School Bus Stop Safety Program Background Address Safety

School Bus Stop Safety Program

Background • Address Safety at School Bus Stops • City-School District-Sheriff’s Office Working Group • Develop Strategies to Improve Safety • Engineering, Education, Enforcement, and Encouragement (4 E)

Strategies • Engineering • Bus Stop Pad and Signage • Reduce size of bus stops • Relocate stops • Education • Parents, Students, and Public (Motorist) • Public Service Announcements (- Pedestrian-Cyclist Safety Week – Aug. 15 -19)

Strategies • Enforcement • Stopping for Buses during pick-up • Hazardous Parking • Encouragement • Special Events • Peer Events (Problem Solvers)

Bus Stops - Background • 408 bus stops in Palm Coast (560 Countywide) • 21% or 87 bus stops have 20 or more users • 20% or 82 have 3 or less users

Number of Riders by Bus Stop Type res re P Long erve atu N[VALUE] k e e Cr([PERCENTAGE]) C Palm oa cht st Ya Club Colle ay terw a W ge [VALUE] ([PERCENTAGE]) All Grades (K-12) [VALUE] ([PERCENTAGE]) Grades 9 -12 Grades 7 -8 Grade K-6

Number of Bus Stops by Grade [VALUE] ([PERCENTAGE]) All Grades (K-12) [VALUE] ([PERCENTAGE]) Grades 9 -12 Grades 7 -8 Grade K-6

Implementation - Pilot Program - Bus Stop Pads Ranking Factors • Ridership (Volume) • Type of Road (Location) • Age Group (Grade Level of Students) • Bus Driver Input

Implementation - Bus Stop Pad – Pilot Program • Benefits • Provides students safe waiting area • Increased visibility at bus stop • Prohibit cars from obstructing view at bus stop • Dry area during or after rain

Implementation - Pilot Program - Bus Stop Pads Ranking Factors

Implementation - Bus Stop Pad – Pilot Program • Install Pad at three bus stops (high volume and permanency) • • • London Dr. and Lee Dr. Rolling Sands Dr. and Rolling Fern Dr. Farmsworth Dr. and Fairbank Ln.

Implementation - Bus Stop Pad – Pilot Program • Pad and signage only • 9’X 20’ • Installed by Public Works

Implementation - Bus Stop Pad – Pilot Program

Implementation- Bus Stop Pad – Pilot Program

Next Steps • Field review by Public Works, Construction Management, and School District • Monitor feedback & use of pads • Criteria for Signage Program

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