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NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Project Parameters for

• 1. New Elementary School for the Henry Community
• 2. Support Strategic Plan Goal #4 – Provide Optimal

Learning Environments

• 3. Address capacity by providing at least 725 seats
• 4. Open by start of school year 2019
• 5. Multi-story building in northwest corner of site
• 6. Structured parking
• 7. Project cost $59 million

NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Project Chronology | Timeline

October 2012 FY 2013-2022 CIP identifies Kenmore site as the location of a new elementary school June 2014 FY 2015-2024 CIP identifies Jefferson site as preferred location for a new elementary school September 2014 County Board appointed TJWG begins January 2015 TJWG issues Final Report and County Board decides “not now” to a new elementary at the Jefferson site June 2015 School Board appointed SAWG begins November 2015 SAWG issues Final Report including a preference to build a new elementary school for Henry at Jefferson December 2015 School and County Board approves Jefferson as the site for a new elementary school March 2016 School Board approves first three preferences of the SAWG April to September 2016 BLPC & PFRC input during Concept and Schematic Design phases November 2016 Use Permit submission April 2017 Use Permit approval July 2017 Estimated start of construction September 2019 School Opening

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July 2016 Concept Design Approval October 2016 Schematic Design Approval

Concept Design Schematic Design

April 2017 Use Permit Approval

Use Permit Review

June 2017 Final Design Approval September 2019 First Day of School

Construction (21 months)

January 2017 Design Dev. Approval

Design Development

AUGUST 2016 ARLINGTON COUNTY FAIR AUGUST 2017 ARLINGTON COUNTY FAIR

Construction Documents Early Construction Packages

AUGUST 2018 ARLINGTON COUNTY FAIR AUGUST 2019 ARLINGTON COUNTY FAIR Net-Zero Energy & Water Year Starts!

General Schedule | Timeline

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Aerial view looking north

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Aerial view looking north

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Site plans

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Overall existing site plan Overall proposed site plan

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Parking levels

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214 PARKING SPOTS TOTAL IN GARAGE Upper level = 113 spots Lower level = 101 Spots

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Site Parking Totals

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5 parking spots 2 parking spots 6 parking spots 23 parking spots 214 parking spots in garage 250 TOTAL PARKING SPOTS

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First floor plan

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Second & third floor plans

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Second floor Third floor

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Fourth floor plan & roof plan

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Fourth floor Roof

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Transportation Analysis Summary

• Parent, student and staff travel surveys
• Estimated future parking demand
• Location of on-site transportation facilities (e.g., accessible walkways, bus

and parent pick-up and drop-off)

• Traffic analysis, speed and crash study around school site
• Off-site infrastructure improvements to support safe access and

circulation for all travel modes

• School programs that support more walking, biking, carpooling, bus and

transit use

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Existing Parking Supply and Occupancy

213 22 6 61 62

Total existing on-campus parking spaces

364

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Existing Parking Supply and Occupancy

Existing Conditions-Parking Counts

*Shows parking before dismissal (~1:10PM) on a typical day

6% 48% 52% 48% 35% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Occupancy of Lots

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Parking Analysis

Parking Requirements (Zoning Code): Middle School 173 Elementary School 119 Total APS Requirement 292

Assumption: Peak parking demand for community uses on site (i.e. community center, theater) does not

• verlap with peak demand for school uses. Thus, separate zoning requirements for those uses are not

included in this total.

Parking Requirement, Arlington County Zoning Code

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Estimated Future Parking Demand

22 6 61 62

Total estimated daytime parking needs for APS uses

249

Includes estimated spaces for staff and visitors for both the new Elementary School and at-capacity Middle School Includes some assumed reduction in demand from TDM and conservative use of available on-street parking

213

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Estimated Future Parking Demand

Strategies that could allow APS to provide less than 249 spaces include:

− Joint use of parking between the east- and west-side uses − Increased use of on-street parking − More aggressive TDM programs to support staff carpooling, transit, walking and biking

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100 200 300 400 500 600 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM Non-School- Related Average Hourly Weekday Traffic on 2nd Street S Middle School Peak Hours Elementary School Peak Hours

Traffic Analysis

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

vehicles time of day

Non-School Related Traffic and School Peak Hours

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20 40 60 80 100 120 140

7:00 AM 7:05 AM 7:10 AM 7:15 AM 7:20 AM 7:25 AM 7:30 AM 7:35 AM 7:40 AM 7:45 AM 7:50 AM 7:55 AM 8:00 AM 8:05 AM 8:10 AM 8:15 AM 8:20 AM 8:25 AM 8:30 AM 8:35 AM 8:40 AM 8:45 AM 8:50 AM 8:55 AM 9:00 AM 9:05 AM 9:10 AM Neighborhood ES Trips At Capacity MS Trips Combined Bell Times

Traffic Analysis

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

vehicles

Middle and Elementary School Traffic Volume: Arrival

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NB & SB Arlington Blvd & Irving St

Locations Experiencing Vehicle Delay 8:15 to 9:15 AM

WB & NB 2nd St and Glebe Rd SB & NB 2nd St and S Old Glebe Rd

Future Traffic Analysis for NES

Traffic Analysis

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Traffic Crashes

• 3 years of crash data
• Crash data doesn’t capture near

misses or close calls

• Arlington Blvd and Glebe Road -

most crashes typical of high- volume roads

• 7 crashes involved pedestrians
• 2 crashes involved bicycles

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2nd Street Speed Data Overall Speed Limit: 25 MPH 85th Percentile Speed: 30 MPH During Arrival and Dismissal School Zone Speed Limit: 20 MPH 85th Percentile Speed: 27MPH/29MPH (AM/PM)

Vehicle Speed

4b

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2a 2b

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4g 4c

Near-term APS/County projects Longer-term County projects

4d 4e 4a 4h 4f

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1a Add dedicated southbound right turn lane on S Old Glebe

Congestion at 2nd Road S and S Old Glebe

Off-site Recommendations

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1b Install 4-way stop signs

Congestion at 2nd Road S and S Old Glebe

Off-site Recommendations

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1c Consider alternative drop off location on 2nd Street

Congestion at 2nd Road S and S Old Glebe

Off-site Recommendations

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2a Install raised crosswalk & rapid flashing beacon in front of community center

Congestion at 2nd Road S and S Old Glebe

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Questions/Discussion

New ES at Thomas Jefferson Site

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