Statewide routing software proposal pitched as optional tool to improve bus efficiency

Department and Legislative Services Office analysts described a request for a statewide contract for student transportation routing software that would be optional for school districts and charters. The department’s stated goal is to improve route accuracy, better track miles and ridership, and save operating dollars by producing more efficient routes — a benefit officials said smaller districts and charters often cannot achieve on their own because commercially available routing systems can be cost‑prohibitive.