Orange County public works staff told the Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission on Oct. 9 that the county completed or advanced roughly $21 million in transportation work in District 3 during fiscal 2025 and that Vision 0 analysis has identified dozens of high‑injury segments across the district.

Lauren Torres, the county public works liaison to the commission, summarized completed and ongoing projects — road widenings, sidewalks, ADA ramps, traffic signal work, stormwater repairs and roadway lighting — and gave a district map with locations and status updates. Torres said sidewalk work funded by the county and an accelerated safety program included Hidalgo Drive, Tampico Drive, Veracruz Lane, Oleanda Drive and sections of Lake Underhill.

Why it matters: The county’s Vision 0 analysis maps the county’s “high injury network” (HIN) — the road segments that account for the majority of serious crashes and fatalities. Public works staff told the commission that District 3 contains 37 HIN segments that accounted for over 14,000 crashes and roughly 680 fatalities or serious injuries in the analysis period (2018–2022). The county included corridor‑level crash counts and estimated costs to implement a suite of countermeasures.

Numbers and countermeasures: Torres gave corridor examples and estimated cost ranges for targeted improvements:
- Goldenrod Road: 1,386 crashes, 13 fatalities, 70 serious injuries; estimated countermeasure cost $31 million. Proposed actions: leading pedestrian intervals, medians/landscaping, upgraded intersections, lighting and mid‑block crossings.
- Oak Ridge Road: 309 crashes, 5 fatalities, 19 serious injuries; estimated cost $33 million. Proposed actions: tighten turning radii, marked crosswalks, lighting and speed management.
- Orange Avenue: 275 crashes, 0 fatalities, 16 serious injuries; estimated cost $9 million. Proposed actions included signal timing updates, pedestrian facilities and nighttime speed‑sensitive measures.
- Lake Underhill Road: >1,000 crashes, 5 fatalities, 26 serious injuries; estimated cost $18 million. Proposed actions included audible pedestrian signals, curb radius reductions, marked crosswalks, lane‑narrowing on resurfacing (to 11 feet) and lighting upgrades.

School speed cameras: County staff and the commission discussed a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in school zones. Staff said the pilot will place cameras in two school zones per county district; for District 3 they identified Three Points Elementary and Sally Ride Elementary. Staff said typical deployment includes two cameras per school zone (one in each direction) and that the county will issue an RFP for vendors. Per staff, Florida statute limits automated enforcement to vehicles exceeding the posted limit by a threshold (noted in the meeting as 10 mph or more). Staff did not provide an installed‑camera cost estimate but said projected revenues from fewer violations could exceed capital outlays in many locations.

What the county is doing now: Torres said resurfacing projects and other routine work are now being used opportunistically for low‑cost safety improvements (for example, narrowing lane widths to 11 feet during resurfacing to induce lower speeds). The county also is pursuing Federal Highway grants, including a Safe Streets and Roads for All application, to help fund Vision 0 priorities.

Next steps and budget context: Commissioners noted the estimated multi‑corridor costs (tens of millions) and asked about funding. Torres said the county set aside a Vision 0 line in its budget (about $2 million for the year) but that larger corridor work will require grants or CIP funding. Commissioners discussed prioritizing low‑cost, high‑return countermeasures and using temporary field treatments to test solutions while pursuing larger funding packages.

Ending: The county said it will return with more detailed Vision 0 briefings, and the commission scheduled a fuller Vision 0 presentation at a future meeting to allow engineering staff to present data, proposed pilot locations and grant strategies.