Table 3 — WPPE Compliance Status

WPPE MUTCD Part 7 Advocacy Analysis · West Park Place Elementary · 2026-05-29
Governing standard: Delaware MUTCD Revision 3, May 2018
Summary: No location meets even the baseline conditions for any mandatory provision. All "shall" provisions are blocked by the absence of prior discretionary triggers — no zone designated, no crosswalks established, no route plan.
Control / Provision DE MUTCD Basis Level Location 1 Location 2
Side Street		 Location 3 Location 4
Bus Driveway		 Source / Verification
TRIGGERS (must exist before downstream provisions activate)
School route plan exists
Route plan prepared for WPPE		 7A.02 ¶01 Guidance NO — not confirmed to exist SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unconfirmed — FOIA Christina SD and City of Newark to verify absence before citing.
School traffic control plan exists
Plan with device inventory		 7A.02 ¶05 Guidance NO — not confirmed to exist SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unconfirmed — FOIA Christina SD and City of Newark to verify absence before citing.
School zone designated
Under Title 21 §4169		 7B.09 ¶01 Standard trigger NO — not designated UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via DelDOT records that no zone designation exists for WPPE under Title 21 §4169.
School crosswalk established / marked
Formal pavement marking		 7C.02 ¶01 Guidance trigger NO NO NO N/A — driveway, not crossing UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit, photographs, or agency records that no marked crosswalks exist at Locations 1, 2, 3.
SIGNS (activated by triggers above)
School zone sign S1-1
Shall be installed if zone designated		 7B.09 ¶01 Standard NO — zone not designated; sign not required until trigger pulled UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit and photographs that no S1-1 sign is present. Confirm zone designation status via agency records.
School Advance Crossing assembly
S1-1 + AHEAD plaque — shall be used at school crosswalks		 7B.11 ¶02 Standard NO NO NO N/A — no crosswalk UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit and photographs that no advance crossing assembly exists at Locations 1, 2, 3.
School Crossing assembly
S1-1 + diagonal arrow — at established school crossings		 7B.12 ¶01 Standard NO NO NO N/A — no crosswalk UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit and photographs that no crossing assembly signs exist at Locations 1, 2, 3.
School Bus Stop Ahead sign S3-1
Should be installed — both triggering conditions met at Location 4		 7B.13 ¶01 Guidance N/A N/A N/A NO — both conditions met, sign absent UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit and photographs that no S3-1 sign is present at Location 4. Verify both triggering conditions via site visit and Casho Mill documentation.
School Children Walk Along This Road S3-1-DE
Delaware-only sign — applicable to Location 4 after prior consideration		 7B.11 ¶06; 7B.13 ¶02 Option N/A N/A N/A NO — three-step process never initiated SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges process never initiated — FOIA DelDOT for any prior engineering determination at this location to confirm.
School speed limit assembly
Shall be used if reduced speed zone established		 7B.15 ¶01 Standard NO — zone not established; 20 mph limit not posted UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit that no 20 mph school speed limit sign exists. Confirm zone designation status via agency records.
Fluorescent yellow-green signs
Shall be used on school warning signs		 7B.07 ¶01 Standard NO — no signs present at all UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit and photographs that no school warning signs of any color are present at any location.
MARKINGS
Crosswalk markings
Should be marked — all four triggering conditions met at all locations		 7C.02 ¶01 Guidance NO NO NO N/A — driveway UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit and photographs that no crosswalk markings exist at Locations 1, 2, 3. "All four triggering conditions met" — verify each condition for each location.
SCHOOL pavement word marking
Should be at same location as zone sign or speed limit sign		 DE 7C.03 ¶02A Guidance NO — no zone sign exists to coordinate with UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via site visit that no SCHOOL pavement marking exists. Confirm DE 7C.03 ¶02A section and confirm it is in DE MUTCD Rev 3.
Parking prohibitions
Should be provided at non-intersection crossings to ensure adequate visibility		 7C.02 ¶03 Guidance UNKNOWN NO — parked cars documented blocking sight lines UNKNOWN NO — funeral home parking documented SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown at Loc. 1 and 3 — FOIA or site inspection needed. Loc. 2 and 4 NO status: verify via photographs and site visit during school hours.
CROSSING SUPERVISION
Adult crossing guard
May be used where gap study shows gaps need to be created		 7D.02 ¶01 Option NO NO NO NO UNVERIFIED Compliance status asserted — confirm via Christina SD and City of Newark records that no crossing guard is deployed at any location. Confirm guard removal timing and decision-maker if possible.
Gap study conducted
Basis for guard deployment and signal warrant		 7A.03; 4C.06 Guidance UNKNOWN — no documented study found; FOIA pending SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown — FOIA or site inspection needed. FOIA DelDOT and City of Newark for any gap study at this location.
WARRANTS
Signal warrant study (4C.06)
20 children/hour threshold — study obligation if met; 300ft exclusion applies at Location 4 but exception (progressive movement) not argued		 4C.06 ¶02-04 Guidance UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — history unclear; FOIA pending SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown — FOIA or site inspection needed. FOIA DelDOT and City of Newark for any prior signal warrant study at any WPPE location.
Flashing beacon warrant (DE 7B.18)
Delaware-only — 4 conditions; WPPE likely meets 3 of 4 without new data		 DE 7B.18 Option UNKNOWN — pedestrian count needed to assess 40/hour threshold SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown — FOIA or site inspection needed. Pedestrian count (Demand 8) required to assess 40/hour threshold. Confirm DE 7B.18 section exists in DE MUTCD Rev 3.

