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SCHOOL TRAVEL IMPROVEMENT PLAN A Safe Route To School Program 2009 CITY OF CODY, WYOMING December 2009 ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CONSULTING ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS 902 13TH STREET CODY, WY. 82414 Job No. 09071.00 Prepared by: ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 TEAM MEMBERS 3 PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS 4 DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS 5 SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS 7 CURRENT SCHOOL TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT 8 BARRIERS TO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION 9 CREATING SOLUTIONS 26 THE ACTION PLAN 29 PLAN ENDORSEMENTS 36 APPENDICES 38 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 INTRODUCTION Purpose: The City of Cody has identified the need to correct deficiencies in pedestrian and bicycle travel pathways to improve the safety of our school children as they travel to and from school. Further, our community realizes that creating, adopting, and implementing a well-developed School Travel Plan will help promote walking and biking to school as a fun and healthy activity. With proper management, this plan will become a useful tool for improving the health and safety of our community and for monitoring the effectiveness of our Safe Routes To School (SRTS) strategies. http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/guide Motto: Improve safety and encourage more students to walk and bicycle to school. ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 TEAM MEMBERS The City of Cody and Park County School District #6 hope to continue the success of their SRTS program well into the future. With the help and support of many local people, this program will continue to grow. Currently providing assistance with the SRTS program are the following individuals, and their respective community positions: Bryan Monteith– Park County School District Superintendent Steve Payne, PE – City of Cody, Public Works Director Rob Overfield, PE – Engineering Associates, Consultant Perry Rockvam – City of Cody, Chief of Police Dave Treick – Cody High School, Principal Sean Murray – Cody Middle School, Assistant Principal Brenda Farmer – Sunset Elementary School, Principal Dr. Kip Hanich – Eastside Elementary School, Principal Tom Cook – Glenn Livingston Elementary School, Principal Beth Blatt – Cody Middle School, 6th Grade Math Teacher Mark Cozzens – Park County School District Transportation Department Supervisor ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS The City of Cody, along with assistance from Engineering Associates, gathered public input for this plan by: Conducting an engineered study to establish the pedestrian travel patterns of local students; Evaluating walk path deficiencies; Identifying vehicle traffic patterns and concerns; and Soliciting information from local officials, school administrators, parents, and concerned citizens. The continued success of this program will rely on monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness our School Travel Plan strategies and making adjustments where necessary. To this end, our community will strive to conduct parent and student surveys annually, as well as audit the travel patterns of students around the school facilities. Completing these tasks on a regular basis will provide additional exposure to the program, as well as provide parents and community leaders more opportunities to become involved. Some additional program strategies that will be helpful in soliciting public input and raising community awareness are: Consolidate the link between the School Travel Plan and the City of Cody Master Plan; and Help the local authorities set up and administer a walk-about/bike- about event. Create a display to promote Safe Routes to School for use at various local public events and school activities. ---PAGE BREAK--- 5 DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS Student participation expands over the entire Park County School District It involves the City of Cody and the bordering rural areas. These areas all submit attendance to one of the three elementary schools, middle school, and high school. While some students from the surrounding rural areas are bused to and from the facilities, a portion of the elementary and middle school students walk or ride bikes to and from their schools. Parents also are involved in the transportation process. It is the intent of this plan to indentify and remediate the impact and deficiencies within the corporate limits of the City of Cody, which covers approximately 6688 acres, where all of the operating schools are currently located. As the community grows, we anticipate a need for additional facility improvements. A. Eastside Elementary School – 324 Students Dr. Kip Hanich, Principal 817 17th Street Cody, WY 82414 B. Sunset Elementary School – 279 Students Brenda Farmer, Principal 1520 21St Street Cody, WY 82414 C. Glenn Livingston Elementary School – 305 Students Tom Cook, Principal 2001 12th Street Cody, WY 82414 [Subtotal = 908] ---PAGE BREAK--- 6 D. Cody Middle School – 534 Students Larry Gerber, Principal 2901 Cougar Avenue Cody, WY 82414 E. Cody High School – 684 Students Dave Treick, Principal 1225 10th Street Cody, WY 82414 [Total = 2126] ---PAGE BREAK--- 7 SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS The student demographics for Park County School District #6 will be reviewed annually, as part of our update to the School Travel Plan. Past information indicates the school system includes 98.5% white students, a small 0.1% of the students have not historically been proficient at English. Also, in 2009, approximately 28% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunches. District Wide Demographics: 98.5% White 0.60% Black 0.00% Hispanic 0.00% Asian 0.70% Native American 28.0% Low income students 0.10% Limited English proficient students 13.0% Special education students 28.0% Free or reduced lunch students This demographic information will be gathered annually during completion of the other student surveys. ---PAGE BREAK--- 8 CURRENT SCHOOL TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT The current plan is at the identification stage to determine walkway deficiencies and replacement and/or correction of the same. It was noted during visual survey of pedestrian traffic to and from the schools that, due to missing or inadequate walkways, students (and parents) use the streets as walkways, crossing at diagonals as vehicle traffic allowed. Crossing guards are used at one location where students cross the federal highway and one location crossing Stampede Avenue to Livingston Elementary School. Local law enforcement pays close attention to the pedestrian/bicycle traffic during the school admittance and release time frames. Neighborhood watch programs are not officially organized but several residents take pride in offering their watchful eyes and assist when needed. School staff are present during the drop-off/pick-up time period. Bus transportation is another critical element of the student travel plan. The current Cody School bus plan carries students from home to school and returns them home. Part of that bus system also transports students between schools, utilizing the Cody Middle School as a transfer station. Localized bus stops are available to encourage students to walk to those designated bus stops. Where appropriate, the bus stops are shown on the maps provided in the appendices. Improving walkways/bikeways in the area of these bus stops will increase student use. It is the intent of the plan to incorporate more of the provided School Travel Environment mechanisms as the plan evolves. ---PAGE BREAK--- 9 BARRIERS TO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Several areas have been identified as specific barriers to active transportation. They are as follows, starting with the highest priority. 1. Improvements along East Sheridan Avenue Figure 1: East of the new Sunset Elementary School The new Sunset Elementary School is under construction at the top of the hill on East Sheridan Avenue. The sidewalks currently end on the east portion of the intersection at Sheridan Avenue and 29th Street, approximately 1300 linear feet from the new school entry. Sheridan Avenue is one of the main entrances into Cody with a speed limit of 30 mph and minimal traffic signs. The main entrance for the new Sunset School will be off of East Sheridan Avenue. East Sheridan Avenue is the number one concern for most citizens when asked about improvements around the new Sunset Elementary School. It is one of the busier streets within the City of Cody, and poses a major safety concern for parents and school district personnel. Additional sidewalks, curb and gutter, a crosswalk, a bike path, and signage have all been mentioned as desired improvements for the new school location. ---PAGE BREAK--- 10 Improvements to East Sheridan Avenue would greatly improve the safety of students willing to walk or bike to/from the new elementary school. There are also six subdivisions and a community church that access East Sheridan Avenue in this area that would benefit from these improvements. It is recommended that additional sidewalks, curb and gutter, and a bike path along East Sheridan Avenue, east of 29th Street, be added to improve the safety of children traveling to/from the new Sunset Elementary School. Additional pedestrian signs and crosswalks at 29th Street and East Sheridan Avenue would also be a great improvement. 