This is a great idea! I'm waiting for someone from the School Board to tell us why it's not. Does anyone know of other cities where this is done and how well it works?
Ken Bradley wrote: > I personally would not feel comfortable having my child > in elementary school ride commuter transit by themselves, > but it might be a cost saving solution worth looking at > for middle and high school students. It would also be a > great way to teach young people about the advantages of > using transit, instead of the automobile. There's no reason why you couldn't put Teacher's Aids on the busses or student monitors for that matter. > Questions for Mpls issue folks: > What is the average cost for busing a middle and high > school student for a year? > It would cost about $60 a month to bus a teenage on > commuter transit. I am assuming the student would far > would be rush hour $1.75 one way, and $1.25 non-rush hour. > The majority of student either leave in the early afternoon > or start mid morning. Super Saver cards would bring that cost > down. > Metropolitan Transit would have a guaranteed group of customers, > and this could be used to negotiate a much lower price. I am > assuming you could negotiate a cost of no less then $50 a month, > which is about $400 a year per student. How much does that compare > to our current cost per student? There's no reason to think about this in terms of regular fares, I sure they could get a great group rate. Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
