Orange County Public Schools Traffic and Pedestrian Studies

Avalon Park Middle School, Orlando, FL: The purpose of the analysis was to observe and document existing conditions on the adjacent street and to estimate potential traffic impacts and improvements for the proposed school. Project tasks included performing turning movement counts, trip generation, trip distribution, roadway capacity analysis, and intersection level-of service analysis. Level-of-service analyses were performed at the proposed school driveways and at two existing intersections on Avalon Park Boulevard, one signalized and one unsignalized. Synchro software was used to determine the existing and proposed levels-of-service at both intersections. A signal warrant analysis was also performed to justify the need for a traffic signal at the unsignalized intersection.

Rock Lake Elementary School, Orlando, FL: AVCON was retained to study the existing school site access and pedestrian accessibility along roadways within the school zone boundary.  The purpose of traffic and pedestrian studies was to evaluate existing school site access and school route conditions and to develop potential improvements for OCPS’s consideration. As a result of this analysis, AVCON was also retained to redesign the existing traffic signal at the school’s widened entrance. Turning movement counts were collected and used with Synchro to model the existing signalized intersection for the new traffic. The redesign required relocation and replacement of traffic signals, pull boxes, conduit, signal controller and pedestrian signal equipment. The redesign reused the existing concrete strain poles to save the project considerable construction time and expense.

Wedgefield K-8 School, Wedgefield, FL: AVCON was retained to prepare a traffic analysis to observe and document existing conditions on the surrounding roadway network, and to estimate potential impacts on the network as a result of the proposed school. Project tasks included performing turning movement counts, trip generation, trip distribution and roadway capacity analysis. The analysis resulted in the final design and widening of Bancroft Boulevard to provide left-turn lanes at two locations serving the school. A follow-up pedestrian study was prepared to evaluate accessible routes for pedestrians and bicyclists for the newly opened school.