2. Bike Path along 29th Street Figure 2: Proposed Bike Path along 29th Street 29th Street is a main feeder street to East Sheridan Avenue. It runs north/south and acts as a main street for the residential areas in the southeast portion of Cody. This street experiences high volumes of traffic, and there are currently no sidewalks, bike paths, crosswalks, and minimal traffic signs. Since 29th Street is a collector street for this residential area, the main requests from the public are sidewalks and/or a bike path. This particular street will be used as a direct path to the new Sunset Elementary School. This area of town is lacking any sort of pedestrian travel path. New ---PAGE BREAK--- 11 crosswalks at 29th Street and East Sheridan Avenue and, possibly, at Central Avenue and 29th Street would help assure the safety of the children crossing these busy streets and encourage more parents to allow their children to walk or bike to school. Crossing guards should also be considered for these locations. Improvements to 29th Street will help form a main pedestrian path for children to travel to/from the new Sunset School. The current condition of 29th Street is less than desirable to school-age children and other residents. The safety of the children on this busy street would increase with these improvements. The first improvement for 29th street would be a bike path that runs along the west side of the road, connecting the proposed crosswalks. Traffic and pedestrian signs are also recommended for the improvements of 29th Street. 3. Bike Path along Central Avenue Figure 3: Proposed Bike Path along Central Avenue Central Avenue runs east/west from 20th Street to 29th Street. There are sidewalks on both sides of the street from 20th Street to 23rd Street. Existing crosswalks are located at 21st Street and 22nd Street for access to the existing Sunset School. There are no sidewalks, bike paths, or crosswalks along Central Avenue from 23rd Street to 29th Street. ---PAGE BREAK--- 12 Central Avenue is another main collector street for the residential areas in southeast Cody. The lack of sidewalks along the east half of Central Avenue is a concern that has been mentioned in several interviews. This street will become a main travel path for children that attend the new Sunset School. Central Avenue to 29th Street should be improved by completing a full pedestrian path to the new Sunset School. Children who currently walk to the existing school would be able to take Central Avenue and 29th Street to get to the new Sunset School on East Sheridan Avenue. Most children are currently dropped off by a parent or ride the bus due to these deficiencies. The main improvement for Central Avenue would be a bike path along the north side of the street. The path would run from 23rd Street to 29th Street. A crosswalk at 23rd Street and Central Avenue is recommended as an additional improvement. 4. Extension of Cougar Avenue and Possible Pathway Figure 4: End of Pavement on Cougar Avenue and Proposed Pathway Cougar Avenue runs along the south side of the Cody Middle School to Freedom Street. Cougar Avenue turns to a dirt road east of the intersection at Freedom Street. There are sidewalks along the north side of Cougar Avenue as well as crosswalks at the main entrance leading to Cody Middle School. Traffic and pedestrian signs are located around the middle school on Cougar Avenue and Freedom Street. ---PAGE BREAK--- 13 A pedestrian/bike path from the new Sunset Elementary School to Cody Middle School would be a great improvement for the children attending both schools. This particular path could be located within existing city road right-of-way on Cougar Avenue, extending east to the south end of Date Street, below the Holm View Additions. Adding a pathway between the middle school and new sunset school would be an improvement that would benefit both schools. This would give the children a chance to walk or ride their bike from the elementary school to the middle school instead of catching a bus to the middle school. This would reduce the number of bus changes the younger children currently make. It would also provide the middle school children who live close to the new elementary school a safe route home. A crosswalk at Freedom and Cougar would also be needed. At the east end of Cougar Avenue, near Date Street, the proposed bike path would connect to an existing city path that extends south up the hill into Holm View Addition and the developed subdivision streets in that area. Holm View Addition is bordered by East Sheridan Avenue on the south and the new Sunset Elementary School on the west. ---PAGE BREAK--- 14 5. Pathway Behind New Sunset Elementary School Figure 5: Slope along Back of New Sunset Elementary School Elementary students who are unable to walk or bike to/from school are more likely to ride the school bus. If this is the case, the students have to transfer between buses to get to and from the elementary school and middle school. From there, they catch a connector bus that will take them home. The construction of the new Sunset Elementary School has sparked interest for a proposed pathway from the new school to the middle school. A natural grade cut in the hillside starts from the northwest corner of the new Sunset Elementary School and extends northeast to Ted Ebert Park located in the Shadow Mountain Subdivision south of the middle school. The sixth grade math class at the middle school has used this particular path as a project, hoping it may become an improved bikeway in the future. Creating a pathway between the new elementary school and the middle school would allow the children to have an option for getting to/from the middle school. The path would be a pedestrian and bike path only. This would greatly improve the safety of the children when traveling between schools on a facility away from vehicular traffic. A crosswalk at Freedom and Cougar would be necessary. A pedestrian travel path between the two schools would be a vast improvement for an active route to/from school. Consideration in the alignment of the path would need to be evaluated in order to create a ---PAGE BREAK--- 15 moderate slope down the hillside. Snow and ice buildup in the winter may create some issues that must be addressed. Extra maintenance efforts may be required. An easement would also need to be established for this location since the land is privately owned. 6. Intersection Improvements at Freedom Street and Big Horn Avenue Figure 6: Intersection of Big Horn Avenue & Freedom Street Big Horn Avenue is the main entrance into Cody from U.S. Highway 14A. The speed limit is posted at 35 mph, and there are no traffic lights, crosswalks, or pedestrian signs. There are existing sidewalks on both sides of the street. Few children use these bike paths due to the high volume of vehicle traffic and posted speed. The Cody Middle School is located two blocks south of Big Horn Avenue. The high volumes of traffic along with the posted speed limit makes crossing Big Horn Avenue unsafe for children. A suggestion was made to have a crossing guard at the intersection of Big Horn Avenue and Freedom Street with a new crosswalk and flashing light. This would help slow the traffic down and allow for a safer crossing to the middle school. The middle school is where all buses from the elementary schools meet for the children to catch a connector bus home. Improving the intersection at Freedom Street would make walking or biking, instead of ---PAGE BREAK--- 16 riding a bus, a safer option for the children living in the residential areas north of Big Horn Avenue. Adding a crosswalk and lighted pedestrian signs at the intersection of Freedom Street and Big Horn Avenue is essential for the safety of the children crossing to/from the middle school. Freedom Street is a central crossing point for the residential areas to the northwest and the northeast of Big Horn Avenue from the Freedom Street intersection. Flashing pedestrian signs would help inform traffic of a school zone and crosswalk during school hours. 