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12 <br /> 2 - New Hope Elementary <br /> New Hope Elementary School serves grades Pre-Kindergarten to 5 and has a total enrollment of <br /> 559 students. It is located south of Hillsborough town limits along New Hope Church Road just <br /> off of NC 86.Traffic volumes along New Hope Church Road range from 1,800 vehicles per day <br /> east of NC 86 to 5,100 vehicles per day west of NC 86.Traffic volumes along NC 86 range from <br /> 5,600 vehicles per day south of New Hope Church Road to 8,500 vehicles per day north of New <br /> Hope Church Road.The school is currently overcapacity based on projected land use in the area <br /> and future residential development projections.Three pedestrian crashes, with one suspected <br /> serious injury, and one bicycle crash have occurred within the 20-minute walk band.There are no <br /> pedestrian or bicycle facilities on the roadways in the vicinity of the school. No students walk or <br /> bike to school. <br /> Table 1.2: New Hope Elementary School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced Pre K-5t" <br /> Total Enrollment 559 <br /> Number of Buses 7 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 316 in the AM;391 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 0 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 243 in the AM;168 in the PM <br /> Special Needs Population 16(3%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Rural, Low-density residential <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 Front lot:60 spaces; Back lot:77 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones No <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 16 staff in the AM;15 staff in the 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 of <br /> the existing pedestrian environment for New Hope Elementary 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 2.3.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 10 <br />