Project Components

1)  A four to three lane road diet shall be implemented on Parkway Avenue Road in order to satisfy the goals of the project.  Various traffic simulation programs were used to simulate traffic.  The road diet allowed for reduced conflict points, better sight distance, and increased compatibility for all forms of transportation.  The LOS, Level of Safety, of the roadway was increased due to the redesign, which is a major goal when utilizing a road diet.

2)  The five intersections, which include Scotch Road, Lower Ferry Rd, West Farrell Ave, Olden Avenue, and Parkside Avenue, all intersecting at Parkway Avenue, were redesigned to improve the current conditions of the roadway.  The first step in this process was to take an aerial view of the roadway and insert it into AUTO-CAD to scale.  This made it possible to sketch directly over the aerial view, while keeping the drawing to scale.  Each of the four team members were assigned an intersection to work on, while the Olden Ave intersection redesign was a collaborative effort.  This was due to the complexity of this intersection relative to the others.  The entire roadway was placed into Synchro in order to get a visual of the traffic flow, before and after the implementation of the road diet.