Elementary School Accessibility/Walkability Report
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Lawton Metropolitan Planning Organization Elementary School Accessibility/Walkability Report City of Lawton Planning Division FY 2011 This report was prepared by the Lawton Metropolitan Planning Organization (LMPO) and was financed through United States Department of Transportation funds (Federal Highway Administration Planning (PL) and Federal Transit Administration (Section 5303)) and in part through local matching funds provided by the City of Lawton and Lawton Metropolitan Planning Organization. The contents of this document are the responsibility of the LMPO. The United States Government and its agencies assume no liability for the content of this document or for the use of those contents. Accessibility/Walkability Report The Lawton Metropolitan Planning Organization Elementary School Accessibility/Walkability Report was successfully completed thanks to the continued involvement and support of many committees and people. LMPO Members Pat Henry David Denham John Jones Keegan Ledford Jim Nisbett John A. Pereira Charlotte Perkins Harold Robinson Neil Springborn Transportation Technical Committee Members Isaac Akem Division Administrator, FHWA Debra Burch Executive Director, Lawton Chamber of Commerce and Industry Randy Butler Director of Public Works, Fort Sill Eduardo Elder Roadway Design Engineer, ODOT Jerry Ihler Director of Public Works & Engineering, City of Lawton Kenneth LaRue Transit Program Manager, ODOT Barbara McNally General Manager, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport Sagar Medisetty Traffic Engineer, City of Lawton Craig Moody Planning, ODOT Robert Patrick Region VI Administrator, FTA Richard Rogalski Director of Planning, City of Lawton Bob Rose Division VII Engineer, ODOT Steve Sherrer General Manager, Lawton Area Transit System Blaine Smith Executive Director, Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments Accessibility/Walkability Report Transportation Policy Committee Members Fred L. Fitch Mayor, City of Lawton Isaac Akem Division Administrator, FHWA Randy Bass State Senator John Bowman Planning Engineer, ODOT Debra Burch Lawton Executive Director, Lawton Chamber of Commerce and Industry Brad Burgess Transportation Commissioner, Division VI ODOT Randy Butler Director of Public Works, Fort Sill Ann Coody State Representative Stanley Haywood City Council, City of Lawton Pat Henry Chairman, LMPO Barbara McNally General Manager, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport David Means Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Larry Mitchell City Manager, City of Lawton Robert Patrick Region VI Administrator, FTA Steve Powell Friends of the Trail Bob Rose Division VII Engineer, ODOT Gail Turner County Commission, Comanche County Other Agencies Flower Mound Public School Lawton Public Schools Staff Chris Widmer Transportation Planner Debbie Dollarhite Senior Planner Richard Rogalski Director of Planning Russel Taylor Transportation Planner Accessibility/Walkability Report Table of Contents Introduction Background ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and Goals .................................................................................................................................. 2 Table 1 ‐ List of Schools Participating in the Report ........................................................................ 2 Table 2 ‐ Citied Barriers to Active Transportation ........................................................................... 2 Variables ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 1 ‐ Elementary School Coverage Map by School Population ................................................ 4 Elementary School Surveys Adams Elementary ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Maps Figure 2 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building .................................................................... 6 Figure 3 ‐ Transportation Resources ................................................................................................ 7 Figure 4 ‐ Buffers .............................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 5 ‐ Aerial Image ..................................................................................................................... 9 Almor West Elementary ............................................................................................................................. 12 Maps Figure 6 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building .................................................................. 12 Figure 7 ‐ Transportation Resources .............................................................................................. 13 Figure 8 ‐ Buffers ............................................................................................................................ 14 Figure 9 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................... 15 Beginnings Academy .................................................................................................................................. 18 Maps Figure 10 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ................................................................ 18 Figure 11 ‐ Transportation Resources ............................................................................................ 19 Figure 12 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................. 20 Brockland Elementary ............................................................................................................................... 23 Maps Figure 13 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ................................................................ 23 Figure 14 ‐ Transportation Resources ............................................................................................ 24 Figure 15 ‐ Buffers .......................................................................................................................... 25 Figure 16 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................ 26 Carriage Hills Elementary ........................................................................................................................... 29 Maps Figure 17 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ................................................................ 29 Figure 18 ‐ Transportation Resources ............................................................................................ 30 Figure 19 ‐ Buffers .......................................................................................................................... 31 Figure 20 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................. 32 Accessibility/Walkability Report Cleveland Elementary ................................................................................................................................ 35 Maps Figure 21 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ................................................................ 35 Figure 22 ‐ Transportation Resources ............................................................................................ 36 Figure 23 ‐ Buffers .......................................................................................................................... 37 Figure 24 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................. 39 Country Club Heights Elementary .............................................................................................................. 42 Maps Figure 25 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ................................................................ 42 Figure 26 ‐ Transportation Resources ............................................................................................ 43 Figure 27 ‐ Buffers .......................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 28 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................. 45 Crosby Park Elementary ............................................................................................................................. 48 Maps Figure 29 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ................................................................ 48 Figure 30 ‐ Transportation Resources ............................................................................................ 49 Figure 31 ‐ Buffers .......................................................................................................................... 50 Figure 32 ‐ Aerial Image ................................................................................................................. 51 Douglass Learning Center ........................................................................................................................... 54 Maps Figure 33 ‐ Infrastructure Surrounding School Building ...............................................................