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3 - Cedar Ridge High School <br /> Cedar Ridge High serves grades 9 to 12 and is located in southwest Hillsborough along New <br /> Grady Brown School Road just off of Orange Grove Road.The school has a total enrollment of <br /> 1,103 students.The traffic volume along New Grady Brown School Road is 3,200 vehicles per <br /> day,while Orange Grove Road has an average daily traffic volume of 4,600 vehicles per day. <br /> There are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities on the roadways in the vicinity of the school. <br /> Approximately 20-30 students walk to school. <br /> Table I.S.Cedar Ridge High School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced 9th-12th <br /> Total Enrollment 1103 <br /> Number of Buses 17 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 503 in the AM;615 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 20-30 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 500 <br /> Special Needs Population Unknown <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Rural, Low density residential,Agricultural <br /> Presence of Bike Racks Yes <br /> No Walk Zones None <br /> Crossing Guards Sheriff directing traffic in the AM and PM <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling Unknown <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students Unknown <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 600 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 4-5 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for Cedar Ridge High 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 2.3. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are approximately 20-30 students walking to school. On-site observations noted a <br /> number of elementary school pedestrians that walked from Orange Grove Road east of the <br /> school and from Grady Brown Elementary School across the street.A small number of <br /> pedestrians walked from Orange Grove Road west of the school.Additional information <br /> describing the travel norms for Cedar Ridge High School is listed below: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as poor. Many drivers park on the side of the road to <br /> avoid the afternoon car queue and make illegal U-turns in the road. <br /> • Staff noted that approximately 20 walkers come down Orange Grove Road and then <br /> east along New Grady Brown School Road.Walkers mainly come from the apartment <br /> complex and mobile home park nearby. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 14 <br />