central alternative high school
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Summary of survey data and public input regarding safe routes to school for Central Alternative High SchoolTRANSCRIPT
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Central A
lternative High School
Dubuque, Iow
a
Safe Routes to Schoo
l
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Central Alternative High School School Location:39 Bluff StreetDubuque, Iowa 52001-7608
Present Conditions
Number of students: 119
Bus Service: • Public Transit – Keyline Transit Orange and Yellow Lines
Travel Mode to School
Student SurveysStudent surveys were administered to 9-12 graders, at Central Alternative High School, during the month of November in 2008. During class, students were asked to fill out the survey form about their transportation to school. The survey asked students about the safety of their route to school and what they viewed as impediments to walking or biking to school.
Additionally, students who walk or bike to school were asked to draw their route to school on school area maps (see page 4).
44 students at Central Alternative High School responded to the survey, and this constitutes 40% of the student body.
Students responding to the survey travel to school in a family vehicle (31.82%), by carpooling (27.27%) or by walking (18.18%).
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Incentives/Programs
Travel Distance to School
Travel Time to School
The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were:1. Monetary rewards2. Food gift certificates
The streets cited most often by students as being unsafe included:1. Intersection at the top of Loras Blvd
38.63% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.
Only 6.82% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 45.45% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.
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The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included distance, time, weather and traffic speed. The major issue brought up by students was security.
Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking
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Mapping Student Routes and Crash Data
Those students who walked or biked to school were asked to draw their routes on a provided map. These routes were compiled into Geographical Information Systems (GIS) format. The more heavily used routes began to overlap and become thicker displaying the primary routes used to access schools. This map also contains 2006 crash data from the Iowa Department of Transportation.
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DODGE ST
JEFFERSON ST
CentralSchool
WHITE
ST
AVE
E 9TH ST
E 11TH ST
LOCU
STST
CENTRALAVE
LORAS BLVD
BLUFF ST
LOCUST ST
ELM ST
WEST LOCUST ST
JACKSONST
NGRANDVIEW
AVE
W 9TH ST
CENTRALAVE
E 14TH ST
WHITE
ST
W 10TH ST
E 20TH ST
W 1ST ST
UNIVERSITY AVE
HILL
ST
W 3RD ST
E 5TH ST
W 3RD ST
IOWAST
CLARKE DR
W 5TH ST
COXST
W 8TH ST
NEVA
DAST
W 17TH ST
NBO
OTH
ST
WOOD
ST
LOWELL ST
WASHINGTONST
ALTA VISTA ST
GLENOAK
ST
E 16TH STHEEB
ST
T
DELHI S
T
E 15TH ST
MAPLEST
JACKSONST
W 4TH ST
W 11TH ST
ALPINEST
NMAIN
ST
W 16TH ST E 13TH ST
E 17TH ST
E 18TH ST
ROSE ST
ELMST
W 12TH ST
E 19TH ST
SOLON ST
ANGELLA ST
E 12TH ST
PINEST
WALNUT ST
BLUF
FST
WILSON
ST
KIRKWOOD ST
YMYW DR
W 6TH ST
SPI
CHESTNUT ST
MAINST
W 15TH ST
W 2ND ST
FENELON PL
W 7TH ST
E 8TH ST
VERNON ST
LANGWORTHY ST
COLLEGEST
E 7TH ST
T
W 13TH ST
FORREST LNMOUNT PLEASANT ST
PRAIRIEST
ICE
HARB
ORDR
MADISON ST
FOYE
ST
E 21ST
BURCHST
ST
ALMOND ST
RE ST
EDINA ST
ELLISST
SUMMIT ST
BISS
ELLN
WOO
DWOR
THST
ARLINGTON ST
NOWATA ST
WILBUR ST
OAK CT
CENTERPL
CATHERINEST
W 1ST ST
PIER
CEST
WOO
TEN
ST
HEMP
S
CLARK ST
CORNELL ST
DELL ST
LOIS
ST
PARKWAY ST
LAWNDALE
ST
HENIONST
E 10TH ST
WIN
ONA
ST
COTTAGE PL
OOTH
ST
MAIDEN LN
ROBERTSST
HIGHLANDPL
JEFFERSON ST
PICKETT S T
GOLDST
KLINGENBERG TERR
E 6TH ST
ABBO
TTST
SALINA ST
MAZZUCHELLI ST
ALICEST
CLARA CT
REEDER ST
DORGAN PL
HODG
DON
ST
MARTHA ST
CALEDONIA PL
PARK ST
CARDIFF ST
BELMONT ST
PROSPECT
HAROLDST
MELROSE TERR
SHELBYST
GROVETERRACE
DOUGLAS ST
RACEST
ST MARY'SST
JONES ST
AIR
HILL
ST
PAUL
ST
JAME
SST
OLIVEST
GILMOREST
NEEDHAMPL
HARVARDST
MONTROSETERR
RAYMONDPL
E 11TH ST
COO PER PL
FAIRVIEWPL
BLAKEST
KELLYS BLUFF
AVON ST
E 4TH ST
PAUL
INA
ST
SCHR
OEDE
RST
CUMMINSST
CHAPPEL CT
MAY PL
ROLA
NDST
HAYDENS LN
STEWART
ST
ELIZABETH PLRO
SALIN
EST
T
AN ST
W 16TH ST
PIERCEST
W 8TH ST
W 11TH ST
ALPI
NEST
IOWA ST
W 5TH ST
KIRKWOOD ST
LANGWORTHY ST
GROVETERRACE
ELMST
MAINST
W 7TH ST
GLEN
OAK
ST
W 16TH ST
W 7TH ST
FOYEST
ALTAVISTA
ST
Student Routes to SchoolCentral Alternative School
0 1,000 2,000500 Feet ¯
Data Source: Dubuque SRTS Student Surveys, November 2008, Crash Datafrom Iowa DOT, 2006Map prepared by East Central Intergovernmental Association
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School Location ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ Student Bike Route to School
Student Walking Route to School
Lightly Traveled Heavily Traveled
! Crash Location (2006)
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School Administrator Input
Staff met with Central School administrators to discuss problems impacting children who walk or bike to school. During these meetings, both structural and educational solutions were discussed. The following table contains the problems that were listed by Central administrators; no solutions were suggested.
