After living in California for so many years (urban districts out there use transit to get kids to and from schools -- at least in SF and Oakland and Berkeley, I was surprised to see school buses in Chicago (where admittedly, that might be a requirement of state law) and out here in DC. Seems like one more vehicle on the road that doesn't need to be there. Admittedly, the schools that I live near a good number of those kids are walked to the school by their parents.
Of course anyone that has had to be on AC Transit or Muni when school lets out would probably wish for school buses in SF and Oakland.
when will thet wake up and see why the kids are all so obese and get rid of school buses and put a severe tax on all of the soccer moms???
.......everyone should read the article in this mornings WaCompost
It is about how more kids in MoCo "might have to walk to school " [ they make it sound like some kind of dire emergency ] now that diesel fuel costs are driving up busing costs.Of course- nowhere in the article does it mention that kids can also BICYCLE to school- these morons in MOCo & the WaCompost are so far removed from any sense of how reality or the rest of the world works it stuns the mind !!!!!!!
I seem to remember that one of the issues with new school construction in suburban areas is that the increased athletic field requirements mean that a new school (even elementary schools) have to be located outside of the traditional town center (in cases when there even is one). This leads to schools that are largely unwalkable/unbikeable for younger students.
Although I made the 7.5 mile bike ride to town many times in my youth, I'm glad I didn't have to do it daily.
jad -- yep, the issue is that national-state accreditation standards are focused on separated campuses that people drive to. See "Why Johnny Can't Walk to School from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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