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1 - AL Stanback Middle School <br /> Al Stanback Middle School serves grades 6 to 8 and has a total enrollment of 644 students. It is <br /> located in south Hillsborough on Benton Drive and Storey Lane just off of NC 86.Traffic <br /> volumes along Benton Drive and Storey Lane are low,while traffic volumes along NC 86 range <br /> from 5,600 to 11,000 vehicles per day in the vicinity of the school.There are no pedestrian or <br /> bicycle facilities on the roadways in the vicinity of the school. No students walk or bike to <br /> school. <br /> Table 1.1:AL Stanback Middle School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced 6th-8th <br /> Total Enrollment 644 <br /> Number of Buses 14 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 424 in the AM;457 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 0 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 185 <br /> Special Needs Population 114(18%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Rural, Low density residential <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones Entire school zone <br /> Crossing Guards Sherriff directing traffic in AM <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling Yes—students are not allowed to walk or bike to <br /> school <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity Front lot:74 spaces; Back lot:20 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 3 staff in the AM and PM <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for AL Stanback Middle School.An overview map <br /> showing the bicycle and pedestrian crashes, existing infrastructure, a 20-minute walking <br /> radius, and a 10-minute biking radius is included in Figure 2.2. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are no AL Stanback students walking or bicycling to school. On-site observations noted <br /> no elementary school pedestrians or cyclists walking in the vicinity of the school. Field staff <br /> noted the following travel norms for AL Stanback: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as good. Drivers are generally respectful of other cars <br /> and follow the rules. <br /> • The car rider drop off and pick up occurs at the entrance along Benton Drive.The car <br /> line queues along Benton Drive, but it was not observed backing up to NC 86. <br /> • Staff indicated that the carpool line backs onto NC 86 sometimes, especially in the <br /> beginning of the school year before after-school sports start. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 6 <br />