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Stratford Hall School is a K - 12 independent day school with the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. With 450 students, the crosswalk in question is heavily used everyday by young students under 9 years old. In our Governance Unit, students are encouraged to tackle a real topic. This year, the grades 5 and 10 elected to take-on an unsafe crosswalk in Vancouver. As a school we wanted to take action and involve our students in the process through curriculum connections.<\/p>\n
The Crosswalk in question has limited visibility around a curve, heading downhill in a school zone across from Clark Park, resulting in a lack of driver perception and the inability to brake in time for the crosswalk. The ultimate objective is to get a safer crosswalk<\/p>\n
*The students wanted to prove the need to reassess the crosswalk at E 15th and Commercial Drive.
\n*The students demonstrated through mathematical proofs, data collection and research that this intersection is very dangerous (speed, inattentive drivers, line of sight, lack of signage).
\n*Through the rental of a speed reader, visual surveys and academic papers, the students determined the frequent incidents of unsafe conditions.
\n*The students proposed improvements in order to prevent an accident.
\n*The students proposed many solutions: 30km\/hour speed limit, flashing crosswalk light, multiple devices, letter and poster campaign.
\n*Education component for the student body, including safe pedestrian practice and advocacy with the School Safety Patrol Team (vpd.ca) and the ICBC #walksafeBC<\/p>\n
The Commercial Drive community is the Target Group - including all Stratford Hall Students, parents, Clark Park users, Trout Lake Neighbourhood and the general public.<\/p>\n
+ Grade 10 students presented to Councillor Andrea Reimer and the VPD and the members of the Traffic and Data Management Engineering Services staff.
\n+ Grade 5 students each wrote a researched letter and mailed it to the City Hall
\n+ Students were interviewed by CTV News
\n+ Students held a poster campaign protest
\n+ Grade 10 Research papers and graphic conclusions were submitted Grade 5 students spent weeks researching different aspects of the intersections near Stratford Hall.<\/p>\n
The students collected data on:
\n-how many cars (what type of cars, speed, time of day) pass the intersection of 15th and Commercial and 14th and Commercial
\n-how many pedestrians crossed the road at 15th and Commercial and 14th and Commercial at various times of day
\n-With the help of a speed reader, Grade 5 and 10 students recorded the speed of cars at different times throughout the day as they drove past 15th and Commercial.
\n- Grade 10 students recorded speeds using old-fashioned triangulated math data from the roof of the school. * Media coverage
\n* Student initiated high level meetings
\n* Poster campaign
\n* Academic papers
\n* Grade 10 presentations
\n* Grade 5 - Two assemblies for the Junior School (Grades K - 7)
\n* Parental notification of all activities
\n* VPD attention and increased on-site presence
\n* ICBC visit and hand-out of pedestrian safety reflectors
\n* 44 letters to City Hall - Winston Chou, Manager<\/p>\n
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