7-12 Campus

Check out that curving bike path — biking has arrived at the 7-12 campus!

After a year of discussions on how to make this a safe option for students, this year middle school and high school students will be permitted to cycle to school. The image to the right shows the beginning of the construction of the bike lane through the two ball fields. The path was designed to curve around and preserve the root systems of the existing tall trees. Looks great, doesn’t it? Bike racks will be installed at the end of this path before the main drive on campus. The students on bike must use the sidewalk on Washington to enter the path. They must also stop at the parking lot crossing to look for traffic – but all and all, a great improvement for our student cyclists and walkers. In order to celebrate the new policy, Safe Routes will sponsor a contest in the fall for middle school cyclists. Look for info here as well as in your student’s email newsletters.

Project History

We have made improvements to the walkway that travels next to the baseball field from the stadium parking lot to the high school courtyard.  New pedestrian raised walkways have been added where walkers cross at the campus roadway.  The asphalt surface has be reconstructed.  Bike racks will be placed along this walkway soon so that students that choose to ride to school may park their bikes before entering the car park areas.  Construction will be completed soon – and the campus open to biking!