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5 - Central Elementary School Central EIementaryserves grades Kindergarten to Sand is located in West Hillsborough along Hayes Street.The total enrollment of this school is 291 students. Surrounding land use is mostly residential. Traffic volumes along Hayes Street are low,while W King Street has an averaged a ily traffic volume of 1,300 vehicles per day.There is a sidewalk along the north side of Hayes Street from Nash Street to the school.Twenty pedestrian crashes, with one fatality and one suspected serious injury, and four bicycle crashes have occurred within the 20-minute walk band.Approximately 5 students walk to school. Central Elementary School expressed a growing need for more bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure around the school. Table 1.5: Central Elementary School Characteristics Grades Serviced K-5th Total Enrollment 291 Number of Buses 6 Number of Students Riding the Bus 134 in the AM;168 in the PM Number of Students Walking 5 Number of Students Cycling 0 Number of Students Driven 113 Special Needs Population 36 (12%) Land Uses Surrounding School Residential Presence of Bike Racks Yes No Walk Zones Yes Crossing Guards Yes Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling No Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No Existing Parking Capacity 70 spaces Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 6 Residences within a 10-mile bike ride from the 3459 school The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses of the existing pedestrian environment for Central Elementary School.A campus map showing bicycle and pedestrian crashes, existing infrastructure, school zone signage, key crossing IDs, and photo IDs is included in Figure 2.8.An overview map showing the bicycle and pedestrian crashes, existing infrastructure, a 20-minute walking radius, and a 10-minute biking radius is included in Figure 2.10. Safe Routes to School Orange County,North Carolina 27