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Student SurveysStudent surveys were administered to 6th through 12th graders, at Bellevue Middle and High School, during the month of November in 2009. During class, students were asked to fill out the survey form about their transportation to school. The survey asked students about the safety of their route to school and what they viewed as impediments to walking or biking to school.

245 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 68% of the student body.

Students responding to the survey travel to school by a family vehicle (41.63%) or by a school bus (38.37%).

Travel Mode to School

Bellevue Middle and High School School Location:100 South 3rd StreetBellevue, Iowa 52031

Present Conditions Number of students: 361

58.36% of students responding to the survey stated that they spend less than 10 minutes traveling to school.

Travel Time to School

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Incentives/Programs

Travel Distance to School

The top student suggestions for increasing walking and biking were:1. Shorter distance2. Reward/gift3. Recreational activities 4. Money

The streets cited most often by students as being unsafe included:1. State Street and Riverview Street2. Highway 523. Front Street4. Parking lot traffic

Only 8.98% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 41.43% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.

The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included a shorter distance, more favorable weather and less traffic. The major issues brought up by students were weather and distance.

Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking