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Seton Catholic Middle School- St. Joseph

School Location: 210 2nd Avenue Southeast Farley, Iowa 52046

Present Conditions Number of students: 99

Student Surveys

Student surveys were administered to 6th through 8th graders, at Seton Catholic Middle School- St. Joseph, 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 76 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 77% of the student body.

Students responding to the survey travel to school by a school bus (81.58%), by a family vehicle (9.21%) or by carpooling (5.26%).

Travel Time to School 19.74% 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 10.53% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 80.26% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.

Incentives/Programs The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were: 1. Shorter distance 2. Bike paths 3. Money 4. Biking/walking club The streets cited most often by students as being unsafe included: 1. Royal Oaks Subdivision 2. Burds Road 3. Highway 20

Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included nicer weather, shorter distance and more sidewalks. The major issues brought up by students were distance and weather.

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