HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW Memo 39-76MEMORANDUM - '. 39
TO: PT_r. Bruce Ti.nl:, Chairman of the Public Works
Co=ittee.
FROM: J. ihznham, Director of Public Works.
SUBJECT: School Bus Loading Zone.,
DATE: I.IARCE 5, 1976.
Upon a request from St. Joseph School and/or the Board of Education
for the desiGnation of a school bus loading --one on Parinaay Cresent
I have conducted an on site inspection.
The date of inspection was Thursday March 4, 1976. On the above
date in the A.M. commencing.- at 0:50 A.M. the first two buses arrived,
stoned in front of the school. on Par' -ray Cresent to discharge children,
time of stop 3 minutes,. At 8:51' A.M. the third bus arrived stoped at
the same location, time of sto-p 1' minutes. 8:59 A.M. the fodtth bus
a=ived stoped at the same location, time of stop 2 minutes. 9:00 A.M.
the fifth bus, time of stop 2 minutes. 9:05 A.M. the sixth bus, time of
sto?? 1'; minutes. 9:10 A.M. the seventh bus time of stop 1'•. minutes.
During this entire time other veiliele traffic in either direction
was nil.
In the afternoon commencing at 3:03 P.M. the first bus arrived to
aic4 up children. Second bus arrived at 3:06 P.M. Third bus arrived
at 3:07 P.M. Fourth bus arrived at 3:07 P.M. Fifth bus arrived at
3:0712.M. Sixth bus arrived at 3:06 P.M. Seventh bus arrived at 3:16
P.M. Buses al.l left between 3:2.0 s'.M, and 3:21 P.M. Actual loading
time apDroximately 5 to 6 minutes. During this period of time buses
azked on the curve do interfere frith other vehicle traffic. Other
vehicle traffic durinr this tine was 3.
The requested School Bus Loading Zone will not i.m"rove the >robl.em
Of buses stoped on the curve during the P.M. Tie'.-ur, To designate a
Loa.din„ Zone distance su£fie`_ent f,r seven buses would extend a con-
si.derublc di.stenc P T3ast of t_e sehrl l an i. cn ' d. create a roblem of
children w-il in,- t obta.i.n access t � corta.:i.n b,.iso:s
I worJ.d therefore recorroend tl^_afi us a,dd.I.V_onc). d:.i.vevray be conn,:
sid.ered into the church nex?inC, lot, then buses could enter the aax:;irs
lot b; otslr of one entrance and exit out the other. This would be most
efficient 7na. quite safe for the children, also would be of no inter-
ference t> other vehicle traffic,