TableProblem Solution
1 Unsafe Intersection: W 1st and Bluff
2 Unsafe intersection: W 1st and Locust
3 Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Bluff
4 Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Locust
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Neighborhood Association Input
Staff met with the Downtown Neighborhood Association members discuss problems impacting children who walk or bike to school. During these meetings, both structural and educational solutions were discussed. The following table contains the problems and solutions that were listed by the Downtown Neighborhood Association members.
Problem Solution
1 Unsafe intersection: W 3rd and Bluff • Addition of painted crosswalk
2 Miracle Car Wash on Locust – icy sidewalks • Improve snow removal
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Central Project List
Project lists were developed for each school after holding public meetings and input sessions with school administrators, city planning and engineering staff, and the local police department. The following list outlines projects for Central High School.
CentralInfrastructureReference Number Intersection/Roadway Suggestion
CE1 W 1st/BluffHigh visibility painted crosswalks
CE2 W 1st/BluffFully signalized intersection
CE3 W 1st/LocustHigh visibility painted crosswalks
CE4 W 1st/LocustFully signalized intersection
CE5 Hwy 20/LocustHigh visibility painted crosswalks
CE6 W 3rd/BluffHigh visibility painted crosswalks
PolicyNo Reference Number Intersection (if applicable) Suggestion
Safety/EnforcementNo Reference Number Intersection (if applicable) Suggestion
Hwy 20/Bluff
Decrease speed limit during arrival and dismissal times
Miracle Car Wash/Locust
Enforcement of existing snow removal regulations
* Listed in multiple categories
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Mapping Central Project List
Based on the input received during public meetings and input sessions with school administrators, city planning and engineering staff, and the local police department, the following map was created to provide a visual representation of the projects. Each marker on the map corresponds to an issue in the table on page 7.
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CE5
CE6
CE3
CE1 CE4CE2
BLUFF ST
LOCU
ST ST
W 9TH ST
CENTRA
L AVE
WH
ITE ST
LORAS BLVD
W 10TH ST
UNIVERSITY AVE
HIL
L ST
W 3RD ST
E 5TH ST
E 3RD ST
W 3RD ST
IOW
A ST
W 8TH ST
W 5TH ST
W 4TH ST
W 11TH ST
BLU
FF S
T
W 12TH ST
WALN
UT STW
ILSON
ST
E 7TH ST
CHESTNUT ST
JACKSON
ST
MAIN
ST
FENELO
N PL
E 8TH ST
PRAIRIE ST
W 7TH ST
ICE
HARB
OR
DR
W 2ND ST
BURCH ST
BISS
EL L
N
ROSE ST
SUMM
IT ST
WILBUR ST
ELM ST
ARLINGTON ST
DELL ST
CENTER PL
COX ST
W 1ST ST
WO
OTE
N S
T
E 10TH ST
ROBERTS ST
SPRUCE ST
WIN
ON
A ST
ALICE ST
E 6TH ST
MAIDEN LN
MAZZUCHELLI ST
HIGHLAN
D PL
CLARA CT
W 6TH ST
CARDIFF ST
PROSPECT
CALEDON
IA PL
LANGWORTHY ST
RACE ST
GRO
VE TERRACE
ST MARY'S ST
AIR
HIL
L ST
JONES ST
JAM
ES S
T
ALTA VISTA ST
OLIVE ST
WASHIN
GTO
N ST
NEEDHAM
PL
GILM
ORE ST
HARV
ARD
ST
K
E LLYS BLUFF
E 11TH ST
COOPER PL
MELROSE TERR
YALE CT
MCC
LAIN
ST
COPPERHEAD PL
SHIELD
S ST
MAIN
ST
IOW
A ST
DELL ST
WILSO
N ST
W 5TH ST
W 7TH ST
W 8TH ST
W 11TH ST
GRO
VE TERRACE
Student Routes to SchoolCentral Alternative High School
0 300 600150 Feet
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School Location ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ Student Bike Route to School
Student Walking Route to School
Lightly Traveled Heavily Traveled
SRTS Projects
!! Painted Crosswalks
!! Signalized Intersection
Data Source: Dubuque SRTS Student Surveys, November 2008Map prepared by East Central Intergovernmental Association