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School Location: 39 Bluff Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001-7608
Present Conditions Number of students: 119 Bus Service: • Public Transit – Keyline Transit Orange and Yellow Lines
Student Surveys
Student surveys were administered to 9-12 graders, at Central Alternative High School, during the month of November in 2008. 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. Additionally, students who walk or bike to school were asked to draw their route to school on school area maps (see page 4).
Travel Mode to School 44 students at Central Alternative High School responded to the survey, and this constitutes 40% of the student body. Students responding to the survey travel to school in a family vehicle (31.82%), by carpooling (27.27%) or by walking (18.18%).
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Travel Time to School 38.63% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.
Travel Distance to School Only 6.82% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 45.45% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.
Incentives/Programs The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were: 1. Monetary rewards 2. Food gift certificates The streets cited most often by students as being unsafe included: 1. Intersection at the top of Loras Blvd
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Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included distance, time, weather and traffic speed. The major issue brought up by students was security.
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Those students who walked or biked to school were asked to draw their routes on a provided map. These routes were compiled into Geographical Information Systems (GIS) format. The more heavily used routes began to overlap and become thicker displaying the primary routes used to access schools. This map also contains 2006 crash data from the Iowa Department of Transportation.
School Administrator Input Staff met with Central 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 that were listed by Central administrators; no solutions were suggested.
Table Problem 1 Unsafe Intersection: W 1st and Bluff
2 Unsafe intersection: W 1st and Locust
3 Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Bluff
4 Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Locust
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Solution
Neighborhood Association Input Staff met with the Downtown Neighborhood Association members 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 the Downtown Neighborhood Association members.
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1 Unsafe intersection: W 3rd and Bluff
• Addition of painted crosswalk
2 Miracle Car Wash on Locust – icy sidewalks
• Improve snow removal
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Central Project List Project lists were developed for each school after holding public meetings and input sessions with school administrators, city planning and engineering staff, and the local police department. The following list outlines projects for Central High School.
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Suggestion High visibility painted crosswalks Fully signalized intersection High visibility painted crosswalks Fully signalized intersection High visibility painted crosswalks High visibility painted crosswalks
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Suggestion Decrease speed limit during arrival and Hwy 20/Bluff dismissal times Enforcement of existing snow removal Miracle Car Wash/Locust regulations
Mapping Central 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 7.
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