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7 - Orange Middle School <br /> Orange Middle, previously known as C.W.Stanford,serves grades 6 to 8 and has a total <br /> enrollment of 521 students. It is located in northeast Hillsborough along Orange High School <br /> Road just off of US 70 and the surrounding land use is mostly residential with some <br /> commercial.The traffic volume along Orange High School Road is 3,500 vehicles per day, <br /> while US 70 has an average daily traffic volume of 13,500 vehicles per day.There are no <br /> pedestrian or bicycle facilities in the vicinity of the school, other than a short section of <br /> sidewalk along Orange High School Road.Approximately 15-20 students walk to school. <br /> Table 1.13:Orange Middle School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced 6th-8th <br /> Total Enrollment 521 <br /> Number of Buses 14 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 274 in the AM;320 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 15-20 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 200-250 <br /> Special Needs Population 4-6(1%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Residential,Commercial <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones None <br /> Crossing Guards Sheriff directing traffic occasionally <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling Walkers must have written permission <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 100 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 2-5 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for Orange Middle School.An overview map showing <br /> the bicycle and pedestrian crashes,existing infrastructure, a 20-minute walking radius, and a <br /> 10-minute biking radius is included in Figure 2.5. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are approximately 15-20 Orange Middle students walking to school. On-site observations <br /> noted a number of middle school pedestrians walking from the direction of Orange High <br /> School. Field staff noted the following travel norms for Orange Middle: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as good. Motorist behavior was observed as good. <br /> Drivers are generally respectful and pull of to the shoulder to allow other traffic to pass. <br /> • There is one entrance and exit out of the same driveway for carpool traffic. <br /> • During the morning drop off, motorists were observed queuing along Orange High <br /> School Road and traffic was backed up in both directions.Traffic cleared quickly once <br /> the sheriff arrived to direct traffic in the morning. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 31 <br />