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Neighbors object to Runyon Elementary bus routing that would put buses on narrow Meadowbrook Road
Summary
Residents told the board they oppose a school district plan to route buses onto Meadowbrook Road, which they described as a narrow, unengineered street used by pedestrians and bicyclists; the speaker said eight buses per day would impose maintenance and safety costs on the city.
A neighborhood representative said the school district plans to reroute Runyon Elementary School buses onto Meadowbrook Road and that the change will increase heavy vehicle traffic on a narrow, residential route.
Dan Radulovich told the board Meadowbrook Road is an “old country road” roughly 18 to 20 feet wide that serves as a sidewalk and bike corridor for the neighborhood. He said the district plans to route buses through the back of the school because they prefer not to use grading/fill to access the south side; he said the design shifts maintenance costs to the city and introduces 10‑ to 20,000‑pound vehicles onto a street that is not engineered for that use. Radulovich said the district’s plan was in its sixth iteration and that construction is planned for the coming July.
Radulovich said the plan would run about eight buses a day; he said neighbors fear the maintenance burden and safety impacts and that some residents felt they were not properly notified during design. Several board members and staff acknowledged the difficulty of the intersection of school routing and city maintenance responsibility; one board member urged staff to ensure neighborhood input and to push the district for mitigation or off‑site improvements.
Ending: Board members asked staff to follow up with the speaker and the school district; staff said they would review the design details and report back.
