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Firbnks Are Sfe Routes to School Februry 2012 Wlk Zone Inventory Report & Engineering Recommendtions orth Pole Middle School orth Pole Middle School (PMS) is locted within the City of orth Pole south of 8 th Avenue. School property is bounded on the est nd south by slough, by the Alsk Rilrod nd ld Richrdson Highwy on the west, nd by residentil res on the north. uring the 2010-2011 school yer, 585 students ttended the school. The wlk zone is mix of residentil, commercil, nd public property nd vcnt lnd. The primry ccess routes to the school, Snt Clus Lne nd 8 th Avenue, verge over 4,000 nd 1,200 vehicles ech dy, respectively. Active rilrod trcks bisect the wlk zone nd pss within ¼ mile of the school. The rilrod crossings re not AA-complint. Flngewy gps exceed the 13mm limit for openings nd there re no detectble wrnings in plce. Site Chrcteristics There is bike pth, nd streetlights on south side of 8 th Avenue. There re AA-complint sidewlks round school property. Ptriot rive hs shoulders nd streetlights, but no sidewlk. The school provides stff to help with pedestrin nd trffic control. There is hevily wooded re between the bck of the school nd the bike pth long the ld Richrdson Highwy. PHS Boulevrd hs AA-complint sidewlks on the south side. Severl hzrdous intersections: PHS Blvd., ld Richrdson Highwy, 8 th Avenue, Snowmn Lne, nd rilrod trcks HPS Blvd., ld Richrdson Highwy, Snt Clus Lne, nd rilrod trcks Photo 1 - Complicted intersection of rods, rilrod trcks nd bike pth within the PMS wlk zone PC Inc. Engineers Pge 1
Firbnks Are Sfe Routes to School Februry 2012 Wlk Zone Inventory Report & Engineering Recommendtions Prent Survey Results /A Summry orth Pole Middle School hs stisfctory pedestrin fcilities immeditely round the school property. Infrstructure throughout the wlk zone is spordic, with gps in sidewlks, missing crosswlks, nd incomplete or missing AA fcilities. Additionlly, the presence of the rilrod trcks increses the complexity of two intersections. The seprted bike pth long 8 th Avenue nd the ld Richrdson Highwy provides sfe ccess to residentil res north nd south of the school, s well s downtown orth Pole. However, the pth ends bruptly t Blnket Street with no bike or pedestrin fcilities providing ccess to the neighborhoods est of Blnket Street. Children wlking north from orth Pole Middle School towrds orth Pole Elementry do not hve sidewlks long the route - vis Rod, Snowmn Lne. Likewise, they must cross 5 th Avenue, which sees over 1,000 vehicles dily, without the id of crosswlks. Recommendtions Improve the intersections on PHS Boulevrd, ld Richrdson Highwy, 8 th Avenue, nd Snowmn Lne s recommended bove for orth Pole Elementry. Improve the intersections of 5 th Avenue/ld Richrdson Highwy nd ld Richrdson Highwy/Snt Clus Lne s recommended bove for orth Pole Elementry. Cler brush behind the school nd long the ld Richrdson Highwy bike pth from 8 th Avenue south. Upgrde rilrod pedestrin crossings to AA guidelines. Instll AA-complint sidewlks long vis Street, 5 th Avenue, nd Snowmn Lne. Upgrde bike rcks. PC Inc. Engineers Pge 2
