School Information Geometry Loading Procedure Car pool parameters/veh (pick-up hrs) Conflict parameters
Queue lane Loading
Name Setting/
Type		 % bus ridership Stud. Popn   Storage length (ft) # of lanes Side Walk Cross walk Turn. restr Lnth (ft) # of
bays		 Method Cross walk Names/ Tags # of staff # of assts Equipment # of cars % cars before bell Avg bay dwell time (mm:ss) Carpool time (mm:ss) Dynamic time (mm:ss) Max Q length (ft) # of Peds Ped-Veh Veh-Veh Circum- ventions
                                       
Olive Chapel, Wake Urban/Traditional 64% 959   831 1 Yes Yes Yes. 90 4 Cones Yes Names 3/4 0 Walkie-talkie, cones 66 52% 0:58 9:18 3:40 730 N/A 12 1 4
Pittsboro, Chatham Urban/Traditional 54% 477     2 Yes Yes No 140 Unclear X Yes Names 4/5 0 Walkie-talkie, cones 42 69% 1:45 16:23 5:01 475 49 N/A N/A NA
Swift Creek, Wake Urban/Traditional 73% 484   830 1 Yes Yes No 60 3 X Yes Tags 2 3 Walkie-talkie, vests, writing 52 52% 1:01 11:40 3:22 690 19 7 3 25
Vance, Wake Rural/Traditional 52% 476   780 2 No Yes No 64 5 Cones Yes Names 2 5 Cones, mics 56 57% 0:49 16:08 5:03 910 31 5 0 5
Parkwood, Durham Urban/Traditional 48% 865   460 2 Yes Yes No 166 4 X Yes Tags 3 4 Walkie-talkie, vests, writing 81 41% 1:09 15:40 3:46 950 45 6 4 16
Angier, Harnett Urban/Traditional 65% 328   170 1 No No No 123 4 X No None 3 0 Cones 45 73% 0:45 16:17 3:31 688 0 0 2 3
Greenwood, Lee Rural/Traditional 72% 630   1400 2 Yes Yes No 120 6 Numbers No None 5/6 0 Walkie-talkie, mics. 60 53% 0:44 14:30 5:07 890 1 3 0 6
Lee Woodard, Wilson Rural/Traditional 45% 274   510 2 No Yes No 150 Unclear X No None 5 0 None 35 71% 1:07 13:12 4:53 500 46 11 1 2
Rock Ridge, Wilson Rural/Traditional 59% 491   540 1 No Yes No 140 3 X No None 3 0 None 49 49% 1:04 23:29 5:34 840 [1] 3 3 2 3
Glenwood, Chapel-Hill Urban/Traditional 41% 369   625 2 Yes No No 145 Unclear X Yes None 3/4 0 Cones 43 47% 1:18 6:39 3:02 340 23 9 3 29
Efland Cheeks, Orange Rural/Traditional 60% 415   466 1 Yes No No 110 Unclear X No None 7/8 0 None 35 60% 1:06 7:15 3:29 345 11 1 0 9
Spring Hope, Nash Urban/Traditional 53% 622   220 1 Yes No No 90 3 Cones No None 3/4 0 Cones 81 68% 0:33 14:01 4:46 1425 82 1 0 0
Douglas, Wake Urban/Traditional 19% 463   320 1 Yes Yes No 120 3 X No None 3/4 0 Cones 30 63% 1:09 10:36 3:15 370 17 0 0 2
Briarcliff, Wake Urban/Traditional 30% 521   877 1 Yes Yes No 177 4 Numbers No None 2 6 Writing, mics 78 60% 1:02 15:24 5:51 1257 0 0 1 0
Jeffreys Grove, Wake Urban/Traditional 54% 560   560 2 Yes No No 140 Unclear X No None 3/4 0 Mics 46 70% 1:13 12:43 3:02 740 15 0 1 24
Weatherstone, Wake Urban/Traditional 56% 783   860 2 Yes No No 160 Unclear X No None 3/4 2/3 None 64 59% 1:13 11:35 4:59 910 0 0 0 13
Washington, Wake Urban/Magnet 66% 579   770 2 Yes No No 140 Unclear X No None [2] 3 2/3 Mics 58 69% 1:05 15:04 4:38 790 0 0 8 12
Wildwood Forest, Wake Urban/Traditional 66% 795   1325 2 Yes Yes Yes 235 6 X No Tags 2 0 Walkie-talkie 65 68% 1:08 19:03 6:34 1330 0 0 5 16
Eastway, Durham Urban/Traditional 44% 550   370 2 Yes Yes No 120 Unclear X No None 4 2 Cones, Vests 34 47% 1:39 4:32 2:51 165 46 11 1 2
Bennett, Chatham Rural/Traditional 68% 236   303 2 Yes No No 235 Unclear X No None 3/4 0 Cones 21 95% 1:05 10:37 2:46 425 0 0 0 14
Averages                                 52 61% 1:05 13:12 4:15 739 20 4 2 10
 
            Explanation of Terms            
                               
Setting/Type Setting refers to whether a school is rural or urban.  Type refers to whether a school is traditional, magnet or yearround.
% bus ridership The ratio of the number of students riding buses to the total population.
Student population Total number of students at the school.
Storage length The length in feet from the beginning of the loading bay to the end of the internal school carpool lane.
# of lanes The number of traffic lanes in the storage area outside the loading area.
Sidewalk Indicates the presence of sidewalks in and around the school campus.
Crosswalk Indicates the presence of crosswalks in and around the school campus.
Turn restrictions Indicates the presence of turn restrictions at the exit of the carpool area (i.e. no left turn during school hours).
Loading bay length The length in feet from the beginning of the loading bay area to the end of the loading bay.
# of bays/ method The number of bays/demarcations into which the loading area has been divided and the method of demarcation.
Crosswalk Indicates the presence of crosswalks in the loading area.
Names/Tags The use of names or tags by parents to identify the appropriate child.
# of staff Total number of teachers present in the loading area.
# of assts Includes safety patrol children present in the loading area escorting children to their cars.
Equipment The use of equipment (microphones, megaphones, etc.) to enhance communication between teacher and children.
# of cars Total number of cars recorded from the beginning of the queuing until the end of the loading process.
% cars before pickup The ratio of the number of cars which joined the queue before the bell rang to the total number of cars.
Avg bay dwell time (mm:ss) The average time spent by cars in the loading area.
Carpool time (mm:ss) The average time spent by cars in the queuing and the loading area.
Dynamic Time (mm:ss) The average time spent by cars in the queuing and the loading area excluding the static idling time.
Max Q length The maximum length in feet that the queue reaches during the loading time.
# of peds Total number of pedestrians recorded in the loading bay area during the pickup time.
Ped-Veh Total number of pedestrian-vehicle conflicts in the loading area during the pickup time.
Veh-Veh Total number of vehicle-vehicle conflicts in the loading area during the pickup time.
Circumventions Total number of vehicle circumventions in the loading area.
[1]
Note: Including LT qing. Actual till end of storage is 720.
[2]
Washington used names/tags for the first couple of weeks of school.