7. Sidewalks and Bike Path on Robert Street Figure 7: Robert Street Existing Condition Robert Street runs north off of Big Horn Avenue and ties into Avenue. Four residential areas stem from this street, including the newly developed Trailhead Subdivisions. Robert Street has no existing sidewalks or bike paths at this time. Bike paths or sidewalks along Robert Street connecting to Big Horn Avenue, is one of the main requests from the residents and interviewed city personnel. Children would be able to safely walk down Robert Street and be within two blocks of the middle school. A safe route to school would increase the number of biking and walking children from this area to the Cody Middle School and new Sunset School. ---PAGE BREAK--- 17 Sidewalks or paved bike path along Robert Street would be an improvement to the residential areas to the North. It would create a continuous route to the middle school for the children in this area. The recommended improvements for Robert Street include sidewalks and/or a bike path down the east side of the street and a crosswalk at Big Horn Avenue. If these recommended improvements are made to the intersection of Robert Street and Big Horn Avenue, the children living north of the middle school would have a safe route to school. 8. Sidewalk and Bike Path on West Cooper Lane Figure 8: West Cooper Lane Existing Conditions West Cooper Lane runs north off of Big Horn Avenue. It is located along the outskirts of town and currently divides an area of undeveloped land. West Cooper Lane connects to the Maple Leaf Addition as well as the newest phase of the Trailhead Subdivision development. Comments about the needed improvements along West Cooper Lane are similar to those of Robert Street. Adding sidewalk/bike path along West Cooper Lane from Big Horn Avenue north to Avenue would create a route for the children to safely walk to/from school. A bike path would also be an advantage to the residents in that area. ---PAGE BREAK--- 18 Making the requested improvements to this area would not only aid in getting children to and from school safely, but it would create a better transition to the residential areas on that end of the City. It is recommended to add a sidewalk and/or paved bike path along the west portion of West Cooper Lane from Big Horn Avenue to Avenue. 9. Crosswalks along 19th Street Figure 9: Proposed Crosswalks at Cougar Avenue & 19th Street and Bleistein & 19th Street 19th Street runs north/south, and is used as a cut-across street from Big Horn Avenue to East Sheridan Avenue. It is located one block east of the Eastside Elementary School. There is one crosswalk on the north portion of the intersection at Bleistein Avenue and 19th Street. The parents and school district personnel are concerned with the barriers that the children encounter getting to the Eastside Elementary School. 19th Street has small portions of sidewalk missing along the east side of the street between Big Horn Avenue and East Sheridan Avenue. There are children that have to walk along this area from Juby’s Trailer Court to reach the only close crosswalk on 19th Street. If a crosswalk and lighted signage were added at the intersection of Cougar Avenue and 19th Street, it would provide another way to safely cross 19th Street for the students that walk to school. Another crosswalk at 19th and East Sheridan ---PAGE BREAK--- 19 Avenue would be of benefit for students walking/biking to Eastside Elementary. 10. Crosswalk at 16th Street and Wyoming Avenue Figure 10: Intersection of 16th Street & Wyoming Avenue 16th Street (Hwy 14 Alt) is a high- traffic barrier along the west side of Eastside Elementary School. 16th Street is part of the main strip into Cody and currently only has one crosswalk for the children to utilize, at the Bleistein Avenue traffic light with crossing guard. The intersection of 16th Street and Wyoming Avenue is located northwest of the Eastside Elementary School. There are no crosswalks at this intersection. The 3- way intersection to the north, at Big Horn Avenue, 16th Street, and the Belfry Highway, is considered too dangerous for pedestrians. Many concerns have been mentioned about the intersection at Big Horn Avenue, 16th Street, and the Belfry Highway. A child has been “bumped” by a vehicle at this particular intersection resulting in emergency vehicle response. The only safe route for the children to cross Big Horn Avenue or 16th Street from Eastside Elementary School is at the light located on Bleistein (southwest of the school) and then walking north. Adding a crosswalk at 16th Street and Wyoming Avenue will give the children a second option to cross the busy streets north of the Eastside Elementary School. In doing this, it will ensure their safety and keep them ---PAGE BREAK--- 20 out of a dangerous intersection farther north. This would be located within the current school traffic zone. 11. Sidewalks/Bike Path on North 19th Street Figure 11: North 19th Street Existing Conditions 19th Street north of Big Horn Avenue is mostly commercial properties. The road extends to the west side of the youth baseball fields and Hugh Smith Park. There is existing curb and gutter along this stretch of 19th Street. Most of the businesses are located immediately off of Big Horn Avenue. However, there is regular truck traffic to the City Shop Complex, north of the park. It has been requested by the public to add sidewalks/bikepath along 19th Street north of Big Horn Avenue. Adding sidewalks along north 19th Street would increase the safety of adults and children who are attending baseball games and/or visiting Hugh Smith Park. Sidewalks will create a safe route for kids to walk from Eastside School to attend recreational activities at the park. ---PAGE BREAK--- 21 12. Stop Sign at 11th Street and Aspen Drive Figure 12: Proposed Stop Sign Location at Aspen Drive 11th Street runs north/south along the west side of the Glenn Livingston Elementary School. Aspen Drive is located directly west of the elementary school in the Skyline Subdivision. There are currently minimal sidewalks within this subdivision west of 11th Street. There are existing crosswalks at the intersections of 11th Street and Alpine Avenue, and 11th Street and Aspen Avenue. There are no bike paths and 11th Street has areas of missing sidewalks. The principal of Glenn Livingston Elementary School is concerned about the traffic flow along 11th Street at the beginning and end of the school day. The buses line up along the east side of 11th Street to drop off and pick up students. The bus line begins at the intersection of Aspen Drive and extends south to Meadow Lane Avenue. It has been suggested that a stop sign and crosswalk at this intersection would slow the traffic down. Glenn Livingston Elementary is bordered by residential areas on all sides. Many children need to cross 11th Street to walk home. Traffic does not stop or even slow down for the crosswalk or stop signs on the side of the buses. The addition of a stop sign by the bus parking would decrease the speed of traffic and bring more awareness to the crossing of children. ---PAGE BREAK--- 22 Adding a stop sign and crosswalk at the intersection of 11th Street and Aspen Drive will increase the safety of the students who attend the Glenn Livingston Elementary School. This intersection is busiest before and after school when the buses are loading and unloading and it is important to slow traffic down in this area. 13. Additional Sidewalks on 11th Street Figure 13: No Sidewalks along 11th Street As mentioned in priority #12, 11th Street is located along the west side of the Glenn Livingston Elementary School. Traffic volumes are highest during drop off and pick up times at the school. Most of the sidewalks along this street are missing, and there are three existing crosswalks. It is unsafe for children to cross 11th Street to/from the Glenn Livingston Elementary School due to the high traffic volume and no sidewalks. The children are forced to walk on lawns or in the street. Parking is another issue for this elementary school. With cars double parking in the street before and after school, the visibility for crossing the street decreases and is extremely unsafe. Making the suggested improvements to the surrounding area of the Glenn Livingston Elementary School will make walking or biking to school safer for the children. This elementary school is the only existing school that does not have continuing sidewalks along all the adjoining streets. Parents ---PAGE BREAK--- 23 of the children that live within the general vicinity of the school have been uncomfortable with letting their children walk or bike the few blocks to school because of these existing conditions. Adding additional sidewalks along 11th Street is important to the community and being able to trust that their children will be safe walking or biking to/from school. A safe route to school can be created if the sidewalks along 11th Street are completed. Continuing the sidewalks around to the north side of Glenn Livingston Elementary School would help create an additional drop off location for the parents. 