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Student SurveysStudent surveys were administered to 9th through 12th graders, at Miles 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.

52 students responded to the survey, and this constitutes 47% of the student body.

Students responding to the survey travel to school by a family vehicle (42.31%), walking (19.23%), or other ways (17.31%).

Travel Mode to School

Miles High School School Location:439 Wilson StreetMiles, Iowa 52064

Present Conditions Number of students: 110

69.23% 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. Walking groups3. Biking/walking paths

No streets were cited by students as being unsafe.

Only 26.92% of students responding to the survey travel less than 1/2 mile to school, while 63.46% travel 2 miles or more to attend school.

The most common changes that would encourage more students to walk or bike to school included more favorable weater, a shorter distance, a change in the structure of after school activities and more sidewalks. The major issues brought up by students were weather and distance.

Environmental Factors Impacting Walking/Biking