SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS OBSERVATIONS AND WALKING AUDIT
Unsafe driver behaviors observed in the morning and afternoon, such as speeding.
High traffic volumes including truck traffic observed on U.S. Highway 10 and students (unsure if elementary or high school) were seen using poor pedestrian behaviors when crossing the highway (not using pressing the button to activate pedestrian signal).
Some students were seen using good pedestrian behaviors such as looking both ways before crossing the street.
Many parents were seen making U-turns in their private vehicles on Parke Ave after dropping off their children.
Parents dropping off their children were seen doing so by blocking some of the crosswalks that traverse Parke Ave, others drove up onto the sidewalk.
Many student pedestrians were noted crossing the BNSF Railroad on the west side of Parke Ave.
Driver speeds were notably faster in the afternoons compared to the morning.
Students were observed not using the crosswalks in the afternoon.
Students were observed walking on the north side next to BNSF railroad tracks west of Parke Ave.
Students seen walking along 4 Street east of Parke where there is no sidewalk.
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PARENT SURVEY AND STUDENT TRAVEL TALLY RESULTS
According to the Student Travel Tally, a combined total of eight percent of students walk and bike to school in the morning and 12 percent from school in the afternoon.
The school bus was the most frequently used mode of travel to and from school, followed by family vehicle.
Distance was the main reason some parents do not allow their children to walk or bicycle to and from school.
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