CC PACKET 07222014 Wilshire Park SRTS Plan

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.+i Proximity to School vs. Children's Walk & Bike to School Rate 41 Q/o of respondents live within a 30 minute walk of the school (up to one mile) of respondents' children `usually" walk to 4k6%or from school 0 of respondents live within a 30 minute bike o ride of the school (up to 2 miles) 0% of respondents' children `usually" bike to or from school Barriers to walking and bicycling Despite the fact that 41% of respondents' children could walk to school in 30 minutes or less, and 83% of respondents' children could bike to school in 30 minutes or less, parents rarely reported that their children walked to or from school and none reported that their child bicycled to or from school. Parents may be reluctant to allow children to walk and bike to school for a variety of reasons, although in some cases it may be that the child has not expressed a desire to walk or bike to school or has not asked permission to do so. As the distance between school and home increases, children may not consider walking or bicycling to school a realistic possibility. The parent survey also asked specifically about barriers to walking and bicycling to school. More than half of respondents who do not allow their children to walk or bike to school reported that the following issues affected their decision: • Safety of intersections and crossings (71%) • Distance (67%) • Amount of traffic along route (64%) • Speed of traffic along route (63%) • Weather (62%) Other reasons given by respondents for not allowing children to walk or bike include fear of exposure to violence or crime (38%), a lack of sidewalks or pathways (33%), the additional time required compared to other modes (33%), a lack of available adults to walk/bike with (32%), child's participation in after school programs (19%), a lack of crossing guards (12%), and the convenience provided by driving (4%). Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan I I I