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Examples of Walkable Schools Mary Scroggs Elementary School 501 Kildaire Road I Chapel Hill, NC 27516 The school has a walk zone which extends throughout Southern Village, meaning no school buses pick up Mary Scroggs students who live in Southern Village. Out of 605 students who attend Mary Scroggs Elementary, an estimated 240 students are from Southern Village. How many walk or bike to school? About 200 on a typical day, or 83 percent of the students within the walk-zone. (About 100 students walk and 100 bike, according to the school.)" Reference: Good Schools-Good Neighborhoods, UNC Center for Regional and Urban Studies by David Salvesen (Principal Investigator) and Philip Hervey, 2003. https://curs.unc.edu/files/2013/05/goodschoolsreport.pdf l Northside Elementary Schoolmet, le- 350 Caldwell Street i Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Located on a previously developed site with nearby public transit,this 100,000-square-foot school is the heart of the neighborhood and serves as a place for community events. Northside Elementary School is home to 585 students and includes classrooms, a media center, a multipurpose room, support spaces, as well as dining and kitchen areas. Large windows in the classrooms provide natural light for the students and teachers. A building dashboard is located in the media center and is accessible to teachers who can integrate the facility's water and power usage into their lesson plans. While construction details such as skylights, solar heating, and a green roof evoke the future, the design celebrates the site's history of education by featuring a historical timeline component to the main staircase." Reference: Moseley Architects. https://www.moseleVarchitects.com/portfolio-item/ northside-elementary- schoolchapel-hill-carrboro-city-schools/ 72