 

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 I.  Adequate Accommodation of Traffic 36 
J.  Critical Lane Volume Method 37 
K.  Required Traffic Study Submittals to Satisfy
Local Area Transportation Review 39 
VIII. Policy Area Mobility Review
A. Background 41
B. PAMR Trip Reduction/Mitigation 44

Appendix A: Weekday Peak Hour Trip Generation Formulas and Rates for
Local Area Transportation Review 47 
Appendix B: Weekday Peak Hour Trips Generated by Land Uses for
Local Area Transportation Review 53 
Appendix C: Weekday Peak Hour Trip Generation Rates and
Directional Splits for the Bethesda, Friendship Heights,
and Silver Spring CBDs 59 
Appendix D: Trip Distribution and Traffic Assignment Guidelines 61
Appendix E: Procedure Delegating Certain APF Findings to Staff
at Time of Building Permit 72
 
 

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