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k 4 #t, (�tt M x <br />motorists do not obey the red light at this intersection. Enforcement efforts at this intersection have only <br />resulted in temporary improvements. High -visibility crosswalk markings are present at this intersection. <br />A bike rack is present near the north entrance that faces 37th Avenue NE. The rack was observed to be in fair <br />condition, but is a comb style rack that allows only the front wheel to be easily locked. <br />School Layout <br />Wilshire Park Elementary is located at the corner of 37th Avenue NE and Highcrest Road. The primary <br />entrance to the school is on the north side along 37th Avenue NE, as is the school parking lot. This lot serves <br />as pick-up and drop-off area for students in parents <br />vehicles. This is also a staff parking lot. <br />There is an additional entrance on the east side of the <br />school along Highcrest Road to serve the bus loop area. <br />Many students who walk to school from the north, <br />south, and east use this entrance as well. Furthermore, <br />an entrance exists on the southwest of the school, and <br />some students coming from that direction, including <br />those being picked -up and dropped -off via the shared <br />church parking lot, use this entrance. <br />School Travel Patterns <br />Student Travel Survey Summary <br />In -classroom tallies of students' arrival and departure <br />travel modes were conducted at Wilshire Park <br />Elementary School over three days (Tuesday, <br />Wednesday, and Thursday) in November of 2013. A <br />total of 1,472 trips were tallied in the mornings, and <br />1,467 were tallied during the afternoons. <br />As shown in the chart on the following page, only about <br />6% of students typically walk to school, and 0% of <br />students ride a bike to school on an average day. The <br />predominant mode of transportation for Wilshire Park <br />Elementary students is school bus, followed by a fan -Lily <br />vehicle or carpool. <br />Student crossing guards patrol a crossing of Highcrest <br />Road near the school. <br />37th Avenue NE/County Road D is a busy regional <br />thoroughfare and is a significant obstacle for <br />pedestrians and bicysiists coming from the north to <br />cross. <br />Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan <br />