School Street
LOC-SCH-11 Recommended Local
School Street
A Local street adjacent to a school that restricts or excludes vehicle traffic during arrival and dismissal, then reverts to normal Local operation the rest of the day.
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Typical at: Compact Urban Core
Suburban is an edge case. Undeveloped and Rural are unlikely pairings, where schools are typically set back with dedicated drop-off lots rather than fronting a closable street.
#Speed and modal hierarchy
Design speed & speed limit
Vehicle access is restricted or excluded during arrival and dismissal. Outside of active hours, the Local default applies: 20 mph hard maximum, no exceptions.
Modal hierarchy
During active hours:
Pedestrian Bicycle
Off-hours:
This pattern carries two separate modal hierarchies depending on time of day, not one: full pedestrian/bicycle exclusivity during arrival and dismissal, the Local base order the rest of the time. Pedestrian Bicycle Transit Vehicle Freight
#Design notes
This Typology and Festival Street share the same schedule-based structure, full closure or restriction during a defined window, base operation otherwise. Both were added to the system after a NACTO gap-check identified time-restricted street patterns not otherwise covered by the core Local set.1
#Related patterns
Festival Street (LOC-FES-08) (shares this pattern's schedule-based structure, per both pages' Design notes)
#References
- Evidence-based Gellatly, R. and Marner, B., "Air Quality Monitoring Study: London School Streets," 2021.(opens in new tab)
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