Grandview Heights Safe Routes to School School Travel Plan Ohio Department of Transportation, District 6 February 23, 2012

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1 Grandview Heights Safe Routes to School School Travel Plan Ohio Department of Transportation, District 6 February 23, 2012

2 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Table of Contents Section 1: Safe Routes to School Team... 2 Section 2: Introduction... 3 Section 3: Public Input Process... 4 Kickoff Meeting... 4 SRTS Team Meeting... 4 Parent Survey about Walking and Biking to School... 4 District Active & Healthy Living Initiatives... 5 Section 4: Description of Schools... 6 Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School... 6 Edison Intermediate School... 6 Grandview Heights Middle School... 6 Section 5: School Demographics... 8 Section 6: Current School Travel Environment... 9 School Policies... 9 Parent and Teacher Survey Results... 9 School Travel Tally Sheet Results Section 7: Barriers to Active Transportation Existing Conditions Assessment of Crash Data Section 8: Creating Solutions Infrastructure Non-Infrastructure Other Issues Section 9: Improvements Mapping Section 10: Action Plan Section 11: Plan Endorsements Section 12: Supporting Documents Parent Survey Summaries from the National Center for Safe Routes to School Student Travel Tally Survey Summaries from the National Center for Safe Routes to School Grandview Heights School Travel Plan Maps 1 TranSystems

3 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 1: Safe Routes to School Team The City of Grandview Heights has partnered with several organizations to promote active transportation within the Grandview Heights City School District. The members of the Safe Routes to School team include the following individuals: Table 1: School Travel Plan Team Name Affiliation Program Area Contact Information Tony Lococo* Community member Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, & Evaluation (614) Patrik Bowman City of Grandview Heights Engineering (614) Ed O Reilly Grandview Heights City Schools Education (614) x4022 eoreilly@grandviewschools.org Carol Harper Bob Baeslack Brian Bowser Grandview Heights Police Department Grandview Heights City Schools Grandview Heights City Schools Enforcement Education Education Laura Kaprowski Community member Encouragement Mayor Ray DeGraw David Shipps * Primary contact person among team members Grandview Heights Mayor TranSystems Corporation Education, Enforcement, & Evaluation Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, & Evaluation (614) charper@grandviewheights.org (614) bbaeslack@grandviewschools.org (614) bbowser@grandviewschools.org (614) lkaprowski@morpc.org (614) rdegraw@grandviewheights.org (800) dfshipps@transystems.com 2 TranSystems

4 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 2: Introduction This report was prepared in accordance with the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) document, School Travel Plan Guidelines, a reference for communities provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The mission of Safe Routes to School is: 1. To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; 2. To make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and 3. To facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity (approximately 2 miles) of primary and middle schools (Grades K-8). The city of Grandview Heights is a first ring suburb to Columbus, Ohio. The community was developed during the 1920 s and 1930 s and is very urban in nature. The community is laid out in a grid pattern and has sidewalks on most streets. The entire community and the school district, is only 1.4 square miles in area, therefore the school district does not provide any transportation. The students must find their own transportation to and from school or walk or bike to school. A map of the community and the school district is shown in Map 1: District and Building Locations. The purpose of this plan is to encourage more children to walk or bike to school. Grandview Heights has a very strong sense of community because the excellent school system is a large part of why people live in this community. The safety of our children traveling to and from school is of the utmost importance. Teaching safety and healthy lifestyles is critical in the development of our young people. This plan would provide such things as improved sidewalks, better transportation patterns at drop off and pick up, encouragement programs, infrastructure improvements, enforcement, and education. It is the Grandview Heights Safe Routes to school team to use this plan to identify and prioritize ways to improve the walkability and bikeability of our community. 3 TranSystems

5 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 3: Public Input Process Public input is a crucial component to the Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS). The Grandview Heights Safe Routes to School program is led by Tony Lococo. Mr. Lococo has been working closely with the school superintendent, school principals, transportation staff, other school staff members, various city staff members and city council to form the Grandview Heights Safe Routes to School Task Force. Mr. Lococo has also met individually with all of the SRTS team members to discuss the progress and obtain base data and/or their feedback on the initial steps. The public input process for the Grandview Heights Safe Routes to School program included a variety of strategies including the completion of classroom and parent surveys, publishing articles in local newspapers, and interviewing stakeholders. Kickoff Meeting A kickoff meeting was conducted in January of 2009 in the Grandview Heights Public Library. This meeting was held for school principals, school staff, city staff and parents. This meeting was an introduction to the Safe Routes to School program. Comments and suggestions from this meeting focused mostly on the drop off and pick up situation at the Stevenson Elementary School and the intersection of First Avenue and Oxley Road. The drop off and pick up situation at Oakland Avenue near Edison Middle School was also discussed. SRTS Team Meeting In the fall of 2009, the complete SRTS team met to discuss the process and how they should proceed. The team further discussed the specific schools, the existing pedestrian network within the community, who else should be involved, and the level of detail involved in writing the school travel plan. Parent Survey about Walking and Biking to School Parent surveys from the national SRTS program were provided to all elementary, intermediate and middle school students in late April, The survey for parents was titled Parent Survey about Walking and Biking to School and directed parents to answer questions on how their children arrive and leave from school, how it takes them, what issues effect their decision to allow their child to walk or bike to school, etc. A summary of the results from this survey are included in Section 6: Current School Travel Environment and complete results from the National Center for Safe Routes to School can be found in Appendix A. The many concerned parents, teachers, staff, and citizens of Grandview Heights School District will support this important initiative of encouraging active transportation for our students to travel to school. The public input is critical in obtaining information regarding all types of barriers (physical, environmental, and monetary) to provide safe routes to school for our children. Citizens within the district have shown that they are willing to be engaged in the process. 4 TranSystems

6 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School District Active & Healthy Living Initiatives The following are current programs the district already has in place to encourage active and healthy living: District Wellness Program All students grades 4-8 take part in a wellness program. In this program students are encouraged to make good choices with regard to healthy lifestyles. The focus is on nutrition, and making good choices, eating more fruits and vegetables and to move more. Body mass index is measured and looked at as a piece of total wellness. Students set goals for improvement specific to their fitness scores. Physical Fitness All students grades 4-8 are also enrolled in a physical education. The focus is to move more and make good choices. The goal is to move at least 60 minutes a day. Four areas of fitness are covered. Individual goals are set for each student. Safety School A safety school class is taught for elementary students grades K-3. This program is handled by a third party and covers bicycle and pedestrian safety. Walk to School Day The Grandview Heights PTO has walk /bike to school days several times a year to encourage more students to walk and or bike to school. Frequent walker/biker cards are used for students to report and win prizes. Stevenson elementary has a set of golden shoes for the class that has the most days of walking and biking. 5 TranSystems

7 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 4: Description of Schools Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Table 2: Elementary School Location Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary 1065 Oxley Road Grandview Heights, OH Grandview Heights has one elementary school which houses Kindergarten through third grades. It is located in the eastern side of Grandview Heights at the corner of First Avenue and Oxley Road. The school is across the street from a city park and surrounded by mostly residential properties. The nearest major road is Northwest Boulevard. It is located about 0.83 miles from the intermediate/middle school and high school complex. Enrollment at Stevenson Elementary School is 344 students. School hours are from 8:10 AM to 2:50 PM. A map of the elementary school and surrounding area is shown in Map 2: Elementary School. Edison Intermediate School Table 3: Intermediate School Location Edison Intermediate School 1240 Oakland Avenue Grandview Heights, OH The intermediate school, grades 4-5, is located at on Oakland Avenue in the center Grandview Heights. It sits just off First Avenue, which is a major East-West thoroughfare across town. It is attached to the middle school and is just south of the high school. The Grandview Heights Public Library is one block southwest. Enrollment at Edison Intermediate School is 260 students. School hours are from 8:00 AM to 2:35 PM. Grandview Heights Middle School Table 4: Intermediate School Location Grandview Heights Middle School 1240 Oakland Avenue Grandview Heights, OH TranSystems

8 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School The middle school, grades 6-8, is also located on Oakland Avenue in the center of Grandview Heights. It is attached to the intermediate school and is also south of the high school and one block northeast of the library. Enrollment at Grandview Heights Middle School is 172 students. School hours are from 8:00 AM to 2:35 PM. A map of the intermediate and middle school campus is shown in Map 3: Intermediate/Middle School. 7 TranSystems

9 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 5: School Demographics The Grandview Heights City School District has approximately 1,200 students. The demographics of all three schools show that nearly all students are white which exceeds the statewide average. Approximately 11% of the students are economically disadvantaged which is below the statewide average. The amount of students with disabilities is about the same as the statewide average and points to the need for accessible routes to school. Students Table 5: School Demographics Stevenson Elementary Edison Intermediate Middle School State Average White/Caucasian 89% 95% 94% 78% Other 11% 5% 6% n/a Economically disadvantaged Students with disabilities Source: 11% 10% 12% 36% 15% 18% 18% 14% 8 TranSystems

10 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 6: Current School Travel Environment School Policies The school policies for all three buildings are listed in Table 6 below. The locations of students residences are shown on Map 4: K-8 Student Locations with relation to a 1 mile radius. Table 6: School Policies Stevenson Elementary Edison Intermediate Grandview Heights Middle Principal(s) Brian Bowser Bob Baeslack Bob Baeslack # of Students w/in 1 mile # of Students w/in 2 miles % of Students w/in 2 miles 97% 93% 90% Arrival Time 8:10 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM Dismissal Time 2:50 PM 2:35 PM 3:00 PM Crossing Guard Location/Time School Speed Zone Signs/Flashers Bike Parking Pedestrian/Bike Pathways on School Property* Parent Pick-up/Drop-off Northwest & Oxley Ave First and Oxley Ave 8:00am-8:15am 2:50pm- 3:05pm First & Grandview Ave First & Fairview Ave 7:40am-7:55am 2:35pm-2:50pm First & Grandview Ave First & Fairview Ave 7:40am-7:55am 2:35pm-2:50pm None None None Bike Racks are available across Oxley Rd at Pierce Field. Sidewalks are located along First Avenue and Oxley Road on school property and adjacent to the parking lot. All pathways lead to building entrances. Located along First Avenue parallel parking, loading zone during school hours. Bike racks are located in three locations around the building: East, South, and West Side. Sidewalks are located along First Avenue and Oakland Avenue. All sidewalks lead to all entrances. Located in the West parking lot. Bike racks are located in three locations around the building: East, South, and West Side. Sidewalks are located along First Avenue and Oakland Avenue. All sidewalks lead to all entrances. Located in the West parking lot. Walking/Biking Policies None None None School Wellness Policy Yes Yes Yes *While sidewalks on school property are maintained by the school district, the City of Grandview Heights itself does not have a sidewalk policy and residents are responsible for fixing sidewalks (at their own cost) at the city's request. Parent and Teacher Survey Results In May 2010, students were sent home with parent surveys from the national SRTS program. The surveys were distributed to all elementary, intermediate, and middle school students, and had a 28% return rate. The responses were recorded and analyzed for all three schools. Table 7 below 9 TranSystems

