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DPS will not expand express stops next year; district reports progress on bus‑driver recruitment and route optimization
Summary
Durham Public Schools said it will not add express stops for 2025–26 amid changing ridership and school assignment variables, and reported gains in recruiting drivers, routing work with ITRI, and a foundation fundraising campaign to help cover driver onboarding costs.
Durham Public Schools’ operations and transportation staff told the board on March 27 they will not expand express stops for the 2025–26 school year because routing and school‑assignment variables remain in flux and could require additional routes if express stops were added.
Transportation staff said final route counts will depend on ongoing ridership requests that continue into the summer and on the second phase of the district’s Growing Together assignments. The…
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