14. Intersection Improvements at Sheridan Avenue and 10th Street Figure 14: Intersection of Sheridan Avenue & 10th Street The intersection of Sheridan Avenue and 10th Street is located one block north of Cody High School on Main Street. The traffic volume at this intersection is high due to the traffic of the high school, the use of the Park County building, and heavy Main Street use. There is an existing crosswalk at the intersection as well as pedestrian signs one block east and west of the intersection. The traffic volumes and speeds at this intersection make crossing Sheridan Avenue hazardous. The speed limit through the crosswalk is posted at 20 MPH and increases to 30 MPH within one block west of the intersection. To bring more attention to the crosswalk at this intersection, it ---PAGE BREAK--- 24 has been suggested to add another traffic light. If this option is not feasible, adding pedestrian signs in the center of the intersecting roads could be another option. Improvements to this intersection are important to the high school staff and students. The improvements of this intersection are important to get the main stream traffic on Sheridan Avenue to slow down for pedestrians. The high school has an open campus lunch period so students can leave campus to eat. Students are able to walk across Sheridan Avenue and eat at Taco John’s within a reasonable time. The existing conditions of this intersection make the simple lunch path dangerous. Without this safe crossing, more students will travel by vehicle to other lunch options in Town. High profile signage and/or lights are important for this location. Summer tourist traffic that is not familiar with Cody is at a disadvantage. Improved markings for this crosswalk are critical to the safety of students and other pedestrians. Adding additional improvements to the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and 10th Street is an important improvement for the high school and pedestrians along Sheridan Avenue. A traffic light would be the first choice to help this intersection become safer. The second choice would be adding pedestrian crossing signs in the center of the intersecting roads. Both recommendations will encourage the traffic to slow down and pay more attention to the crosswalk. ---PAGE BREAK--- 25 15. Bike Path from Valley View to Yellowstone Avenue Figure 15: Proposed Bike Path from Valley View Subdivision The Southfork Road leads to several subdivisions on the southwest area of Cody. There are no pedestrian or bike paths located along this road. There is no existing bike path from the Southfork hill to Yellowstone Avenue. There is a trail that has been created from the northeast corner of the Valley View Subdivision to the back parking lot of Cassie’s Restaurant. The number one request from the community, besides improvements directly related to the schools, is a bike path from the subdivisions on the Southfork hill down to the main streets of Cody. Several routes have been suggested. One would be down Skyline Drive with a feeder connection from the Valley View Subdivision across to Skyline Drive. The path from the Valley View Subdivision directly north could be the simplest solution. If a bike path can be created in this area, it would give these residents on the Southfork hill a chance to ride their bikes more often. Several people would gladly ride their bikes to work or with their children to school if there was a safe path to get to the central part of town. It would be a way to connect these subdivisions into the existing bike paths created by the City of Cody in their existing master bike path routes. ---PAGE BREAK--- 26 CREATING SOLUTIONS Based on the five primary elements of a Safe Routes plan, the City and School District have identified several ways to create, implement, and continue a successful School Travel Plan for the students of this community. The basis of this plan will be built with the strategies and efforts identified in each element as follows: Engineering: It is the intent as part of the program implementation to- Identify major pedestrian traffic areas near schools, as well as important pedestrian traffic routes from large residential areas to schools; Create maps showing safe routes to schools; Cody mapping will also include safe routes to bus stops, as many students can walk to a nearby bus stop that will take them to a school across town, or to a transfer station where they can catch a connecting bus to their school. This planning will encourage students to implement walking as part of their daily trip to school when walking the entire distance to their school may not be possible; Some existing safe routes have been identified and planning to improve those areas have already been implemented. Necessary infrastructure improvements were identified for many of the safe routes to further improve the safety of walking and bicycling in these areas; and Implementation of the identified data, improvements, changes, and events into the Cody GIS is also a projected part of the plan. ---PAGE BREAK--- 27 Education: Work with local schools to distribute information to students and parents each year with - 1. Flyers Walk-ability/Bike-ability Checklists Tip Sheets 2. Videos Why Safe Routes to School Matter 3. News releases 4. Presentations Safe Routes to School: Improving Health, Safety and Transportation 5. School website information updates Enforcement: Work with local officials, governing body, and school administrators in the identification of deficiencies in school zone/high pedestrian traffic areas signage; Request increased law enforcement presence during specific times of the day especially during fair weather; Promote community enforcement mechanisms including but not limited to; Safety Patrols Adult School Crossing Guards Neighborhood Speed Watch Programs Promote and endorse enforcement training programs. ---PAGE BREAK--- 28 Encouragement: Work with local school administrators/teachers to motivate students and parents in the organization of, but not limited to; Walking School Bus and Bicycle Train Participation in the International Walk to School Day Park and Walk Mileage Clubs and Contests Promote wellness programs Evaluation: The intention of the plan is to have a continued monitoring of the progress of the program. This would include the completion of bi- annual surveys (Appendix as well as performing onsite pedestrian counts to determine effectiveness of the program; and Identification of changes in traffic patterns that could require additional or modified efforts to improve safety will also be crucial. ---PAGE BREAK--- 29 THE ACTION PLAN Annual Programs and Activities Engineering: Paint crossings prior to start of school in fall. Paint/post SRTS identification marks in high-traffic areas; Plan to complete a minimum of one construction project each year as funding allows. Apply for grant funding, and include SRTS improvement needs in general concrete projects as appropriate; and Compile Records/GIS Data each year, including upgrades or modifications to the School Travel Plan. Education: Provide information to schools for distribution during first week of school year. Encouragement: Advertise walk/bike to school week. Advertise and implement additional programs. Enforcement: Law enforcement presence in school zones & along “safe” routes during peak walk/bike times – fall and spring during nice weather, 7-8:30 a.m. and 2:30-4 and Share enforcement responsibility with community enforcement program mechanisms. ---PAGE BREAK--- 30 Evaluation: Student Tally Sheets & Pedestrian Counts –complete during 2nd or 3rd week of school each fall; and Parent Surveys – complete during fall each year ahead of nice weather. One simple way to complete this would be the use of a online based software program. One site to consider is Blackboard Connect located at www.blackboard.com/Solutions- by-Market/K-12 where online surveys can be created and sent electronically to parents. Future Efforts Sheridan Avenue is scheduled for reconstruction, running east from 29th Street, in the near future. This project is being done jointly between the City and Wyoming Department of Transportation utilizing Urban Systems funds. Partial funding for curb, gutter, and sidewalk is currently being pursued, including an application to the Safe Routes to School program. It is hoped that the access improvements for the new Sunset School and the East Sheridan Street reconstruction will coincide to facilitate a clean connection. Maps relating to each of the priorities suggested in this study are included in the appendices. These maps show streets and improvement types/locations for general reference. The highest priority improvements are located near the new Sunset Elementary School. They then spiral outward from that location to include the Middle School, Eastside Elementary, Livingston School, Cody High School, and other principal sites within the City. The City will continue to seek grant funding and try to budget for additional improvements as funding becomes available. Some general concrete replacement projects are planned from time to time, and will include these identified improvements whenever possible. ---PAGE BREAK--- 31 Sidewalk improvements are generally required by Town Code with new developments, which will likely occur in the future. The City planning department will also be cognizant of the need for specific improvements as other commercial and quasi-governmental developments occur in the future. Some of these may fit the criteria for walking/biking needs as they relate to children traveling to school. Reviewing annual student and parent surveys will also help to identify such locations. Cost estimates were not provided for the improvements included in this study due to the rapidly changing construction climate and general economy. It is also difficult to predict how much work may be funded in a given year. Therefore, estimates would become outdated rather quickly. Cost estimates for the priorities of this study will be developed as funding becomes available. Work is expected to be completed in the order of the priority given herein, unless special circumstances arise that dictates other consideration. Plan Priority List 1. Improvements along East Sheridan Avenue – Includes the addition of sidewalks, curb and gutter, and/or a bike path along East Sheridan Avenue east of 29th Street. 