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Alexandria leaders weigh DASH as regular school transit: phased plan, more analysis requested
Summary
Alexandria officials reviewed a phased plan to let high‑school students ride DASH as a school‑transport alternative, starting with students already within a quarter‑mile of existing routes serving Alexandria City High School; city staff said further financial, safety and interagency analysis is required before any pilot is launched.
City transportation and school officials presented a phased plan to expand DASH bus service so more high‑school students can ride public transit to school, a proposal council members and the city schools subcommittee will continue to study.
DASH general manager Josh Baker and Martin Barnard, DASH director of planning, laid out a three‑phase approach that would begin by shifting students within a quarter‑mile walk shed of existing DASH routes that serve Alexandria City High School (Phase 1). Phase 2 would expand coverage in the West End along higher‑frequency corridors (notably Line 35). Phase 3 would examine citywide expansion to provide a quarter‑mile access standard across more neighborhoods.
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