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District's Future Ready facilities plan emphasizes feeder alignment, transportation cuts and phased seven-year investments
Summary
Director of PR Ebony Pugh told the committee the Future Ready plan aims to realign feeder patterns, reduce daily bus trips from 986 to 402 and shorten average ride times, while phasing capital investments over seven years and minimizing closures compared with consultant recommendations.
The Pittsburgh Public Schools' Future Ready facilities update presented April 14 emphasized an "education-first" approach to facility decisions, with the administration proposing feeder-pattern realignments, capacity adjustments and a transportation redesign the district says will both improve reliability and cut operating duplication.
"The feasibility report update, which launched what we now call the Future Ready facilities plan, includes recommendations related to facilities, grade configurations, program alignment, and resource optimization," Ebony Pugh, the district's director of public relations and media content, told the Education Committee. She said the implementation plan adds operational details and a seven-year capital forecast to guide phased investments.
Pugh described several specific projections and operational changes. The district's routing model,…
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