2. Bike Path along 29th Street – Add a bike path on the west side of 29th Street with a crosswalk at the intersection of 29th Street and Central Avenue. 3. Bike Path along Central Avenue – Add a bike path along the north side of Central Avenue from 23rd Street to 29th Street. This would include a crosswalk at the intersection of 23rd Street and Central Avenue. 4. Extension of Cougar Avenue and Possible Pathway – Extend a bike path along Cougar Avenue east to Date Street where it would connect into an existing bike path that extends south to the Holm View Addition. ---PAGE BREAK--- 32 5. Pathway Behind New Sunset Elementary School – Create a pedestrian and bike path from the new Sunset Elementary School to the Cody Middle School. Consideration of the alignment of the path will need to be evaluated to create a steady slope down the hillside within a new easement. 6. Intersection Improvements at Freedom Street and Big Horn Avenue – Add a crosswalk and lighted pedestrian signs at the intersection of Freedom Street and Big Horn Avenue. 7. Sidewalks and Bike Path on Robert Street – Includes the addition of sidewalks and/or a bike path along the east side of Robert Street from Big Horn Avenue to Avenue. 8. Sidewalk and Bike Path on West Cooper Lane –Add a sidewalk and/or paved bike path along West Cooper Lane from Big Horn Avenue to Avenue. 9. Crosswalks along 19th Street – Add a crosswalk at 19th Street and Cougar Avenue and at the intersection of 19th Street and East Sheridan Avenue. 10. Crosswalk at 16th Street and Wyoming Avenue – Add a crosswalk and lighted pedestrian signs at 16th Street and Wyoming Avenue to be included in the current school traffic zone. 11. Sidewalks on North 19th Street – Includes the addition of sidewalks and/or bike lane along North 19th Street from Big Horn Avenue to the north. 12. Stop Sign at 11th Street and Aspen Drive – Add a stop sign, crosswalk and signage at the intersection of 11th Street and Aspen Drive to slow down traffic in the bus loading/unloading zone. 13. Additional Sidewalks on 11th Street –Add additional sidewalks along 11th Street near the Glenn Livingston Elementary School to complete a safe route to school. ---PAGE BREAK--- 33 14. Intersection Improvements at Sheridan Avenue and 10th Street – Include a traffic light at the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and 10th Street. A second option for this location would be adding additional pedestrian crossing signs in the center of the intersecting streets. 15. Bike Path from Valley View to Yellowstone Avenue – Connect the subdivisions on the southeast part of the City to the existing master bike path routes by creating a bike path from Valley View Subdivision north to Yellowstone Avenue. ---PAGE BREAK--- 34 City of Cody’s Typical Pedestrian/Biking Paths Four‐Way Crosswalks at Northeast Corner of Eastside Elementary School Crosswalk and Bike Path at Intersection of Stampede and 23rd Street Crosswalk at Bleinstein and 19th Street Bike Path on Skyline Drive Pedestrian Warning Sign Pedestrian Yield Sign ---PAGE BREAK--- 35 Areas for Improvements in the City of Cody Slope Along Back Side of New Sunset Elementary School Additional Sidewalks Needed Along 11th Street Sidewalks in Front of New Sunset Elementary School Proposed Bike Path Along 29th Street Slope from Holm View Additions to Cougar Ave. Marked Crosswalks at 19th Street and East Sheridan Avenue ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- 38 APPENDICES A - Cody Middle School Survey Results December 2008 Student Tally Sheets(Teacher Surveys) Fall 2009 Student Tally Sheets Parent Survey Sheets Foundation Assessment Sheets B - Educational Materials SRTS Informational Flyer C - Maps Cody Area Map (showing Park County School District #6 facilities) SRTS Map(s) – showing existing and proposed/future improvements Proposed Improvement Maps, by priority ---PAGE BREAK--- 39 APPENDIX A ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Teachers ‐ 2009 LIVINGSTON ELEMENTARY 1 Mon AM S 46 2 5 2 36 1 0 0 1 Mon PM S 47 3 4 9 27 4 0 0 1 Tues AM S 46 3 7 3 32 0 0 0 1 Tues PM S 45 4 6 6 26 3 0 0 1 Wed AM S 41 3 2 3 29 2 0 1 1 Wed PM S 44 5 3 8 27 1 0 0 1 Thur AM S 42 3 4 4 31 0 0 0 1 Thur PM S 44 5 6 7 27 1 0 0 1 Fri AM S 15 1 4 0 10 0 0 0 1 Fri PM S 15 1 6 0 8 0 0 0 2 Mon AM S 16 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 2 Mon PM S 16 1 0 4 10 1 0 0 2 Tues AM S/C 17 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 2 Tues PM S/C 17 1 0 5 10 1 0 0 2 Wed AM S/C 17 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 2 Wed PM S/C 17 0 0 4 11 2 0 0 2 Thur AM S 16 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 2 Thur PM S 16 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 2 Fri AM S 16 0 1 6 9 0 0 0 2 Fri PM S 16 0 1 8 7 0 0 0 3 Mon AM S 68 6 0 20 40 2 0 0 3 Mon PM S 68 6 0 23 36 3 0 0 3 Tues AM S 68 7 0 17 43 1 0 0 3 Tues PM S 68 7 0 18 39 4 0 0 3 Wed AM S 71 7 0 21 43 0 0 0 3 Wed PM S 72 6 0 23 38 1 0 0 3 Thur AM S 72 8 0 19 44 0 0 0 3 Thur PM S 71 9 0 22 38 2 0 0 3 Fri AM 38 5 0 10 21 0 0 0 3 Fri PM 38 7 0 9 21 1 0 0 4 Mon AM S 54 6 1 23 24 0 0 0 4 Mon PM S 54 3 1 24 26 0 0 0 4 Tues AM S 57 6 2 21 28 0 0 0 4 Tues PM S 57 4 2 26 25 0 0 0 4 Wed AM S 57 6 3 18 30 0 0 0 4 Wed PM S 57 4 2 22 29 0 0 0 4 Thur AM S 57 5 3 19 29 0 0 0 4 Thur PM S 57 5 2 23 27 0 0 0 4 Fri AM S 38 4 1 14 19 0 0 0 4 Fri PM S 38 4 1 14 19 0 0 0 OTHER GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS WALK BIKE WALK BIKE CARPOOL TRANSIT SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE WALK OTHER FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL TRANSIT OTHER SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL TRANSIT GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS Safe Routes To School - Student Arrival and Departure Tally Sheet RESULTS SUMMARY BY GRADE GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS OTHER BIKE SCHOOL BUS CARPOOL TRANSIT WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Teachers ‐ 2009 SUNSET ELEMENTARY K Mon AM S 34 0 1 8 25 1 0 0 K Mon PM S 34 0 1 15 18 1 0 0 K Tues AM C 34 0 1 11 22 2 0 0 K Tues PM C 30 0 1 14 17 1 0 0 K Wed AM C 34 0 1 13 21 2 0 0 K Wed PM C 34 0 1 18 16 2 0 0 K Thur AM C 32 0 1 8 24 2 0 0 K Thur PM C 32 0 1 16 15 0 0 0 K Fri AM SN 33 0 0 10 22 1 0 0 K Fri PM S 33 0 0 17 15 1 0 0 1 Mon AM S 33 1 0 7 21 4 0 0 1 Mon PM S 33 1 0 13 15 4 0 0 1 Tues AM S 32 1 0 6 19 6 0 0 1 Tues PM S 32 1 0 12 12 7 0 0 1 Wed AM C 31 1 0 5 23 2 0 0 1 Wed PM S 31 1 0 9 17 4 0 0 1 Thur AM S 31 1 0 3 22 4 0 0 1 Thur PM SN 32 1 0 9 18 4 0 0 1 Fri AM S 27 1 0 4 21 1 0 0 1 Fri PM S 28 1 0 9 18 0 0 0 2 Mon AM S 48 3 0 10 28 5 0 0 2 Mon PM S 48 3 0 19 21 4 0 0 2 Tues AM S/C 48 3 0 11 26 5 0 0 2 Tues PM S/C 48 3 0 14 24 4 0 0 2 Wed AM S/C 49 3 0 13 25 5 0 0 2 Wed PM S/C 47 2 0 17 18 5 0 0 2 Thur AM S 49 3 0 11 29 5 0 0 2 Thur PM S 49 3 0 19 24 2 0 0 2 Fri AM S 47 2 0 13 27 4 0 0 2 Fri PM S 47 2 0 21 20 3 0 0 3 Mon AM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mon PM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tues AM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tues PM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wed AM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wed PM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Thur AM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Thur PM S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Fri AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Fri PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CARPOOL TRANSIT OTHER GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS FAMILY VEHICLE WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE TRANSIT OTHER CARPOOL TRANSIT OTHER WALK BIKE FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS SCHOOL BUS TRANSIT OTHER GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS RESULTS SUMMARY BY GRADE GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL Safe Routes To School - Student Arrival and Departure Tally Sheet U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Teachers ‐ 2009 SUNSET ELEMENTARY 4 Mon AM S 20 2 0 2 14 1 0 0 4 Mon PM S 20 2 0 4 12 1 0 0 4 Tues AM S 20 3 0 4 12 1 0 0 4 Tues PM S 20 3 0 4 12 1 0 0 4 Wed AM S 20 3 0 2 14 1 0 0 4 Wed PM S 20 3 0 2 14 1 0 0 4 Thur AM S 19 2 0 1 15 1 0 0 4 Thur PM S 19 2 0 1 15 1 0 0 4 Fri AM S 18 1 0 4 11 2 0 0 4 Fri PM S 18 1 0 4 11 2 0 0 5 Mon AM S 19 1 0 6 10 2 0 0 5 Mon PM S 19 4 0 4 9 2 0 0 