Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Todd Lambert told the Transportation Mobility Board that the district and city are working closely on projects that affect student safety and access.

"We want our kids to come to school and back from school safely," Lambert said, emphasizing that safety is the district's top priority whether students walk, bike, ride a bus or are driven by family members.

Lambert highlighted recent coordinated projects—Runyon, Euclid and the Practice Park—and said the district has a bias for action and is willing to partner on planning and construction that can ease neighborhood disruptions and safety risks. He described the Practice Park as a self-sustaining partnership and praised joint walk-throughs with city staff to solve operational problems.

On bus operations, Lambert said the district is currently fully staffed for drivers but cautioned the position remains competitive. He estimated the fleet at "somewhere around 65" buses and said satellite stops (for example near a commercial site) have been discussed but not yet activated because of construction impacts and ongoing evaluations. "We haven't activated that yet because we want to see what the impact of the running construction first," he said.

Board members and staff discussed efforts to increase walking and biking to school, including pilot 'bike-bus' ideas and student travel surveys. City staff said they will work with LPS on survey questions to establish a baseline for mode share that can support future grant applications. LPS staff noted the district has a fleet of bikes and additional support from the LPS Foundation to expand bike education.

Next steps: City staff and LPS will continue coordination on operational fixes, consider student-survey approaches for baseline travel data, and explore pilot satellite stops or curriculum opportunities for bike and driver safety.