11 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School shows a summary of the overall survey results for all three schools; following that is a summary of the findings for each school. Distance of Students Means of Transportation (Daily Average) Table 7: Summary of Survey Results Stevenson Elementary Edison Intermediate Grandview Heights Middle < ½ a mile 58% 48% 51% ½ - 1 mile 22% 42% 33% 1-2 miles 19% 10% 13% > 2 miles 1% 0% 2% Walk 32.5% 65% 71% Bicycle 1% 4% 0% Bus <1% 0% 0% Family Vehicle 61.5% 29% 24.5% Carpool 4% 2% 5% Distance 77% 70% 78% Parents Top Concerns Time of Travel 43% 30% 61% Weather 50% 45% 57% Sidewalks & Pathways 57% 85% 70% Safety of Intersections/Crossings 70% 65% 65% Crossing Guards 57% 40% 30% Stevenson Elementary Stevenson Elementary had the highest survey return rate out of the three schools with 39% of the parent surveys returned. The returned surveys showed that 80% of students live within 1 mile of the elementary school; however, only 32.5% of students walk to school. The majority of students (61.5%) use a family vehicle for transportation. There is already a Walking School Bus that has been established by elementary parents on one street in the district. While the majority of parents (44%) said that the elementary school encourages or strongly encourages walking and bicycling to school, 8% said the school discourages or strongly discourages it. Parents commented that bicycling is not as encouraged as walking is by the school the elementary school does not permit bicycles at school during the day and there are not bicycle racks. Parents top concerns with letting their children walk to school are distance (77%), the safety of intersections and crossings (70%), sidewalks/pathways and crossing guards (both at 57%), and the weather (50%). Parents were also concerned about what age is safe for children to walk and/or bicycle alone to school. 10 TranSystems

12 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Edison Intermediate Edison Intermediate had a 25% survey return rate. The returned surveys showed that 80% of students live within 1 mile of the intermediate school. The majority of students (65%) walk to school. Four percent of students ride a bicycle to school and all live within half a mile of the intermediate school. More than half of the parents (57%) said that the intermediate school encourages or strongly encourages walking or bicycling to school; none said the school discourages it. Parents top concerns with letting their children walk to school are sidewalks/pathways (85%), distance (70%), the safety of intersections and crossings (65%), and the weather (45%). Parents also commented that the area needs to be more bicycle-friendly and that they are concerned with drivers not watching for pedestrians and bicyclists. Grandview Middle School Grandview Middle School had the lowest survey return rate at 15%. The returned surveys showed that 85% of students live within 1 mile of the middle school. The top two means of transportation to school are walking (70%) and by means of a family vehicle (25%); more students arrived by a family vehicle and then walked home in the afternoon. The majority of parents (65%) said that the middle school encourages or strongly encourages walking or bicycling to school; none said the school discourages it. Parents top concerns with letting kids walk to school are the distance to the middle school (78%), sidewalks/pathways (70%), the safety of intersections and crossings (65%), the time it takes to get to school (61%), and the weather (57%). Parents at the middle school also said that the area needs to be more bicycle-friendly and that they are concerned with drivers not watching for pedestrians and bicyclists. School Travel Tally Sheet Results School Travel Tally surveys were conducted at Stevenson Elementary, Edison Intermediate, and Grandview Middle Schools in January Teachers asked their students for one (1) week how they traveled to and from school. Results from Stevenson Elementary showed that most students arrive and/or depart by family vehicle (78%) while the remainder walks (22%), with no difference apparent between morning and afternoon. That is a relatively high number of walkers; however, upon further inspection it seems less substantial when you consider that nearly one hundred percent of the student population is within two miles of the school and no bus transportation is provided. It is also important to point out that this is children in grades K-3, who are probably the least likely to walk (especially during the middle of winter). The percentage of walkers increases at Edison Intermediate to 35% in the morning and 54% in the afternoon. At the same time, the percentages of students who arrive and depart by family vehicle drops to 54% in the morning and 37% in the afternoon. There is roughly 10% of student who get to and from school by some other form of travel mode. The almost 20% rise in walkers during the afternoon may represent convenience on the parents part (easier to drive children to school in the AM and walk in the PM) or even a general rise in temperatures from the chilly AM. Since these students are slightly older (grades 4-5) they are old enough to understand how to walk safely and 11 TranSystems

13 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School their parents give them that right. It is probably safe to assume that the percentage of walkers may increase as temperatures are warmer. At Grandview Middle the percentage of walkers increases even further to 43% in the morning and 68% in the afternoon, while family vehicle usage drops to 53% in the morning and 23% in the afternoon. The middle school also picks up some bikers (1%), transit users (<1%), and other (roughly 3-7%). Grandview Middle includes students in grade 6, 7, and 8 who are independent and can safely maneuver the mostly pedestrian friendly streets of Grandview Heights. It is very impressive to see such high numbers of walkers in January and it is safe to assume that these numbers may increase in warmer months. 12 TranSystems

14 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 7: Barriers to Active Transportation Existing Conditions Current conditions within the Grandview Heights City School District were inventoried for Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School, Edison Intermediate School, and Grandview Heights Middle School. This process included creating maps of the areas surrounding each of the schools and completing walk audits of the campuses and surrounding walkable areas. Walk audits were conducted on May 13, 2011, to observe existing conditions as well as arrival and dismissal patterns. Attendees of the walk audit included Tony Lococo (Grandview Heights SRTS Coordinator) and the TranSystems Consulting Team. Meetings were also held with Brian Bowser (principal of Stevenson Elementary), Bob Baeslack (principal of Edison Intermediate/Grandview Heights Middle), and Ed O Reilly (Grandview Heights City Schools Superintendent). Crosswalk at Grandview/First intersection with pedestrian crossing devices The City of Grandview Heights is 1.4 square miles in area. The Grandview Heights City School District coincides with the Grandview Heights city limits as well as the Village of Marble Cliff limits. Because of the small size of the school district, no bus service is provided to any of the schools. Both Stevenson Elementary School and Edison Intermediate/Grandview Heights Middle School have many key elements already in place that provide good walking and bicycling environments: central locations, sidewalk on most surrounding streets, and a location in a residential area. Some of the key issues that exist in relation to walking and bicycling to the Grandview Heights schools include: Many of the intersections throughout Grandview Heights do not have pedestrian crossing facilities. While most of the major intersections (such as Grandview & First and First & Oxley) have crosswalks across all four legs of the intersection, many of the side streets along the routes to the two school campuses do not. Riding bicycles is not allowed at Stevenson Elementary and there are no bicycle racks on the school grounds. Students walking to school along First Avenue Existing infrastructure on Oxley, in front of Stevenson 13 TranSystems

15 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School There are sidewalks on most streets throughout Grandview Heights; however, there are a few notable areas missing sidewalks, most within a half-mile of the elementary school. Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary houses grades K-3 and is located at 1065 Oxley Road, on the eastern side of Grandview Heights at the corner of Oxley Road and First Avenue. Pierce Field is located across Oxley from the school along with a small commercial corridor; the rest of the area surrounding the school is residential. There are sidewalks on most of the surrounding streets providing good pedestrian connectivity from the surrounding neighborhood. However, Stevenson s location on the eastern side of the school district combined with the age of the students prevents many parents from letting their children walk to school. The main entrance to the school is located on Oxley, but students are also allowed to enter the building from the south side adjacent to First Avenue as well as the north side. Most parents who drop off and pick up their children use First Avenue, many parking or idling in the No Parking zone in front of the school; some parents use Oxley Road to drop off. Many parents walk or bicycle with their children to school. Additionally, an adult crossing guard is stationed at the First Avenue/Oxley Road intersection to help the students cross safely at his intersection. There is also an adult crossing guard stationed at the Grandview Avenue/First Avenue intersection, which is located just over half a mile west of the school. Student crossing at Oxley & First on their way to Stevenson Students crossing at Fairview & First after dismissal at Edison Edison Intermediate School & Grandview Heights Middle School Edison Intermediate School (grades 4-5) and Grandview Heights Middle School (grades 6-8) are housed in the same building, located at 1240 Oakland Avenue. The campus is just south of Grandview Heights High School and just north of First Avenue. Most of the area surrounding the campus is residential except for the commercial areas around the First/Oakland intersection and along First Avenue toward Grandview Avenue. The majority of the streets surrounding the campus have sidewalks. There are also crosswalks on all legs of each intersection on First Avenue from Oakland Students crossing First at Fairview after the crossing guard's shift ended 14 TranSystems

16 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Avenue to Grandview Avenue; however, there are few crosswalks to the west. The City is currently resurfacing Oakland Avenue from First Avenue to Third Avenue. The project includes the addition of a multipurpose pathway on the school side of the road (replacing the existing sidewalks), a raised crosswalk across Oakland just south of the school drive, and curb bulb-outs along Oakland to slow traffic. There are five entrances around the west, south, and east sides of the building that are all used for arrival and dismissal as each grade level is assigned a preferred door to enter and exit the building through. Bicycle racks are located near all of these entrances. Parents dropping off or picking up students at the intermediate school use the driveway off of First Avenue while parents dropping off/picking up at the middle school use the drive off of Oakland Avenue. However, the majority of students walk or bicycle to school. Additionally, an adult crossing guard is stationed at the intersection of First Avenue and Fairview Avenue/school driveway for the intermediate and middle school arrival as well as the intermediate school dismissal. The adult crossing guard stationed at the Grandview Avenue/First Avenue intersection is also on duty at the same time. Existing bicycle racks at Edison Dismissal at Grandview Heights Middle School Assessment of Crash Data Ohio School Crash Statistics were provided by ODOT for This data shows that 25 pedestrian or bicycle crashes occurred within a one-mile radius of either the elementary school or the intermediate/middle school campus. Twenty of the crashes involved injuries. Additionally, there was one fatality at the intersection of Northwest Boulevard and Third Avenue, an area just outside of the school district but still within about half a mile of both school campuses. Fourteen of the crashes involved bicyclists and eleven, including the fatal crash, involved pedestrians. While this may seem like a high number of crashes, it likely makes up a small percentage of the children who walk or bicycle to school because there is high percentage of students that walk/bicycle to school in Grandview. Furthermore, 40% of these accidents were located in the cities of Columbus or Upper Arlington and were likely not along the routes children would take to walk/bicycle to school in Grandview Heights. Three of the bicycle crashes occurred within one block of the intermediate/middle school campus; none were immediately adjacent to the elementary school. The majority of the crashes occurred along the main thoroughfares through Grandview Heights, including First Avenue and Third 15 TranSystems

