225: Woodville Safe Route Sidewalk

Safe pedestrian passage is important, especially when located near a school zone. Leon County requested a safe route sidewalk to the Woodville K-8 school in the Canyon Creek Rd. neighborhood, located in Woodville, FL. 

We evaluated existing conditions and determined the various obstacles present at the site. We met with our project sponsor (H.W. Lochner, Inc.), performed a site visit and then gathered information based on the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standards and regulations. 

We determined the most efficient design plan for a safe route and additional improvements that should be made. We designed a sidewalk to be nearly 1700 feet in length and five feet wide. We decided not to add a curb to the roadway, but instead included a buffer between the sidewalk and roadway with a width of five feet. This buffer helps pedestrians maintain a safe distance from oncoming traffic. The sidewalk connects from the Old St. Marks Trail to the north side of Canyon Creek Rd., the east side of Shumard Dr., and finishes by running parallel to the north side of Bur Oak Dr. The route includes two unsignalized pedestrian crosswalks which intersect Shumard Dr. and Hackberry Dr., which we designed according to the FDOT standards. The completed route provides not only a safe way for pedestrians to get to the school, but also for efficient daily use.