현장평가 및 참여형 워크숍을 통한 스쿨존 내 안전통학로 개선방안 연구 -수원시 권선구 소재의 초등학교를 대상으로-

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) Children's traffic accidents in the school zone have recently become a major issue in society, and the goal of zero traffic accidents for children has been adopted this year. Nevertheless, the number of child traffic accidents in the school zone is continuously increasing, and the walking environment in the school zone requires a lot of improvement. The purpose of this study is to create a safe walking environment in the school zone. Through on-site evaluation and participatory workshops on three elementary schools in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, where children's traffic accidents occur the most, we will identify problems in the walking environment in the school zone and suggest ways to improve the design. (Method) In this study, we look at the concept of the school zone, the current status and problems of the school zone, and the direction of the design of the pedestrian environment in the school zone through theoretical consideration. Next, through an on-site evaluation of students and parents at three elementary schools in Suwon, we will diagnose problems in the walking environment of the school zone around the school and draw up improvement measures. (Results) As a result of participatory workshops and on-site evaluations, first, the problem of illegal parking vehicles was suggested to be the most serious problem for students and parents in participatory workshops. This is because the risk of traffic accidents increases very much due to the shielding of pedestrian vision. Second, the mixed use of sidewalks and narrow walking paths were also a threat to pedestrian safety as a result of on-site evaluations and participating workshops. This necessarily requires measures to secure walking paths around the school, and when creating walking paths, it is also necessary to create bicycle-only roads to ensure the safety of pedestrians. Third, the entry and exit zones, which were absent in all three destinations, were found to be something that must be improved, considering that there were many traffic accidents during school hours. (Conclusions) In this study, it is significant in that the participatory workshop was conducted to identify problems from the perspective of children and parents in order to derive improvement measures for creating a safe walking environment in the school zone. This study failed to take into account the types of houses around them and the diversity of the surrounding environment as it sought improvement measures based on field surveys and participatory workshops for three elementary schools. Therefore, research to create safe commuting routes in the future requires investigation and analysis in consideration of various surrounding space characteristics such as housing type and landscape type.