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Infrastructure <br /> Existing Conditions <br /> Physical changes to the streetscape are essential to making walking, biking, and rolling <br /> to school safer and more comfortable. <br /> routes in and around the middle school/high school <br /> Equipped with a wealth of information,gathered campus as worn off markings and limited lighting <br /> from the kickoff meeting,in-class student tally,the can lead to potentially unsafe conditions. <br /> parent survey,the walk-audit and in talking with <br /> school transportation staff,parents and local Oak Street. <br /> residents,the planning team developed several The planning team recognized that there is little to <br /> observations regarding existing conditions and no parking on South Oak Street along the ball fields <br /> current issues and barriers. and bus drop area.Additionally,traffic speeds along <br /> this route were noted as being high creating a safety <br /> The first overarching observation is that the two concern for pedestrians,particularly because there <br /> school sites have vastly different challenges. Being are no pedestrian facilities along this route as well. <br /> located in town,the middle school/high school offers These three factors create a potentially dangerous <br /> far more opportunities for students to walk and/or environment for bicyclists and pedestrians, <br /> bike to/from school.While Eagleview Elementary, especially during peak traffic times such as before or <br /> being located approximately 2 miles out from after school,and during extracurricular school <br /> downtown Pequot Lakes,and approximately 2.5 activities. <br /> miles from downtown Breezy point experiences <br /> significant challenges and safety concerns for Patriot Avenue South of Lake Street <br /> students walking and biking to/from school from Early on in the planning process,the planning team <br /> either community. noticed that this is one of the main intersections for <br /> students crossing Patriot Avenue as they walk or <br /> In the paragraphs below we describe the specific bicycle to/from school.Currently,there is no <br /> issues and barriers that the planning team identified pedestrian facility enabling students to cross at this <br /> for each school site. point which is a natural/logical crossing given <br /> pedestrian habits and a clear path that has been <br /> MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL worn from this intersection through the ditch and <br /> woods to the Paul Bunyan Trail. <br /> Rasmussen Road. <br /> The sidewalk network along Rasmussen road Woodman and Patriot Avenue Crossing <br /> currently ends abruptly,creating a gap between Another crossing that caught the attention of the <br /> where the sidewalk ends,and Pequot Terrace planning team was the intersection of Woodman <br /> Estates is located. and Patriot Avenue,where there is currently a <br /> crossing,however,given the high volume of bicycle <br /> Patriot Avenue and pedestrian traffic at this location,some crossing <br /> Similarly,the sidewalk network along Patriot Avenue improvements are in order. <br /> ends,creating a gap to new and anticipated At both of these crossings,safety was a paramount <br /> development to the south of town. concern due to the high traffic volumes on Patriot <br /> and the increased bicycle and pedestrian traffic, <br /> While not necessarily an issue or a barrier,the particularly during peak hours before and after <br /> planning team also emphasized the importance of school. <br /> continuing to prioritize ongoing maintenance of <br /> pavement markings and lighting along pedestrian <br />