17 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Avenue. Since most of the streets through Grandview Heights are not high speed, this implies that there may be difficulty in pedestrian/bicyclist awareness in these areas. Surveys completed at each school in May of 2010 indicated that almost 60% of the elementary students live within half a mile of Stevenson and only 20% live further than one mile away. Roughly half of the students at the intermediate/middle school live within half a mile of the school and only about 12% live more than one mile away. While both campuses have roughly the same number of students living within half a mile of their respective school, there are significantly more walkers and bicyclists at the intermediate/middle school. Surveys showed that about 70% of students at the intermediate/middle school walk or bicycle to school while roughly 30% arrive by carpool or family vehicle. These numbers are essentially switched at the elementary school where roughly 34% of students walk or bicycle and 66% arrive by car. The traffic volumes for roads near the schools were obtained from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and are shown in Table 1. In general, traffic volumes are not high, so they don t seem to be a major obstacle to active transportation in the community. Table 1: Average Daily Traffic Volumes (MORPC) Location ADT (year) Grandview Ave (south of Third Ave) 11,659 (2007) First Ave (east of Grandview Ave) 2,989 (2009) First Ave (west of Oakland Ave) 3,087 (2009) Oakland Ave (north of First Ave) 1,163 (2009) 16 TranSystems

18 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 8: Creating Solutions Infrastructure A comprehensive solutions strategy was developed consisting of general countermeasures for each of the 5 E s (Engineering, Encouragement, Education, Enforcement, and Evaluation). In general, the areas surrounding both Grandview Heights school campuses have good infrastructure for walking and bicycling. The Improvement Suggestions being made will help improve upon these existing conditions while providing suggestions for the areas that are lacking in current infrastructure. After improvements are made, a concerted effort on the part of the school and parents will be necessary to encourage more walking and bicycling among students. A time frame has also been identified for each of the proposed countermeasures based on the estimated cost for implementation. The different timeframes are as follows: Short Term Low Cost: $20,000 or below; Medium Term Medium Cost: $20,000 to $150,000; and Long Term High Cost: $150,000 or above. Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Problem: The School Zone signage around Stevenson is rather subtle. Making this signage more visible will help increase drivers awareness that a school is nearby. Proposed Countermeasure: Install overhead flashing School Zone signs that are similar to those in front of the high school campus. These signs should be located along First Avenue and Oxley Road at an appropriate distance to properly alert drivers that they are entering a school zone. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($50,000) Problem: The intersection of Virginia Avenue and First Avenue only has crosswalks across the Virginia legs of the intersection, not across First. However, this is a good location for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross First Avenue as it provides good visibility in all directions. Proposed Countermeasure 1: Paint ladder-style crosswalks across First Avenue at Virginia Avenue. Additionally, the crosswalks across Virginia can be repainted in the ladderstyle to make them more visible. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($1,200) Proposed Countermeasure 2: In order to make drivers more aware of the crosswalk, highly visibly Pedestrian Existing ladder-style crosswalks at First Avenue and Oxley Road 17 TranSystems Existing overhead, flashing School Zone signs in front of the high school

19 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Crossing signs (similar to the ones in front of Edison) can be installed along First Avenue in both approaches to the intersection. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($600 total $300 per sign) Proposed Countermeasure 3: The crosswalk signage on First Avenue could be made even more visible by including flashing lights, similar to the crosswalk signage that is along Northwest Boulevard before the Oxley Road intersection. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($18,000 for 2 sets of flashing beacons) Proposed Countermeasure 4: The crossing of First Avenue could be made even safer by adding bulb-outs (or curb extensions) along First Avenue at the intersection with Virginia Avenue. Bulb-outs extend the sidewalk and curb line into a parking lane on the street. This reduces the width of the street which causes cars to slow down as well as reduces the crossing distance for pedestrians. The bulbouts would still need to be ADA-compliant, so curb ramps would need to be installed at all of the applicable crossings. It should be noted that the cost of the bulb-outs themselves will vary depending on the surrounding infrastructure. Example of bulb-outs in Portland, OR (Source: Flickr.com) Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($48,000 total $40,000 for 2 sets of bulb outs and $8,000 for curb ramps) Problem: There are no crosswalks across First Avenue between Grandview Avenue and the previously mentioned proposed crossing at Virginia Avenue. Additionally, there are only crosswalks across three of the streets that cross First Avenue in this area (Parkway Drive, Virginia Avenue, and Palmer Road). Proposed Countermeasure 1: Paint ladder-style crosswalks parallel to First Avenue at the following intersections: Glendale, Avondale, Hope, and Willard. These corners have existing curb ramps that meet ADA compliance. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($2,400) Proposed Countermeasure 2: Paint ladder-style crosswalks across First Avenue at Hope Avenue. This will provide students with a location to safely cross First Avenue when going to or coming from both school campuses. Highly visibly Pedestrian Crossing signs (similar to the ones in front of Edison) should be installed along First Avenue in both approaches to this intersection. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($1,200 total $600 for crosswalk striping and $600 for 2 signs) Proposed Countermeasure 3: The crosswalk signage on First Avenue could be enhanced by including flashing lights, similar to the crosswalk signage that is along Northwest Boulevard prior to the Oxley Road intersection. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($18,000 for 2 sets of flashing beacons) Proposed Countermeasure 4: The crossing of First Avenue could be made even safer by adding bulb-outs (or curb extensions) along First Avenue at the intersection with Virginia 18 TranSystems

20 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Avenue. The bulb-outs would still need to be ADA-compliant, so curb ramps would need to be installed at all of the applicable crossings. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($48,000 total $40,000 for 2 sets of bulb outs and $8,000 for curb ramps) Problem: There is an existing crosswalk across Oxley Road at Hilo Lane, in front of the elementary school. This crosswalk does have signage on Oxley Road in both directions, but this signage could be made more visible as it is an ideal location for students coming from the residential areas east of Northwest Boulevard to cross. Proposed Countermeasure 1: Make the crosswalk more visible by adding overhead crosswalk signage (like what has been done in front of the high school) at this location. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($2,000) Proposed Countermeasure 2: The crosswalk signage along Oxley Road should be more visible by including flashing lights, similar to the crosswalk signage that is along Northwest Boulevard prior to the Oxley Road intersection. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($18,000 for 2 sets of flashing beacons) Existing pedestrian crossing signage in front of the high school Proposed Countermeasure 3: A raised crosswalk, similar to what is being constructed on Oakland Avenue in front of the intermediate/middle school, can be installed at this location to provide added visibility of pedestrians as well as to help slow drivers in front of the school. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($20,000) Problem: Hilo Lane is a good connector for students coming from the residential areas north and east of Northwest Boulevard to get to school. However, there are no sidewalks along Hilo Lane, so students have to walk in the road with any traffic when taking this route. Additionally, there are not adequate pedestrian crossing facilities at the Northwest and Hilo intersection. Proposed Countermeasure 1: Install 5-foot concrete sidewalks along Hilo Lane for a distance of approximately 600 feet. The sidewalk ideally should be located on the south side of the road so that students only need to use the existing crosswalk at Hilo and Oxley to get to the school. However, there are basketball courts at the park that are close to the road as well as some dedicated on-street parking spaces that the sidewalk will need to fit around. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($24,000) Proposed Countermeasure 2: Paint a ladder-style crosswalk across Hilo Lane on the west side of Northwest Boulevard. Additionally, the crosswalk on the east side can be repainted in the ladder-style to make it more visible. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($600) 19 TranSystems

21 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Proposed Countermeasure 3: Add a crosswalk across Northwest Boulevard at the intersection with Hilo Lane. This crosswalk should be on the south side of the intersection to line up with the proposed sidewalk on the south side of Hilo Lane. Curb ramps will need to be installed on Hilo Lane to make the crosswalk ADA-compliant. Additionally, the crosswalk can be routed through the existing center median in Northwest Boulevard to provide a pedestrian refuge area; this will require ADA-compliant curb ramps on both sides of the median as well. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($8,600 total $600 for crosswalk; $2,000 per curb ramp) Proposed Countermeasure 4: In order to make drivers aware of the crosswalk, Pedestrian Crossing signs with flashing beacons (similar to the crosswalk signage that is at the Northwest Boulevard and Oxley Road intersection) should be installed along Northwest Boulevard in both approaches to the crosswalk. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($18,600 for 2 sets of signs with flashing beacons) Existing flashing crosswalk signage along Northwest Problem: There is a gap in the sidewalk on Bluff Avenue where it curves and turns into Avondale Avenue. Proposed Countermeasure: Install 5-foot concrete sidewalks along Bluff/Avondale Avenues for a distance of approximately 300 feet to fill this gap in the existing sidewalk network. The sidewalk will cross an alley, so ADA-compliant curb ramps will need to be installed at that location; there is already a curb ramp at the corner of Avondale and First that the sidewalk can tie into. The City has looked into filling this gap in the sidewalk and found that there is one property that may require a take outside of the right-of-way, but the owner of this property is in support of adding the sidewalk. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($16,000 total $12,000 for sidewalks and $4,000 for 2 curb ramps) Problem: The intersection of First Avenue and Palmer Road is located across the street from the elementary school and has been noted as an area of concern by school officials. There is not a crosswalk across First Avenue at this intersection; however, there is a crosswalk across Palmer Road. Since the intersection is skewed, this crossing distance is longer than the typical two-lane residential street crossing distance. Additionally, there is a substantial amount of traffic that turns left down Palmer Road from First Avenue after dropping children off at school, which can be dangerous for the children crossing the street near this intersection. Proposed Countermeasure 1: Paint a ladder-style crosswalk across the western leg of First Avenue from the western-most corner of Palmer Road to the school. During the field visit, it was observed that many students are dropped off on the south side of First Avenue, west of Palmer Road, and then dart across the street or jaywalk with their parents. Putting a crosswalk on the west side of Palmer Road will provide a safe location for students who are getting dropped off in this area to cross. Additionally, they will only have this one crossing instead of having to cross Palmer Road as well. Portable Yield to Pedestrians within 20 TranSystems

22 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Crosswalk signs can be placed at the crosswalk for added crossing safety during school hours. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($1,200 total $600 for crosswalk striping and $600 for 2 portable signs) Proposed Countermeasure 2: To prevent the quick left-turns onto Palmer from First Avenue, a pork chop island can be installed on Palmer Road to make access right-in, rightout only. A summary of the traffic impacts that would result from this can be seen in the Other Issues section of this document. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($40,000) Proposed Countermeasure 3: Instead of making the intersection at First Avenue and Palmer Road right-in, right-out access, bulb-outs can be installed along the south side of First Avenue east and west of the intersection with Palmer Road. The crosswalk would then extend from the western bulb out, providing a shorter distance for crossing First Avenue. The bulb-outs would still need to be ADA-compliant, so curb ramps would need to be installed at all of the applicable crossings. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($24,000 total $20,000 for one set of bulb-outs and $4,000 for curb ramps) Problem: There are no bicycle racks at the elementary school as the current administration feels that this may be an unsafe mode of travel for the young students at Stevenson. Proposed Countermeasure: The current routes to Stevenson are rather safe and with the proper education, bicycling to school can be a great option for the elementary students. Therefore, wave-style bicycle racks (like the newer racks at the intermediate/middle school) should be installed at high visibility locations at the school. School officials can monitor their usage and add additional bicycle racks if needed in future to exceed bicyclist demand. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($2,000 total $400 per rack) Edison Intermediate/Grandview Heights Middle School Problem: The intermediate/middle school campus already has a number of bicycle racks in various locations around the building. While two areas have newer bicycle racks, most of the racks are old and should be replaced. Additionally, the bicycle rack on the south side of the building is not in a highly visible area. Proposed Countermeasure: Replace the old bicycle racks around the campus with the same wave-style racks that can be found on the northwest side of the building. When the bicycle rack on the south side of the school is replaced, it can be relocated to an area closer to the doors to make it more visible. Existing U-style bicycle racks in front of Grandview Middle School Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($2,400 total $400 per rack) 21 TranSystems

