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I - AL Stanback Middle School <br /> Al Stanback Middle School serves grades 6 to 8 and has a total enrollment of 644 students. It <br /> is located south of Hillsborough town limits on Benton Drive and Storey Lane just off of NC 86. <br /> Traffic volumes along Benton Drive and Storey Lane are low, while traffic volumes along NC 86 <br /> range from 5,600 to 11,000 vehicles per day in the vicinity of the school.There are no pedestrian or <br /> bicycle facilities on the roadways in the vicinity of the school. Three pedestrian crashes,with one <br /> suspected serious injury, and one bicycle crash have occurred within the 20-minute walk band. No <br /> students walk or bike to school.AL Stanback Middle School expressed satisfaction with the current <br /> infrastructure as no students currently walk or bike to school. <br /> Table 1.1: AL Stanback Middle School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced 6th-8th <br /> Total Enrollment 644 <br /> Number of Buses 14 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 424 in the AM;457 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 0 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 185 <br /> Special Needs Population 114 (18%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Rural, Low-density residential <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones Entire school zone <br /> Crossing Guards Sherriff directing traffic in AM <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling Yes—students are not allowed to walk or bike to <br /> school <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity Front lot:74 spaces; Back lot:20 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 3 staff in the AM and PM <br /> Residences within a 10-min bike ride from the 2181 <br /> school <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses <br /> of the existing pedestrian environment for AL Stanback Middle School.A campus map showing <br /> bicycle and pedestrian crashes, existing infrastructure, school zone signage, key crossing IDs, and <br /> photo IDs is included in Figure 2.2. An overview map showing the bicycle and pedestrian crashes, <br /> existing infrastructure, a 20-minute walking radius, and a 10-minute biking radius is included in <br /> Figure 2.4. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Orange County,North Carolina 6 <br />