School Travel Safety Assessment Final Report

April 2021 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Public and Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................................ 2 School and Travel Safety Treatments ............................................................................................................... 2 School Evaluations and Recommended Improvements .................................................................................... 2 Implementation and Next Steps ....................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Assessment Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Assessment Locations ........................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Assessment Process............................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 How To Use This Report ..................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2. Public and Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................. 14 2.1 Public Engagement Activites ............................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Stakeholder Interviews ....................................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 3. School Travel Safety Treatments ....................................................................................................... 21 3.1 Sidewalk and Trails ............................................................................................................................. 21 3.2 School Route Plan and Safe Routes to School Planning ....................................................................... 21 3.3 School Crossings ................................................................................................................................. 25 3.4 School Speed Zones ............................................................................................................................ 34 3.5 Roadway Geometric Changes ............................................................................................................. 39 3.6 Site and Circulation Improvements ..................................................................................................... 41 3.7 Education ........................................................................................................................................... 42 3.8 Enforcement ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Chapter 4. School Evaluations and Recommended Improvements ..................................................................... 45 4.1 School Evaluation Groups ................................................................................................................... 45 4.2 Sample Schools .................................................................................................................................. 45 4.3 Recommended Improvements ........................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 5. Implementation and Next Steps........................................................................................................ 52 5.1 Cost Estimates .................................................................................................................................... 52 i 5.2 Priority Improvements........................................................................................................................ 53 5.3 Implementation.................................................................................................................................. 54 5.4 Future Evaluations .............................................................................................................................. 55 Tables Table ES-1: Summary of Recommendations by School Evaluation Group.............................................................. 3 Table 1-1: List of Schools Included in Assessment ................................................................................................ 7 Table 1-2: Summary of Assessment Schools by School District ........................................................................... 10 Table 3-1: RRFB Driver Yielding Rates by Number of Lanes (Minnesota sites) ..................................................... 28 Table 3-2: Crossing Conditions and Recommended Treatment ........................................................................... 31 Table 3-3: Summary of Sample Sites with RRFB within School Speed Zone ......................................................... 36 Table 3-4: School Speed Zone ............................................................................................................................ 38 Table 3-5: Roadway Geometric Treatments for Consideration Near Schools ...................................................... 39 Table 4-1: List of Sample Schools ....................................................................................................................... 46 Table 4-2: Summary of Recommendations by School Evaluation Group ............................................................. 51 Table 5-1: Estimated Cost Levels ........................................................................................................................ 52 Table 5-2: Safety Treatment Estimated Costs ..................................................................................................... 53 Figures Figure ES-1: Map of Schools Included in Assessment ............................................................................................ 1 Figure ES-2: Improvement Matrix for School Safety Treatments........................................................................... 4 Figure 1-1: Map of Schools Included in Assessment ............................................................................................. 6 Figure 1-2: Assessment Process and Schedule .................................................................................................... 11 Figure 2-1: Summary of Interactive Map Feedback (Virtual Engagement #1) ...................................................... 15 Figure 2-2: Example of Interactive Map Feedback near North Trail Elementary (Virtual Engagement #1) ........... 16 Figure 2-3: Responses to the Parent Survey Question: What is the earliest grade that you would allow your student to walk or bike to/from school without an adult?.................................................................................. 17 Figure 2-4: Responses to the Parent Survey Question: How much do the following issues affect your decision to allow or not allow your child/children to walk or bike to/from school? .............................................................. 18 Figure 3-1: Example of a School Route Plan ........................................................................................................ 22 Figure 3-2: Example of Sidewalk/Trail Gap Where There is Demand for Walking to School ................................. 24 Figure 3-3: Example of an Existing Trail Along a County Road ............................................................................. 25 Figure 3-4: Crosswalk Marking Types ................................................................................................................. 26 Figure 3-5: Application of Pedestrian Crash Countermeasures by Roadway Feature .......................................... 27 Figure 3-6: Crossing Treatment Decision Making Process ................................................................................... 30 Figure 3-7: Example of Curb Extension at a School Crossing ............................................................................... 31 Figure 3-8: Example of RRFB at a Single-Lane Roundabout ................................................................................. 32 ii Figure 3-9: Example of Grade Separated Crossing (Tunnel) of ............................................................................ 33 Figure 3-10: Example of Grade Separated Crossing (Bridge) of ........................................................................... 33 Figure 3-11 Example of School Speed Limit Sign ................................................................................................. 34 Figure 3-12: Generalized Ideal and Field Data Speed-Distance Profiles ............................................................... 35 Figure 3-13: Diagram of a Reduced Conflict Intersection ...................................................................................

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