Post news and information from your neighborhood: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________ It ought to be possible to eliminate school busing for high school students at least. High schoolers are old enough to use public transportation. I attended high school many years ago and, where I went, there was no school bus provided. The school was about 10 miles from my house and I, like most other students at the school, rode regular city buses to school. We were able to purchase monthly passes at a reduced rate.
The Denver Public Schools are now considering using public transit for high school students. They are proposing to have the district pay for student bus passes. They calculate the cost at $19 per student each month. http://www.dpsk12.org/board/meetings/agenda_archives/2-5-04/VI-B-1.pdf Tim reports that the SPPS transportation cost is $23 million/year. With 43,000 students, that is roughly $535/year for each student or $60/month (figuring a 9 month school year). So, it seems that if we could come close to Denver's projected cost of $19/month, there are substantial savings to be had by shifting a portion of the district's students to city buses. Many students would also spend less time getting to school using public transportation than they now do. I vaguely recall this being discussed by the SPPS board at one point. I wonder why it was rejected as a money saving method. Charlie Swope Ramsey Hill _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract
