may receive bus transportation and which are expected to walk, depending upon the street they live on, for each of the schools. Although not as developed as a Routes to School” “Safe program, the School Walks program presents an excellent starting point that can be expanded into one with community support and involvement. The following table and graph show an estimate of the lengths of sidewalk of each condition type described in the Examples” document and their corresponding “Upkeep percentage. is a segment that contains portions of different materials along its “Mixed” length, rather than being a single material. Amount of Sidewalk by Material and Condition for Major & Collector Streets Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Very Poor (0) Concrete 216,522 68,715 23,070 2,615 Linear Feet (47%) (15%) (5%) (0%) Asphalt or 30,922 73,568 42,009 3,349 (7%) (16%) (9%) (1%) “Mixed” Linear Feet This graph shows us that the concrete segments are retaining a decent condition while the asphalt sections have become more significantly worn. For comparison, the following table and graph represent the same information within centers”. Activity centers are select locations deemed important to “activity pedestrians (Schools, Civic Buildings, etc.) with a 2,000 foot radius surrounding them. They are discussed in the report’s Districts/Activity Centers” section (pg.11) in more “Walking detail. Amount of Sidewalk by Material and Condition in Activity Centers (2000ft radius) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Very Poor (0) Concrete 169,920 49,361 18,845 2,458 Linear Feet (49%) (14%) (5%) (1%) Asphalt or 26,372 46,360 28,776 2,169 (8%) (14%) (8%) (1%) “Mixed” Linear Feet
may receive bus transportation and which are expected to walk, depending upon the street they live on, for each of the schools. Although not as developed as a “Safe Routes to School” program, the School Walks program presents an excellent starting point that can be expanded into one with community support and involvement. The following table and graph show an estimate of the lengths of sidewalk of each condition type described in the “Upkeep Examples” document and their corresponding percentage. “Mixed” is a segment that contains portions of different materials along its length, rather than being a single material. Amount of Sidewalk by Material and Condition for Major & Collector Streets Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Very Poor (0) Concrete Linear Feet 216,522 (47%) 68,715 (15%) 23,070 (5%) 2,615 (0%) Asphalt or “Mixed” Linear Feet 30,922 (7%) 73,568 (16%) 42,009 (9%) 3,349 (1%) This graph shows us that the concrete segments are retaining a decent condition while the asphalt sections have become more significantly worn. For comparison, the following table and graph represent the same information within “activity centers”. Activity centers are select locations deemed important to pedestrians (Schools, Civic Buildings, etc.) with a 2,000 foot radius surrounding them. They are discussed in the report’s “Walking Districts/Activity Centers” section (pg.11) in more detail. Amount of Sidewalk by Material and Condition in Activity Centers (2000ft radius) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Very Poor (0) Concrete Linear Feet 169,920 (49%) 49,361 (14%) 18,845 (5%) 2,458 (1%) Asphalt or “Mixed” Linear Feet 26,372 (8%) 46,360 (14%) 28,776 (8%) 2,169 (1%)
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