(A) Joseph Elementary School occupies the city block surrounded by E First, E Second, S Lake and S College streets; while Joseph Middle and High schools share a building on a bluff above East Street near W.E. Williams Avenue. Within the schools’ immediate vicinity, streets with sidewalks include Main Street, W.E. Williams Avenue, E Joseph Avenue and segments of S College Street. The absence of sidewalks on other streets near the schools forces pedestrians to walk in adjacent yards or share the road with motorists. With the exception of Main Street and the E Wallowa Avenue at N East Street intersection, most nearby intersections lack marked crosswalks. Signage alerting motorists of pedestrians exists on S Lake Street, while a school speed zone of 20 mph is posted on S College Street.
(B) Designated bikeways do not exist near either school campus, although students use the surrounding residential street and alley system. Bike parking at the Elementary School is located near the S Second Street building entrance; while the closest bike rack to the Middle and High schools is located at the east end of W.E. Williams Avenue.
(C) A cyclone fence encircles the Elementary School campus, limiting access to the E Second Street building entrance. The Middle and High School campus’s location on a bluff largely limits access to the west and south. Most students use a sidewalk and pedestrian path linking W.E. Williams Avenue with the Middle/High School parking lot, where a stairway provides access to the main building entrance.
(Ord. passed 6- -2009)