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13 - Pathways Elementary School <br /> Pathways Elementary serves grades Pre-Kindergarten to 5 and has a total enrollment of 370 <br /> students. It is located in north Hillsborough along Strouds Creek Road just off of NC 57 and the <br /> surrounding land use is mostly agricultural and residential.Traffic volumes are low on Strouds <br /> Creek Road,while NC 70 has an average daily traffic volume of 6,400 vehicles per day.There <br /> are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities on the roadways in the vicinity of the school, other than a <br /> small section of sidewalk along Strouds Creek Road.Approximately 8 students walk to school. <br /> Table 1.25:Pathways Elementary School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced Pre-K-St" <br /> Total Enrollment 370 <br /> Number of Buses 5 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 105 in the AM;126 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 8 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 130 <br /> Special Needs Population 0 <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Residential,Agricultural <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 94 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 16 <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for Pathways 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 2.8. <br /> Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns <br /> There are approximately 8 students walking to school.On-site observations noted several <br /> elementary school pedestrians walking from the Stroud's Creek neighborhood adjacent to the <br /> school. Field staff noted the following travel norms for Pathways Elementary: <br /> • Motorist behavior was observed as fair to good.Traffic appears to go faster than the <br /> posted speed limit of 25mph along Strouds Creek Road, but drivers are respectful <br /> overa 11. <br /> • There are separate drop-off and pick-up zones for the Pre-K and K-5 grades. <br /> • There were no backups of traffic during the morning drop off.Traffic for the K-5 pick up <br /> does backup onto Strouds Creek Road past Village Grove Court. <br /> • Cars and buses were observed passing in the left lane to get into the school entrance.A <br /> few cars traveling to Tumbling Brook Lane also had to pass on the left. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Existing Conditions Analysis 57 <br />