23 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Problem: The School Zone signage around the intermediate/middle school campus is rather subtle. Making this signage more visible will help increase drivers awareness that a school is nearby. Proposed Countermeasure: Install overhead flashing School Zone signs that are similar to those in front of the high school campus. These signs should be located along First Avenue at an appropriate distance to properly alert drivers that they are entering a school zone (preferably before Broadview and Ashland Avenues). Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Medium Term Medium Cost ($25,000) Problem: The crosswalks along First Avenue between Oakland and Grandview are not visible until a driver is in the crosswalk. This creates an unsafe condition for the children and can be improved. Proposed Countermeasure: Repaint these existing crosswalks to conform to ladder-style so they stand out more to drivers. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($4,800) Problem: Between Cambridge Boulevard and Oakland Avenue (approximately ½ mile) there are no pedestrian crosswalks across First Avenue. Proposed Countermeasure: Paint ladder-style crosswalks parallel to First Avenue at the following intersections: Lincoln, Wyandotte, Glenn, Westwood, Elmwood, and Ashland. This way, students coming from the west and southwest of the campus can safely cross all of the cross streets along First Avenue. Students needing to cross First Avenue can then do so at Oakland where there is an existing pedestrian crossing device. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($7,200) Problem: Improve the safety for pedestrians along First Avenue. Proposed Countermeasure: Bulb-outs can be installed along First Avenue at all of the intersections where there is a crosswalk for pedestrians to cross First Avenue. This would include the intersections at Grandview Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Oakland Avenue, and Cambridge Boulevard. The bulb-outs would still need to be ADA-compliant, so curb ramps would need to be installed at all of the applicable crossings. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Long Term High Cost ($192,000 total $160,000 for 8 sets of bulb-outs and $32,000 for curb ramps) Problem: There is not a safe location for students coming from north of Third Avenue (between Cambridge Boulevard and Glenn Avenue) to cross Third Avenue. Proposed Countermeasure: Paint a ladder-style crosswalk across all four legs of the Third Avenue/Wyandotte Road intersection. While the school district extends to cover part of Glenn Avenue, Wyandotte is the last aligned intersection and would be the most logical location for a crosswalk in this area. Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($1,200) Problem: Some parents indicated in their take-home surveys that they would let their children bike along First Avenue if there was a bike lane along the road. 22 TranSystems

24 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Proposed Countermeasure: The current configuration of First Avenue (one travel and one parking lane in each direction) will not permit an added bike lane in each direction without requiring substantial construction to widen the road. However, shared lane markings or sharrows for bicyclists can be added along First Avenue from Cambridge Boulevard to Northwest Boulevard (for an approximate length of 1.5 miles). These in-road pavement markings will help alert motorists that bicyclists may be sharing the road with them as well as let bicyclists know where they should be positioned when riding in the street. The pavement markings should be placed no more than 250 feet apart. Signage should be installed along First Avenue to further alert motorists of the shared roadway. Non-Infrastructure Example of sharrows and related signage along High Street Time Frame (Estimated Cost): Short Term Low Cost ($15,200 total $12,800 for 64 sharrow pavement markings and $2,400 for signage along First) Education Raise public awareness of safe non-motorized travel to and from school and promote positive prevention measures. Walking Program: A walking program could be established to educate children on safe walking habits. This program should be developed around school curriculum and rewards could be provided for completing the program. School Walk-Smart routes have been produced that establish recommended travel routes in order to encourage walking to school by providing a safe and efficient route to school. School crossing guard locations, crosswalk locations, and existing intersection controls are provided to inform students and parents of area conditions. Walk- Smart route maps will be distributed to each student at each school in order to educate students and parents on the appropriate route to/from their school. Safety Town: The City or School District could coordinate a Safety Town program every year for pre-kindergarten aged children. Through the program, children are taught a number of safety issues including pedestrian, bicycle, and bus safety. Encouraging, or even requiring, students to attend this before they begin kindergarten is a great way to get them to start learning pedestrian and bicycle safety from a young age. Bike Rodeo: A Bike Rodeo is usually a bicycle safety clinic featuring bicycle safety inspections and a short, safety lecture about the rules of the road. This is followed by a ride on a miniature chalk street course set up in a parking lot where young cyclists are shown where and how to apply the rules. Optional activities include helmet fitting, prizes and drawings, and in some cases commercial 23 TranSystems

25 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School activities such as booths set up by bicycle shops. The main focus of a bike rodeo is cycling safety for young cyclists from kindergarten to eighth grade. Rodeos are usually held a week or two after school is out for the summer. They are usually held on a Saturday in a large parking lot where a fairly large chalk course can be laid out with simulated streets, intersections, crosswalks and stop signs. The participants are usually escorted through the course by knowledgeable adult cyclists who point out hazards, safety tips, and explain how to apply the rules of the road that were mentioned in the lecture. This initial lecture is best handled by local Police officers, either assigned or volunteers, who are familiar with bicycle safety issues and who are cyclists themselves. These officers are frequently interested in participating in such events, because they see crashes resulting from uneducated cyclists. The City of Grandview Heights could incorporate a bike rodeo into their Tour de Grandview, possibly as a pre-cursor event to the race. Education & Encouragement Campaign: Have activities throughout the year at both Stevenson and Edison/Grandview Heights Middle to promote and encourage appropriate walking and bicycling behaviors to both students and parents. These events can be held during school hours as well as evening events that parents would be able to attend. Events can include: Walk to School Contests rewarding students who walk to school the most out of a classroom or from the whole school with extra credit or breakfast with a local celebrity. Frequent Walker Cards providing students with rewards from participating local retailers. Golden Sneakers award a prize that goes around the school at a chosen interval (weekly, monthly, etc) to the student or classroom who has walked the most miles or trips; additionally, golden sneakers markers can be used to mark preferred routes to school. Walk/Bike Across America students keep track of the distance they walk or bicycle (figured by mapping the route they take from their house or a drop-off point to the school) and at a certain time each week, the class adds up their collective mileage and map it to see how far they ve walked (teachers can incorporate lessons about the places their class has walked to). Classes can compete to see who has walked the farthest and the winning class can get a prize. Make sure to publicize all events in school newsletters, on the district s website, and even with the local media. There can even be a monthly column in the school newsletters and/or online detailing an SRTS event being held that month or just a key concept related to SRTS. Encouragement Provide safe and effective methods to promote active transportation. Walking School Bus: One way to encourage students to walk to school is by starting a walking school bus. The walking school bus is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults. The walking school bus can also take the form of a bicycle train with adults supervising children riding their bicycles to school. Walking school buses can be started by neighborhood 24 TranSystems

26 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School parents and can grow to accommodate more students as interest grows. Adult supervision ensures a safer walk or bicycle ride to school for students while students benefit from exercise and fun with friends. Some streets in Grandview Heights already have walking school buses. To encourage more streets to participate in walking school buses, programs can be listed with the school where interested parents can sign up to volunteer. For safety precautions, the Grandview Heights Police Department can provide background checks and fingerprint all volunteers. Volunteers are provided with vests that identify them as drivers and utilize walkie-talkies or cell phones so they can coordinate with other volunteers or police officers. The volunteers can either go door to door to pick up children or stand at designated stations. To keep the drivers motivated and involved, they can receive small incentives throughout the year which could include gift certificates or other items donated by local businesses. The volunteers increase the eyes on the street and can quickly identify problem intersections and criminal activity. Walking/Biking days: Schools can establish a day of the week when walking and bicycling to school is especially encouraged and kids can walk to school with adult supervision. For example, every week on Wednesday, orange cones can be set up along the route to increase awareness to motor vehicle drivers that more kids will be walking this day and to highlight the path the students will be walking. Parents can be involved by volunteering to be assigned to a hazard area (street corner, street crossing, or slippery spot) or they can walk with their children to school. This is a great weekly walking event for kids to spend more time with their parents. The Grandview Heights City School District already does a Walk to School Day every year and they can use this event to encourage more walking/biking days throughout the year. Information on Walk to School Day is available at Consider Biking: The City of Grandview Heights and/or the Grandview Heights City School District can utilize the central Ohio organization Consider Biking. They can partner with Consider Biking to publicize events that the city or school district is putting on and can also utilize any education and encouragement resources Consider Biking has organized. Enforcement Prevent unsafe behaviors of drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists while reinforcing active travel behaviors. Enforcement countermeasures would potentially include the following measures: Provide visible presence for enhanced behavior of drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists to deter dangerous activities. This should especially be done in the No Parking zone on First Avenue in front of Stevenson Elementary. Monitor the speeds of vehicles and enforce the speed limits, especially along First Avenue in front of both school campuses. Provide guidance/education to pedestrians and motorists on traffic laws and necessary safety measures. 25 TranSystems

27 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Deploy speed trailers to further assist in the education and enforcement of the speed limits in the vicinity of the schools. Provide classroom education on the rules of the road and safely getting to and from school. Provide information on the Education and Encouragement events on the front page of the school district s website. Develop crossing guard training whose benefits will be twofold: the police will get engaged in pedestrian issues while at the same time educating crossing guards and the general public. Patrolling in winter months to make sure citizens are keeping their sidewalks clear of snow and enforcing fines if they are not complying. The school zone enforcement and education is a countermeasure that is anticipated to be combined with other enforcement, education, engineering, and encouragement strategies that are a part of the overall school travel plan. Evaluation Provide annual evaluation of program effectiveness and improve partnerships between the school district (including the individual schools) and local agencies. Pedestrian/Bicycle Counts: Pedestrian and bicycle counts can be collected yearly through a School Travel Tally Sheet filled out by home room teachers. This process can be used after the proposed countermeasures have been implemented to see how much the number of walkers and bicyclists to school rises. Parent/Teacher Follow-up Surveys: Parent surveys were administered in the spring of 2010 as one of the first steps of the School Travel Plan. To determine the effectiveness of any proposed countermeasure(s), follow-up surveys should be conducted periodically. The results of the surveys can identify which existing programs and/or design require modification to address unmet needs. Specific focus should be placed on the type of measures that will increase a parent s perception of safety so they will allow or encourage their child to walk or bicycle to school. Speed Data and Traffic Infractions: The effectiveness of the proposed infrastructure countermeasures will be evaluated, in part, by the collection of speed data and traffic infractions. Speed counts will be conducted at or near locations where proposed countermeasures have been implemented and possibly where there is previous speed data, if available. Before and after data will be compared to determine possible benefits, such as lower traffic speeds and/or traffic volumes. 26 TranSystems

