GROUP 2
Capstone Project: Neighborhood connectivity to Mary Mae Jones Elementary & Ruth Barker Middle School
Working together in your group, please explore this area on bike and on foot. Your group will collaborate to develop a concept(s) for a safe and comfortable active transportation connection(s) from this area to existing Bicycle and Pedestrian infrastructure. The goal is to increase bicycle and pedestrian safety and connectivity to the schools from neighborhoods/homes located to the west of HWY 71B/Walton Blvd.
The connection should create access for as many students and households as possible.
You have an available budget of $1,250,000.
Estimated costs notes:
Average cost for Shared Use Paved Paths: $350 per linear foot.
Average cost of Protected Bike Lanes: $150 per linear foot.
Average cost of sidewalks: $125 per linear foot.
Average cost of Bicycle Boulevards/Shared Roadways: $100 per linear foot.
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon(RRFB): $50,000
High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) Beacon: $150,000
Raised Crosswalks: $50,000
You will need to develop the routes/solutions via Google Earth or another mapping tool that will show the route and identify specific infrastructure elements (Examples of various elements which could be utilized: Shared-use paved paths, sidewalks, simple street design modifications, traffic calming, pavement markings, bike lanes…), street/highway crossings, and potential obstacles.
You will present your concept(s) and justification to the full group as if you are presenting to a City Council or Commission and seeking approval to allocate funding for the project. Please develop a presentation in Powerpoint or other presentation app (Canva) that can be broadcast onto the screen in our meeting room. Please provide details on which facilities will be used (including placement of traffic calming efforts), why, and where they will be placed.
Factors to be addressed:
Vehicle speed management
Vehicle volume management
Changes to parking
Maximizing access to the most households
Safety
All ages and abilities
Sensitivity to government spending and overreach
Schedule:
9:00am: Strategize as a group-Depart on bikes
10:30 am -12:30 pm: Develop presentations in conference room at Compton Gardens. Lunch will be available at Compton Gardens-12 pm.
1pm-1:30pm-Presentations begin
