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Hempstead High School
School Location: 3715 Pennsylvania Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52002-3792
Present Conditions Number of students: 1,823 Bus Service: • Public Transit – Keyline Transit Green and Red Lines • School District Bus Service
Student Surveys
Student surveys were administered to 9-12 graders, at Hempstead 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 785 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 43.06% of the student body. Students responding to the survey travel to schoolby family vehicle (46.88%), by school bus (18.60%) or by carpool (14.78%).
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Travel Time to School 48.43% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.
Travel Distance to School Only 11.72% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 50.83% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.
Incentives/Programs The top parent suggestions for increasing walking and biking were: 1. Money 2. Food 3. Shorter distance to school The streets cited most often by parents as being unsafe included: 1. NW Arterial and Pennsylvania Ave 2. Pennsylvania Ave and JFK Rd 3. Vizaleea Dr and Keymont 4. Rosemont Dr 5. Hillcrest Rd
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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 available adults, crossing guards, violence, and traffic speed. The major issues brought up by students were traffic, unshoveled walkways and unsafe intersections near the school.
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Mapping Student Routes and Crash Data 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.
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School Administrator Input Staff met with Hempstead 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 Hempstead administrators. Problem 1 Unsafe Intersection: Keymont and Vizalea
Solution • Add a 4-way stop
2 Unsafe Intersection: Rosemont and Pennsylvania
• Add painted crosswalks
3 Keymont to Keyway - lack of sidewalks
• Add sidewalks on both sides
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Hempstead 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 Hempstead High School.
Hempstead Infrastructure Reference Number HE1
Intersection Keymont/Vizalea
HE2
Rosemont/Pennsylvania
Projects 4-way stop High visibility painted crosswalk
Policy No Reference Number
Intersection (if applicable)
Projects
Safety/Enforcement No Reference Number
Intersection (if applicable)
Projects
* Listed in multiple categories
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Mapping Hempstead Project List
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Data Source: Dubuque SRTS Student Surveys, November 2008 Map prepared by East Central Intergovernmental Association
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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 6.
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