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Beckman Catholic Middle and High School
School Location: 1325 Ninth St. SE Dyersville, IA 52040-2399
Present Conditions Number of students: 478
Student Surveys Student surveys were administered to 7th through 12th graders, at Beckman Catholic Middle and High School, during the month of November in 2009. During class, students were asked to fill out the survey form about their transportation to school. The survey asked students about the safety of their route to school and what they viewed as impediments to walking or biking to school.
Travel Mode to School 449 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 94% of the student body. Students responding to the survey travel to school by a family vehicle (74.83%), by a school bus (18.71%) or by carpooling (4.68%).
Travel Time to School 60.35% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.
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Travel Distance to School Only 5.8% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 64.29% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.
Incentives/Programs The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were: 1. Money 2. Reward/gift 3. Street safety
Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking
The streets cited most often by students as being unsafe included: 1. Highway 20 2. Highway 136 3. 8th Avenue and Highway 136 4. Exit and entrance of parking lot 5. 8th Avenue SE and 9th Street SE 6. 332nd Avenue 7. 15th Avenue SE and 9th Street SE 8. Dyersville East Road
The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included a shorter distance, nicer weather and less traďŹƒc. The major issues brought up by parents were distance and weather.
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School Administrator Input Sta met with Beckman Junior/Senior High School administrators to discuss problems impacting children who walk or bike to school. During these meetings, both structural and educational solutions were discussed. The following table contains the problems and solutions that were listed by Beckman administrators.
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Problem Solution Unsafe intersection, exiting the Beckman parking lot. Stoplight
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No sidewalks on 8th Ave SE
Construct Sidewalk
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No sidewalk on 13th Ave SE
Construct Sidewalk
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Sidewalks on 9th St SE are in need of repair
Reconstruct Sidewalk
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Mapping Beckman Catholic Middle and High School Project List Based on the input received during public meetings and input sessions with school administrators, city planning and engineering staff, and the local police department, the following map was created to provide a visual representation of the projects. Each marker on the map corresponds to an issue in the table on page 4.
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