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Central Alternative High School School Location:39 Bluff StreetDubuque, Iowa 52001-7608

Present Conditions

Number of students: 119

Bus Service: • Public Transit – Keyline Transit Orange and Yellow Lines

Travel Mode to School

Student SurveysStudent surveys were administered to 9-12 graders, at Central Alternative High School, during the month of November in 2008. During class, students were asked to fill out the survey form about their transportation to school. The survey asked students about the safety of their route to school and what they viewed as impediments to walking or biking to school.

Additionally, students who walk or bike to school were asked to draw their route to school on school area maps (see page 4).

44 students at Central Alternative High School responded to the survey, and this constitutes 40% of the student body.

Students responding to the survey travel to school in a family vehicle (31.82%), by carpooling (27.27%) or by walking (18.18%).

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Incentives/Programs

Travel Distance to School

Travel Time to School

The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were:1. Monetary rewards2. Food gift certificates

The streets cited most often by students as being unsafe included:1. Intersection at the top of Loras Blvd

38.63% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.

Only 6.82% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 45.45% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.

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The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included distance, time, weather and traffic speed. The major issue brought up by students was security.

Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking

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Mapping Student Routes and Crash Data

Those students who walked or biked to school were asked to draw their routes on a provided map. These routes were compiled into Geographical Information Systems (GIS) format. The more heavily used routes began to overlap and become thicker displaying the primary routes used to access schools. This map also contains 2006 crash data from the Iowa Department of Transportation.

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Student Routes to SchoolCentral Alternative School

0 1,000 2,000500 Feet ¯

Data Source: Dubuque SRTS Student Surveys, November 2008, Crash Datafrom Iowa DOT, 2006Map prepared by East Central Intergovernmental Association

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School Location ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ Student Bike Route to School

Student Walking Route to School

Lightly Traveled Heavily Traveled

! Crash Location (2006)

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School Administrator Input

Staff met with Central School administrators to discuss problems impacting children who walk or bike to school. During these meetings, both structural and educational solutions were discussed. The following table contains the problems that were listed by Central administrators; no solutions were suggested.

TableProblem Solution

1 Unsafe Intersection: W 1st and Bluff

2 Unsafe intersection: W 1st and Locust

3 Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Bluff

4 Unsafe intersection: Hwy 20 and Locust

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Neighborhood Association Input

Staff met with the Downtown Neighborhood Association members discuss problems impacting children who walk or bike to school. During these meetings, both structural and educational solutions were discussed. The following table contains the problems and solutions that were listed by the Downtown Neighborhood Association members.

Problem Solution

1 Unsafe intersection: W 3rd and Bluff • Addition of painted crosswalk

2 Miracle Car Wash on Locust – icy sidewalks • Improve snow removal

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Central Project List

Project lists were developed for each school after holding public meetings and input sessions with school administrators, city planning and engineering staff, and the local police department. The following list outlines projects for Central High School.

CentralInfrastructureReference Number Intersection/Roadway Suggestion

CE1 W 1st/BluffHigh visibility painted crosswalks

CE2 W 1st/BluffFully signalized intersection

CE3 W 1st/LocustHigh visibility painted crosswalks

CE4 W 1st/LocustFully signalized intersection

CE5 Hwy 20/LocustHigh visibility painted crosswalks

CE6 W 3rd/BluffHigh visibility painted crosswalks

PolicyNo Reference Number Intersection (if applicable) Suggestion

Safety/EnforcementNo Reference Number Intersection (if applicable) Suggestion

Hwy 20/Bluff

Decrease speed limit during arrival and dismissal times

Miracle Car Wash/Locust

Enforcement of existing snow removal regulations

* Listed in multiple categories

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Mapping Central Project List

Based on the input received during public meetings and input sessions with school administrators, city planning and engineering staff, and the local police department, the following map was created to provide a visual representation of the projects. Each marker on the map corresponds to an issue in the table on page 7.

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Student Routes to SchoolCentral Alternative High School

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School Location ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ Student Bike Route to School

Student Walking Route to School

Lightly Traveled Heavily Traveled

SRTS Projects

!! Painted Crosswalks

!! Signalized Intersection

Data Source: Dubuque SRTS Student Surveys, November 2008Map prepared by East Central Intergovernmental Association