28 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Other Issues The intersection of First Avenue and Palmer Road is located across the street from Stevenson Elementary School and was noted as an area of concern by school officials and the SRTS team. The intersection is roughly 200 feet west of the Oxley Road/First Avenue intersection. The northbound Palmer Road approach is also skewed and has poor sight distance to the west on First Avenue. Converting the termini of Palmer Road into a Right-in/Right-out at First Avenue would improve the safety from both vehicle and pedestrian standpoints without having a substantial impact to the traffic patterns. It will also eliminate the conflicting lefts turns along First Avenue (between westbound lefts at Palmer Road and eastbound lefts at Oxley Road) within a very short distance. Most of the houses along Palmer Road use the parallel alleys to access garages (with the exception of 6 or 7 houses north of Mulford Road, on the west side of Palmer Road). These alleys provide access to Oxley Road and Mulford Road. If Palmer Road is made a Right-in/Right-out at First Avenue, the westbound left turning vehicles (which may not be many considering Palmer Road south of Mulford Road is one-way northbound) can turn left at Oxley Road or at Virginia Road, which is about 600 feet west of Palmer Road. The northbound left turning traffic can turn on Mulford Road and access First Avenue from either Virginia Avenue or Oxley Road. 27 TranSystems

29 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 9: Improvements Mapping 28 TranSystems

30 NORTHWEST BLVD FIFTH AV OXLEY RD EDGEHILL RD THIRD AV ¾ GRANDVIEW AV!( 3 ¾ ¾!( 3 AVONDALE AV ¾ ¾ HOPE AV ¾ BLUFF AV FIRST AV!(!( 2!(3 3!(!(!( 3!( 1 2!(4 3!( 1!( 3!( 4!(!( 3!( 2 2 V ¾ ¾ IRGINIA AV ¾ PALMER RD ¾ OXLEY RD ¾ ¾ ¾ NORTHWEST BLVD GOODALE BLVD BURR AV GOODALE BLVD DUBLIN RD Stevenson Elementary Proposed Countermeasures Map 1) New Bike Racks 2) New School Warning Flashers 3) Improve Crossing at Intersection 4) Construct Sidewalk Connection ¾ Proposed Shared Bicycle Lane 1/2-Mile Radius Grandview Heights City School District I 1 inch = 725 feet

31 ¾ FIFTH AV ASHLAND AV GRANDVIEW AV CAMBRIDGE BLVD!( 3 ¾!( 3!( 3 ¾ WYANDOTTE RD ¾ FIRST AV!( 3 BLUFF AV ¾!( 3 ¾!( 3 ELMWOOD AV ¾ ASHLAND AV ¾ OAKLAND AV ¾ ¾ FAIRVIEW AV ¾ BROADVIEW AV ¾ GRANDVIEW AV ¾ THIRD AV!( 1!(!(!(!( 1!( 3 3 1!( 2!( 2 3!( 3!( 3!(3 ¾ AVONDALE AV ¾ FIRST AV!( 4 ¾ HOPE AV ¾ BLUFF AV ¾ GOODALE BLVD GOODALE BLVD DUBLIN RD Edison Intermediate & Grandview Heights Middle Proposed Countermeasures Map 1) New Bike Racks 2) New School Warning Flashers 3) Improve Crosswalks 4) Construct Sidewalk Connection Proposed Shared Bicycle Lane 1/2-Mile Radius Grandview Heights City School District I 1 inch = 725 feet

32 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Section 10: Action Plan 29 TranSystems

33 Engineering Action Plan Rank Strategy Type Strategy Detail Time Frame Responsible Party Status Percent of Estimated Possible Funding Students Cost Source Affected Engineering Overhead flashing "School Zone" signs along First Ave and Oxley Rd Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $50,000 SRTS 49% Engineering Overhead flashing "School Zone" Oxley Rd at Hilo Ln Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $18,000 SRTS 41% 1 Engineering Bike racks at Stevenson Elementary Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $2,000 SRTS 39% Engineering Bike racks at Edison Intermediate Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $2,400 SRTS 61% Engineering Raised crosswalk across Oxley Rd at Hilo Ln on the south side of the intersection Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $20,000 SRTS 41% $92, Engineering Bulb-outs along south side of First and Palmer Ave east and west of the intersection Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $24,000 SRTS 49% Engineering Re-paint ladder-style crosswalks along First Ave between Oakland and Grandview Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $4,800 SRTS 46% $28,800 Engineering Paint ladder-style crosswallks across First Ave at Vigrinia Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $1,200 SRTS 22% Engineering Pedstrian Crossing signs along First Ave and Virgina Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $600 SRTS 22% Engineering Ladder-style crosswalks parallel to First Ave at Glendale, Avondale, Hope, and Williard Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $2,400 SRTS 50% Engineering Ladder-style crosswalks across First Ave at Hope Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $1,200 SRTS 27% $5,400 Engineering Flashing beacons at First Ave and Virginia Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $18,000 SRTS 22% Engineering Bulb-outs along First Ave at Virginia Ave Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $48,000 SRTS 22% Engineering Flashing beacons at First Ave and Hope Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $18,000 SRTS 27% $84,000 Engineering Concrete sidewalks along Bluff/Avondale Ave Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $16,000 SRTS 10% Engineering Ladder-style crosswalks on all four legs of intersection of Third Ave and Wyandotte Rd Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $1,200 SRTS 7% $17,200 Engineering 64 Sharrow pavement markings on First Ave between Cambridge Blvd and Northwest Blvd Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $12,800 SRTS 81% Engineering Share the road signs along First Ave between Cambridge Blvd and Northwest Blvd Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $2,400 SRTS 81% $15,200 Engineering Concrete sidewalks along Hilo Ln between Oxley Rd and Northwest Blvd Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $24,000 SRTS 3% Engineering Ladder-sytle crosswalk across Hilo Ln on the west side of Northwest Blvd, repaint east side Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $600 SRTS 3% Engineering ladder-style crosswalk across Northwest Blvd at Hilo Ln on South Side Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $8,600 SRTS 3% Engineering Pedestrian crossing signs with flashing beacons along Northwest Blvd in both approaches Short Term City of Grandview Heights Planning Stages $18,600 SRTS 3% $51,800

34 Non-Engineering Action Plan Strategy Type Strategy Detail Percent of Time Estimated Possible Funding Responsible Party Status Students Frame Cost Source Affected Education Walking Program Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Education Safety Town Grandview Heights School District, City of Grandview Heights, and/or Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Medium Cost SRTS 100% Education Bike Rodeo Grandview Heights School District, City of Grandview Heights, and/or Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Education & Walk to school contests Encouragement Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Education & Frequent walker cards Encouragement Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Education & Golden sneakers award Encouragement Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Education & Walk/bike across America Encouragement Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Education & Publicity newsletter, website, local media Encouragement Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Encouragement Walking school bus Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Encouragement Walking/Biking days Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Encouragement Consider Biking Help Short Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Visible presence Short Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Monitor speeds Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Education/guidance to pedestrians and motorists Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Speed trailors Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Medium Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Rules of the road education in classroom Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police, Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Education and encouragement events Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police, Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Crossing guard training Medium Term City of Grandview Heights Police, Ohio Department of Transportation Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Enforcement Safe Routes Coordinator Long Term Grandview Heights School District, City of Grandview Heights, and/or City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Medium Cost SRTS 100% Evaluation Pedestrian/Bicycle counts Long Term City of Grandview Heights Police, Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Evaluation Parent/Teacher follow-up surverys Long Term Grandview Heights School District Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100% Evaluation Speed data and traffic infractions Long Term City of Grandview Heights Police Planning Stages Low Cost SRTS 100%

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40 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Parent Survey Summaries from the National Center for Safe Routes to School 32 TranSystems

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42 Parent Survey Summary Program Name: Grandview SRTS Month and Year collected: May 2010 School Name: Stevensen Elementary Set ID: 3869 Date Report Generated: 09/08/2010 Reported Enrollment: 400 Number of Questionnaires Distributed: 400 Number of Questionnaires Analyzed for Report: 157 This report contains information from parents about their children's trip to and from school. The report also reflects parents' perceptions regarding whether walking and bicycling to school is appropriate for their child. The data used in this report were collected using the Survey about Walking and Biking to School for Parents form from the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Sex of children for parents that provided information Page 1 of 14

43 Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade in School Responses per grade Number Percent Kindergarten 31 20% % % % No response: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 14

44 Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school Distance between home and school Number of children Percent Less than 1/4 mile 52 35% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 34 23% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 33 22% 1 mile up to 2 miles 29 19% More than 2 miles 2 1% Don't know or No response: 7 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 14

45 Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school Time of Trip Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Morning % 1% 0% 61% 3% 0% 0% Afternoon % 0.7% 0.7% 62% 5% 0% 0% No Response Morning: 5 No Response Afternoon: 8 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 4 of 14

46 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school Page 5 of 14

47 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school School Arrival Distance Number within Distance Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Less than 1/4 mile 49 67% 0% 0% 31% 2% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 34 35% 3% 0% 59% 3% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 32 16% 3% 0% 78% 3% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 29 0% 0% 0% 93% 7% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 11 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. School Departure Distance Number within Distance Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Less than 1/4 mile 48 67% 0% 2% 29% 2% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 32 34% 3% 0% 56% 6% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 33 6% 0% 0% 88% 6% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 29 0% 0% 0% 97% 3% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 2 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 13 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 6 of 14

48 Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school Asked Permission? Number of Children Less than 1/4 mile 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 1 mile up to 2 miles More than 2 miles Yes 91 34% 26% 20% 20% 0% No 59 36% 17% 25% 19% 3% Don't know or No response: 7 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 7 of 14

49 Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school Issue Child does not walk/bike to school Child walks/bikes to school Distance 0 77% Convenience of Driving 0 10% Time 0 43% Child's Participation in After School Programs 0 13% Speed of Traffic Along Route 0 30% Weather or climate 0 50% Adults to Bike/Walk With 0 43% Sidewalks or Pathways 0 57% Safety of Intersections and Crossings 0 70% Crossing Guards 0 57% Violence or Crime 0 20% Amount of Traffic Along Route 0 27% Number of Respondents per Category 0 30 No response: 127 Note: Factors are listed from most to least influential for the 'Child does not walk/bike to school' group. The calculation used to determine the percentage for each issue is based on the 'Number of Respondents per Category' within the respective columns (Child does not walk/bike to school and Child walks/bikes to school.) If comparing percentages between the two columns, please pay particular attention to each column's number of respondents because the two numbers can differ dramatically. Page 8 of 14

50 Parents' opinions about how much their child's school encourages or discourages walking and biking to/from school Parents' opinions about how much fun walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 9 of 14

