COUNCIL REPORT SUMMARY: SURVEY OF TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND SAFETY AT SCHOOL SITES

The Institute of Transportation Engineers Committee TSC-4S-08, Traffic Circulation and Safety at School Sites, completed the informational report, Survey of Traffic Circulation and Safety at School Sites. The report presents the responses from over 100 questionnaires sent to transportation engineers and planners in the mid-1990s. The report is divided into four sections. The first section is a summary of the responses. The second lists the responding cities, counties, and states. The third section presents, in a side-by-side column format, both the questionnaire and the total number responding yes or no to each question. The fourth section contains the comments and short-answer responses offered by respondents. The report presents a sample of traffic engineering practices that attempt to address school traffic issues in the United States, including the following: school speed zones, traffic control devices, routing and layout, warrants for beacons and crossing guards, and good and bad working relationships arising from organizational structure and attitudes.