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 With
school back in session, parents or guardians and young
students may wish to review the routes to the schools
their children attend. The Clark County “Safe Route to
School” program is a helpful tool for that purpose.
The program was undertaken to develop a comprehensive,
computerized traffic, pedestrian and bicycle safety plan
for elementary and middle schools located within the
County’s jurisdiction. The plan is designed to reduce
the potential for accidents and other traffic-related
conflicts with children going to and from school.
Utilizing program information, parents or guardians and
youngsters can select the most appropriate routes to the
schools.
As
part of the program, Clark County Public Works’
Traffic Management Division conducts an annual inventory
of all school-related traffic control devices within a
two-mile radius walking distance for the elementary
schools and middle schools located in Clark County. The
division uses the information to determine if
replacement and/or additional traffic control devices
are needed. After the survey is analyzed and traffic
control devices are replaced and/or added, Traffic
Management staff members create maps of each school
area. The maps identify the location of all traffic
control facilities and devices.
Parents
and guardians are encouraged to carefully review the map
related to their children’s school, choose a route,
walk the route with their children, and instruct their
youngsters on the appropriate conduct at intersections
and traffic control devices such as traffic signals,
stop signs and crosswalks.
Public
Works has developed a partnership with the Clark County
School District to distribute Safe Route to School
information to the District’s students. For the
2007-2008 school year, Public Works produced almost
157,000 copies of the maps and approximately 104,000
safety brochures for approximately 77 elementary and 24
middle schools within the County’s jurisdiction.
For
more information about this program, please click on Safe
Route to School or phone 455-6100. This site
contains Safe Route to School maps for schools that are
located within the Clark County jurisdiction. Please
visit the following websites for schools that are within
their respective city limits: City
of Las Vegas, City
of North Las Vegas.
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