Standardize practices and procedures throughout all Clark County School District schools

• Review existing practices and procedures regarding the establishment of school zones, school crossing zones, and the installation of traffic control devices.

Review and update “Suggested” Routes to School maps

• Identify Zoning Changes that impact walking routes
• Standardize School Walking Maps Throughout all Clark County School District Schools
  • Identify Standardized Mapping Software
  • Determine Roadway Display Format
  • All Roadways Identified the Same
  • Major & Minor Collector Differentiation
  • Identify Map Format
  • School Centered Maps with a Walking Distance of 2 miles
  • School Zone Maps
  • Identify Print Size
  • 8.5 by 11 so Parents Can Print Them on Home Computers
  • 11 X 17 so Entities Print Them and Deliver to the Schools
  • Identify School Zoning Boundaries with Shaded Areas (if they fall within the 2 miles)
  • Identify Traffic Controls to be Included on the Map
  • Identify Standard Orientation of Traffic Controls on the Map (i.e. STOP signs facing same direction or lane direction)

Review practices and procedures between Clark County School District and Traffic Operations Entities

• Review “plan review” procedures for new schools to identify possible ways to streamline the process and ensure schools zones and school routes are established prior to the school opening
• Review “Queing Plan” for traffic at all schools to identify possible ways to improve traffic flow
• Review location of bike/pedestrian facilities at all schools to ensure access encourages biking or walking to school
• Improve the Communication of Road Construction Projects that Impact School Zones and School Walking Routes to Law Enforcement, School District and/or Schools.
  • Notify Schools in Writing (Dates, Flagger Locations, etc)
  • Review procedures to forward construction notices to parents
• Review CCSD procedures to notify Traffic Operations/Crossing guards of half days or no school days that impact flasher times
• Support Schools in the Creation of Traffic Safety Committees.
• Support Traffic Safety Committees in the Development of Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Plans
  • Establish Procedures for School Traffic Safety Committees to Inform Entities of Problems
    Identified in School SR2S Plan Audits.

Gain Access to Federal Safe Routes to School Funding to improve traffic safety

• Identify an NDOT Safe Routes to School Fund Coordinator (Nevada State Bicycle/Pedestrian Program)
• Identify Areas for Grant Funding
  • Sidewalk Improvements/Traffic Calming/Crossing Improvements/etc.
  • Replace Old (Orange) School Zone Signs with Fluorescent Yellow-Green Signs
  • Experiment with SCHOOL Pavement Markings.
  • Experiment with Staggered Crosswalk Pavement Markings.
  • Experiment with New Traffic Control Devices.
• Complete Grant Application

Develop Nevada Safe Routes to School Program

• Identify Funding Required for a Federal SR2S Fund Coordinator Position
• Identify Funding Required for Dedicated SR2S Traffic Engineers at Strategic Locations. These engineers could be located in major metropolitan areas or shared by several neighboring counties.
• Identify Funding Required for Standardized Software for SR2S Maps
• Identify Funding Required for Printing SR2S maps for all Nevada Schools
• Identify Funding Required for Experimental Traffic Controls
• Identify Funding Required for Volunteer Crossing Guard Liability Insurance