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Examples of Walkable Schools <br /> Mary Scroggs Elementary School <br /> 501 Kildaire Road <br /> I <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> "The school has a walk zone which extends throughout Southern Village, meaning no school buses pick <br /> up Mary Scroggs students who live in Southern Village. Out of 605 students who attend Mary Scroggs <br /> Elementary, an estimated 240 students are from Southern Village. How many walk or bike to school? <br /> About 200 on a typical day, or 83 percent of the students within the walk-zone. (About 100 students <br /> walk and 100 bike, according to the school.)" Reference: Good Schools-Good Neighborhoods, UNC Center for <br /> Regional and Urban Studies by David Salvesen (Principal Investigator) and Philip Hervey, 2003. <br /> https://curs.unc.edu/files/2013/05/goodschoolsreport.pdf <br /> .. ,,¢l <br /> Northside Elementary Schoolmet, le- <br /> 350 Caldwell Street i <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> "Located on a previously developed site with nearby public transit,this 100,000-square-foot school is <br /> the heart of the neighborhood and serves as a place for community events. Northside Elementary <br /> School is home to 585 students and includes classrooms, a media center, a multipurpose room, support <br /> spaces, as well as dining and kitchen areas. Large windows in the classrooms provide natural light for the <br /> students and teachers. A building dashboard is located in the media center and is accessible to teachers <br /> who can integrate the facility's water and power usage into their lesson plans. While construction <br /> details such as skylights, solar heating, and a green roof evoke the future, the design celebrates the <br /> site's history of education by featuring a historical timeline component to the main staircase." <br /> Reference: Moseley Architects. https://www.moseleVarchitects.com/portfolio-item/northside-elementary- <br /> schoolchapel-hill-carrboro-city-schools/ <br />