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Parent attitudes about walking and bicycling <br />Most parents who answered the survey (83%) think that Wilshire Park Elementary neither encourages nor <br />discourages walking and bicycling to and from school. Eight percent of parents responded that they believe <br />Wilshire Park Elementary encourage or strongly encourage walking and bicycling to school, and the <br />remaining 9% believe that the school discourages or strongly discourages walking and bicycling to school. <br />The survey also revealed parent opinions about how much fun walking and bicycling is for their children, and <br />how healthy walking and bicycling is for their children. Eighty five percent of parents felt that walking and <br />bicyclist to school was very healthy or healthy for their children, while 38% think walking and cycling is fun. <br />Traffic Conditions and Crash Analysis <br />37th Avenue NE is a major route connecting Interstate 35W with University Avenue. According to 2012 <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation figures, average annual daily traffic (AADT) volumes on 37th <br />Avenue NE are 15,600 just west of the school and 18,900 just east of the school. AADT on Highcrest Road is <br />1,900. Highcrest Road provides connections south to Highway 8 and County Road 88, causing through -traffic <br />past the school. <br />An assessment of collisions surrounding Wilshire Park Elementary School was conducted using Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation (MnDOT) crash data from 2003 - 2013. The primary objective in analyzing this <br />data is to identify crash patterns and particular locations or corridors that have been unsafe for pedestrian and <br />bicyclists over a period of time. <br />Data from 2003 - 2013 included several collisions within 1/2 mile of Wilshire Park Elementary School. Of <br />these collisions, 11 involved pedestrians or bicyclists. <br />Crash Locations 2003 - 2013 <br />12 1 Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan <br />i4 <r71 <br />- <br />37th Avenue NE <br />aim <br />Hlc <br />• <br />c <br />o <br />School property <br />• <br />Crashes involving <br />pedestrians or bicyclists <br />• Other crashes <br />Sou <br />e:MnDOT <br />12 1 Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan <br />