CC PACKET 07222014 Wilshire Park SRTS Plan

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Surrounding Land Use Wilshire Park Elementary School is located at the corner of 37th Avenue NE (County Road D) and Highcrest Road. The school is in St. Anthony Village and Hennepin County, but the City of Roseville and Ramsey County sit just across Highcrest Road to the east. St. Anthony Village has a population just under 8,400 and borders the northeastern boundary of Minneapolis. A low-density single-family residential neighborhood sits south of the school. A church is located just to the southwest of the school. The church and school have an arrangement where parents are permitted to drop off and pick up students in the church parking lot. Students then walk down the sidewalk from the church to the school. To the north of the school is 37th Avenue NE. Several multi- family housing units are located immediately north of the school across this busy thoroughfare. Student Walking and Bicycling - Existing Conditions Wilshire Park Elementary School has entrances on the west side, north side, and east side. The west entrance serves those who are dropped off in the church parking lot or approach school from the west. Students who are dropped off by car use the north entrance. The east entrance serves those who take the bus, and has limited vehicle drop-off and pick-up. During observations of arrival, 5th grade student safety patrols were present where the sidewalk crosses near the convergence of the school bus loop entrance and the exit to the car drop-off area. Student safety patrols were also present at a painted crossing of Highcrest Road just south of the school. A staff person serves as a crossing guard at the intersection of 37th Avenue NE and Highcrest Road. No sidewalks exist in the neighborhood to the south of the school and west of Highcrest Road. This neighborhood consists largely of low volume and low speed residential streets. Sidewalks are present along the western side of Highcrest Road. School staff serve as the crossing guard at the intersection of37th Avenue NE and Highcrest Road. Student patrols facilitate the crossing of Highcrest Road near the school. Agroup ofstudents cross near the bus loop and parking lot as they walk to the school's east entrance. The intersection of 37th Avenue NE and Highcrest Road is a major obstacle to walking and bicycling and is a primary concern among students, parents, and officials. 37th Avenue NE carries high traffic speeds and volumes. City officials and school parents also reported that some 8 1 Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan