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SJCA | City of South Bend | Safe Routes to School | DES 2100025 7 <br />PROJECT APPROACH <br />SCHOOL ZONE SIGNING AND MARKING <br />School zone signs and pavement markings provide important information to drivers to improve safety within the school <br />zone. The current street ordnances provide additional guidance. The principles and standards in the Indiana MUTCD <br />provide information on appropriate design, application, and maintenance of all traffic control devices (including signs, <br />signals, and markings) and other controls (including adult school crossing guards, student patrols, and grade-separated <br />crossings) required for the special pedestrian conditions in school areas. <br />SCHOOL ZONE SIGNING AND MARKING <br />Signs should be used judiciously, as overuse may lead to driver non-compliance and excessive signs may create visual <br />clutter. <br />Properly designed and applied traffic calming devices encourage good motorist and pedestrian behavior in the school <br />zone. Traffic calming measures such as high visibility crosswalks, street narrowing, and signage can be in place all the time. <br />Since school zones are locations frequented by children, making the area safe and accessible for children any time of day <br />is a sound investment for the neighborhood. <br />SRTS benefit not only school children but also parents with strollers, senior citizens, and others with permanent or temporary <br />mobility impairments to walk in their neighborhood. <br />Pavement markings are an effective way to enhance driver awareness near schools. They can be used to supplement <br />regulations and warnings provided by traffic signs and signals, or they can convey regulations, guidance, and warnings <br />independently. Commonly used markings in school zones include SCHOOL, SLOW SCHOOL X-ING, STOP, and 25 MPH. <br />Within the winter months, it should be considered that <br />pavement markings will be obscured by snow and that <br />signs should be placed to supplement them.