Norwich adds two 'snow buses' for NFA routes; district to review low ridership on some runs
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The district introduced two temporary 'snow bus' routes for students living between one and 1.5 miles from Norwich Free Academy and reported early ridership figures; staff said they will investigate low utilization on certain hub stops.
Norwich school officials told the board Jan. 14 they added two temporary “snow buses” for students who live between one and 1.5 miles from Norwich Free Academy (NFA) for January through March.
Acting Superintendent Susan Lazaro reported ridership counts provided by the transportation director. “Snow bus number 1, there were 71 students routed for that one,” she said, and read daily pickup figures for Jan. 7–10. A second run — Snow Bus 2 — had 56 routed students and showed varied daily counts across the Jan. 7–10 window. Lazaro said some runs showed very low utilization and staff will contact NFA and continue collecting data to identify barriers.
The administration said the routes use hub stops and that some students will still walk short distances between hub stops and homes. Board members suggested discussing potential consolidation of hub stops with the transportation subcommittee; Lazaro said staff will follow up and provide additional data at a later meeting.
