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• Morning traffic was observed backing up to New Grady Brown School Road by 7:20AM <br /> and lining up in the center turn lane. <br /> • Through traffic was observed passing in the center turn lane coming from the west, but <br /> not a lot of non-school traffic was observed. <br /> • Vehicles were observed zippering into the carpool line from both directions. <br /> • Staff were observed passing the backed-up traffic to enter a separate staff entrance. <br /> • Vehicles were observed in both the morning and afternoon making a U-turn along New <br /> Grady Brown School Road to get into the shortest queue. <br /> • Moderate back up was observed in both directions in the morning. <br /> • Vehicles turning left out of the school have a limited line of sight due to the vehicles in <br /> the center turn lane,creating safety concerns. <br /> • A sheriff was present directing morning traffic, but staff noted they are not present <br /> every day. <br /> • Heavy back up was observed from both directions in the afternoon.Traffic coming from <br /> the east backs up almost to the intersection with Orange Grove Road. <br /> • In the afternoon,vehicles lined up in the center turn lane sometimes block the left turn <br /> exit out of the school. <br /> Existing Infrastructure-Strengths <br /> Few strengths were noted due to the lack of pedestrian and bicycle facilities.The following <br /> observations were noted as existing system strengths: <br /> • Clear school zone and pedestrian crossing signage is found along New Grady Brown <br /> School Road and Orange Grove Road. <br /> • There are on-campus sidewalks along the building front, adjacent to the carpool drop- <br /> off line. <br /> Existing Infrastructure- Deficiencies <br /> There are multiple issues related to infrastructure deficiency and traffic issues that warrant <br /> improvement,create safety hazards, and prevent children from walking and cycling to school <br /> safely. Key weaknesses, barriers, and obstacles include the following: <br /> • There are multiple two-lane, rural roadways that pose safety barriers for school-age <br /> cyclists and pedestrians. <br /> • There are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities found on adjacent roadways.Table 2.4 <br /> summarizes key locations where insufficient infrastructure creates barriers to <br /> pedestrians and bicyclists. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 19 <br />