SATA'S VILLAGE.P.H.S. (20) (27) (21) (26) SIGA (28) REFIERY BEAR VER SPRIGS EST orth Pole Middle School (C) JY EE EST TURER KRIS KRIGLE E UI A S Seprted Pths Prks Rods CHURCH TRACT RI CH Sidewlks KRIS KRIGLE 1 FRBES JY EE EST 1 M IS EL T BEAR EAST A Streets with more trffic AR S Residentil streets Rilrod A LEE BARBAR Trils *Streetlight dt not vilble outside Firbnks or orth Pole city boundries; this lyer represents those res with known streetlights ASLS-84-16 LAKE Streetlights Rod Service Ares KRIS KRIGLE 2 BLITZE Borough Bus Stops Lighting* EVLY AR STILLMEYER EST T RI IAE RA SERVICE AREA MI SS I KIT EIGHTH Y LE IR SH RIC (35) EIGHTH (P) PAT IC H MIUTEMA WAR EAGLE TRACT Schools JUY KRIS KRIGLE RA SERVICE AREA (34) SEVETH (P) IAE W YA TT orth Pole Middle School IAE RA SERVICE AREA R L SHELLIGER SIXTH (P) (33) (I) ER SWMA (23) (25) LE WHITE EAG 16 (30) (29) (22) SEVETH (P) A FIFTH (P) EAGLE ESTATES FURTH A RE LEW MYERS RTH STAR 0 RTH STAR µ Miles 0.25 RTH STAR RT H STA R SIXTH (P) (11) BLAKET (B) School I CE BRKSIE RA SERVICE AREA RA WES MALEY () ELEMETARY SCHL orth Pole Elementry SATA CLAUS RTH PLE (19) RTH PLE (10) SATA LA FURTH (P) FIFTH (P) FR 1ST A SATA CLAUS (8A) FR (9) HLIAY (F) SWMA (7) ERV JAH A S MISSI HMST E SI IS LEW E R EAST LELU HAL KSI T U FIRST (P) A 2005-126 VA 007-03 A R ASLS-2003-50 2004-037 RP 045-04 H&H SLS-84-16 BR CITY F RTH PLE 2 HIGHWAY PARK 5) Creted 28 Jun 2011
ASLS-84-16 (F) FIFTH (P) FR 1ST A () (B) WAR EAGLE SHELLIGER HIGHWAY PARK.P.H.S. FR (19) HLIAY (7) (20) (27) EAGLE ESTATES CITY F RTH PLE 2 FURTH (P) MIUTEMA WHITE EAGLE MALEY STILLMEYER EST (21) WES LEWIS (26) (25) RIC FIRST (P) (8A) SATA CLAUS RTH PLE SIXTH (P) (22) SATA CLAUS SEVETH (P) REFIERY (10) (9) PATRIT SWMA SWMA (23) (30) (29) SATA'S VILLAGE RTH PLE orth Pole Elementry School ELEMETARY SCHL RA FURTH SIXTH (P) SEVETH (P) (33) (28) (35) EIGHTH (P) L RICHARS (34) FIFTH (P) TRACT EIGHTH SATA LA (11) KIT orth Pole Middle School SIGA SPRIGS EST EVLY BEAR VER BLAKET BEAR EAST A (C) JY EE EST JY EE EST 1 TURER EAST UTSIE UIA MISSI FRBES L MISSI CHURCH TRACT BARBARA LEE MISSI HMST HALLELUJAH MISELTE KRIS KRIGLE 2 LAKE BLITZE WYATT SHIRLEY IAE RTH STAR KRIS KRIGLE ER LEW MYERS KRIS KRIGLE 1 RICHARS JUY RTH STAR orth Pole Middle School ý &= Existing Infrstructure Schools Seprted Pth!!!!!! Sidewlk Rods Rilrod Street Lights Infrstructure Recommendtions Crosswlk & Becon Crosswlk! Lighting Intersection Improvements Signge Repir verpss 0 0.25 Miles Pthwy Vegettion Clering Esement Fencing Lighting ew Sidewlk Upgrde Sidewlk Trffic Circultion Vegettion Clering Lighting Trffic Clming -All infrstructure recommendtions re considered plnning level nd require further engineering nlysis, design, or public input before implementtion. -Recommended chnges to existing trffic ptterns (dding signl, dding stop sign, chnging lne ptterns) will require study to evlute the potentil impcts -Right-of-wy ws not evluted s prt of this project. Recommendtions ssume tht sufficient RW exists or tht method to gin needed RW will be identified s the project progresses. -AA complince will need to be evluted for ll recommendtions t the time of the design. -Mintennce needs nd responsibility should be ddressed during project development. ASLS-2003-50 2004-037 RP 045-04 RA R/W LIE TAAA LEVEE 2005-126 VA 007-03 H & H µ Creted 28 Jun 2011