Orlando creating traffic hazard on W.D. Judge Drive

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Why did the little kids cross the road?

To get to Orlando’s Northwest Community Center.

Adult helps children cross W.D. Judge Drive
What those little kids and their parents don’t know, is that soon they will be dodging more than 700 tractor-trailer rigs daily.

How’s that?

Because in their infinite wisdom, the Orlando City Council unanimously approved construction of the massive Princeton Oaks warehouse complex on W.D. Judge Drive, just down the block from the popular Northwest Community Center. Neighbors oppose the development because it will disrupt their peaceful community and is hurting the environment and the Wekiva River because the developers have ripped down more than 1,500 trees.

Northwest Community Center


W.D. Judge Drive is a two-lane thoroughfare that is commonly used as a cut through between John Young Parkway and Mercy Drive. In addition, there are local motorists going to an apartment complex on W.D. Judge and the Evergreen Park single-family home community that fronts on W.D. Judge. Click here to see the traffic hazard.

Traffic on W.D. Judge is currently brisk, but it’s not insane, like on nearby John Young Parkway.

VHB, a traffic consultant hired by developers of the 1-million-square-foot warehouse complex, presented a report to Orlando leaders showing how much traffic Princeton Oaks will generate on W.D. Judge.

Construction site on W.D. Judge

The report shows that when the complex is completed it will generate 5,815 vehicle trips per day. A vehicle trip assumes that a vehicle that arrives in the morning will leave by the end of the day.

More specifically, the report shows the warehouse project would generate 5,059 car trips and 756 truck trips daily.

There are currently no plans to make it safer or easier for children and other residents to cross W.D. Judge to reach or leave the Northwest Community Center that offers a wide variety of activities for children, adults and seniors.

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