Pedestrian Safety Traffic Plan

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Pedestrian Safety Traffic Plan

• Jeanne Marsala, RN
• Executive Director
• Safe Kids Clark County
• Las Vegas, Nevada

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Safe Kids Clark County

• Sunrise Childrens Hospital, Lead Organization,
  since 1993
• Located in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Population 1.5 million

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Problem

• Pedestrian Safety before and after school
• Poor traffic control

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Partnership

• Safe Kids Clark County, Sunrise Childrens
  Hospital lead organization
• Clark County School District Safe Routes to
  School Coordinator
• Roseman University School of Nursing
• School Staff
• Department of Public Works
• Fed Ex

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Pilot SchoolTarkanian Middle School
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Pre Intervention Observational Study

• No designated crosswalks
• Land on opposite side of school undeveloped
• During morning dropoff, 251 U-turns in school
  zone
• 226 kids mid block crossing
• During Afternoon pickup, 83 U-turns in school
  zone
• 107 mid block crossing
• 56 cars parked in desert area encouraging kids to
  mid block cross

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Pre-Intervention

• Called Public Works
• Researched Nevada Law
• Met with school staff including principal, school
  nurse and ground monitors
• Met with leadership kids
• Developed a plan

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Intervention

• 3 weeks of education before and after school one
  on one to parents, car by car
• Flyers sent home with students
• Video produced using leadership students
• Video shown school wide
• Telephone message sent home, made by principal
• Banners hung
• Incorporated Safe Routes to Schools messaging
• CHANGED TRAFFIC PATTERN

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Change in Traffic Plan

• Temporary Solution to long term problem

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Created designated crossing area
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Provided education to bikers as well
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Hung banners in front of school
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Post Intervention Study

• ZERO U-turns in the school zone before and after
  school
• Before school-1 mid block crosser
• After school-2 mid block crossers
• In both cases, parents prompted kids

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Post Intervention
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Follow up

• Public Works observed plan during intervention
  stage
• Proved to public works that temporary plan worked
  therefore permanent plan would work
• New signage at school

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Outcome

• Five other schools have been done
• Traffic safety changes have made school safer