accessible. from a street system. capable. of handling both school .and nonschool traffic.Schools need to be accessible from a street system capable of handling both school and nonschool traffic. Not only should current traffic volumes be manageable, but consideration must be given to reasonably anticipated growth in traffic. Other considerations include availability of right-of-way for sidewalks, bike lanes, and/or turn lanes (if not already present) and feasibility of establishing a reduced school speed limit zone. Accommodation of pedestrian and bicycle traffic is especially important in areas surrounding schools. The siting needs of an elementary school within the road network differ significantly from those of a high school. Elementary school siting should avoid streets that carry high volumes of traffic and
higher speeds. Those streets are incompatible with the slow speeds of vehicles trying to access the school during school peak periods and with the pedestrian skills of younger children. Elementary and middle schools should be located on a collector street, and preferably at the intersection of two collector streets. Schools should not be located at the end of a cul-de-sac or have only one primary vehicle access.