51 Parents' opinions about how healthy walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 10 of 14

52 Comments Section SurveyID Comment QUESTION #10 - LIVE OUT OF DISTRICT I MOSTLY WORRY ABUOT THE PARENTS THAT CAN'T DRIVE WORTH A THEN LET THEIR CHILDREN OUR IN THE STREET AND HAVE THEM CROSS OUTSIDE THE CROSSWALK OUR STREET COORDINATES A "WALKING" SCHOOL BUS. FAMILIES ON OUR STREET WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE ONE PARENT EACH WEEKDAY WALK THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. IT'S A GREAT SOLUTION. WE LOVE THE IDEA OF KIDS WALKING TO/FROM SCHOOL AND A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THAT WE ARE TOO CLOSE TO RIDE OUR BIKES. I WILL MOST LIKELY ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO RIDE HER BIKE WHEN SHE MOVES TO THE OTHER BUILDINGS IN 4TH GRADE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WALKING & BIKING - THE SCHOOL DOES NOT ENCOURAGE BIKING - IT DOES ENCOURAGE WALKING. NONE OF THE ISSUES I MARKED CAN REALLY BE CHANGED MY OLDER CHILDREN BOTH WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL AT EDISON. I WALK WITH MY 1ST GRADER IN GOOD WEATHER. DO NOT BIKE DUE TO LACK OF BIKE RACKS! CROSSING GRANDVIEW AVENUE WILL BE A CONCERN WHEN MY CHILD BEGINS ATTENDING 4TH GRADE AT EDISON. ALSO A STRETCH OF CURVED ROAD WITH NO SIDEWALKS WHEN BLUFF TURNS INTO AVONDALE I AM HYPER VIGILENT WHEN IT COMES TO STRANGERS I AM PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER PROTECTIVE IN THIS AREA/I LET MY SON WALK WITH FRIENDS IN 4TH GRADE I BELIEVE MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL NEEDS MORE PARKING FOR BICYCLES BECAUSE I DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF ON MY WAY TO WORK AND PICK HER UP ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK SHE RIDES IN THE CAR. WHEN SHE IS OLD ENOUGH SHE WILL WALK OR BIKE MY CHILD LOVES TO RIDE HER BIKE TO SCHOOL. MORE BIKE RACKS WOULD BE HELPFUL. BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED OF TRAFFIC ALONG ROUTE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL! MORE CROSSING GUARDS AS WELL REGARDING QUESTION #9 I WOULD ACCOMPANY MY CHILDREN SAFELY ACROSS 1ST AVE THEN LET THEM WALK DOWN THE HILL ON THEIR OWN BY 3RD GRADE IF THEY ASKED PERMISSION TO WALK THEMSELVES I WOULD BIKE WITH MY CHILD TO AND FROM SCHOOL BUT HER SCHOOL DOES NOT PERMIT BIKES AT SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL DAY TIME FACTOR IS BIGGEST ISSUE W/WALKING ONE MILE TO SCHOOL AND GETTING THERE ON TIME AND TO WORK ON TIME. BIKING - WHEN KINDERGARTENER IS OLDER - YRS VIOLENCE & CRIME IS THE MAJOR CONCERN. THERE HAVE BEEN CASES IN WHICH STUDENTS WERE APPROACHED BY DRIVERS I AM NOT WHAT AGE A CHILD CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THIS WE LOVE GRANDVIEW SCHOOLS BUT WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE THAT OUR CHILDREN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY VERSUS WONDER IF THEY MADE IT TO SCHOOL OR NOT TIME IS THE OVERRIDING ISSUE. WE ARE ALWAYS RUSHED IN THE MORNING AS IS. THERE IS AN 5X DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVING & WALKING (~5 vs ~25). I DO PLAN TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER WALK TO MIDDLE SCHOOL THOUGH WHICH IS CLOSER NEXT YEAR MY CHILD WILL BE FARTHER FROM HER SCHOOL. I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE HER TO WALK WITH FRIENDS. RIGHT NOW SHE IS SCARED TO WALK ALONE W/O ME. SHE IS AFRAID TO CROSS STREETS ALONE NO BIKE RACKS AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL SO BIKING IS NOT REALLY AN OPTION. IF BIKE RACKS WERE AVAILABLE I THINK MORE CHILDREN WOULD & SHOULD BIKE TO SCHOOL WITH AN ADULT FOR GRADES K MY CHILD WALKS EVERYDAY - I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS ON CERTAIN SIDES OF THE STREET. Page 11 of 14

53 IN SUMMER HER FATHER OR 1 WALK WITH HER TO SCHOOL BUT WE PREFER TO DRIVE HER WHEN NEEDED WE NEED BIKE RACKS AT STEPHENSON SO THE KIDS CAN RIDE TO & FROM WORK WITH THEIR PARENTS OUR CHILD WAS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME I WORK SO I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WALK MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE FOR HER TO WALK ALONE TOO FAR TOO FAR FOR YOUNG CHILD... 4TH GRADE SCHOOL IS MUCH CLOSER #11 IS MISLEADING - THE ITEMS ON THE L SIDE ARE NOT NECESSARILY PROBLEMS ALLOWING YOUR CHILD TO RIDE OR WALK HOME SHOULD BE BASED ON THE CHILDS MATURITY TO DO SO MY OLDER CHILD WALKS TO SCHOOL. HIS SCHOOL IS CLOSER. I AM CONSIDERING WALKING MY 1ST GRADER SOME OF THE TIME. HAVING A PRESCHOOLER ALSO AFFECTS THE SITUATION. QUESTION #9 - AT THIS TIME B/C HE HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION. QUESTION #13 - FUN OR TOUGH DEPENDING ON DAY'S CONDITIONS MY KIDS BOTH GO TO STEVENSON. WE WOULD LIKE TO BIKE RIDE TO STEVENSON AND LOCK UP OUR BIKES AT PIERCE FIELD. COULD THIS BE PERMITTED? QUESTION #8 - WITH A PARENT ONLY. QUESTION #9 - BUT STILL WITH ANOTHER CHILD. QUESTION #11 - WITH AN ADULT OUR SON WALKS & RIDES HIS BIKE W/ME TO SCHOOL. WE WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO GO ALONE UNTIL HE'S IN 6TH GRADE BECAUSE WE FEEL HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH & IT'S NOT SAFE POSSIBLY CONSIDER MAKING THE BLOCK IN FRONT OF RLS ONE WAY (AT LEAST DURING PICK-UP/DROP-OFF TIMES) * RIGHT NOW I WALK WITH MY KIDS (K & PK) HAVING CROSSING GRANDVIEW & 1ST & BY THE H.S./MIDDLE SCHOOL HELPS ME FEEL SAFE SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE THERE TO HELP MY KIDS CROSS THOSE BUSY INTERSECTIONS. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WALKS HELPS TOO THEY CAN EVENTUALLY FOLLOW THE HERD! WE WALK AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. RIDING BIKE DOWN THE HILL W/ OTHERS ON SIDEWALK WOULD NOT BE SAFE. I DO NOT THINK STEVENSON KIDS SHOULD RIDE BIKES TO SCHOOL MY SECOND GRADER WALKS TO SCHOOL BUT WITH A PARENT. MY SIXTH GRADER WALKS TO SCHOOL WITH A FRIEND. EVEN IF SPEED TRAFFIC/INTERSECTIONS CHANGED I STILL WOULD NOT ALLOW A 2ND GRADER TO WALK ALONE IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE DIDICATION OF THE ADULT CROSSING GUARDS I WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT LET MY CHILD WALK HOME FROM SCHOOL. IT'S BECAUSE OF THERE CARE AND CONCERN FOR ALL THAT GRANDVIEW IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN QUESTION #6 - SPRING/FALL/SUMMER - WALK WINTER (DRIVE) WE WALKED & RODE BIKES IN THE FALL. THE TIME CHANGE AND WINTER DARKNESS AFFECTS SLEEP FOR KINDERGARTENERS SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BIKE/WALK & GET ENOUGH SLEEP. A SLIGHTLY LATER START TIME WOULD HELP. WE WANT TO WALK & BIKE MORE CHILD IS NOT ALLOWED TO BRING BIKE TO SCHOOL OUR SCHOOL DISCOURAGED BIKING TO/FROM SCHOOL BUT IT WOULD BE FINE WITH ME IF WE HAD A BIKE LANE DOWN 1ST AVE FROM THE ELEMENTARY TO THE GRADE SCHOOL WE MAINLY DRIVE B/C WE DROP OFF/PICK UP THE KIDS OR THE WAY TO/FROM WORK. WHEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO WORK WE ALWAYS WALK THE KIDS TO/FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE WE BOTH WORK. WE HAVE TO LEAVE BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS. OUR CHILDREN ATTEND CHILD CARE BECAUE OF THIS. WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THEM LEAVING AND RETURNING THEMSELVES TO AN EMPTY HOUSE WE WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL (CHILD & ADULT) ON ALL DAYS WHEN PARENT AVAILABLE AND WEATHER COOPERATES. AS A 4TH GRADER NEXT YEAR HE WILL WALK TO/FROM SCHOOL MOST DAYS W/O ADULT AS SCHOOL IS LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM HOME THEN. Page 12 of 14

