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District updates transportation plan: ridership recovering, driver recruiting improves and bus electrification plan moves forward
Summary
District staff reported ridership at about 34% of pre-pandemic daily levels, progress on driver recruiting and a two-phase plan to electrify the bus lot that could require a $400,000-$500,000 Phase 1 investment to add transformers, trenching and chargers.
District transportation staff updated the board on ridership recovery, driver recruitment and an electrification plan for the bus lot.
Key points
- Ridership: Staff reported ridership recovery is roughly 34% on a sampled day compared with a pre-pandemic baseline of around 40–42%. Staff noted that counting methods differ: some students ride infrequently (field trips, sports) and the district's three-times-yearly counts are snapshots, so longer-term usage estimates are higher. - Driver recruiting and training: The district graduated seven new drivers this year and is conducting interviews for another class. Staff said recruiting higher-quality candidates allowed the transportation department to bring some…
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