Table 1 Characteristics of School Streets, School Profiles, and Surrounding Neighbourhoods by School Street Site
SS Site A | SS Site B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
SS Characteristics | Span of SS intervention | 192 metres | 94 metres |
SS operation times | 0840-0910, 1520-1550 | ||
Volunteer shift length | 40 minutes | ||
SS operation days | Monday - Friday | ||
Year of operation | September 2021 - June 2022 | September 2022 - June 2023 | |
Volunteer requirements | 3 per SS shift | 2 per SS shift | |
Volunteer responsibilities | equipment set-up; chaperone exempted motorists through SS zone at walking pace and alert pedestrians in SS to move to sidewalk for motorists to pass; direct and regulate traffic flow away from the SS; answer community members' questions about the SS; equipment take-down | ||
Equipment | plastic A-frame barricades, road closed signs, portable sign stand | ||
Equipment storage locations | school property | ||
Programming (e.g., games, activities) | no coordinated programming | ||
School Characteristics | School size (23/24) | 232 | ~250 |
Grades (age range) | K-6 (4-12 years) | K-8 (4-14 years) | |
Bussing eligibility | <5% of students | ||
School day schedule | 0900-1530 | ||
Surrounding Neighbourhood Characteristics [28] | Population density | 2,035/km2 | 4,695/km2 |
Single family dwellings | 74% | 9% | |
Average household size | 2.5 | 1.7 | |
Median household income in school's census tract | $121,000 | $54,800 | |
Home ownership rate | 74% | 29% | |
Labour participation rate | 61% | 69% | |
Commute by automobile | 51% | 41% | |