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Appendix k: Maps
APPENDIX K: MAPS
West Central Initiative has created online maps via Google Maps© for the use of the West Central Area Safe Routes to School committee. The maps are available here for Elbow Lake: https://bit.ly/3wFVAlS and Kensington: https://bit.ly/3gCw0Yd. West Central Initiative also created a WikiMap for the Elbow Lake and Kensington communities that were open to the public for input. The WikiMaps are available here for Elbow Lake: https://wikimapping.com /elbow-lake.html and Kensington: https://wikimapping.com/kensington.html. The maps contain multiple layers for easy viewing, some of which have been manipulated to produce figures A –I and tables A -B. These maps were created in May of 2021, based on visual assessments and data obtained during community walk audits.
Figure A: Evaluations of sidewalks could be placed in these four categories.
Figure B: Evaluations of curb cuts could be placed in these three categories.
Figure C: The map below shows the existing sidewalks of Elbow Lake as of 2021.
Figure D: The map below shows locations where there are no existing sidewalks in Elbow Lake and where West Central Initiative recommends sidewalks be installed.
Figure E: The following are marked locations from community members on areas in Elbow Lake where they feel there are walking or bicycling issues that need to be addressed.
Category Initial Comment
Improvement opportunity
Improvement opportunity
Improvement opportunity Congested area with drop off and busing all in one spot. Makes it hard to see at the intersections.
Improvement opportunity Zero sidewalk in just one half of the block. Lots of children walk home on this road and traffic does not slow down enough coming off the highway.
Busy road for students to cross.
Busy Road
Improvement opportunity Sidewalk ends. As stated on other point on this road-- a lot of kids walk home on this road and traffic does not slow down enough coming off the highway. Would be nice if a sidewalk continued on the edge of the park onward, along the highway.
Improvement opportunity It would be great to see signs or an actual crosswalk across the highway. Many kids cross here.
Table A: The following is a list of comments that community members addressed on the WikiMap for Elbow Lake. Date Created
22-Apr-21
22-Apr-21
29-Apr-21
18-Jun-21
18-Jun-21
18-Jun-21
Figure F: The following shows existing sidewalks in Kensington as of 2021.
Figure G: The map below shows locations where there are no existing sidewalks in Kensington and where West Central Initiative recommends sidewalks be installed.
Figure H: The following shows areas to explore connection in Kensington. This means a path could be placed within the highlighted area.
Figure I: The following are marked locations from community members on areas in Kensington where they feel there are walking or bicycling issues that need to be addressed.
Category Initial Comment Create Date
Improvement opportunity one way street...signs posted people still ignore and go down wrong way 29-Apr-21
Pedestrian Barrier sidewalk in front of houses are never plowed in winter causing kids to walk in middle of street 29-Apr-21
Improvement opportunity
Improvement opportunity
Improvement opportunity no sidewalks kids walk on street to get to school
no sidewalks kids walk on street to get to school
no sidewalks on this side of town either so kids walk on street to get to bus stop
Table B: The following is a list of comments that community memebers addressed on the WIkiMap for Kensington. 29-Apr-21
29-Apr-21
29-Apr-21
