School Transportation

Mom, Can I Get A Ride? Since the 1970s, the number of schools has shrunk, school districts have expanded, and increasingly distant suburbs have sprouted. That means fewer children walk or bike to school compared with a generation ago. Some still ride the bus, but many kids who live close to school hitch a lift with mom or dad, clogging roads, polluting neighborhoods, and missing out on daily exercise. 88% of children ages 6 to 12 who lived less If today's children walked or biked to school at 1969 levels, parents would drive 3.2 billion fewer miles, and eliminate 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide - equivalent to 250,000 fewer cars on the road than 1 mile from school walked in 1969 49% of children ages 6 to 12 walked or biked to school 63% of children ages 5 to 18 who lived less 1969 than 1 mile from school walked in 2001 15% of children ages 5 to 15 did in 2001 In 1980, school bus service cost $484 per student In 2006, school bus service cost $808 per student, Between 20% and 30% of morning traffic is parents driving children to school Of the students who commute w 43% of students rode the bus to school in 1969 between 4 and ½ mile to school, half are driven 56% of students did in 2006 ksa PLUS Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics; Safe Routes to School National Partnership; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communications Mom, Can I Get A Ride? Since the 1970s, the number of schools has shrunk, school districts have expanded, and increasingly distant suburbs have sprouted. That means fewer children walk or bike to school compared with a generation ago. Some still ride the bus, but many kids who live close to school hitch a lift with mom or dad, clogging roads, polluting neighborhoods, and missing out on daily exercise. 88% of children ages 6 to 12 who lived less If today's children walked or biked to school at 1969 levels, parents would drive 3.2 billion fewer miles, and eliminate 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide - equivalent to 250,000 fewer cars on the road than 1 mile from school walked in 1969 49% of children ages 6 to 12 walked or biked to school 63% of children ages 5 to 18 who lived less 1969 than 1 mile from school walked in 2001 15% of children ages 5 to 15 did in 2001 In 1980, school bus service cost $484 per student In 2006, school bus service cost $808 per student, Between 20% and 30% of morning traffic is parents driving children to school Of the students who commute w 43% of students rode the bus to school in 1969 between 4 and ½ mile to school, half are driven 56% of students did in 2006 ksa PLUS Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics; Safe Routes to School National Partnership; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communications