54 I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO RIDE BIKES WITH MY CHILDREN TO STEVENSON & HAVE A PLACE TO HAVE & LOCK THEM AT SCHOOL. I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T WANT K-3 KIDS RIDING ALONE BUT IF A PARENT RODE WITH THEM & YOU COULD ONLY USE BIKE PARKING WITH A PARENT... WE WOULD DO THIS ALMOST EVERY DAY MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS SAFETY. I WORRY ABOUT TRAFFIC AND CARELESS/NEGLIGENT/RECKLESS DRIVERS AND I WORRY ABOUT MONSTERS WHO PREY ON CHILDREN. AND GRANDVIEW UNFORTUNATLEY HAS AHD ITS SHARE OF THE LATTER WE TRY TO WALK ONCE A WEEK WEATHER AND TIME PERMITTING. WHEN HE GOES TO EDISON WE WILL ALLOW HIM TO WALK. (4TH GRADE) WALKING OR BIKING TO SCHOOL IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FULL TIME & DROP THE KIDS OFF ON THE WAY TO WORK IT IS UNCLEAR IF SOME QUESTIONS ARE ASKING ABOUT OUR CHILD WALKING TO SCHOOL BY HERSELF OR WITH A PARENT IT IS VERY HEALTHY WALKING TO SCHOOL RLS DOESN'T PROVIDE BIKE RACKS. I WOULD CONSIDER BIKING WITH MY CHILD BUT THERE IS NO PLACE TO LEAVE HER BIKE. MY CHILDREN WILL BIKE/WALK MORE WHEN THEY ARE AT EDISON B/C IT IS CLOSER MULFORD RD NEAR GRANDVIEW AVE HAS A WALKING SCHOOL BUS. WE PARENTS TRADE OFF WALKING TO SCHOOL & EACH PICKS UP THEIR OWN QUESTION #10 - NEEDS PARKING/FIRST SPLIT QUESTION #12 - DISCOURAGES BIKING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS AS AN OPTION MY CHILD HAS DISABILITIES THAT MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR HER TO WALK/RIDE TO SCHOOL W/O PROPER SUPERVISION VIOLENCE OR CRIME - I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE BUT MORE THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF ALLOWING A YOUNG CHILD TO BE UNSUPERVISED WHETHER THEY ARE WALKING OR BIKING #10 & 9 MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS MY SON'S AGE AND HIS ABILITY TO KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG WHILE WALKING OR RIDING. I'M NOT SURE HE UNDERSTANDS STRANGER-DANGER THAT HE NEEDS TO GET TO SCHOOL AND DO SO ON TIME: COME HOME: CROSS SAFELY: ETC. IT IS AN AGE QUESTION BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT AGE WILL BE APPROPRIATE WILL WALK NEXT YEAR - CLOSER SCHOOL WALKING AND BIKING ARE 2 TOTALLY DIFFERENT SAFETY ISSUES AND IT'S HARD TO "RATE" THEM TOGETHER AS INQTN 10 & QUESTION #9 - WE LIVE ONE BLOCK FROM SCHOOL WALKING TO SCHOOL WILL NOT WORK FOR US AS I LEAVE FOR WORK AFTER DROPPING THE KIDS OFF. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WALK TO SCHOOL WALK BACK HOME THEN DRIVE TO WORK I WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL WITH MY SECOND GRADER MOST DAYS DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND TIME. I HAVE ALLOWED MY 2 OLDER CHILDREN TO WALK ALONE IN 4TH GRADE DUE TO MY SCHOOL SCHEDULE DRIVING IS MOST CONVENIENT. WE DO SOMETIMES WALK ON MONDAYS! PLEASE MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR VEHICLES TO TURN OFF IDLING ENGINES AT DROP OFF AND PICK UP! THIS IS UNNECESSARY POLLUTION!! WALKING DISTANCE TO RLS = 1 MILE. WE WALK WITH ADULT. AT SOME POINT WE WERE TOLD NO BIKING TO RLS - NO BIKE RACKS & TOO CONGESTED (CAR & FOOT TRAFFIC). SOMETIMES WORRY ABOUT CARS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS DISORDER AT MIDDLE SCHOOL 1ST AVE ENTRANCE OR ALLY'S ALONG THE WAY. MOST KIDS WALK/BIKE DOWN 1ST AVE MY SON WILL BE GONIG TO A FARTHER AWAY SCHOOL NEXT YEAR AND HAVING A "SAFE PATH" WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT AND BENNEFICIAL THE TEACHERS AT RLS SHOULD HAVE ASSIGNED SPOTS TO STOP PARENTS TAKING THEM ON THE PARKWAY LOT. TOO MANY PARENTS RUSH & DOUBLE PARK I MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND IF MAJOR/BUSY INTERSECTIONS WERE INVOLVED OR IF THERE WERE NO SIDEWALKS. Page 13 of 14

55 I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT WITH THIS INITIATIVE CARS GO VERY FAST UP AND DOWN FIRST AVE. GRANDVIEW POLICE SIT AT RLS WAITING FOR AN INCORRECT TURN OR PARKING. POLICE NEED TO WATCH SPEEDERS (PARENTS & HIGH SCHOOL) WHO GO OVER 25MPH LIMIT. WORRIED ABOUT THAT MOST IN REGARDS TO BIKING/WALKING TO SCHOOL DISTANCE IS TOO FAR BUT SHE WILL WALK FROM THE 4TH GRADE ON NICE DAYS I WANT TO WALK BUT MY CHILD DOESN'T - SAYS HE'S TOO TIRED WE LIVE VERY CLOSE TO RLS BUT GO WELL OUT OF THE WAY TO THE NEAREST CROSSWALK ACROSS NORTHWEST BLVD AT OXLEY. WE WALK IN ANY WEATHER WE EVEN WALKED THROUGH ALL OF THE WINTER SNOW. I APPRECIATE THAT GRANDVIEW IS A GOOD "WALKING" TOWN OUR SON DOES NOT LIKE TO RIDE A BIKE AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ORGANIZED ENOUGH FOR ME TO WALK THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HOWEVER BOTH CHILDREN WILL WALK WHEN THEY REACH 4TH GRADE SINCE THEY CAN EASILY WALK IT WITHIN 15 MINUTES AND I CAN TRUST THEM TO DO IT WITH FRIENDS. Page 14 of 14

56 Edison Intermediate School

57 Parent Survey Summary Program Name: Grandview SRTS Month and Year collected: May 2010 School Name: Edison Intermediate Set ID: 3870 Date Report Generated: 09/08/2010 Reported Enrollment: 200 Number of Questionnaires Distributed: 200 Number of Questionnaires Analyzed for Report: 49 This report contains information from parents about their children's trip to and from school. The report also reflects parents' perceptions regarding whether walking and bicycling to school is appropriate for their child. The data used in this report were collected using the Survey about Walking and Biking to School for Parents form from the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Sex of children for parents that provided information Page 1 of 11

58 Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade in School Responses per grade Number Percent % % No response: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 11

59 Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school Distance between home and school Number of children Percent Less than 1/4 mile 9 19% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 14 29% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 20 42% 1 mile up to 2 miles 5 10% More than 2 miles 0 0% Don't know or No response: 1 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 11

60 Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school Time of Trip Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Morning 46 61% 4% 0% 33% 2% 0% 0% Afternoon 48 69% 4% 0% 25% 2% 0% 0% No Response Morning: 3 No Response Afternoon: 1 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 4 of 11

61 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school Page 5 of 11

62 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school School Arrival Distance Number within Distance Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Less than 1/4 mile 8 75% 13% 0% 13% 0% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 13 69% 8% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 19 53% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 5 40% 0% 0% 40% 20% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 4 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. School Departure Distance Number within Distance Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Less than 1/4 mile 9 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 14 71% 7% 0% 21% 0% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 19 68% 0% 0% 32% 0% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 5 40% 0% 0% 40% 20% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 2 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 6 of 11

63 Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school Asked Permission? Number of Children Less than 1/4 mile 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 1 mile up to 2 miles More than 2 miles Yes 43 16% 30% 44% 9% 0% No 4 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% Don't know or No response: 2 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 7 of 11

64 Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school Issue Child does not walk/bike to school Child walks/bikes to school Distance 0 70% Convenience of Driving 0 5% Time 0 30% Child's Participation in After School Programs 0 0% Speed of Traffic Along Route 0 35% Weather or climate 0 45% Adults to Bike/Walk With 0 10% Sidewalks or Pathways 0 85% Safety of Intersections and Crossings 0 65% Crossing Guards 0 40% Violence or Crime 0 20% Amount of Traffic Along Route 0 35% Number of Respondents per Category 0 20 No response: 29 Note: Factors are listed from most to least influential for the 'Child does not walk/bike to school' group. The calculation used to determine the percentage for each issue is based on the 'Number of Respondents per Category' within the respective columns (Child does not walk/bike to school and Child walks/bikes to school.) If comparing percentages between the two columns, please pay particular attention to each column's number of respondents because the two numbers can differ dramatically. Page 8 of 11

65 Parents' opinions about how much their child's school encourages or discourages walking and biking to/from school Parents' opinions about how much fun walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 9 of 11

66 Parents' opinions about how healthy walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 10 of 11

67 Comments Section SurveyID Comment I LET MY DAUGHTER RIDE HER BIKE ON NICE DAYS - BY HERSELF. I WON'T LET HER WALK ALONE. WE WALK ON MANY NICE DAYS TO & FROM SCHOOL. BUT MOSTLY - WE DRIVE PRIMARY ISSUES ARE TIME & WEATHER. MY KIDS ENJOY WALKING & BIKING. SCHOOL IS CONVIENTLY IN MIDDLE OF TOWN I'M TERRIFIED OF ALL THE PEDOPHILES OUT THERE ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW OLD KIDS ARE THEY'RE ALWAYS TARGETS BIGGEST CONCERN IS TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR PEDESTIANS AND THEY DRIVE ACROSS THE WALKWAY MY SON ONLY HAS TO CROSS OAKLAND. I'M GLAD IT'S ONE-WAY AND THAT THERE IS A CROSSWALK WEATHER CONDITIONS IN WINTER/ICE ARE BAD ALOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT SHOVEL AND KIDS WALK IN STREET AND THATS DANGEROUS AND THEY NEVER CLOSE SCHOOLS MY 4TH GRADER CAN'T COMPREHEND "REALITY" OF TRAFFIC ISSUES. HE IS A "BOLTER" AND REALLY NEEDS TO BE MONITORED. LOVE HIM MY OLDEST CURRENTLY WALKS TO SCHOOL AND PICKS UP HIS YOUNGER SISTER WHEN WALKING HOME. SHE WALKS IN ON A "WALKING SCHOOL BUS". FAMILIES ON OUR STREET HAVE ONE PARENT WALK ALL THE KIDS IN EACH DAY. WORKS OUR WELL. WE MOVED HOPE BECAUSE WE LIKE THE IDEA OF A WALKING COMMUNITY FAMILY RULE IS WALK WITH FRIEND(S) TO & FROM IS SAFEST STARTING WITH GR 4. IF NEED TO WALK ALONE REMEMBER STRANGER RULES LOOK BOTH WAYS ETC NEEDS TO BE MUCH MORE BIKE FRIENDLY NEED A BIKE LANE OR BIKE LINE DOWN ST MY CHILD LIKED WALKING TO STEVENSON (1 MI) AND TO EDISON. IT'S GOOD EXERCISE SOME KIDS WANT TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. Page 11 of 11

68 Grandview Heights Middle School

69 Parent Survey Summary Program Name: Grandview SRTS Month and Year collected: May 2010 School Name: Grandview Middle School Set ID: 4075 Date Report Generated: 09/08/2010 Reported Enrollment: 300 Number of Questionnaires Distributed: 300 Number of Questionnaires Analyzed for Report: 45 This report contains information from parents about their children's trip to and from school. The report also reflects parents' perceptions regarding whether walking and bicycling to school is appropriate for their child. The data used in this report were collected using the Survey about Walking and Biking to School for Parents form from the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Sex of children for parents that provided information Page 1 of 11

70 Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade in School Responses per grade Number Percent % % No response: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 11

71 Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school Distance between home and school Number of children Percent Less than 1/4 mile 10 22% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 13 29% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 15 33% 1 mile up to 2 miles 6 13% More than 2 miles 1 2% Don't know or No response: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 11

72 Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school Time of Trip Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Morning 42 60% 0% 0% 36% 5% 0% 0% Afternoon 39 82% 0% 0% 13% 5% 0% 0% No Response Morning: 3 No Response Afternoon: 6 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 4 of 11

73 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school Page 5 of 11

74 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school School Arrival Distance Number within Distance Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Less than 1/4 mile 10 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 12 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 13 54% 0% 0% 38% 8% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 6 17% 0% 0% 67% 17% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 3 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. School Departure Distance Number within Distance Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Less than 1/4 mile 9 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 11 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 13 85% 0% 0% 8% 8% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 5 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 6 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 6 of 11

