District presents updated pedestrian hazard study for 1.5-mile school walk zones
Facilities staff presented a TYLin assessment of pedestrian conditions within a 1.5-mile radius of each school to determine whether student walk zones meet IDOT criteria for Serious Safety Hazard Zones (Types I–IV).
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Facilities and Transportation Manager Marta McCullough presented an updated pedestrian conditions assessment conducted by TYLin (formerly Sam Schwartz Engineering) covering a 1.5-mile radius around each district school. The study applied Illinois Department of Transportation criteria for Serious Safety Hazard Zones — Type I (walking along a roadway), Type II (walking on a roadway), Type III (crossing a roadway) and Type IV (crossing railroad tracks) — to determine whether any designated student walk zones should be reclassified.
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