Sector
Safer, better-connected schools and community facilities
Arcvia helps schools and community facilities manage traffic, parking and safety — with a particular focus on the safety of children and pedestrians.
Sector context
Schools and community facilities concentrate people, parking pressure and vulnerable road users — children, families, older people — often at sharp peaks and in constrained locations. Drop-off and pick-up congestion, parking overspill, and pedestrian safety are recurring concerns for the facility, the council and the community. These sites need advice that takes safety seriously and is practical about how the place actually operates.
How we help
We assess and improve traffic, parking and safety around education and community sites: traffic impact assessments for new or expanding facilities, parking demand and management, access and swept-path design, active transport and safe pedestrian access, road safety audits, and support for safety-funding submissions. We keep the safety of children and pedestrians at the centre, and we communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders.
Relevant services
Traffic Impact Assessments (TIA)
A traffic impact assessment is an engineering report that shows how a proposed development will affect the surrounding road network — and what, if anything, is needed to make it work safely.
ExploreCar-Parking Demand Assessments
A car-parking demand assessment works out how much parking your development actually needs — and provides the evidence to support a rate different from the standard planning requirement.
ExploreCar Park Management Plans
A car park management plan sets out how a development's parking will be allocated, controlled and operated — so it works day-to-day and satisfies the council.
ExploreActive Transport Assessments
An active transport assessment shows how a development supports walking, cycling and access to public transport — increasingly expected in planning applications.
ExploreAccess Design and Assessments
Access design and assessment confirms that vehicles can safely enter and leave your site — and designs the crossover, driveway or intersection treatment to make it work.
ExploreRoad Safety Audits (RSA)
A road safety audit is an independent, systematic check of a road or project by qualified auditors to identify safety issues before they cause crashes.
ExploreBlack Spot and Funding Assistance
We help councils and organisations identify eligible locations and prepare the road safety evidence and submissions that funding programs — including the Australian Government Black Spot Program — require.
ExploreWorking with education and community
We understand these projects involve stakeholders who aren't engineers — school leadership, parent communities, council officers — so we explain findings plainly and focus on practical, safety-first outcomes. We're honest about what will and won't fix a drop-off problem, and we frame advice around genuine safety and amenity rather than easy reassurance.
Locations served
Servicing Victoria and Queensland. Queensland projects are supported by appropriately registered engineering capability.
Representative work
Have a project that needs a clear way forward?
Tell us about your school or facility and we'll set out how we can help and the fee.