Transcript Pathways Team 4 - Nc State University

Pathways Team 4 Members
•Julie Brasfield – Assistant Director,
Contracts and Grants
•James Lindsey – Plant Maint.
Supervisor, Facilities
•Stephen Brown – Electronics Tech.,
Facilities U&E
•Deborah Murphy – Accounting
Tech., FAI
•Lisa Fiedor – Web Accessibility,
Usability, and Design Specialist,
DELTA
•Lakshmi Rajagopalan – Business
and Tech. App. Analyst, RMIS
•Jane Howe – Executive Assistant,
Wood and Paper Science
•Suzanne Hugus – Admin. Support
Specialist, CALS
•Frederick Jimenez – Student
Services, CALS
•Nessa Stone – Operations
Manager WRR, Facilities
•Tuyen Tran – Distance Education
Manager, NCSU Bookstores
In Memory of…
Victim of pedestrian/vehicle accident at Duke University.
WolfWalks
CSI: NCSU
Crosswalk Safety Initiative
Prepared by Pathways Team 4
Problem Definition
• Specific: We want the campus community to use
crosswalks on Dan Allen
• Measurable: Improved orderly flow of pedestrian and
vehicle traffic
• Agreed Upon: In order for this to be implemented, the
project must be approved by University Administration
• Realistic: Based on standards set at other UNC System
schools – yes
• Time Bound: Up to 6 years dependent upon receiving
capital improvement funding
Purpose Statement
• We want campus community to use
crosswalks on Dan Allen in order to
improve orderly flow of pedestrian and
vehicle traffic.
Main Focus
•Dan Allen Drive from Faucette Street to
Founders
•Focus broken down to 3 specific areas of
Dan Allen
Campus Map
Focus Area 1
•Faucette Street to Sullivan Drive
Sullivan Drive
Current Situation – Focus Area 1
• No crosswalk where
there are curb cuts –
at the Hodges
intersection.
• Crosswalks not
clearly defined at
Sullivan intersection.
Proposed Solutions – Focus Area 1
• Add painted
crosswalks and road
signs at the curb cuts
already in place.
Focus Area 2
•Sullivan Drive to Yarborough Drive
Current Situation – Focus Area 2
• Crosswalk at Bragaw
Hall is not clearly
marked with road
paint.
• Jaywalking and
heavy traffic
congestion at Cates
intersection.
Proposed Solutions – Focus Area 2
• Add visibility to
existing crosswalk with
signs and paint.
• Enforce using existing
crosswalks with police
issued warning and
tickets.
• Add 3-way stop at
Cates Avenue
intersection.
Focus Area 3
•Yarborough Drive to Founders
Current Situation – Focus Area 3
• Raised crosswalk not
clearly marked with
signs or road paint.
Proposed Solutions – Focus Area 3
• Add visibility to existing
crosswalk with signs and
paint.
• Enforce using existing
crosswalks with police
issued warning and tickets.
• Add signs to (Yield to peds)
Dan Allen deck crosswalk
at Yarborough intersection.
Implementing Awareness Across
Campus
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Advertise in The Technician
Advertise on 88.1
WolfBytes
Announcement in Official Bulletin
Awareness pamphlet
Mention in New Student/Employee
Orientation
Master Plan
All costs are approximate:
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Paint a crosswalk - $3,000
Kits - $170 each
Create a curb cut - $5,300
Signage (per sign cost) - $200
Research
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Michigan State Study
UNC – Chapel Hill
UNC – Charlotte
Appalachian State
Communication - wiki
A wiki ( [wĭ’kē] or [wē’kē] ) is a website that allows visitors
to add, remove, edit and change content. The term wiki can
also refer to certain specific wiki sites like WolfWikis.
• No time constraint
• Centralized repository
• Stay on pace
http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/Pathways_-_Team_4's_Sandbox
Team 4 Members
•Lisa Fiedor – Team Leader
•Julie Brasfield – Project Manager
•Stephen Brown – Creative
Consultant
•Jane Howe – Research
•Suzanne Hugus – Organizer
•Frederick Jimenez - Photographer
•James Lindsey – Financial
Consultant
•Deborah Murphy - Research
•Lakshmi Rajagopalan - Scribe
•Nessa Stone – Production
Specialist
•Tuyen Tran – Computer
Consultant
Questions???
Resources
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Rubbertough® Signs Alleviate Long-Term Crosswalk Safety Problem on
the Campus of Michigan State
http://www.safehitlx.com/default/pdf/rubber_tough_signs
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UNC Traffic Study
http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/safety_info/pedestrian/index.cfm
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UNC Traffic Fines
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/398982.html
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Appalachian State Fines
http://www.theapp.appstate.edu/archives_01-02/02-02-05/news.html
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“Pedestrians and UNC Charlotte”
http://www.itre.ncsu.edu/ncsite/documents/05CharlotteMeetingKone.pdf
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