OBSERVATION RESULTS To gain a better understanding about the current conditions at and around the Glyndon-Felton Elementary School, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, the SRTS Team conducted field observations of students’ travel behaviors, patterns and mode choices during morning arrival and afternoon departure. Team members were strategically positioned around the school and in the City of Glyndon. They counted the number of pedestrians and bicyclists accessing school grounds and which routes the students took. They also observed whether students were using good techniques when crossing the street and how motorists behaved in relation to pedestrians and bicyclists on the streets and on school grounds.
Morning Observations
Weather at Hector International Airport, Fargo ND: 7:53AM – 33 °F. Clear. Wind - Calm.
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Observations began at 7:45AM with school starting at 8:25AM. Emily Ambrosy– Front of school
Pedestrians: 14.
Cyclists: Five.
School van parked in crosswalk.
Trucks stopped / parked in crosswalk.
Vehicles driving up on sidewalk to main entrance as dropped kids off.
Second set of RR tracks seem abandoned. th
Wayne Hurley– Parke Ave and 4 Street
Pedestrians: 18.
Cyclists: Three.
Three parents walking with kids.
Buses at 7:55.
Lots of unsafe driver behavior - mid-block crossing and double parking.
Biker crossed unsafely.
Mid-block crossing north of railroad – with parent.
No sidewalks, narrow path for pedestrians, in street walking on wrong side (back to traffic).
Speeds not excessive.
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Weather Underground. Weather History for Hector International Airport, Fargo ND: Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Available at http://www.wunderground.com. Accessed on June 2, 2016.
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