Walk Zones
If you have a question about walk zones, please call the Department of Transportation at (434) 973-5716.
Parent/Guardian Responsibility
ACPS will recommend walking routes to and from school. Ultimately, families/parents are responsible for monitoring their children’s routes to and from school. Parents/guardians are also responsible for providing supervision that is appropriate for the student’s age, maturity and conditions of the chosen route. On school bus transportation, ACPS requires adult supervision for Kindergarten and pre-k students, as a reminder.
ACPS staff does not assess all possible walking and bicycling routes, supervise those routes, or guarantee the safety of any particular route. However, ACPS will review routes for unusual hazards upon request and will collaborate with other agencies in the development of pedestrian and biking route enhancements and projects as appropriate.
Transportation may be provided on a conditional basis to an area based on the need for additional improvements to walking routes such as sidewalk completion, railings, crossing guards, etc. When the improvements have been satisfied, affected parents will be notified, and transportation service will no longer be eligible. If improvements are not completed by the opening of school, the change in service shall be deferred until the following school year, unless parents were notified in advance.
*The measurement will consider the end of a driveway or the perimeter of a property when measuring, particularly in cases of rural housing. The measurement does not begin at the front door of a property. We will incorporate the distance to current bus stops when it is particularly efficient to do so.
**The measurement will end at the start of the school property/grounds. The measurement does not continue to the front door of the school.