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Washington Middle School
School Location: 51 N Grandview Ave Dubuque, IA 52001
Present Conditions Number of students: 639 Bus Service: • Public Transit – Keyline Transit Green Line • School District Bus Service
Student Surveys
Student surveys were administered to 6-8 graders, at Washington Middle 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 420 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 65.72% of the student body. Students responding to the survey travel to school by family vehicle (52.38%) or by walking (18.81%).
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Travel Time to School 72.64% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.
Travel Distance to School 18.33% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 9.29% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.
Incentives/Programs The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were: 1. iPod 2. Homework passes 3. Money The streets cited most often by parents as being unsafe included: 1. Freemont Rd 2. Rockdale Rd 3. Grandview Ave and Hwy 20 4. Intersection at Grandview Ave, Delhi St and Grace St 5. Loras Blvd and Grandview Ave 6. University Ave and Grandview Ave
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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 time, distance and weather. The major issues brought up by students were crime and violence, icy or snowcovered sidewalks, 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 Washington 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 Washington administrators.
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Problem Solution Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Fremont • Enforcement of current regulations • Cars run yellow lights • Right turn on red, drivers are not checking for pedestrians
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Unsafe intersection: Grandview and Hwy 20 •Enforcement of current regulations • Cars run yellow lights • Right turn on red, drivers are not checking for pedestrians
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Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Lombard • Adult supervision on Hwy 20 and Lombard Right turn on red, drivers are not checking for pedestrians
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Fremont Insufficient ice and snow removal
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Grandview Insufficient ice and snow removal
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School entrance • Icy sidewalks and crosswalk • Dangerous curve • Excessive speed
• Enforce snow removal regulations • Make a 1-way drop off drive behind the school • Change start time • Parking lot reconfiguration
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Grandview intersections – congestion at arrival and • Add painted crosswalks dismissal times. School ending time (2:30pm) is 10 • Add painted curbs and limiot parking on Grandview minutes after Senior dismisses which leads to traffic near school and congestion
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Vehicles picking up speed or failing to reduce speed in • Replace lane of traffic with wider pedestrian preparation for or exit from Hwy 20 walkway or bike lane • Or have a turn only lane Vehicles rushing to pass on 4 lane bridge before Grandview chanegs back to 2 lane Unsafe intersection: W 3rd and Grandview • A student is hit yearly • Accidents by both right and left turning vehicles • Pedestrians and bike riders have also been hit
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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 Washington Middle School. Washington Infrastructure Reference Number WA1 WA2
Intersection/Roadway Hwy 20/Grandview Hwy 20/Lombard
Projects Countdown pedestrian signals Countdown pedestrian signals
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Flashing school crossing lights at arrival and dismissal
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Widen pedestrian/cyclist area to prevent vehicles passing on the overpass Bike lanes Fully signalized intersection Roundabout
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Projects Change school start time Reconfigure parking lot Reevaluate Keyline bus schedule to correspond with school dismissal times
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Enforcement of existing traffic regulations (running red lights, right turn on red without stopping, etc.)
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Grandview
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Enforcement of existing snow removal regulations Limit parking near school
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Mapping Washington 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 6.
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