Epiphany Campus Transportation Plan and Good Neighbor Policy
Good Neighbor Policy
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Epiphany’s campus traffic and parking plan. Epiphany Parish and School are trying to ensure safety and efficiency in their traffic management during operating hours, and to respect the rights of Epiphany campus neighbors.
- Please drive safely and obey all City of Seattle traffic ordinances, especially those of parking and speed.
- Parking can be found in the Lower Play-Parking area, on the north side of Denny (facing west), and on neighboring streets. Carpooling is highly encouraged.
- Please remember that any parking that blocks a neighbor’s driveway is not only illegal but also discourteous to the homeowner.
- U-turns are not permitted at any time.
- On September 15th of each year the Parish and School will notify neighbors by mail of large scheduled events occurring during the coming year such as the School Carnival, etc. Large unscheduled events for both the School and Parish (such as memorial services) will be posted on the Epiphany School website (epiphanyschool.org) as soon as they become known.
- This Transportation Plan will be published annually in the Parent Handbook, provided to all Epiphany School parents and available on the school’s website. Parish and School staff will monitor compliance with this plan.
- This Transportation Plan will be available to campus neighbors by posting it on the school web site.
Weekday Operations
- Please abide by the traffic flow. This will facilitate the drop off/pick up process. Therefore, when driving around the campus, please do so in a clockwise fashion.
- All employees of Epiphany School have been asked to park on Howell. This will not only ease the traffic flow around campus but also help open up more spaces on Denny.
- Please follow the instructions of the Epiphany staff members during times of dropping off and picking up students.
- Parents should NOT park on 36th Avenue.
- Because Wednesdays are garbage pick-up days in this neighborhood, parking is prohibited on Madrona Place East on those days. Garbage trucks cannot fit through this narrow street with parked cars..
- Scheduling of Parish events during the weekday will be coordinated with the School so that the events do not directly conflict with the start or end of school day.
Drop-Off: The carpool/drop-off area is meant for those families who drop off and/or pick up without parking and leaving their cars. During the morning, students who are not walked to class by their parents may be dropped off in the designated area on Denny.
Pick-Up: In the afternoon, a pick-up system is in place for parents who are carpooling or do not want to find parking in the neighborhood. Parents should line up on Denny, in the area immediately adjacent to the Church of Epiphany, and stay in their vehicles while their students are being dismissed. When the students are dismissed to the Chips area, an Epiphany staff member will direct the students in carpools to the appropriate car. Here are some things to facilitate this process:
- Make sure your students know if they’re being picked up by a carpool, so they can be ready and waiting for you.
- While waiting for the students to load your vehicle, please pull as far forward as possible to leave room so that other cars can pull up behind you. If there is no more room in the pick-up area, please drive around the block and wait for the line to move forward.
- Please do not block the bus zone on the corner of E. Denny and 36th.
- Please be aware of the cross walk and the crossing guards as they are crossing students and parents over Denny.
- As the cars ahead of you are loaded, pull forward to the next available empty spot and wait in your car for your student(s). Stay in your vehicle, while an Epiphany staff person loads the student(s) into your car.
- The car must be properly parked at the curb for the student(s) to safely load into the vehicle.
Weekend Operations
Drop-Off & Pick-Up: The designated carpool/drop-off area is meant for those families who drop off and/or pick up without parking and leaving their cars.
Parking for weekend Parish or School activities is provided by utilizing the parking places in the lower parking lot, upper parking lot. Overflow parking is provided on street.
Weekend activities of the Parish and School will be coordinated and scheduled to ensure adequate parking.
Campus Parking
The Parish and School shall utilize the following parking:
- Upper Parking Lot (in Front of Spock Hall): Shall be open and available to visitors during hours of operation of the Parish and School.
- Lower Parking Lot: Will be open to visitors and parents from 2:45 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. the following morning on school days and open during church operations on the weekend.
- All employees of Epiphany School have been asked to park on Howell.
Carpooling, Metro bus, Alternative Transportation
A campus Transportation Information Center will be operated in the school’s main office to provide and encourage alternative transportation to the campus. The Center can be contacted at 206-323-9011.
Carpooling: Commuting by carpool is highly encouraged. The student handbook lists Zip Codes for all students in order that parents and students can arrange carpooling arrangements.
Metro Bus: Commuting by bus is also highly encouraged. There is a #2 bus stop in front of the Epiphany Campus just east of the intersection of 36th Ave East and East Denny. For more bus schedule information call “Bus Time” (automatic bus information) at 206-287-8463 or “Rider Information” at 206-553-3000 or consult the Metro web site at http://transit.metrokc.gov
Alternative Transportation:
- Walking – Those persons living with in walking distance of the Epiphany campus are encouraged to walk. Persons walking should walk only on the sidewalks and cross only at intersections (preferably ones with designated crosswalks.)
- Bicycles – Commuting by bicycle is also encouraged. Bike racks are provided for the convenience of bike commuters.
Response plan
Epiphany has posted signs asking persons with campus parking or traffic concerns to notify the school at 206-323-9011. This line is answered 24 hours per day and issues involving weekday or weekend campus parking or traffic will be addressed as necessary between campus administrators. . The point of contact for complaints will be the Head of School or in his absence the Assistant Head of School. Epiphany will provide a response to the compliant if contact information is provided.
The Head of School, Assistant Head of School and other campus administrators will be monitoring and enforcing this plan at the start and end of each school day. Violators of the provisions of this plan will be spoken to by the Head of School.
This plan will be reviewed by the Traffic and Safety Committee of Epiphany on a bi-annual basis.
