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largebus
Advanced Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/12/2002 : 12:24:59 PM
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This question applies pretty much to those of you from urban areas. In the Rochester City School District the district has formed a partnership with RTS (Regional Transit Services, our local public transportation bus company). Students in high school and even some in middle school receive bus passes in the mail and ride these buses to and from school, even to athletic events and
extracurricular activities. This partnership most likely saves money from additonal contracts through Laidlaw or other local bus companies. Does your district have any partnerships of this nature and if so what are your opinions? Do you feel it is a safe and efficient method? Or do you feel that there are safety risks involved with such a plan?
Logan C. Geen
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Thomasfan89
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 12:59:49 PM
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Where I go to school here in Ohio my area has an agreement with Cleveland RTA the Maple Hts. Transit Branch to bus students from Maple Hts. to Bedford(My Home District). Since Maple Hts. has enough buses for only their district this works great. Even though public buses aren't as safe as School Buses it suits the purpose well. The students have to pay to ride. I think a 5 ride farecard is 1.00 and a 1 ride is abot .10.
If yo have any other questional let me know or email me.
Greg Hovan
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wagonmaster
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 2:13:11 PM
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We provide passes for our tri-rail transit system for students to ride to and from school only. Monitors are provided to ensure that the student passengers behave. In many cases we transport the student to and from the tri-rail stations, and sometimes from the school end of tri rail to the school. Our district is very large, geographically, and a bus ride of that length, during that time of day would be prohibitively long. This is just for a couple of magnetic school programs.
We do similar stuff on our county transit bus system. Usually for unusual magnet type programs with expanded boundaries.
Both programs seem to work out very well.
Joe
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Rich
Top Member
United States
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 2:23:47 PM
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Our city provides bus pass stickers for every month to place on ID Cards. This only applies to a certain number of high school students who live in a certain area and attend a certain high school. The Bee Line passes are good for the entire week.  This saves the district $25.00 per student, per month.
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Thomas Ford 85-16
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 2:50:20 PM
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I think using light rail systems in combination of school bus systems is a GREAT idea. It cuts down on pollution, costs, and traffic back ups. Using transit buses is ok, in my opinion, but if you're using transit buses why not use school buses and be much safer?
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Rich
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United States
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 3:16:05 PM
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Transit buses are used in place of school buses for cash reasons. It costs a lot less to hand out bus passes for transit buses than it is to pay for each student to ride the school bus. Apparently, my city has figured that out... but I'm thankful I live on the East Side of my city. 
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largebus
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 3:26:55 PM
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That was exactly my theory BB4Ever-a bus pass for a transit bus would save a whole separate contract. Unfortunately there is no rail system in our city. My vote for our nations best public transit system: The Metro, of Washington D.C. Now there is a system I feel that kids could ride without major risks.
Logan C. Geen
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mr.dave
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2002 : 5:15:56 PM
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We tried this a few years back. City buses do not have stop signs, or lights. Young children have no protection crossing the road. This does not occur to young children. One child who should be in high school is now several years dead. We don't do this anymore. We now use schoolbuses to transport children needing transporting.
"Thats all I have to say about that"- F. Gump
shalom dave
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