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School Location: 1800 Clarke Drive Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Present Conditions Number of students: 1468 Bus Service: • Public Transit – Keyline Transit Gray Line • School District Bus Service

Student Surveys

Student surveys were administered to 9-12 graders, at Senior 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 682 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 46.45% of the student body.

Students responding to the survey travel to school most often by family vehicle (45.31%).

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Travel Time to School 61.43% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.

Travel Distance to School 15.98% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 29.03% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.

Incentives/Programs The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were: 1. Money 2. Rewards or gifts 3. Food The streets cited most often by parents as being unsafe included: 1. Intersections with Grandview Ave 2. Clarke Dr and West Locust St 3. Asbury Rd 4. University 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 the convenience of driving and school activities. 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 Senior 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 Senior administrators.

Problem 1 Unsafe intersection: W Locust and Clarke

Solution • Add painted crosswalk

2 Grandview alleyway

• Educate students not to cross using Grandview alleyway

3 Unsafe crossing area: Clarke Dr Visibility issue at drop off area

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• Dalzell Field renovation could serve as an opportunity to reroute student vehicle traffic to make for a more pedestrian friendly campus

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Senior 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 Senior High School.

Senior Infrastructure Reference Number SR1

Intersection Clarke/N Grandview

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Projects Roundabout High visibility painted crosswalk

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Dalzell Field renovation could serve as an opportunity to reroute student vehicle traffic to make for a more pedestrian friendly campus Safety/Enforcement No Reference Number Intersection (if applicable) Projects Reduce the speed limit to 25 mph * Listed in multiple categories

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Mapping Senior 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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