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5 - Central Elementary School <br /> Central Elementary serves grades Kindergarten to 5 and is located northeast of downtown <br /> Hillsborough along Hayes Street.The total enrollment of this school is 291 students. <br /> Surrounding land use is mostly residential.Traffic volumes along Hayes Street are low,while W <br /> King Street has an average daily traffic volume of 1,300 vehicles per day.There is a sidewalk <br /> along the north side of Hayes Street from Nash Street to the school.Approximately 5 students <br /> walk to school. <br /> Table 1.9:Central Elementary School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced K-5t" <br /> Total Enrollment 291 <br /> Number of Buses 6 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 134 in the AM;168 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 5 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 113 <br /> Special Needs Population 36 (12%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Residential <br /> Presence of Bike Racks Yes <br /> No Walk Zones Yes <br /> Crossing Guards Yes <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling No <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 70 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 6 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for Central Elementary 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 2.4. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are approximately 5 Central Elementary students walking to school.On-site observations <br /> noted several elementary school pedestrians that walked from Hayes Street west of the school <br /> Field staff noted the following travel norms for Central Elementary: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as fair. Drivers were respectful of pedestrians and other <br /> vehicles, but occasionally did not follow the rules. <br /> • Crossing guards were present with a stop sign to let vehicles in and out. Police were <br /> also present to assist. <br /> • In the afternoon queuing backs up in both directions past Foust Street and Spruce <br /> Street. <br /> • Safety concerns include school buses passing without a passing lane during queuing. <br /> • Vehicles will ignore signage restricting left turns out if there is no crossing guard. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 23 <br />