A Transportation Plan for the Greenleaf Terrace Neighborhood

Existing Conditions: Conclusions
The data above presents a picture of a neighborhood that, while not suffering from acute
traffic issues, is certainly in need of basic traffic-calming measures, as well as a
coordinated, cohesive effort to improve access to and connections between pedestrian,
biking and public transportation modes.
The neighborhood survey provides a useful albeit somewhat limited view of
transportation mode use in Greenleaf Terrace. The high level of vehicle access certainly
discourages some use of other transportation modes, although the census data would
suggest that the vast majority of biking and walking that takes place in the neighborhood
is recreational in nature. Several of the residents further explained that they felt unsafe
biking in the neighborhood, a perception that may be largely responsible for the low
percentage of bikers. Likewise, a number of residents further explained their lack of
public transportation patronage, citing infrequent service and a lack of service to the
locations they need to travel as major factors.
Although an origin-destination study was not feasible given the time constraints of the
study, traffic volume measurements throughout Greenleaf Terrace suggest that cutthrough
traffic from surrounding collector and arterial roads is occurring. The volumes
on Wellford and Oxford Roads indicate, as mentioned previously, that Wellford and
Oxford Roads may be serving as a route to avoid the busy intersections of Barracks and
Rugby Roads and Rugby Road at Rugby Avenue. It would also appear (pending receipt
of further traffic counts on Rose Hill Drive and Gentry Lane) that Rose Hill Drive is
heavily used in conjunction with Greenleaf and Oakleaf Lanes, Del Mar Drive and
Gentry Lane to provide access through the neighborhood, most likely for vehicles going
to and from Walker Elementary School.
The speed data acquired in Greenleaf Terrace supports the implementation of traffic
calming measures to reduce vehicle speeds to a level more appropriate for a residential
neighborhood in which vehicles may easily come into conflict with pedestrian and
bicycle traffic. The speeds observed also support the need for improved pedestrian and
bicycle accommodations to ensure walking and biking safety.
A review of accident data does not reveal any major issues. Accidents are most
predominant at intersections in areas of high traffic volumes, as one would expect.
However, the cluster of accidents along the Rose Hill Drive corridor are troublesome and
may indicate high traffic volume in an area directly adjacent to Greenleaf Park and thus
to an area of increased pedestrian traffic.