Key: Stop Control Status (Affects 7B.12 ¶03 — Assembly Prohibited on Stop-Controlled Approaches)

Location Approach stop control status Implication Source / Verification
Location 1 UNKNOWN — research needed If stop-controlled approach, School Crossing assembly prohibited on that approach under DE MUTCD 7B.12 ¶03 (no exceptions in Delaware) SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown — FOIA or site inspection needed. Check signage or agency traffic control records.
Location 2 — Side Street UNKNOWN — likely stop-controlled on side street approach Same — assembly only on uncontrolled approach SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown — "likely stop-controlled" is an assumption. Verify via site visit and photographs.
Location 3 UNKNOWN — research needed Same SELF-DISCLOSED Table acknowledges unknown — FOIA or site inspection needed.
Location 4 — Bus Driveway N/A — not a pedestrian crossing location S3-1 / S3-1-DE applicable instead of crossing assembly INDIRECT N/A classification: confirm driveway is not a pedestrian crossing location under DE MUTCD definitions. Confirm S3-1/S3-1-DE are the appropriate applicable provisions.
DE Section References — Now Confirmed (2026-06-14)

Source: text diff of deldot-mutcd-part7-school.pdf vs. MUTCD 11th Ed. "Confirm exact section" notes throughout this table can now be resolved:

Compliance row Was cited as Confirmed DE section Key confirmed text
School Advance Crossing Assembly DE 7B.11 Standard (confirm) DE 7B.11 §02 ✓ "Shall be used in advance… at a school crosswalk." §05 (DE Revision) adds: in-street S1-1 requires DelDOT Traffic approval.
School Crossing Assembly DE 7B.12 Standard (confirm) DE 7B.12 §03A ✓ (DE Revision) "Should be installed at marked crosswalks on the established school pedestrian route including signalized locations." Stronger than federal (Guidance vs. federal Option). Predicate: route must be established first.
School crosswalk markings DE 7C.02 Standard (confirm) DE 7C.03 §01–02A ✓ (DE Revision) SCHOOL word marking may extend to two lanes. §02A: "should be placed at the same location of the School Speed Limit sign." DE specifies exact letter dimensions (16″ × 96″ or 12″ × 72″ depending on lane width).
School Bus Stop Ahead Sign (S3-1) DE 7B.13 Guidance (confirm) DE 7B.13 §02–03 ✓ (DE Revision) §02: If S3-1 inappropriate, S3-1-DE (SCHOOL CHILDREN WALK ALONG THIS ROAD) may be installed. §03: S3-1-DE on state-maintained roads requires DelDOT Traffic approval.
Flashing Beacon DE 7B.18 (confirm section exists) DE 7B.18 §01–02 ✓ (DE Revision, no federal equiv.) Section confirmed. Threshold: at least 40 school pedestrians per crossing during each of any 2 hours → Option trigger. All beacons require DelDOT Traffic approval (§19).
Crossing guard — warrants DE 7D.02 Guidance (confirm) DE 7D.05 §01A–D ✓ (DE Revision) Guards should balance demands of all road users; should NOT stop main road for unreasonable time; at signalized intersections should use pedestrian pushbutton controls and NOT manually control traffic.
Stop lines at crossings Not previously in table DE 7C.04 §02 ✓ NEW (DE Revision, no federal equiv.) Stop lines should NOT be installed on uncontrolled approaches solely as stopping points for motorists when crossing guards are present. Guards are not a substitute for infrastructure. Add row to main compliance table.
Planner Bind — Compliance Table: Even a planner who accepts all compliance failures above cannot remedy them without: (1) formally establishing the school pedestrian route — no defined process; (2) getting DelDOT Traffic approval for in-street signs, S3-1-DE, and beacons; (3) completing an engineering study to authorize a speed zone. Each of those steps requires the same agency that has not acted to initiate action. The compliance table is therefore not just a list of violations — it is a map of circular administrative dependencies. See Table 1 (Planner Bind Map) and Table 9 (Federal vs. Delaware Diff).