Changes Coming To Noble Elementary’s Drop-Off/Pick-Up Zone
12-02-2010
Prompted by parent and school staff concerns about safety, changes are coming soon to the drop-off/pick-up zone in front of Golden Valley’s Noble Elementary School.
The Golden Valley City Council approved several parking, drop-off, and pick-up changes, and in the coming weeks the City will remove the old signs and install the new ones. Please watch for these changes and pick up/drop off children in the appropriate locations (see diagram).
- A new zone was created that prohibits stopping, standing, or parking from the school zone sign north of the school driveway to the Hampton Rd intersection from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. No passengers may be dropped off or picked up in this area between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
- The loading zone south of the Hampton Rd intersection has been improved with a concrete boulevard. All passenger drop-offs and pick-ups must occur in this area.
These modifications will improve safety at the school by:
- allowing students to walk to/from the loading zone into the school without having to cross a driveway or street
- enabling maintenance crews to clear snow from the concrete boulevards more efficiently and effectively, thus providing safer access for pedestrians in traveling from their vehicles to the sidewalk
- improving sight distances at the Noble School driveway, which will help busses safely enter and exit the driveway during arrival and dismissal times and which will benefit all vehicles entering and exiting the driveway throughout the school day
- improving the visibility of school staff stationed at the driveway entrance during arrival and dismissal times
- enabling pedestrians to get between the vehicles and sidewalk without crossing grass or mud during rainstorms or the spring thaw
For the safety of the students, Noble School policy allows only school busses in the parking lot from 9 to 9:20 am and 3:30 to 4 pm on school days. Please use the improved loading zone on Noble Ave to safely drop off and pick up students who are not riding the bus.
Safety is a team effort, and everyone needs to take an active role in keeping kids safe on their way to and from school. For more drop-off/pick-up information please view the parent handbook .
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