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Plano ISD outlines hazardous‑roadway bus route changes, reviews option to end fare busing
Summary
Plano ISD staff presented updated hazardous‑roadway guidelines and maps for 2025–26 that would reduce hazardous routes by about 26, change driver needs and proposes discontinuing fare busing; staff said the district faces an $18 million transportation funding gap and plans an aggressive communication timeline if the board approves changes.
Plano Independent School District transportation staff told the board on Feb. 18 that updated hazardous‑roadway guidelines applied districtwide would reduce the number of designated hazardous routes and change bus driver requirements while prompting a recommended review of fare busing.
Transportation staff described the district’s definition for hazardous roadways — four‑ or six‑lane roads with speed limits over 45 mph, major highways (such as US‑75, President George Bush Turnpike, Dallas North Tollway), active railroad crossings or routes lacking pedestrian‑activated traffic signals or safe paths — and showed maps for elementary, middle and high school zones. The staff presentation said applying the new guidelines would discontinue roughly 26 hazardous routes and lead to a net staffing change driven by…
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