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40 <br /> 7 - Orange Middle School <br /> Orange Middle, previously known as C.W.Stanford,serves grades 6 to 8 and has a total enrollment of <br /> 521 students. It is located northeast of Hillsborough town limits along Orange High School Road just <br /> off of US 70 and the surrounding land use is mostly residential with some commercial.The traffic <br /> volume along Orange High School Road is 3,500 vehicles per day,while US 70 has an average daily <br /> traffic volume of 13,500 vehicles per day.There are no pedestrian or bicycle facilities in the vicinity of <br /> the school, other than a short section of sidewalk along Orange High School Road. Five pedestrian <br /> crashes have occurred within the 20-minute walk band. Approximately 15-20 students walk to <br /> school. Orange Middle School expressed a desire for more bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure <br /> around the school and support for the Safe Routes to School program. <br /> Table 1.7: Orange Middle School Characteristics <br /> Grades Serviced 6th-8th <br /> Total Enrollment 521 <br /> Number of Buses 14 <br /> Number of Students Riding the Bus 274 in the AM;320 in the PM <br /> Number of Students Walking 15-20 <br /> Number of Students Cycling 0 <br /> Number of Students Driven 200-250 <br /> Special Needs Population 4-6 (1%) <br /> Land Uses Surrounding School Residential,Commercial <br /> Presence of Bike Racks No <br /> No Walk Zones None <br /> Crossing Guards Sherriff directing traffic occasionally <br /> Policies that Restrict Walking or Bicycling Walkers must have written permission <br /> Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Taught to Students No <br /> Existing Parking Capacity 100 spaces <br /> Presence of Car Waiting Zones Yes <br /> Number of Staff Managing Drop off/Pick up 2-5 <br /> Residences within a 10-min bike ride from the 2908 <br /> school <br /> The following pages highlight the data collected pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses of <br /> the existing pedestrian environment for Orange Middle School.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 2.11. 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 2.13. <br /> Safe Routes to School <br /> Orange County,North Carolina 38 <br />