Operations and safety around schools: overview of project activities and findings

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100 1 ‡aCooner, Scott Allen.
245 1 0 ‡aOperations and safety around schools: overview of project activities and findings.
260 ‡c2004.
300 ‡a127 p. :.
520 ‡aThis report provides an overview of the project activities and findings. In the first year, researchers performed a state-of-the practice literature review; interviews and surveys with architects, school district personnel, and consulting engineers with considerable experience in school site planning and design; surveys of site review practices of TxDOT and municipal engineers; findings and observations from case studies of 14 school campuses; and a review of existing guidelines. In the second year, the research team conducted field studies at 20 school sites concentrating on operations and conflicts in parent pick-up and drop-off areas. Based on the findings, researchers developed school site planning and design guidelines for transportation-related elements such as site selection, general site requirements and design, bus operations, parent drop-off/pick-up zones, driveways, turn lanes, signing and marking, parking, and pedestrian and bicycle access.
520 ‡aThe Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is currently focusing attention on these issues through its Precious Cargo Program. Precious Cargo allows TxDOT staff to review school site plans and make recommendations before they are built. Since the program's inception, more than 180 schools in 70 various school districts statewide have seen traffic safety improvements around their schools or future school sites.
520 ‡aThe state of Texas, particularly the large urban areas, has experienced considerable population growth in recent years. This growth has produced new schools in areas near highways originally designed for low volumes and relatively high speeds. Another trend is the higher proportion of children being transported to and from schools in private vehicles. These realities, and many of the other issues associated with traffic around schools, make it important to aggressively consider the design of roadways within and around schools to ensure the safest possible traffic environment. Equally important is the consideration of the location and design of the school site, preferably during the planning stages, in order to establish safe and efficient operations.
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536 ‡aTexas Department of Transportation, Research and Technology Implementation Office, Austin
538 ‡aMode of access: Internet.
590 ‡aAuthor corporate affiliation: Texas Transportation Institute, College Station
590 ‡aResearch project title: Operational and safety guidelines for roadway facilities around schools
590 ‡a"Cooperative Research Program"--Cover
590 ‡a"January 2004."
590 ‡aIncludes bibliographical references
590 ‡aResearch report; Sept. 2002-Aug. 2003
590 ‡aPerformed in cooperation with Texas Dept. of Transportation and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration
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650 7 ‡aTraffic restraint. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aTraffic models. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aTraffic flow. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aTraffic engineering. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aTraffic congestion. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aSchools. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aSafety. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aRegional planning. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aPedestrians. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aParking facilities. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aGuidelines. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aChildren. ‡2trt
650 7 ‡aTraffic Flow Modeling. ‡2umitrist
650 7 ‡aTexas. ‡2umitrist
650 7 ‡aSafety Measures. ‡2umitrist
650 7 ‡aObservation. ‡2umitrist
650 7 ‡aElementary Schools/ Primary Schools. ‡2umitrist
650 7 ‡aChild Pedestrians. ‡2umitrist
700 1 ‡aWooldridge, Mark Douglas, ‡d1960-
700 1 ‡aFitzpatrick, Kay.
700 1 ‡aCrawford, Jason A.
700 1 ‡aFord, Garry L.
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