Our final project focused on improving traffic flow at the busy intersection of Lakeshore Drive and North Meridian Road in Tallahassee, Fla., to reduce drivers’ wait times. This intersection troubled drivers, especially those trying to go north on Lakeshore Drive. The steady flow of cars on North Meridian Road creates difficulties for Lakeshore Drive traffic attempting to merge or turn. This causes long lines of cars and delays, particularly during peak hours.

This project created a safe and well-planned self-storage facility in Ft. Myers, Fla. We aimed to design a three-story, 100,000-square-foot building with a parking lot, drainage system and utility connections. Our design followed local building rules and the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure safety and accessibility.

We focused on designing an accessible and efficient Del Taco in Wakulla County, Fla., to provide more dining options in the area. We used the available space effectively while meeting all building codes and requirements. We created two design options and used a decision matrix to select the best one. The site plan included a 2,300-square-foot building. We needed 22 parking spaces, each 9 feet by 18 feet. The plan also required one accessible parking space, 18 feet by 19 feet, with a 5-foot exit aisle.

This project aimed to smooth traffic and help people cross safely at the intersection of State Road 75 (SR 75) and County Road 388 (CR 388). Waller Elementary School is west of this intersection, making safety a top priority.

We designed an 800-bed residential complex to help meet the growing need for student housing at Florida A&M University. We created modern and comfortable living spaces that supported student success. This project helped with the shortage of on-campus housing as the student population increased. We planned to provide housing for nearly half of FAMU’s 10,000 students.

Roads are important for our daily lives. They provide us with a means to travel, connecting us to work, school, shopping centers and other landmarks. Without roads, we would struggle to arrive safely from one place to another. Eventually, older roads need improvement as they age. Levy Avenue is one such road. It spans between East Paul Dirac Drive and Lake Bradford Road in Tallahassee. We aimed to restore Levy Avenue into a more neighborhood-friendly street.

St. Augustine Plaza is a large commercial and residential project in downtown Tallahassee. St. Augustine Plaza sits in the heart of Tallahassee to give the community a place to live and shop. We created this project to provide young people with living space and access to retail shops below their homes. The project includes a first-floor space with parking and retail stores such as a barber shop, a restaurant and a convenience store. The second and third floors include a total of 20 two-bedroom apartment units.

Woodville Highway is a two-lane, rural highway that connects traffic from Capital Circle Southeast to inner Tallahassee. A section between Gaile Avenue and Capital Circle with a school, two neighborhoods and several businesses experiences significant congestion and has caught the eye of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The FDOT has proposed widening the road to four lanes instead of two. 

Traffic in downtown Milton is a problem because the 480-foot bridge can’t accommodate the heavy volume of cars. To solve this, we proposed a new plan to keep the old bridge and build a new, wider bridge next to it. The two bridges will improve traffic flow and support Milton’s future growth.

As Florida’s population grows, surface water suffers and the drinking water supply decreases. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) introduced Senate Bill 64 to address these issues. This bill requires wastewater treatment plants to develop a plan to reuse the water they process (effluent). Instead of discharging effluent. Rather than discharging effluent into surface water, which can cause eutrophication, the water will be reused.