Virginia- Forest- Corrine Corridor Project

To provide a safe place to cross Corrine Drive from popular destinations in the Audubon Park Garden District, we installed a midblock crosswalk. 

• The crosswalk has the city's first Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB)
  • It signals a driver to stop so people may cross the roadway
• The PHB is located on Corrine Drive, between East End Avenue Northwood Terrace Drive.

   

The new PHB is part of our Vision Zero efforts to improve safety on our roadways. 

PHBs can reduce pedestrian crashes by 55% and total crashes by 29%

Drivers

1. Drive with care
2. When yellow lights flash, slow down. Someone has activated the push button to cross
3. When yellow light solid, prepare to stop
4. When red lights solid, stop for people to cross
5. When red lights flashing, and if crosswalk is clear, you may proceed with caution

People Walking and Biking

1. Push the button when you’re ready to cross, wait
2. (When walk person signal appears) Start crossing
3. When countdown flashes, finish crossing

• January 2022 - City of Orlando took ownership of Virginia Drive, Forest Avenue, and Corrine Drive
• April 2022 – City completed interim resurfacing ($31,000)
• May 2022 – City partnered with Orlando Bike Coalition to install a pop-up path installed as part of Bike and Roll to School Day
• June 2022 – Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon installation ($500,000 funded through Orlando STOPS – Safety Funds)
• Fiscal Year 2024 – Complete Streets Project Engineering and Design
  • $1,405,000 in MetroPlan’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) at 100% Federal Metropolitan Area TMA fund.
• Fiscal Year 2026 – Complete Streets Project Construction
  • Total estimated project costs $14,500,000
  • $3,150,000 funded Federal Metropolitan Area TMA fund
  • $11,000,00 unfunded

City of Orlando Transportation department constructed a quick-build bike path on the north side of Corrine Drive that converts an underutilized parking lane into a bike path separated from traffic.

This pilot path uses semi-permanent materials, providing safety guards between vehicular travel lanes and the quick-build project. Additional safety improvements include green conflict markings, a new pedestrian signal at Palm Lane, and bike crossing for the Bumby Path.

Installation was completed September 2023.

As a short-term, low-cost installation, the pilot path has served as a proof of concept, allowing the City to gather data, test durability and maintenance needs of new materials, develop partnerships and garner support within the Audubon Park community.

View Pilot Path Executive Summary(PDF, 67KB)