5 Tues AM C 19 1 0 5 12 1 0 0 5 Tues PM C 19 5 0 5 7 2 0 0 5 Wed AM C 18 0 0 4 13 1 0 0 5 Wed PM C 18 3 0 4 9 2 0 0 5 Thur AM C 19 1 0 5 11 1 0 0 5 Thur PM SN 19 4 0 7 6 2 0 1 5 Fri AM S 19 1 0 4 13 1 0 0 5 Fri PM S 19 4 0 7 7 1 0 0 OTHER WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL TRANSIT FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL BIKE SCHOOL BUS WALK GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS TRANSIT OTHER U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Teachers ‐ 2009 EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY K Mon AM S 51 2 0 11 34 0 0 0 K Mon PM S 51 4 0 19 24 3 0 0 K Tues AM S 48 1 0 15 32 1 0 0 K Tues PM S 48 2 0 18 24 1 0 0 K Wed AM S 50 1 0 17 32 0 0 0 K Wed PM S 50 1 0 26 21 2 0 0 K Thur AM S 49 0 0 18 32 0 0 0 K Thur PM S 49 1 0 23 23 1 0 0 K Fri AM S 44 1 0 22 21 0 0 0 K Fri PM S 44 1 0 19 21 2 0 0 1 Mon AM S 45 8 0 12 28 0 0 0 1 Mon PM S 45 6 0 19 23 0 0 0 1 Tues AM S 46 9 0 9 26 2 0 0 1 Tues PM S 46 6 0 15 22 3 0 0 1 Wed AM C 46 7 0 10 28 0 0 0 1 Wed PM S 46 4 0 17 21 4 0 0 1 Thur AM S 47 7 0 16 21 2 0 0 1 Thur PM SN 47 5 0 17 24 2 0 0 1 Fri AM S 45 3 0 13 26 3 0 0 1 Fri PM S 45 5 0 16 24 0 0 0 2 Mon AM S 46 6 1 9 30 0 0 0 2 Mon PM S 46 5 1 16 21 0 0 0 2 Tues AM S/C 46 7 0 13 28 3 0 0 2 Tues PM S/C 46 6 0 19 20 0 0 0 2 Wed AM S/C 49 7 0 12 29 2 0 0 2 Wed PM S/C 49 6 0 17 22 4 0 0 2 Thur AM S 51 6 0 12 33 0 0 0 2 Thur PM S 51 5 0 19 23 3 0 0 2 Fri AM S 46 6 0 10 27 2 0 1 2 Fri PM S 46 6 0 19 21 1 0 0 3 Mon AM S 53 12 0 12 34 3 0 1 3 Mon PM S 53 5 0 24 22 1 0 1 3 Tues AM S 50 3 0 14 29 2 0 2 3 Tues PM S 50 3 0 22 22 2 0 1 3 Wed AM S 51 3 0 14 34 0 0 0 3 Wed PM S 51 3 0 21 26 1 0 0 3 Thur AM S 49 4 0 15 24 7 0 0 3 Thur PM S 49 4 0 18 24 0 0 0 3 Fri AM S 47 2 0 15 29 2 0 0 3 Fri PM S 47 2 0 19 24 3 0 0 SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL WALK FAMILY VEHICLE TRANSIT OTHER SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL TRANSIT OTHER BIKE GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS WALK BIKE TRANSIT OTHER WALK BIKE TRANSIT OTHER SCHOOL BUS CARPOOL RESULTS SUMMARY BY GRADE GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS Safe Routes To School - Student Arrival and Departure Tally Sheet FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Teachers ‐ 2009 EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY 4 Mon AM S 55 7 1 13 30 2 0 1 4 Mon PM S 55 9 1 20 21 2 0 1 4 Tues AM S 53 5 0 11 33 2 0 1 4 Tues PM S 53 7 0 14 28 2 0 1 4 Wed AM S 53 4 0 12 35 3 0 0 4 Wed PM S 53 6 0 17 25 4 0 1 4 Thur AM S 53 3 0 13 34 3 0 1 4 Thur PM S 53 6 0 21 22 3 0 1 4 Fri AM S 53 4 0 11 33 3 0 1 4 Fri PM S 53 8 0 19 22 3 0 1 5 Mon AM S 80 9 1 20 44 0 0 2 5 Mon PM S 80 12 1 25 37 1 0 2 5 Tues AM S 79 12 1 22 41 1 0 2 5 Tues PM S 79 14 1 22 36 2 0 2 5 Wed AM S 80 13 1 22 42 2 0 1 5 Wed PM S 80 13 1 29 33 2 0 2 5 Thur AM S 78 11 0 23 40 2 0 2 5 Thur PM S 78 13 0 29 31 3 0 2 5 Fri AM S 72 11 0 20 36 2 0 2 5 Fri PM S 72 10 0 25 32 3 0 2 TRANSIT OTHER GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS TRANSIT OTHER GRADE TIME WEATHER NO. OF STUDENTS SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE CARPOOL WALK BIKE SCHOOL BUS FAMILY VEHICLE WALK CARPOOL BIKE U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Elementary School 1. What is the grade of the child who brought home this survey? K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 56 53 49 49 38 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2. Is the child who brought home this survey male or female? male female Total 130 142 3. How many children do you have in Kindergarten through 8th Grade? 1 2 3 4 other Total 121 120 27 3 0 4. What is your Zip Code? 82414 59474 82435 Total 268 1 3 5. How far does your child live from school? less than a 1/4 mile 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 1 mile up to 2 miles More than 2 miles Don't know Total 36 48 35 42 101 3 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls 6a.On most days, how does your child arrive at school? 6b. On most days, how does your child leave for home after school? Walk Bike School Bus Family vehicle Carpool Transit Other Total ‐ a. 30 2 59 168 11 1 1 Total ‐ b. 33 2 91 132 10 1 2 7a. How long does it normally take your child to get to school? 7b. How long does it normally take your child to get from school? Less than 5 min 5 ‐ 10 minutes 11 ‐ 20 minutes 20 min plus Not sure Total ‐ a. 88 78 45 0 3 Total ‐ b. 78 70 46 0 6 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Elementary School 8. Has your child asked you for permission to walk or bike to/from school in the last year? yes no Total 112 156 9. At what grade would you allow your child to walk or bike without an adult to/from school? K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 not at all Total 1 6 16 21 41 31 23 12 12 0 0 0 0 98 10. Which of the following issues affected your decision to allow, or not allow your child to walk or bike to/from school? Total Distance 179 Convenience of driving 24 Time 85 Child's Participation before/after school activities 37 Speed of traffic along route 153 Amount of traffic along U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls Amount of traffic along route 167 Adults to walk or bike with 42 Sidewalks or pathways 101 Safety of intersections and crossings 132 Crossing guards 49 Violence or crime 57 Weather or Climate 118 Other 20 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Elementary School 11. Would you probably let your child walk or bike to/from school if this problem were changed or improved? Yes No Maybe Distance 75 44 31 Convenience of driving 17 23 10 Time 44 32 8 Child's Participation before/after school activities 19 30 15 Speed of traffic along route 78 35 28 Amount of traffic along route 81 34 27 Adults to walk or bike with 38 22 8 Sidewalks or pathways 64 23 17 Safety of intersections and crossings 82 28 16 Crossing guards 40 20 12 Violence or crime 36 26 10 Weather or Climate 51 37 17 Other 7 7 2 12. In your opinion, how much does your child's school encourage or U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls school encourage or discourage walking and biking to/from school? Strongly Encourage Encourage Neither Discour‐ age Strongly Discourage Total 6 35 200 4 6 13. How much FUN is walking or biking to/from school for your child? Very fun Fun Neutral Boring Very Boring Total 60 103 83 7 0 14. How HEALTHY is walking or biking to/from school for your child? Very Healthy Healthy Neutral Un‐healthy Very Unhealthy Total 145 87 22 0 3 15. How many full years of regular school have you completed? K‐5 6 thru 8 9 thru 12 13 thru 16 17 or more Total ‐ Self 0 0 53 124 70 Total ‐ Spouse 0 0 61 86 52 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Elementary School Comments 1. Our traffic is about to get worse due to new sunset school. 2. This survey isnt' applicable. We live over 4 miles to school and student is in Kindergarden. 3. We would walk/bike all the time if it weren't for my daughter's conflicting schedule. 11. I live too far out of town and the road to my work after school is too busy. 6. We live very near Sunset School. When the new Sunset opens the most direct route from this neighborhood is Central Ave. to 29th St. to East Sheridan. There are no sidewalks or bike lanes on these streets. I would like to see sidewalds and bike lanes added. I think it's important for the health and safety of 5. Where is Cody Police to help make a safe neighborhood for our children to get to and from our schools? CHS has police, why not us? Time for a "New" Police chief... 4. Age is the contributing factor. His too young. Also, we walk sometimes when weather is nice and 2 parents are available because kids go opposite directions. 15. We live out on the Southfork & it is too far and dangerous for us to even consider them biking or walking to school. We may feel differently if we were in town. 16. There needs to be sidewalks so that all students can travel from any direction to / from Sunset safely using a sidewalk. A pathway from the Shadow Mtn. ( ) 7. I would really like for my child and the children we carpool with to be able to walk / ride bikes to school, but due to the unsafe intersection at the corner of Stampeded and 23rd, I do not allow my child to ride or walk unaccompanied to school. 8. There are no plans for the city to put in a path or sidewalk to the new school from our house even though it is closer to the house than the current school. (Less than a mile) We worry about bringing up an obese society of kids, yet we encourage them to ride the bus rather than create a sfe route to 9. My greates concern is allowing miy daughter to be alone and possibly be kidnapped. We lived in a large city & this happened to a young girl before we moved. 10. We are currently very close to New Sunset and the Middle School. If sidewalds from our house were available all the way along Sheridan, I would strongly consider letting them walk to current Sunset. 12. In our community it seems there are not enough crossing guards around our school. There are some intersections that need them and don't have them. This needs to be addressed. 