St John Elementary and High School Existing Conditions Siting St John Elementary is located in the southwest corner of St John. It is bounded by W Nob Hill Fast Facts Street and Railroad Avenue (north and south) Travel Mode: 20% of the student body is and Loomis Avenue to the east. The main en- estimated to walk or bike to school Student Population: 180 trance to the elementary school is on W Nob Hill City St John Population: 537 (2010 US Street. There is existing on-street parking at this Census) location and the designated student loading/un- loading zone is at the front east end of the school and the west end of the main parking lot. The entrance to the school is served by sidewalks on the south side of W Nob Hill Street and marked pedestrian crossings. Plans St John school has an existing Safe Routes to School Plan and, barring any identified barrier or hazard, has a policy of not bussing students that live within 1-mile of the school. They wish to encourage healthy and active students. The City is currently slated to begin a roadway redevelopment project along the town’s main artery, Park Dr. This project will include complete sidewalk construction, ADA curb ramps, high visibility crosswalks, and pending additional funding, rectangular rapid flash beacons. Construction was scheduled to begin in June 2013. These improvements will significantly increase access to the school for students living east of Park Dr. Intersections and Crossing Guard Locations St John Elementary has an existing crossing guard program that provides safe crossings for students during the AM/PM peak. Crossing guards are located at the intersection of W Nob Hill Street and Bartholow Street and at W Nob Hill Street and S Loomis Avenue. There are also staff members in front of the building to monitor and watch for any safety related issues. Southeast Washington School Walk Route Study Data Collection and Analysis Project Location of the school within the larger city context School Route Conditions Most routes to school are characterized by sidewalks on at least on one side of the road, marked crosswalks, and accompanying school route warning signs. A number of sidewalk gaps exist in the network and some streets have no sidewalks at all (e.g., Lawrence Avenue and S Loomis Avenue). Other Comments St John is a small rural community that is very active and engaged. There is enthusiasm about community involvement and improving walking and biking conditions for school children. Appendix: School Site Evaluations and Recommendations page 136 Engineering Recommendations Crossings There are standard crosswalks located at all intersections near the school. Over time, it is recommended that these crosswalks be upgraded to high visibility crosswalks. These facilities have been demonstrated to increase motorist’s visibility of pedestrians waiting to cross the street. The City’s plans to retrofit S Park Street with sidewalks, pedestrian actuated warning beacons, and ADA curb ramps is supported by this plan. Sidewalks Sidewalk coverage is mostly good on routes to school, but a few small gaps in the network exist. Sidewalk infill is recommended at the following locations: • Lawrence Avenue/Ct from Bartholow Street to W Nob Hill Street • S Loomis Avenue from Liberty Street to W Nob Hill Street • State Street from Jennings Street to Bartholow Street Bikeways During the pedestrian retrofit of Park Drive, the City should also consider striping bike lanes to provide better bicycle access to the school. In addition, the existing network of local lower volume/speed streets on school routes, provide opportunities to optimize bicycle travel elsewhere. This may be accomplished using low impact/low cost bikeway solutions, such as wayfinding, bicycle shared lane markings (SLMs), and traffic calming as required. Streets that have optimized for pedestrian and bicycle travel in this way are often referred to as “neighborhood greenways” or “family-friendly routes.” Streets near St John School that have been identified for these types of low impact treatments include: • W Nob Hill Street from Lawrence Avenue to S East Street • S Loomis Avenue from Front Street to W Nob Hill Street • E Liberty Street from S East State Street to Lawrence Avenue Southeast Washington School Walk Route Study Data Collection and Analysis Project LEGEND Half-mile distance Proposed Facilities Crossing Guard Location ý Æ High visibility crossing 8 9 O N M L : Ped actuated signal Ç Æ Å School sign Î Í School zone beacon V U23 Sho r t | 3 2 1 Speed sign mis Recommended Facilities Loo Proposed Sidewalk Gol f Club Proposed Bike Lane Front Proposed Shared Lane Markings Lancaster se å Clubhou Schools Fairway w v ie st W e Broadway c Æ Library Cedar Oak dway BroaRail Lines of Washingtion State Saint John Gun Clu Ash Loomis Liberty Jennings Elm Bell Wilso East Barthal ow Main n State b Wilson Lawrence Park Nob Hill Bright St John Elementary and High School n s ig En Railroad tt Sain o t John Endic Ga lin s WSDOT, GIS and Roadway Data e Office, Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i- cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community St John Elementary and High School Engineering Recommendations F Southeast Washington Walking Study Data Collection and Analysis Project Date: June 2013 0 500 1,000 Feet 138 Non-Infrastructure Recommendations St John School does not currently offer any walking and biking specific programs or education. Details about individual education and encouragement programs are found in Chapter Two. To further increase safe student walking and biking activity, the following are recommended as pos- sible next steps: • Walk/Bike to School Day/Week/Month (annually) • Back-to-School Blitz • Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education Course and/or Curriculum • Friendly Walking/Biking Competitions (Incentive Programs) Procedural Recommendations The Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 392-151 mandates the preparation of “suggested route plans” and the distribution of a recommended school route to all elementary students. The code also provides the details of organizing and training safety patrols. The suggested route plan for Asotin is shown at right. This plan is recommended based on considerations of traffic patterns existing traffic controls, and other crossing protection aids such as school patrols. These route plans limit the number of school crossings so that students move through the crossings in groups, allowing only one entrance-exit from each block to and from school. To further increase the use of the suggested route plans, the following are recommended as next steps for the school: • Distribute the suggested route plans to all students with instructions that it be taken home and discussed with parents • Consider locations along the suggested routes where school safety patrols would be beneficial • Form a Safety Advisory Committee consisting of school administration, law enforcement, traffic engineering professionals, and the school-parent association. • Consider using Student Transportation Allocation funding as matching funds for the construction of recommended engineering improvements Southeast Washington School Walk Route Study Data Collection and Analysis Project Broadway ty LEGEND Loomis Ci Barthalow Liberty e in Bell P å Schools Jennings State Wilson Lawrence Crossing Guard Location Park Nob Hill Æ ý High visibility crossing Roy Hennin å Bright ý Æ 8 9 O N M L : Marked crossing Ped actuated signal Ç Æ Å Railroad g School sign Î Í School zone beacon | 3 2 1 Speed sign Ô ! Shared Use Path U Bus stop c Æ Library 1/4 mile distance from school Existing School Route 1-mile Buffer Rail Lines of Washingtion State V U 23 Sho rt Golf Club Front Rogers Fairway Saint John Gun Club ie w tv Broadway es Loomis W Oak Barthalow Broadway Ash Jennings Liberty Bell Elm Wilso Park Main State n Wilson Lawrence r aste East Nob Hill Lanc å St John Elementary and High School Bright En si gn John Ga tt Saint sl in e Endico Stu bb s WSDOT, GIS and Roadway Data Office St John Elementary and High School Walk Route Map F Southeast Washington Walking Study Data Collection and Analysis Project Date: May 2013 0 1,000 2,000 Feet 140
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