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12 - River Park Elementary School <br /> River Park Elementary, previously known as Cameron Park, serves grades Kindergarten to 5 and <br /> has a total enrollment of 558 students. It is located near downtown Hillsborough along St <br /> Mary's Road and the surrounding land use is mostly residential and commercial.The traffic <br /> volume along St Mary's Road is 3,100 vehicles per day in the vicinity of the school.The school is <br /> currently overcapacity based on projected land use in the area and future residential <br /> development projections.There are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities on the roadways in the <br /> vicinity of the school, other than a small sidewalk directly in front the school.Approximately <br /> 25-30 students walk to school. <br /> Table 1.23.River Park Elementary School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced K-5t" <br /> Total Enrollment 558 <br /> Number of Buses 7 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 220 in the AM;351 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 25-30 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 350-400 <br /> Special Needs Population 11 (2%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Residential,Commercial <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones None <br /> Crossing Guards Sheriff directing traffic and serving as crossing <br /> guard occasionally <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling No <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 78 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones No <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 5-10 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for River Park Elementary. 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 /> 3ehavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are approximately 25-30 students walking or cycling to school. On-site observations <br /> noted 24 students walking to school mainly from Lydia Lane.A few students walked from St <br /> Mary's Road west of the school. Field staff noted the following travel norms for River Park <br /> Elementary: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as fair. School traffic was respectful of other drivers, but <br /> did not always yield to pedestrians. <br /> • In the morning, traffic is backed up moderately in both directions.There is a high <br /> volume of school traffic. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 52 <br />