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73 <br /> 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 north of Hillsborough town limits along Strouds Creek Road just off of NC <br /> 57 and the surrounding land use is mostly agricultural and residential.Traffic volumes are low on <br /> Strouds 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 small <br /> section of sidewalk along Strouds Creek Road.There are no documented pedestrian or bicyclist <br /> crashes within the 20-minute walk band.Approximately 8 students walk to school. <br /> Table 1.13: River Park Elementary School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced Pre-K-51h <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 /> Residences within a 10 min bike ride from the 643 <br /> school <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses of <br /> the existing pedestrian environment for Pathways Elementary.A campus map showing bicycle <br /> and pedestrian crashes, existing infrastructure, school zone signage, key crossing IDs, and photo <br /> IDs is included in Figure 2.20.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 2.21. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Orange County,North Carolina 71 <br />