14. We would greatly benefit from a path between the new Sunset School and Ted Ebert Park and Middle School! We live in the Shadow Mtn. Subdivision. 13. This form has ot changed much from last years'? Yet cody police still have not assisted to fix the problem and help to serve the community. Time for a new Chief! U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls 19. We try to walk or bike as much as possible, even with carpool kids. A few intersections and no sidewalks near a park are concerns. 22. I walk my son to Stampede Ave. And then let him walk the rest because Stampede Ave. is very busy. There are no crossing guards for Sunset or a crosswalk, and I always thought there should be. When the school is completed, we will probably not walk due to distance. However, sidewals need to be added to East Sheridan and hopefully Central for kids' safety. Subdivision should be developed to avoid kids traveling along stampede Ave. to get to school. (New Sunset site.) 17. Would like to see a crossing guard on 21st St. and Central ‐ lots of traffic at the drop‐off zone. Sometimes worried they're not paying attention to pedestrians. 18. We only live 2 blocks and I am still hesitant about letting my 8 yr. old walk; in case a stranger approached her we have talked about what to do, but you still never know. 20. Currently it is too far for my child to walk to school. She plans to walk to New Sunset. Sidewalks are needed on East Sheridan, Central & 26th. (Main collector streets) Should connect paths on hills behind New Sunset to CMS & off 34th / Date St. to CMS. Crossing canals by jumping / or makeshift log bridges is dangerous. 21. I'd love to have my kids ride their bisk or walk to school and I'd like to ride / walk with them. As a working parent, it is a time issure and safety issue in terms of no sidewalks or pathways to school. Cody is not a very bike friendly town for getting around in, nor are there that many drivers who pay much attention to bikers. The biking paths on streets are in place for some streets now, which is great! We all need to be more active and feel our kids can get safely to and from school. Planning for such matters can only be good for the community. 23. One of the unsafest areas between our home & school is the area around the school. Sometimes parents are focused on delivering / retrieving their children rather than obeyeing the rules around school zones. 24. The new Sunset Elementary will prohibit me allowing the kids to ride or walk. It is too high traffic and no sidewalks. I will have to strongly consider this. U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Elementary School 26. We live 10 miles out of town. 27. Drivers don't seem to pay attention to bikers or people in crosswalks. Too Dangerous! 28. If 29th St. had sidwalks & a crossing guard at Sheridan Ave., several children would walk or bike to the new school. 30. It would be better if she had another child or 2 to ride with. Safety in numbers! 31. We need better transportation, we live on Draw St., no safe place to get on the bus for my 2nd grader. Hate it! 32. Sidwalks are desperately needed on main, busy routes to school. 29th, Central, etc. 35. We live too far from town to ever let kids ride their bikes. 36. My kids would walk and / or ride bikes if the street (River View Dr.) was safer. 38. We would love to have the opportunity to bike to school, but we live too far. 39. If we lived closer my child would definitely be able to bike & walk to school. 41. I feel it is safer to drive my child to school. 44 I have a special needs child also so some of these questions I would not let him do 37. Please provide crossing guards in the morning!! Please have crossing guards enforce parking. When cars are parked in the yellow (No Parking) you cannot see kids crossing the cross walk. People also double park making it very dangerous! ENFORCE PARKING! 25. I would highly encourage my kids to walk / ride bikes if it was safe. With the amount of traffic, lack of crosswalks / guards and especially no sidewalks or paths keep us from doing so. 29. My child walks or I give her a ride in the morning because it's whats easy. In the afternoons she rides the bus to my work, but if dad is home she walks home. 33. I feel there are too many children that live close to schools & ride the bus instead! I have watched on many occasions where a child only lives 6 blocks away from the school and are dropped off at their house from the school bus. What is up with that? 34. My children used to walk to and from school on good weather days. I would only allow them to do so as long as they had each other to walk with. Not alone. 42. I like to have my children walk to school as it is good exercise. Having a safe route such as safe intersections, sidewalks, and crossing guards help make it possible. 43. I ESTIMATE 75‐80% OF PEOPLE IN Cody do not fully stop at the school 4‐way. There are no sidewalks to school on our street. No crossing guards or police prsence I've ever witnessed at any corner of the Livingston Elementary School. I would judge it as very hazardous. 40. Too many roads around all the schools that are not safe for kids to be unsupervised. People are terrible on Big Horn Ave. by Eastside at not following the speed limit. U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls 44. I have a special needs child also, so some of these questions I would not let him do. 45. If you live inside city limits you find your own wat to school. No bussing in City limits except to change busses to go home out of town. 49. I think it would be a great idea for the entire school to exercise every morning for 10 ‐ 20 minutes. 52. Although he walks home, in warm weather he rides his bike t and from school. 53.It would be great for him to bike to school but we live very far and it's impossible. 46. Our kids have always walked or biked to school untill recently, when we move out of town. Now they will ride the bus 10 miles each way. We were always ok with them walking or biking to school. 47. We have on VERY DANGEROUS, unmanned crosswalk at the bottom of a hill, on a corner, with three streets intersecting. I am the volunteer grossing guard. In the 35 years since I was a kid in Cody, the whole culture has shifted from walking to school to being driven to school. I desperately hope we can recultivate a walking / biking culture. My kids will be safer if more kids are biking / walking. 48. My son's autism has left him unable to trael independently to school. He does walk to school with supervision, either with us or with an aid from the school. 50. I would let my daughter walk alone already except people NEVER stop at crosswalks. Crosswalk at Livingston leads to a grassy knoll with no sidewalk and then they must cross directly in front of cars coming in and out of the parking lot for drop‐off, without an actual crossing. I must actually stop cars to get my chidren across. 51. We live too far from school to walk or bike. My daughter rides to school most of the time but prefers fro me to take her and pick her up becuasue it is quicker. 54. We live thirteen miles out of twon so our children would not be able to walk or bike to school, but I do believe it is a great way for children to get out and active. 55. Individuals driving on Meadow Lane frequently travel too fast around the school and frequently do NOT stop for children trying to cross from 12th Street. (No Crosswalk) Individuals frequently travel above the speed limit on 11th and 12th street driving toward the school. U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Elementary School 58. I would like to see a crossing guard in front of Eastside in the a.m.. Crossing Bighorn Ave. is progibitive for my child to walk to school. 59. We live within a minute or two of the new Sunset School. However, we do have to cross E. Sheridan Ave.. The streets need to be made wider. Sidewalks need to be put in. Needs to be crossing guards, then my dhild could walk to / from school. 56. Times have chaned and while walking or biking might abe good exercise, I do not feel comfortable with kids being out on the street on their own. 57. Even though my child rides the bus back and forth, because we live out of town, I would still like to see that everything around the school's area is very safe and that speed limits & crossing guards are strongly enforced! We need to protect each and every child. Also, bus drivers must be very qualified, friendly, safe and sonsistent with time when the weather is decent. I and am patient when the roads are bad, but disagree with the time issue. Soemtimes my child will miss the bus because they show up too early. U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Middle School 1. What is the grade of the child who brought home this survey? K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 10 0 0 0 0 2. Is the child who brought home this survey male or female? male female Total 14 13 3. How many childrendo you have in Kindergarten through 8th Grade? 