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10 - Partnership Academy High School <br /> Partnership Academy serves grades 9 to 12 and has a total enrollment of 54 students. It is <br /> located in east Hillsborough along Corporate Drive just off of US 70 Alternate and the <br /> surrounding land use is mostly residential and commercial.Traffic volumes are low on <br /> Meadowlands Drive and Corporate Drive,while US Highway 70A has an average daily traffic <br /> volume of 6,400 vehicles per day.There are some sidewalks in the vicinity around the school <br /> along Meadowlands Drive and US Highway 70A. No students walk or bike to school. <br /> Table 1.27:Partnership Academy High School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced 9th-12th <br /> Total Enrollment 54 <br /> Number of Buses 4 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 28 in the AM;31 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 0 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 20 <br /> Special Needs Population 50% <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Residential,Commercial <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones None <br /> Crossing Guards No <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling No <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 23 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 7 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for Partnership Academy.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 2.7. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are no Partnership Academy students walking or cycling to school.On-site observations <br /> noted no pedestrians or cyclists walking in the vicinity of the school. Field staff noted the <br /> following travel norms for Partnership Academy: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as good. Drivers obey speed limits and are respectful of <br /> other traffic. <br /> • No students were observed walking or cycling during the site visit. <br /> • Due to the small school size, there is no traffic back up.The morning car line is never <br /> more than 2-3 cars and the afternoon car line is never more than 4-5 vehicles at peak <br /> times. <br /> • There are no crossing guards or sheriffs directing traffic. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 49 <br />