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Board starts process to revise transportation eligibility; staff warns of funding and fleet pressure
Summary
Transportation staff briefed the board on higher ridership, 1,258 courtesy riders within two miles and fleet/staffing constraints; the board approved starting the policy change process to narrow eligibility with defined exceptions.
Transportation leadership told the board the district’s ridership is up and that a large number of courtesy riders within the two‑mile walking distance is creating fleet and funding pressure; the board gave consensus to begin the process to update eligibility policy.
The transportation director reported roughly 15,000 daily riders and described 1,258 current courtesy riders who live within two miles of their school (about 960 elementary, 58 junior high and 240 high school students). Staff said serving those riders is roughly equivalent to 13 bus routes and represents about $650,000 in unreimbursed transportation…
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