Bluffton Elementary, H. E. McCracken Middle and Bluffton High Schools are located in a complex in Bluffton, South Carolina, bordered by a heavily traveled county road and surrounded by residential neighborhoods. Of the more than 1,000 students living within 1.5 miles of the complex, many are bussed to school because the lack of infrastructure prevents them from walking.
Engineering
Case Study: Concord, New Hampshire
Rundlett Middle School and Conant Elementary School are located within a quarter mile of each other in Concord, New Hampshire. A joint Safe Routes to School program was necessary because the schools are located in a suburban area where nearby residents can walk to school. Rundlett is the only middle school in the district, and as a result, many of its 1,700 students have to ride the bus because they live too far to walk or bicycle.