Tudor Wharf Draft Environmental Impact Report EOEA # 6744 



was determined to be 4,375 trips per 

 1,000 s.f. The ITE trip generation rate 

 for the same size office development 

 (160,000 s.f.) is 12.2 trips per 1,000 

 s.f. Therefore, the actual rate compared 

 to the ITE rate equates to 3 2 percent 

 auto use. 



CTPS used the data for Constitution Plaza 

 to determine the average weekday office 

 trip rate for the Charlestown Navy Yard. 

 They used a rate of 4 . 5 trips per 1,000 

 square feet — approximately 41 percent 

 auto use if compared to the ITE rate of 

 10.9 trips per 1,000 square feet. 



Other approved developments in the Boston 

 Central Business District (CBD) use a 

 mode split of 3 percent auto use and 7 

 percent transit use, yet these 

 developments are not substantially closer 

 than Tudor Wharf to commuter rail and 

 rapid transit stations. Also, the walk 

 to Tudor Wharf from the North Station 

 platforms — across the MDC locks, 

 through Paul Revere Park, and under the 

 Charlestown Bridge — does not require 

 crossing any streets or intersections. 

 Table 2 shows the mode split and walking 

 distances to transit facilities for Tudor 

 Wharf and several approved projects. 

 Vehicle trip generation rates for the 

 retail use will use the standard ITE 

 rates adjusted for a mode split of 25 



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