Village of Geneseo Circulation, Accessibility, and Parking Study

Village of Geneseo
Alternatives to Improve Circulation, Parking, Safety and Aesthetics
Route 39 / North Street / Court Street Corridor
Table 3. Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes for Sections of the Corridor
Traffic Counts
Change*
Section AADT Year AADT Year Number Percent
Route 39 ‐ 20A to North St 6740 2005 6340 2006 ‐400 ‐5.9%
Route 39 ‐ North St to Triphammer 4460 2003 4270 2006 ‐190 ‐4.3%
North Street – Main St to Lima Rd 4100 2005 4565 2008 465 11.3%
Court Street ‐ Rt. 63 to Main St 3900 2005 5549 2008 1649 42.3%
Lima Road ‐ North St to Geneseo village Line 4000 2004 4145 2008 145 3.6%
Source: New York State Department of Transportation, Genesee Transportation Council (numbers adjusted to account for seasonal
factors where necessary).
* The change in traffic is for two periods where data was available. The change, therefore, represents recent trends for each
segment. Comparison of changes between segments may not be valid.
Directional design hour volumes are shown on Figures 7 and 8 for the existing traffic. In the
morning (6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) the dominant movement is north‐south on Main Street and Avon
Road. The southbound and northbound volumes are almost evenly split north of Park Street. Traffic
during the morning peak is probably comprised of student and staff traffic bound for SUNY Geneseo
and the latter portion of commuter traffic to Rochester and its suburbs.
In the afternoon (3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.) the trends are less definitive. Volumes overall are
higher across the street network. There is a significant movement southbound, (almost double the
northbound volume), on Avon Road and Main Street. There is also a strong flow of traffic eastbound
on Court Street, North Street and Lima Road. Several factors contribute to the southbound
movement, the public school, the county offices, and commuters returning to the Village from the
north. The eastbound movement may be attributed to departing SUNY Geneseo staff and students,
county office staff, and retail generated traffic.
In addition, average hourly traffic volume data were also collected or estimated for the roads
that comprise the Court/North/Main intersection. The data, (Figure 9), helps to establish warrants
for the installation of traffic control devices at the intersection.
10 Existing Conditions, Plans and Public Input