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  1. KimJ
    Member

    I was thinking about the Crossing Guard situation tonight while walking thru the CBD.

    There are
    435 students at St. Marys
    1400 students at RB
    449 students at Hauser
    360 students at Central

    This is 2,644 kids moving either thru or around the CBD at around 8:00 am and 3:00 pm M-F 9 months of the year.

    I agree with D96 that there is a serious public safety need for all citizens in two of the locations. The tracks (esp. with the removal of the tunnel) and First Ave.

    Of the over 2600 students arriving and departing, what percentage of that 2600 are arriving by bike or foot?

    As a Central parent, I can assure you that there are few families that walk. The vast majority of students are driven. How many are car pools? How many additional automobiles are coming thru the CBD for drop off/pick up?

    Do you think we could agree that at least a thousand cars are coming thru and around the CBD simply for drop off and pick up? That additional traffic most definitely shows a need for crossing guards. But perhaps we are asking the wrong question. Maybe it is not about who funds the crossing guards, but what have any of these school districts done to alleviate all this additional traffic? Besides D96's Hike & Bike Week what is the incentive for the kids to walk? It could get expensive giving the kids a free water bottle every week.

    I almost feel like there are not enough kids walking to justify the expense compared to the ones in cars. Perhaps no one should fund the guards and we should be advocating that all the students be driven to school in the largest SUV available. They will be certain to be safe then.

    Posted Sunday Jun 20, 2010 21:37 #

  2. anonymous
    Member

    Good point, Kim. Must point out that many of the students who attend RB do not travel through the CBS--they live in Brookfield and North Riverside. Many students who attend St. Marys live east of us.

    That said, your point regarding all of the students who obtain car rides to and from school is right on the money. The other school with a huge enrollment is Ames--many coming from North Riverside. How many actually walk to each of the schools, even if they don't drive through the CBD? This sets up the question about grade centers for District 96.

    Since so many families drive their kids to school, what does it matter that they drive one mile or one-half mile? The whole point of *local schools* is so that the kids can walk to school, but they don't. This will help alleviate the over-crowding situation which is in a couple of our schools, such as Central and Ames. Your thoughts?

    Posted Monday Jun 21, 2010 09:12 #

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