75 Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school Asked Permission? Number of Children Less than 1/4 mile 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 1 mile up to 2 miles More than 2 miles Yes 34 18% 26% 41% 15% 0% No 8 50% 25% 0% 13% 13% Don't know or No response: 3 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 7 of 11

76 Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school Issue Child does not walk/bike to school Child walks/bikes to school Distance 0 78% Convenience of Driving 0 17% Time 0 61% Child's Participation in After School Programs 0 30% Speed of Traffic Along Route 0 39% Weather or climate 0 57% Adults to Bike/Walk With 0 22% Sidewalks or Pathways 0 70% Safety of Intersections and Crossings 0 65% Crossing Guards 0 30% Violence or Crime 0 26% Amount of Traffic Along Route 0 35% Number of Respondents per Category 0 23 No response: 22 Note: Factors are listed from most to least influential for the 'Child does not walk/bike to school' group. The calculation used to determine the percentage for each issue is based on the 'Number of Respondents per Category' within the respective columns (Child does not walk/bike to school and Child walks/bikes to school.) If comparing percentages between the two columns, please pay particular attention to each column's number of respondents because the two numbers can differ dramatically. Page 8 of 11

77 Parents' opinions about how much their child's school encourages or discourages walking and biking to/from school Parents' opinions about how much fun walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 9 of 11

78 Parents' opinions about how healthy walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 10 of 11

79 Comments Section SurveyID Comment MY CHILD IS VERY RESPONSIBLE. I TRUST HER TO GET HOME FROM SCHOOL. I DRIVE HER BECAUSE I DROP OFF 3 OTHER YOUNGER KIDS IN THE MORNING - JUST EASIER PLEASE MAKE IT MANDATORY TO TURN OFF IDLING ENGINES OF VEHICLES DROPPING OFF & PICKING UP CHILDREN! THIS IS UNNECESSARY POLLUCTION! DAUGHTER ALMOST GOT HIT BY A PICK UP TRUCK TURNING RIGHT FROM FIRST ONTO GRANDVIEW WHILE SHE HAD THE "WALK" LIGHT NO COMMENT NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE ISSUES TO PREVENT BIKING/WALKING BUT THEY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TO ME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEED SAFER BIKE ROUTES TO/FROM SCHOOL & MORE POLICE FOR THE BIKE RIDERS QUESTION #10 - NOT ENOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT BIKES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY CHILD TO WALK TO SCHOOL ON DAYS AFTER SNOW STORMS WHEN PEOPLE HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO CLEAR THEIR SIDEWALKS. IT WOULDN'T HURT TO CONSIDER USING SNOW DAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS QUESTION #10 - INCONVENIENCE OF DRIVING WE LIVE VERY CLOSE TO EDISON NO PROBLEM FOR TIME TO WALK! Page 11 of 11

80 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Student Travel Tally Survey Summaries from the National Center for Safe Routes to School 33 TranSystems

81 Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary

82 Tally Report Program Name: Grandview SRTS Month and Year Collected: January 2011 School Name: Stevensen Elementary Set ID: 6048 School Enrollment: 0 Date Report Generated: 03/14/2011 Enrollment within Grades Targeted by SRTS Program: Number of Classrooms in School: 17 Number of Classrooms Included in Report: 17 Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Morning % 0% 0% 78% 0% 0% 0.1% Afternoon % 0% 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 1 of 3

83 Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison by Day Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison by Day Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Tuesday AM % 0% 0% 79% 0% 0% 0% Tuesday PM % 0% 0% 79% 0% 0% 0% Wednesday AM % 0% 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% Wednesday PM % 0% 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% Thursday AM % 0% 0% 76% 0% 0% 0.3% Thursday PM % 0% 0% 77% 0% 0% 0% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 3

84 Travel Mode by Weather Conditions Travel Mode by Weather Condition Weather Condition Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Sunny 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Rainy 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Overcast % 0% 0% 78% 0% 0% 0.1% Snow 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 3

85 Edison Intermediate School

86 Tally Report Program Name: Grandview SRTS Month and Year Collected: January 2011 School Name: Edison Intermediate Set ID: 6053 School Enrollment: 260 Date Report Generated: 03/14/2011 Enrollment within Grades Targeted by SRTS Program: 260 Number of Classrooms Included in Report: 11 Number of Classrooms in School: 11 Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Morning % 0.2% 0% 54% 0% 0% 11% Afternoon % 0.2% 0% 37% 0% 0% 8% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 1 of 3

87 Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison by Day Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison by Day Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Tuesday AM % 0.5% 0% 54% 0% 0% 10% Tuesday PM % 0.6% 0% 34% 0% 0% 11% Wednesday AM % 0% 0% 56% 0% 0% 12% Wednesday PM % 0% 0% 36% 0% 0% 10% Thursday AM % 0% 0% 53% 0% 0% 11% Thursday PM % 0% 0% 42% 0% 0% 4% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 3

88 Travel Mode by Weather Conditions Travel Mode by Weather Condition Weather Condition Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Sunny 36 56% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% 11% Rainy 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Overcast % 0.3% 0% 42% 0% 0% 9% Snow 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 3

89 Grandview Heights Middle School

90 Tally Report Program Name: Grandview SRTS Month and Year Collected: January 2011 School Name: Grandview Middle School Set ID: 6068 School Enrollment: 172 Date Report Generated: 03/14/2011 Enrollment within Grades Targeted by SRTS Program: 172 Number of Classrooms Included in Report: 11 Number of Classrooms in School: 8 Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Morning % 1% 0% 53% 0% 0.9% 3% Afternoon % 1% 0.6% 23% 0% 0.6% 7% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 1 of 3

91 Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison by Day Morning and Afternoon Travel Mode Comparison by Day Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Tuesday AM % 0.6% 0% 54% 0% 1% 2% Tuesday PM % 0.7% 0% 24% 0% 0.7% 10% Wednesday AM % 1% 0% 52% 0% 0.7% 3% Wednesday PM % 0.9% 0% 16% 0% 0.5% 7% Thursday AM % 2% 0% 52% 0% 0.7% 3% Thursday PM % 2% 2% 32% 0% 0.6% 4% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 3

92 Travel Mode by Weather Conditions Travel Mode by Weather Condition Weather Condition Number of Trips Walk Bike School Bus Family Vehicle Carpool Transit Other Sunny 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Rainy 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Overcast % 2% 0.4% 36% 0% 1.0% 5% Snow 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 3

93 Grandview Heights School Travel Plan (STP) Safe Routes to School Grandview Heights School Travel Plan Maps Map 1: District and Building Locations Map 2: Elementary School Map 3: Intermediate/Middle School Map 4: K-8 Student Locations School Walking Maps 34 TranSystems

94 W. 5th Avenue 315 tu 33 Edison Intermediate School / Grandview Heights Middle School Northwest Grandview Avenue Boulevard Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Goodale Boulevard City of Grandview Heights School Travel Plan Map 1: District & Building Locations 315 School Buildings Grandview Heights City School District City of Grandview Heights ,000 2,000 Feet I 670 tu 33

95 Oxley Road Parkway Drive PARKING PARKING Ë 1 Ë 1 ROBERT L. STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL First Avenue BICYCLE RACKS Ë 1 City of Grandview Heights School Travel Plan Map 2: Elementary School Ë 1 School Building Feet I

96 Grandview Heights High School Oakland Avenue PARKING BICYCLE RACK EDISON INTERMEDIATE / GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL BICYCLE RACK BICYCLE RACK Ë 1 First Avenue PARKING Ë 1 City of Grandview Heights School Travel Plan Map 3: Intermediate/Middle School School Building Grandview Heights City School District City of Grandview Heights Feet I

97 315 tu 33 Northwest Edison Intermediate / Grandview Heights Middle Boulevard W. 5th Avenue W. 1st Avenue Steveson Elementary City of Grandview Heights School Travel Plan Map 4: K-8 Student Locations K-3 Student Locations 4-8 Student Locations School Buildings 1 Mile School Buffer Grandview Heights City School District City of Grandview Heights ,500 3,000 Feet I 70 Grandview Avenue 670 tu 33 Goodale Boulevard 315

98 School Walking Maps Description These maps are intended to be a resource for parents as well as school administrators to demonstrate the safest routes for children to walk or bike to/from school. It is important to note that the final choice falls in the hands of the parents of every student. Recommended Route these streets are recommended for children to walk or bike along due to the presence of sidewalks or other off-street pathways. Recommended Route with Caution these streets are low volume, low speed, residential streets without sidewalks/other pathways or they are high volume, high speed arterial streets with sidewalks/other pathways. In either case, these streets are recommended for children to walk or bike along with Caution. Discouraged Route these streets are not recommended for children to walk or bike to/from school since they have NO sidewalks or other off-street pathways. Marked Crosswalks locations of existing crosswalks. Crossing Guard locations where crossing guards are present during arrival and dismissal. Difficult Intersections these intersections (signalized or un-signalized) should be crossed with caution due to one or more of the following issues; high volumes, high speeds, or lack of crosswalks (or other crossing devices). School Flasher approximate locations of 20 MPH school zone flashers. Traffic Signal locations of existing traffic signals. Enrollment Area this is the approximate area in which students are located. ½ Mile Radius this distance is roughly considered the furthest that children between Kindergarten and Eighth Grade will walk to school. It should take a child approximately 20 minutes to walk or 10 minutes to bike a ½ mile (times can vary depending on terrain and other stoppages).

99 FIFTH AV è Æý THIRD AV Æý NORTH WEST BLVD è OXLEY RD EDGEHILL RD Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý è Æý Æý!( G è Æý Æý RÆý Ë Ë Æý Æý RÆý!( G è GRANDVIEW AV è Æý AVONDALE AV FIRST AV BLUFF AV GOODALE BLVD Æý IA AV VIRGIN Æý PALMER RD OXLEY RD Ë Ë Æý Æý BURR AV NORTHWEST BLVD Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý Æý è Æý GOODALE BLVD DUBLIN RD Stevenson Elementary Walking Map Recommemded Route Recommemded Route with Caution Discouraged Route Ë School Zone Sign!( G Crossing Guard Æý Crosswalk è Traffic Signal R Difficult Intersection 1/2-Mile Radius Grandview Heights City School District I 1 inch = 725 feet

100 Æý Æý FIFTH AV ASHLAND AV GRANDVIEW AV Æý è Æý CAMBRIDGE BLVD GLENN AV Æý Ë ASHLAND AV Ë OAKLAND AV Æý è Æý Ë Æý Æý Æý Ë Ë Æý!( Ë G Æý!( G è Æý Æý Æý Æý è THIRD AV Æý Æý Æý FIRST AV FIRST AV FAIRVIEW AV Æý è BLUFF AV GRANDVIEW AV BLUFF AV GOODALE BLVD è Æý GOODALE BLVD Æý DUBLIN RD Edison Intermediate & Grandview Heights Middle Walking Map Recommemded Route Recommemded Route with Caution Discouraged Route Ë School Zone Sign!( G Crossing Guard Æý Crosswalk è Traffic Signal 1/2-Mile Radius Grandview Heights City School District I 1 inch = 725 feet

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