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S A F E RO U T E S T O S C H O O L
Strategic Action Plan
CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Pre pared by:
Greene Transportation Solutions
& Greenways Incorporated
December 2010
Greenways INC.
Est. 1986
planning & design for open space, parks, trails, & alternative transportation
Pre pared for:
the Town of Carrboro, NC
Acknowledgements
SRTS Advisory Committee
Emily Bivins , C ar rboro Elementary School
Je ff Bru baker, Town of C ar rboro
Jim Ellis , C hapel H ill-C ar rboro Cit y Schools
Ste panie Hebdon, McDougle Elementary School
C harlie H ileman, Trans por tation Advisory B oard
Rober t M addry, C ar rboro F ire De pt .
N oreen McDonald , C ar rboro citizen
Brendan M oore , Town of C ar rboro
Ste ve O r ton, SPH
David Poythre s s , Town of C ar rboro
Project Consultants
Greene Trans por tation S olutions
Greenways Incorporated
NCDOT
E d Johnson - SRT S C oordinator
S arah O’Brien - ITRE
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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s ......................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.0
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 B a c k g r o u n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 1
School De scriptions ....................................................... . . . . . . . . 1 - 3
Planning Proce s s ............................................................. . . . . . . . .1 - 5
V ision and Goals .............................................................. . . . . . . . 1 - 5
SRT S Ac tion Plan Frame work.......................................... . . . . . . . .1 - 5
Chapter 2: Existing Conditions
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
I nt ro d uc t ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1
Town of C ar rboro Over vie w............................................. . . . . . . . 2 -1
McDougle Elementary Over vie w ................................... . . . . . . . 2 - 3
McDougle Tallie s/Stu dent C ounts ................................ . . . . . . . 2 - 3
McDougle Parent Sur veys ............................................. . . . . . . . . 2 - 4
McDougle F ield A s se s sment and M aps.......................... . . . . . . . 2 - 5
C ar rboro Elementary Over vie w...................................... . . . . . . 2 - 15
C ar rboro Elementary Tallie s/Stu dent C ounts ................. . . . . . . 2 - 15
C ar rboro Elementary Parent Sur veys ............................. . . . . . . 2 - 16
C ar rboro Elementary F ield A s se s sment and M aps ........ . . . . . . 2 - 17
Chapter 3: Engineering Recommendations
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
Over vie w.................................................................................. 3-1
M e t ho d olo g y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1
S afe t y Improvements ...................................................... . . . . . . . . 3 - 1
Inf ra s truc ture Facilit y Type s ........................................... . . . . . . . 3 - 2
McDougle Elementary..................................................... . . . . . . . 3 - 3
McDougle Elementary Priorit y Projec ts........................ . . . . . . . . 3 - 6
C ar rboro Elementary...................................................... . . . . . . 3 - 24
C ar rboro Elementary Priorit y Projec ts ......................... . . . . . . 3 - 2 6
Chapter 4: Current Planning Effor ts and Policies and
Policy Recommendations
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4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
I nt ro d uc t ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Town/C ount y Policie s/Exis ting Plan Re vie w.................... . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Town Policy Recommendations ....................................... . . . . . . . 4 - 6
School/Dis tric t Policie s ................................................... . . . . . . . 4 - 6
C hapel H ill-C ar rboro School Policy Recommendations ..... . . . . . . . 4 - 4
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Chapter 5: Program Recommendations
5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
I nt ro d uc t ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
E ducation................................................................................. 5-3
E nc ou rage me nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7
Enforcement .............................................................................5-11
Chapter 6: Program Sustainability
6.0 Introduc tion..............................................................................6-1
6.1 Evaluation..................................................................................6-1
6.2 Program M aintenance and Su s tainabilit y.......................... . . . . . . . . 6 - 2
6.3 Funding.....................................................................................6-3
6.4 Stu dent Engagement ....................................................... . . . . . . . . 6 - 7
C h a p t e r 7: I m p l e m e n t a t i o n A c t i o n S t e p s Ta b l e
7.0 7.1 Over view...................................................................................7-1
Implementation Ac tion Ste ps Table ................................ . . . . . . . . 7 - 1
A p p e n d i x A : P u b l i c I n p u t ............................................................................. . . . . . . . A- 1
A p p e n d i x B : F u n d i n g ...................................................................................... . . . . . . . B - 1
A p p e n d i x C : P o l i c i e s ( S t a t e & F e d e r a l ) .................................................. . . . . . . C - 1
A p p e n d i x D : D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e s .................................................................. . . . . . . D - 1
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