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- Current Traffic Concerns '3~~~"
~~ Manara Academy has worked with the Planning/Engineering department of the City of Coppell
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~~ that the major concern for the City of Coppell is that if the drop-off and pick-up situations
~,~; -' would create queuing issues in Heartz Road and eventually in Sandy Lake Road. The City was
also interested to know if the school would offer any bus service and if so they were interested
to know the Traffic Circulation Plan for both car traffic and bus traffic keeping in mind the
queuing issues and the safety of the children. The City also recommended avoiding access to
the facility through London Way.
Current Facility Conditions
The intended school location 140 S Heartz Road is a 31,224 S.F. building sitting on 4.858 acres
of land and has 111 parking spots. There are three (3) entrances/exits to the facility on the
Heartz side and there is one (1) entrance/exit to the facility on London Way. Based on the
above information it appears that the school facility has good amount parking spaces that can
be used for internal queuing during drop-off and pick-ups and it also has good access points to
enter and exit the school facility.
Circulation Plan for Car & Buses
Manara Academy is a K-8t" grade school with max capacity of 500 students. Manara Academy
will start with K-5t" grade during their first operation school year (August 2009) and will add one
grade level each year. The hours of school operation will be Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am until 3:30
pm and Friday: 8:00 am until 1:00 pm for students. Manara is currently enrolling students and the
application due date is April 15th 2009. Since Manara Academy is a public charter school authorized by
the Texas State Board of Education, it cannot formally get transportation information from potential
students until the students are officially admitted to the school (if an open lottery is required) after the
enrollment deadline. So, based on the preliminary voluntary surveys, Manara Academy intends to use
three (3) thirty (30') foot buses. Based on the recommendation from the City of Coppell, London Way
will be closed during school hours. Access to the school facility through London Way is currently gated
and will be used to prevent regular access to the facility.
Car Traffic
We have demonstrated on our traffic circulation plan given below that cars would enter the parking lot
on the northern most entrance on Heartz Road. Once they enter into the parking lot they will continue
to the back of the lot and then loop back around and end at the front entrance of the building. We will
have staff out directing traffic to ensure the safety and security of all students. The students will then
be let out at the front entrance from their cars. This will allow the parents to create the carpool line and
not have to exit their cars for their children. This also allows for the safety and security of all students
because children will not be permitted to walk through the parking lot unattended. For those parents
who wish to take their children into the school, they will enter the parking lot the same but park in a
designated parking spot. For dismissal, the parents will park in the parking spaces and we will have
designated dismissal points for the grade levels.
Bus Traffic
As mentioned earlier, based on the preliminary investigation, Manara Academy intends to use three (3)
thirty (30') foot buses. The timings for drop-off and pick-ups will be staggered to arrive at 7:30am,
7:40am and 7:50am and depart at 3:30pm, 3:40pm and 3:50pm. The buses will use the small parking lot
on the southern most side of the school facility as indicated in the traffic circulation plan. Buses will
enter and reverse direction, then load/unload facing Heartz Road. This is good for separating the buses
and cars traffic. The large staging area on the grass will be utilized for loading and unloading the
children.
Summary
Manara Academy understands the traffic queue concerns of the City of Coppell and has
provided a sound traffic circulation plan for drop-off and pick-up to avoid any queuing in Heartz
or Sandy Lake Road. The traffic plan provided by Manara Academy separates the car and bus
traffic with the bus schedules being staggered. Manara Academy staff members will be assisting
the direction of traffic to allow for smooth flow and safety and security for all students.
Traffic Circulation Plan