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STA, applicant outline operational controls: anti-idling, route changes and fleet limits
Summary
Applicant representatives said STA enforces an anti-idling policy with telematics, limited bus ages under contract, and proposed routing changes to avoid the Marlborough Street extension; they proposed complaint-driven city enforcement and operational limitations if the use were approved.
In response to resident concerns at the ZBA hearing, applicant representatives detailed operational steps intended to limit impacts if the proposal were permitted.
Steve Renick of Student Transportation of America said drivers sign an anti-idling policy and that STA uses an onboard telematics system (described in the application packet) to monitor idling so staff can identify and correct behavior. He said New Hampshire law already limits idling to five minutes in a 60-minute window (with wintertime exceptions), and that STA’s internal policy is stricter.
Renick also described routing changes and site operations: buses would leave the 59 Optical Ave site via a left turn toward Route 101 and would not use the Marlborough Street extension, except for two staff members who live on that extension. The applicant said no on-site fueling or bus washing is proposed; fueling occurs at external stations and maintenance would be limited to one bus at a time inside the building. The applicant emphasized that proposed conditions would be complaint-driven and enforced by the city’s community development staff.
