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Devin Moore, PE, PTOE

Public Charter School Queuing

7/22/2015

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Background - Public Charter Schools

Clark County School District

5th Largest in USA

318,040 Students (2012)

18,090 Teachers (2011)

Public Charter Schools

Funding (per student)

Administration and Curriculum

Increased student demand

Long wait lists

Observed significant traffic impacts in built out areas

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Estimating Queuing

How do we estimate the maximum queue requirements?

Do we observe AM Drop-off or PM Pick-up?

I think we’re going to need some data!

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Data Collection – Local

City of Henderson Pinecrest Academy

Henderson International

Coral Academy – Windmill Campus

Coral Academy – Sandy Ridge Campus

Clark County Knowledge Learning Academy

Doral Academy

City of North Las Vegas Unnamed School

City of Las Vegas Somerset Academy – Centennial

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Data Collection – National

Arizona City of Peoria, Arizona Tucson, Arizona

Florida Hollywood, Florida Homestead, Florida Miami-Dade County, Florida Pembroke Pines, Florida Port St. Lucie, Florida

North Carolina Various Cities, North Carolina

Texas Dallas, Texas Various Cities, Texas

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Data Summary

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City of Henderson Calculations

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Site Plan Examples

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Other ITE Research

Dustin Qualls, PE, PTOE - 2010 TexITE Paper of the Year

The Greening of Student Pick-Ups at School Dismissal

Queuing Recommendations?

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Emissions Implications

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State of the Art: Pick-up Procedures

Effective use of onsite storage space

Staggered Release times

Multiple car loading at a time

Multi-stage loading

Forming Ride-share programs

Using “express lanes” for carpools

Use of Radios

Use of iPads

Use of Barcode Systems

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Modeling Pick-up Queuing

Simulation to show the school, the parents and the neighbors how the queuing could work

Synchro model

Trick the program (long ped crossing time to queue vehicles, then long green time)

Signal timed equal to average loading rate

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Recommendations

Get on the same page with your jurisdiction

Collect local data as necessary

0.2 queuing spaces per released student

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Thank you, Thank you Very Much!

Devin Moore, PE, PTOE

Devin.Moore@Kimley-Horn.com

702-862-3621