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Students ask Vista council for letter backing expanded bus service to Mission Vista; council unanimously agrees
Summary
Students from Mission Vista presented survey and mapping data showing transportation barriers that lower attendance, extracurricular participation and GPAs; the council agreed to send letters of support to Vista Unified, NCTD, SANDAG and regional representatives and to meet with students and transit officials.
A group of Mission Vista High School students presented research to the Vista City Council and won unanimous support for a letter asking school and transit districts to expand public transportation to the campus.
The students — Eden Cohen, Matt Stikstra and Joaquin — told the council they surveyed 97 students and overlaid residency and income maps to identify gaps in service. Eden Cohen said 43% of USD students are from economically challenged families and that 17% of USD students use the bus, well below the…
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