Parent Survey Report: One School in One Data Collection Period School Name: Pinckney Elementary School Set ID: 12170 School Group: Douglas County Month and Year Collected: October 2014 School Enrollment: 224 Date Report Generated: 11/24/2014 % Range of Students Involved in SRTS: Not Applicable Tags: Number of Questionnaires Distributed: 0 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 13
Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade levels of children represented in survey Grade in School Responses per grade Number Percent Kindergarten 17 35% 1 9 18% 2 6 12% 3 7 14% 4 4 8% 5 6 12% No response: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 2 of 13
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 16 33% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 12 25% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 5 10% 1 mile up to 2 miles 10 21% More than 2 miles 5 10% Don't know or No response: 1 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 3 of 13
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 49 37% 2% 0% 59% 2% 0% 0% Afternoon 49 22% 2% 0% 76% 0% 0% 0% No Response Morning: 0 No Response Afternoon: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 4 of 13
Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school Page 5 of 13
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 16 63% 6% 0% 31% 0% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 12 50% 0% 0% 42% 8% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 5 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 10 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 5 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 1 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 16 38% 6% 0% 56% 0% 0% 0% 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 12 42% 0% 0% 58% 0% 0% 0% 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 5 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 1 mile up to 2 miles 10 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% More than 2 miles 5 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 1 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 6 of 13
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 24 69% 42% 60% 50% 0% No 24 31% 58% 40% 50% 100% Don't know or No response: 1 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Page 7 of 13
Issues reported to affect the decision to not allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who do not 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 Page 8 of 13
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 Safety of Intersections and Crossings 67% 88% Distance 50% 88% Amount of Traffic Along Route 50% 63% Weather or climate 50% 50% Speed of Traffic Along Route 50% 63% Time 40% 63% Violence or Crime 33% 0% Crossing Guards 33% 25% Adults to Bike/Walk With 30% 63% Convenience of Driving 23% 0% Sidewalks or Pathways 20% 63% Child's Participation in After School Programs 13% 0% Number of Respondents per Category 30 8 No response: 11 Note: --Factors are listed from most to least influential for the 'Child does not walk/bike to school' group. --Each column may sum to > 100% because respondent could select more than issue --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 9 of 13
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 10 of 13
Parents' opinions about how healthy walking and biking to/from school is for their child Page 11 of 13
Comments Section SurveyID Comment 1243036 We don't have personal transportation so we have to walk to and from school. The only issues we have encountered so far is inclimate weather and bikers not sharing the sidewalk. It would be nice if the school could help to organize carpools for students whose parents do not have personal transportation to get them to and from school during inclimate weather. 1243175 My child is six. The primary reason she does not walk or bike to school is her age and my morning schedule. I do not have time in the mornings to walk with her, and she is far too young to walk alone. 1243990 If we lived closer to the school I would allow my child to walk with me, or with other parents, but because of crime I will NEVER allow her to walk alone. 1245105 My Daughter had a blast walking to school but I don't let her walk because she would have to walk alone and cross two very busy streets by herself. 1248399 I have a son in 5th grade who bikes alone to school. This student walks with her father every morning except in bad weather. 1249001 We take 25 minutes to walk and I have a little one, it simply takes too long to walk and school starts too early. We are working on biking, but my kindergartner isn't quite up to biking the whole way with me biking too (I am not comfortable with her skills yet either) 1254210 We walk/ride our bikes often to and from school. My girls always do so with an adult, not enough safe places for them to cross without an adult present. 1243035 We don't have personal transportation so we have to walk to and from school. The only issues we have encountered so far is inclimate weather and bikers not sharing the sidewalk. It would be nice if the school could help to organize carpools for students whose parents do not have personal transportation to get them to and from school during inclimate weather. 1243037 We don't have personal transportation so we have to walk to and from school. The only issues we have encountered so far is inclimate weather and bikers not sharing the sidewalk. It would be nice if the school could help to organize carpools for students whose parents do not have personal transportation to get them to and from school during inclimate weather. 1245070 We walk most days and only drive to pickup because parent is usually coming from somewhere other than home. Looking forward to moving to bikes soon! 1245122 my grandson is typically dropped off by his dad just in the nick of time on his way to work; then picked up by me after Boys & Girls club, but we don't go back to his home at that time, which is in the Pinckney neighborhood. He either goes with me back to my work or to my home and that is north of Lawrence...not a walking distance sort of thing. He's also a kindergartner, so it would be a while before that happens. 1246877 I don't feel that I have the opportunity to become connected with other parents that live in my area so I would not feel safe with my son walking with anyone else. I have classes in the morning so often times it would be inconvenient to walk. 1248235 I doubt anything will change regarding the distance my child has to travel... that being said, it is difficult to determine at this time what his maturity/willingness levels will be in the future concerning walking/biking appx 1 mile to school. 1252023 Son lives at both mom and dad's houses. He is driven to and from school when at both parents homes. 1252407 We don't live in a violent area, but we also don't have a lot of neighbors who go outside on a regular basis. If there was a kid-snatcher, who would notice besides the parent? I would like to see "block captains" out and about when school dismisses to keep an eye out for neighborhood kids. It would also be a great way for neighbors to get to know each other! 1254219 Next to #11: with me on occasion We do ride bikes together to school when we can. When he is older I am sure this will be his preferred option, weather permitting. 1254229 Next to #1: 5 Page 12 of 13
1243033 Our daughter walks to school with a parent. We have always had concerns with the lack of safety crossing Mississippi Street on 5th, even with an adult. The crosswalk is not well marked, there is no stop sign and drivers speed through the intersection. We feel like this intersection should safer since it is the closest intersection to the school from the north side. 1245053 I commute, so it often times is easier to drop my child off in the car and head straight out of town. 1246968 The tunnel should be more welcoming and friendly. Should also be brighter; even durring the, the tunnel is very dark. Also cameras should be added facing toward the tunnel on the south side of 6th street. So anyone entering the tunnel has acknowledged the camera. 1246969 The tunnel should be more welcoming and friendly. Should also be brighter; even durring the, the tunnel is very dark. Also cameras should be added facing toward the tunnel on the south side of 6th street. So anyone entering the tunnel has acknowledged the camera. 1248396 Our concern with letting our daughter walk or bike to school is that they have to cross major streets with little to no assistance. We fear for their safety when the traffic travels at their current speed and we would never be comfortable with them on the streets- even in designated bike lanes- because of careless drivers. If there were an adult led "walking bus" or "biking bus" then we might consider it as long as the students were allowed to ride on sidewalks. 1245992 How is my kid supposed to get 5 PAW points if this survey is anonymous? Page 13 of 13