Addresses physical conditions and educational programs with a focus on schools and the school site. The process includes instructions for marking physical conditions on a school site map.
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Engineering
School Site Assessment for Traffic Safety
Requires a field observation and additional data collection because this audit addresses more than physical conditions. Part of Florida's Safe Ways to School Toolkit, this checklist includes administration and policy, student travel patterns, school siting policy, school traffic design, student pick-up and drop-off areas, bicycle parking, and safety and education programs.
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School Site Audit
Addresses sidewalks and bicycle routes, student drop-off and bus loading areas, nearby intersections, sight distance, and traffic control.
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Neighborhood Site Audit
Includes detailed questions to help evaluate the safety of a particular route to school by addressing intersections, crosswalks, road segments, sidewalks, and security issues.
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Walk to School Walkability Checklist
Includes questions about the school route for children and adults in a brief checklist. Questions focus on children's experience walking to school, including driver behavior and physical conditions, as well as their reasons for choosing a particular mode of transportation to school.
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Urban Neighborhood Assessment
Addresses physical conditions and educational programs with a focus on urban areas. The process includes instructions for marking physical conditions on neighborhood maps.
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Suburban Neighborhood Assessment
Addresses physical conditions and educational programs with a focus on suburban areas. The process includes instructions for marking physical conditions on neighborhood maps.
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Rural Neighborhood Assessment
Addresses physical conditions and educational programs with a focus on rural areas. The process includes instructions for marking physical conditions on neighborhood maps.
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Michigan Safe Routes to School Handbook
Includes a school property assessment, a walking audit, and a bicycling audit that give prompts to help users identify safety concerns and record specific issues on a neighborhood map. Sidewalks and bicycling lanes, street crossings, school zone physical conditions, and motorist behavior are all addressed. A section on how to evaluate areas for students with special needs is included.
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School Zone Traffic Safety Evaluation
Addresses school population characteristics, physical setting, transportation and education issues, and traffic enforcement strategies. An introduction, glossary, instructions, and other supporting materials are included. Some of the information is Colorado-specific.
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