Jeffrey’s Grove Study

General Observations-Loading Process

 

• The bay area was demarcated by a painted yellow line along the curb.
• The children waited under an overhang in the bay area.
• Jeffrey’s Grove loaded seven cars at a time, which helped the whole process go a lot faster than it would have.  We were told that we had come on an abnormally light day.
• Teachers with microphones called out the names of the children who were waiting underneath the overhang.  They didn’t use a number system because they said it was harder for the children to pay attention to numbers versus their names and because the younger children never could remember their numbers.
• Car riders were dismissed earlier than bus riders and walkers.
• The children were not escorted to their cars and there was no safety patrol.
• Parking lots were blocked off to prevent cars from entering the loading zone from parking.

 

General Observations-Queuing Process

 

• Cars spilling on to Jeffreys Grove School Rd from 3:37pm to 3:46pm – 9 minutes.
• 3/4 cars waiting for left-turn on Jeffreys Grove School Rd.
• Many cars parked on the side of Jeffreys Grove School Rd, just before entrance.
• Many conflicts at the main entrance and Jeffreys Grove School Rd intersection.

 

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