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Behavioral Components of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Patterns There are approximately 8 students walking to school. On-site observations noted several elementary school pedestrians walking from the Stroud's Creek neighborhood adjacent to the school. Field staff noted the following travel norms for Pathways Elementary: Motorist behavior was observed as fair to good.Traffic appears to go faster than the posted speed limit of 25mph along Strouds Creek Road, but drivers are respectful overall. There are separate drop-off and pick-up zones for the Pre-K and K-5 grades. There were no backups of traffic during the morning drop off.Traffic for the K-5 pick up does backup onto Strouds Creek Road past Village Grove Court. Cars and buses were observed passing in the left lane to get into the school entrance.A few cars traveling to Tumbling Brook Lane also had to pass on the left. Parents were observed walking from the neighborhood to pick up students.Afew students were observed walking home alone, which is not allowed according to school staff. Safety concerns include vehicles passing in the left lane while vehicles are exiting the school at the same time and cars turning left out of Tumbling Brook Lane having limited sight distance due to the line of cars. Other safety concerns include no crosswalks across the Pre-K car entrance where students were observed crossing. Existing infrastructure - Strengths Pathways Elementary's location on a dead-end road makes it a viable location for walking and biking to school from nearby residences.The following observations were noted as existing system strengths: + Clear school zone signage and pavement markings are found along Strouds Creek Road and NC 57. + There are on-campus sidewalks along the building front, adjacent to the carpool drop-off line. + There is a sidewalk connection from Village Grove Court to the first school driveway entrance. + There is no through traffic on Strouds Creek Road and Tumbling Brook Lane is a gated community with no through traffic. Existing infrastructure - Deficiencies There are multiple issues related to infrastructure deficiency and traffic issues that warrant improvement, create safety hazards, and prevent children from walking and cycling to school safely. Keyweaknesses, barriers, and obstacles include the following: Traffic is significant along the primary route to school NC 57. There are no crosswalks or curb ramps located on adjacent roadways. There is no on campus sidewalk connecting from Strouds Creek Road to the school. There are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities found on adjacent roadways.Table 2.13 summarizes key locations where insufficient infrastructure creates barriers to pedestrians and bicyclists. Safe Routes to School Orange County,North Carolina 72