My personal experience with bussing, both school and public my help. In Middle school I was bussed, via the schools because my school was way out past sidewalks and public transportation.
In High School (different city than Middle School), I had to use the city bus or walk, my choice. The city ran busses into all the areas needed to be covered. The cost then was 10 cents one way, for students. For reference, adults paid 30 cents then. There were a few suburban areas not covered by regular city busses so the city ran special busses for those students, but the fee was the same. I think Mpls could easily rely on the city bus system for its transportation needs. Metro transit would probably need to reevaluate its present routes to facilitate where the schools are. Passes could be offered to the students to give them rates lower than the regular adult fare. My own gut feeling is that this would provide a huge rider ship for the Metro transit. bussing as we have come to see it would somewhat go away as a cost issue, or a even as a (de)segregation issue. More riders would probably increase the safety for the Metro busses as well. Just a few experiences and thoughts. Ron Leurquin Nokomis East -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Atherton Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 1:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Integrating Commuter and Public School Transit? 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 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
