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Council subcommittee seeks data on DASH bus use as potential school-transport option for ACPS high school students

2368087 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

The City Schools Subcommittee and staff mapped a three-month program to collect data on DASH, ACPS school-bus ridership, safety and cost factors to determine whether city transit could supplement high-school transportation; no decision was made.

The Alexandria City Schools Subcommittee told the City Council that it will collect ridership, safety and cost data over the next several months to evaluate whether city-run DASH buses could be used to transport Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) high school students.

"The memo did not make a decision, it did not make a recommendation, there was no vote,"…

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