avoca west - 50 yards away from wilmette and unwalkable

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CUTTING OFF WILMETTE STUDENTS <50 YARDS AWAY AVOCA WEST

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C U T T I N G O F F W I L M E T T E S T U D E N T S < 5 0 YA R D S AWAY

A V O C A W E S T

W I L M E T T E S T U D E N T S

• A large number of students attend Avoca West that reside in Wilmette, IL.

• A good portion of these students are within walking distance of the school, however there are no safe paths connecting the school to their neighborhoods.

T O D AY ’ S I S S U E S

• Students residing in West and North Wilmette must travel down busy Lake Ave. with missing and poorly designed sidewalks.

• Even when students are resourceful and make paths along Wilmette Ave., chains are erected to curb their behavior.

• The most direct route to the school for West Wilmette students would be through West Park, where an entrance has not been designed (though it could be).

S O L U T I O N S

1. Properly Design Lake Ave. using “Complete Street” criteria.

2. Pave the paths used today.

3. Create an access point in the rear of the school.

S O L U T I O N 1

• Properly Design Lake Ave using “Complete Street” criteria.

• Redesign the sidewalk on south Lake Ave. to create a natural barrier between the pedestrians and roadway.

• Complete the sidewalk on north Lake Ave. to connect through to the Wilmette Gold Course at Harms Road.

• Install a traffic signal at Sherwood and Lake Ave. with crossing signals.

• Reduce Speed on Lake Ave. to 30 mph mimicking the speed in the Village of Wilmette.

S O L U T I O N 2

• Pave the paths used today.

• Embrace behavior being taken by students today.

• Remove barriers on existing paths.

• Create a proper paved and lit walking path between Glenview and Wilmette on Wilmette Ave.

S O L U T I O N 3

• Create an access point in the rear of the school.

• A second sanctioned entrance needs be created at West Park.

• This would connect the school to West Park which already has sidewalks.

• A protected driveway would be erected as the official egress lane from the school during drop-off and pickup.

P H O T O S

• The following photos are broken up into three sets:

1. Sidewalks (or lack of) on Lake Ave.

2. Blocked path that connects Wilmette and Glenview on Wilmette Ave.

3. Rear of Avoca West where proposed access point would be erected.

1 . I S S U E S O N L A K E AV E

P O O R S I D E W A L K P L A N N I N G L E A D S S T U D E N T S C L O S E T O T R A F F I C O N S O U T H E N D O F L A K E AV E .

N O R T H S I D E O F L A K E AV E . , T H E S I D E W A L K E N D S O N A PAT H W AY T O S C H O O L

S I D E W A L K I S C O M P L E T E LY M I S S I N G N O R T H O F S H E R W O O D A L O N G L A K E AV E .

2 . S T U D E N T S T H W A R T E D W H E N T R Y I N G T O C R E AT E O W N PAT H S

O N W I L M E T T E AV E , A PAT H H A S B E E N W O R N T H R O U G H B Y S T U D E N T S C O N N E C T I N G W I L M E T T E A N D G L E N V I E W

C H A I N S E R E C T E D L A S T Y E A R N O W R E S T R I C T A C C E S S T O T H E PAT H

3 . T H E L O G I C A L S O L U T I O N C R E AT E S E C O N D A C C E S S P O I N T

C O N N E C T B A C K O F S C H O O L T O W E S T PA R K I N W I L M E T T E

C O N N E C T B A C K O F S C H O O L T O W E S T PA R K

AV O C A W E S T S C H O O L

C O N N E C T B A C K O F S C H O O L T O W E S T PA R K

R O A D AT W E S T PA R K

G O O G L E S AT E L L I T E I M A G E

G O O G L E S AT E L L I T E I M A G E 1 4 0 F T. F R O M AV O C A T O W E S T PA R K

< 5 0 YA R D S

C O N N E C T C O M M U N I T I E S C O N N E C T PAT H W AY S

• The villages of Wilmette and Glenview need to work with one another to connect existing roadways and pathways.

• Cook county needs to complete the design of Lake Ave., taking into account “Complete Street” approaches to “safe and comfortable” sidewalks.

• Residents need to realize that their close proximity to Avoca West necessitates pathways for students, staff, and parents.

A S E N S E O F P L A C E

“Please do what you can to create places that are worth caring about.” - James Howard Kunstler: The ghastly tragedy of the suburbs (TED TALK)

T H A N K Y O U