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9 - Efland Cheeks Global Elementary School <br /> Efland Cheeks Global Elementary serves grades Kindergarten to 5 and has a total enrollment of <br /> 561 students. It is located in west Efland along Fuller Road just off of US 70 and the <br /> surrounding land use is mostly residential and undeveloped.Traffic volumes are low on Fuller <br /> Road and School House Road,while US 70 has an average daily traffic volume of 7,600 vehicles <br /> per day.The school is currently overcapacity based on projected land use in the area and <br /> future residential development projections.There are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities on the <br /> roadways in the vicinity of the school.Approximately 15 students walk to school. <br /> Table 1.17.Efland Cheeks Global Elementary School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced K-5t" <br /> Total Enrollment 561 <br /> Number of Buses 8 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 275 in the AM;320 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 15 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 292 <br /> Special Needs Population 5 0%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Rural residential <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones None <br /> Crossing Guards Sheriff directing traffic <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling No <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 81 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 10 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for Efland Cheeks Global Elementary School.An <br /> overview map showing the bicycle and pedestrian crashes, existing infrastructure, a 20-minute <br /> walking radius, and a 10-minute biking radius is included in Figure 2.6. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are approximately 15 Efland Cheeks students walking or cycling to school. On-site <br /> observations noted several elementary school pedestrians walking from School House Road, <br /> Lucia Lane,Tinnin Road, and Fuller Road. Field staff noted the following travel norms for Efland <br /> Cheeks: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as good. Drivers are respectful and obey speed limits. <br /> • In the morning,traffic backs up onto Fuller Road and School House Road. Cars must <br /> queue east of the school on Fuller Road and then onto School House Road.Cars are not <br /> allowed to access Fuller Road from US 70.They must enter the car line on Tinnin Road <br /> from US 70. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 40 <br />