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First Student reports electric‑bus grants, single‑rider routes and a 69‑bus scenario for combined high/elementary routes
Summary
First Student updated the board on electric‑bus grants, single‑rider routes, a local school‑ambassador program linked to fewer behavior reports, and a district study that estimated 69 additional buses would be required to run combined high‑school and elementary routes under set constraints.
First Student, the district’s contracted transportation provider, briefed the Gresham‑Barlow board March 5 on recent program changes, safety work and a study of the costs of combining high‑school and elementary riders on the same buses.
Tammy Rickman, First Student location manager, said the company secured funds through PGE grants for electric vehicles and that the district received three Type D electric buses in the most recent award round; First Student said this brings the district’s PGE awards to nine EV buses with an expected total of 18.
Rickman and Jennifer Roche, assistant location manager, described a pilot of…
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