1 2 3 4 other Total 17 9 2 0 0 4. What is your Zip Code? 82414 Total 28 5. How far does your child live from school? less than a 1/4 mile 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 1 mile up to 2 miles More than 2 miles Don't know Total 0 5 4 5 14 0 6a.On most days, how does your child arrive at school? 6b. On most days, how does your child leave for home after school? Walk Bike School Bus Family vehicle Carpool Transit Other Total ‐ a. 2 0 7 17 2 0 0 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls Total ‐ b. 4 0 14 8 2 0 0 7a. How long does it normally take your child to get to school? 7b. How long does it normally take your child to get from school? Less than 5 min 5 ‐ 10 minutes 11 ‐ 20 minutes 20 min plus Not sure Total ‐ a. 7 8 5 6 1 Total ‐ b. 3 6 4 14 0 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Middle School 8. Has your child asked you for permission to walk or bike to/from school in the last year? yes no Total 14 14 9. At what grade would you allow your child to walk or bike without an adult to/from school? K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 not at all Total 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 13 10. Which of the following issues affected your decision to allow, or not allow your child to walk or bike to/from school? Totals Distance 21 Convenience of driving 0 Time 12 Child's Participation before/after school activities 7 Speed of traffic along route 17 Amount of traffic along route 21 Adults to walk or bike with 3 Sidewalks or pathways 16 Safety of intersections and U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls Safety of intersections and crossings 19 Crossing guards 5 Violence or crime 7 Weather or Climate 15 Other 2 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Middle School 11. Would you probably let your child walk or bike to/from school if this problem were changed or improved? Yes No Not Sure Distance 10 2 3 Convenience of driving 2 1 0 Time 5 1 2 Child's Participation before/after school activities 4 1 2 Speed of traffic along route 12 2 2 Amount of traffic along route 13 1 3 Adults to walk or bike with 5 2 0 Sidewalks or pathways 11 1 2 Safety of intersections and crossings 14 1 0 Crossing guards 5 2 0 Violence or crime 5 1 1 Weather or Climate 4 1 4 Other 12. In your opinion, how much does your child's school encourage or discourage walking and biking to/from school? Strongly Encourage Encourage Neither Discourage Strongly Discourage Total 0 2 24 0 1 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls 13. How much FUN is walking or biking to/from school for your child? Very fun Fun Neutral Boring Very Boring Total 4 8 14 1 0 14. How HEALTHY is walking or biking to/from school for your child? Very Healthy Healthy Neutral Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Total 12 14 1 0 0 15. How many full years of regular school have you completed? K‐5 6 thru 8 9 thru 12 13 thru 16 17 or more Total ‐ Self 0 0 0 17 8 Total ‐ Spouse 0 0 0 11 8 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 Middle School Comments 2. More bike lanes (Especially from the west side of town) would be fantastic and much more safe. 3. The traffic and parking at pickup is dangerous for lots of kids now. 6. We would love bike trails/walking paths as a family too! 7. We really need more sidwalks along Cougar Ave. Too much traffic and not very safe! 12. Even though Cody is a small city, it is not, currently and easy (safe) city to navigate on a bike. 1. I live in Valley View. The entire West Strip route into town is terrible for bicyclists. It is very poorly designed. I am a bicyclist and would love to ride to town with my child but that route is too dangerous. I won't even ride it on my own. When I am driving and see a cyclist I cringe because if there are vehiles in both lanes, it is very unsafe. What a shame to not have a decent bike lane there. 5. I believe my child would be more apt to ride bike than walk as it is faster and more fun for her. One obstacle, is carrying all her school supplies and lunch. 10. We live in Wapiti so riding a bike is not an option, but even if we lived in town, I would not encourage it. Too much traffic & not enough bike only roadway. 8. Need a better late bus program for kids who utilize the after school study program. It takes longer for my son to walk from sunset where late bus goes, than to walk home from CMS. 9. People do not see children on their bikes or walking. I have seen cars not stop while a child is trying to cross standing in the corner of a stop sign or on a crosswalk. Even when adults are trying to cross. 11. Children regularly walk along Blackburn Ave., on the west side of the street, and there is no siewalk. I fell it is not safe. The section is between Madison and Cougar, along Blackburn. Blackburn is a very busy street. I also work at Eastside School and bike to work. I feel the crosswalk on 19th street and Gail Lane is very unsafe. The traffic is very unaware of that crosswalk that the children use. 4. Not a consideration as we live 8 miles out on the southfork road. But at their agie I believe they need adult supervision ‐ even in Cody WY. (Too many Crazy people out there!) U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 High School 1. What is the grade of the child who brought home this survey? 9 10 11 12 Totals 4 0 1 3 2. Is the child who brought home this survey male or female? male female Totals 4 4 3. How many childrendo you have in Kindergarten through 8th Grade? 1 2 3 4 other Totals 4 0 0 0 0 4. What is your Zip Code? 82414 Totals 8 5. How far does your child live from school? less than a 1/4 mile 1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 1/2 mile up to 1 mile 1 mile up to 2 miles More than 2 miles Don't know Totals 0 1 2 0 3 0 6a.On most days, how does U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls 6a.On most days, how does your child arrive at school? 6b. On most days, how does your child leave for home after school? Walk Bike School Bus Family vehicle Carpool Transit Other Totals 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 7a. How long does it normally take your child to get to school? 7b. How long does it normally take your child to get from school? Less than 5 min 5 ‐ 10 minutes 11 ‐ 20 minutes 20 min plus Not sure Totals ‐ a. 4 6 4 6 6 Totals ‐ b. 3 1 4 0 0 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 High School 8. Has your child asked you for permission to walk or bike to/from school in the last year? yes no Totals 4 4 9. At what grade would you allow your child to walk or bike without an adult to/from school? K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 not at all Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10. Which of the following issues affected your decision to allow, or not allow your child to walk or bike to/from school? Totals Distance 6 Convenience of driving 1 Time 4 Child's Participation before/after school activities 4 Speed of traffic along route 3 Amount of traffic along route 4 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls Amount of traffic along route 4 Adults to walk or bike with 1 Sidewalks or pathways 4 Safety of intersections and crossings 4 Crossing guards 1 Violence or crime 1 Weather or Climate 6 Other U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 High School 11. Would you probably let your child walk or bike to/from school if this problem were changed or improved? Yes No Not Sure Distance 2 1 1 Convenience of driving 0 1 1 Time 2 2 1 Child's Participation before/after school activities 0 3 2 Speed of traffic along route 2 2 0 Amount of traffic along route 3 2 0 Adults to walk or bike with 1 2 0 Sidewalks or pathways 3 2 0 Safety of intersections and crossings 3 2 0 Crossing guards 1 2 0 Violence or crime 0 2 1 Weather or Climate 1 2 2 Other 12. In your opinion, how much does your child's school encourage or discourage walking and biking to/from school? Strongly Encourage Encourage Neither Discourage Strongly Discourage U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls school? Encourage Encourage Neither Discourage Discourage Totals 0 1 7 0 0 13. How much FUN is walking or biking to/from school for your child? Very fun Fun Neutral Boring Very Boring Totals 0 2 6 0 0 14. How HEALTHY is walking or biking to/from school for your child? Very Healthy Healthy Neutral Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Totals 5 2 1 0 0 15. How many full years of regular school have you completed? K‐5 6 thru 8 9 thru 12 13 thru 16 17 or more Totals ‐ Self 0 0 0 3 4 Totals ‐ Spouse 0 0 0 6 1 U:\2009\09071 ‐ Cody SRTS\excel\SRTS Summary.xls ---PAGE BREAK--- Survey About Walking and Biking to School For Parents ‐ 2009 High School Comments 1. both our children walked and biked to the middle school, however them crossing the Powell Hwy. was a constant concern. There is no light or crosswalk for them to safely use. Now the speed limit has been raised on this stretch of the Hwy. I'm not sure now if I would allow them to walk to school. This is a big concern with all the new subdivisions and all the new families on the north side of the Powell Hwy. from the middle school. No safe place for kids to cross the Hwy. 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