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157 General traffic-carrying capacities of streets are based on the speed limit, pavement width and desired level of service. The N. C. Department of Transportation has long employed Level of Service C, indicative of stable flow under high volume situations , with speed and maneuverability determined by traffic conditions. For a residential street with a speed limit of 35 MPH, a pavement width of 18 feet and a Level of Service C, the capacity of the street is rated at 7760 vehicles/day. As the projections above indicate, the major sub-collector streets in Wildwood Subdivision are capable of handling the traffic. Two points to note are: ( 1 ) the construction of Oakdale Drive Extension to N. C. 86 would provide relief for Walter Clark Drive; and ( 2) John Breckenridge Drive is under-utilized . Of equal importance is the ability of intersections to handle projected traffic volumes. ITE data for single-familiy residential dwellings indicates that the peak-hour trip generation rate is equivalent to one ( 1 ) trip/dwelling unit. Even at maximum development intensities ( R-4) , the intersections of John Breckenridge Road/N.C. 86 ( 117 vehicles/hour) and Walter Clark Drive/N. C. 86 ( 152 vehicles/hour) would function within a Level of Service A capacity ( 0-900 vehicles/hour) characterized by free flow, low volume, high operating speed and maneuverability . REREATION FACILJTIES Under the Land Use Intensity ( LUI ) system contained in the Zoning Ordinance, the developer would be required to provide recreation space depending upon the zoning designation of the property . Under the current zoning ( R-2) , a recreation space ratio of 5 . 6% would apply, requiring 1 . 6 acres of recreation space. For R-3 and R-4 zoning designations, the recreation space ratios are 7 . 4% and 11 . 1% , respectively . The ratios would result in 2. 1 acres of recreation space if developed at R-3 densities, and 3 .2 acres if developed at the requested R-4 density. The existing sections of Wildwood Subdivision are served by a 2. 92 acre recreation site with a playfield, picnic tables and wooded areas. Steep slope areas along the eastern property line of Section IV provide opportunities for expanding the existing Wildwood recreation area through a system of open space and pedestrian paths which link all sections of the subdivision. ( See "Topography" below. ) SCHOOLS School -age children living in the development would attend Grady Brown Elementary School , Stanback Middle School , Stanford Junior High School and Hillsborough High School . According to Mr. Ralph Compton of the Board of Education, all the schools with the exception of Orange High School are operating at capacity . Mr. Ira Trollinger, Assistant Superintendent, has further indicated that elementary school age children from the subdivision would attend Grady Brown Elementary, a school with a rated capacity of 676 students .