The report focuses on Long Drive, a road connecting Wake Forest University to University Parkway. Recent improvements include call boxes, fiber, and streetlights to enhance student safety.
History: The area, including Deacon Place residences, was acquired by Wake Forest University in 2018. Previously, it lacked adequate lighting and safety measures.
Project Overview: Despite recent installations, further safety enhancements and green spaces are needed due to ongoing issues like robberies and car break-ins.
Design Recommendations: Proposals include more call boxes, additional trash bins, planting Leyland Cypress trees, regular peat moss application, erosion mats, a bike path, a crosswalk, photocatalytic pavement, riparian buffers, and bioswales. Alternatives considered but dismissed include screen walls, solar-powered lighting, rain gardens, pedestrian bridges, and speed bumps.
Sustainability involves balancing economic, social, and environmental goals for present and future needs.
Sustainable Development Goals: The project aligns with Goals 3 (Health), 11 (Sustainable Cities), 12 (Responsible Consumption), and 15 (Life on Land).
Sustainable Design Components: Recommendations promote safety, reduce pollution, and support ecological health.
Soil Quality
Soil Classification: Analysis identified clifford sandy loam and fairview fine sandy loam. Consequences of no action include erosion and soil degradation.
Soil Analysis: High pH and low humidity/saturation levels indicate poor soil health. Recommendations include planting native vegetation and implementing erosion control.
Air Quality
Air Classification: Testing revealed moderate UV radiation, slightly elevated CO2, and generally safe levels of other pollutants.
Consequences of No Action: Potential health risks and increased traffic emissions.
Consequences of Action: Improved air quality through green spaces and sustainable commuting practices.
Water Quality
Water Classification: Testing showed contamination with E. coli, high turbidity, and elevated heavy metal levels.
Consequences of No Action: Health risks from contaminated water.
Consequences of Action: Recommendations include UV disinfection, bioswales, and phytoremediation.
List of Preparers
Architectural design by Alliance Architecture of the Triad.
Civil engineering by MLA Design Group.
Electrical engineering by Brite Engineering.
Project oversight by Wake Forest University, with contributions from engineering students and Professor Young.