South Carlin Springs Road Safety Study

Location

South Carlin Springs Road from Arlington Blvd (US-50) south to 7th Road S, Arlington, VA 22204 View Map

Status

Complete

This study was completed in 2018. Short-term improvements were interested in the corridor in 2020 and 2021 based on study findings.

This project was a collaborative study involving staff from both Arlington County Department of Environmental Services (DES) and Arlington County Public Schools (APS) to review existing conditions on South Carlin Springs Road near Kenmore Middle School, Carlin Springs Elementary School and Campbell Elementary School and provide recommendations for improvements on the corridor to allow for safer routes to school. The project objectives were to:

Evaluate pedestrian safety issues along the S Carlin Springs Rd corridor
Identify key safety concerns from a pedestrian point of view
Develop solutions to address identified concerns
Create a safe environment for students/families of the three APS schools in the corridor

Status

Arlington County DES staff collected and analyzed traffic volume, speed, crash, and other traffic safety-related data on the South Carlin Springs Road corridor. Arlington County staff also coordinated with staff from Arlington County Public Schools to validate all results and findings of the data analysis and site visits. Arlington County and Arlington County Public Schools will continue to coordinate together and with the local Civic Association to finalize short, mid, and long term improvement strategies to make the street safer for pedestrians.

The study closed in 2018. Short-term, temporary improvements were implemented in 2020 and 2021 based on findings from the study.

Project Documents

Updates

As part of this collaborative effort with APS, Arlington County government provided the following month updates to APS, APS’s Advisory Committee on Transportation Choices and the Arlington County Police Department to address completed, pending and upcoming action items: