Taking the Bus to School

Finally.

Any parent who has sat in line for 30+ minutes to pick up or drop off their kids can appreciate how wonderful it is that some Danville schools finally have busses. My kids, BTW, are the blondes.

The Danville Weekly reports “Pilot bus program off to strong start”

Excitement over the new program was high on the first day of school, which may have kept the program from reducing congestion as much as it might have otherwise.

Town Councilwoman Karen Stepper lives near Green Valley Elementary School and said she was surprised to see parents and kids lining up on the street Tuesday morning.

“Every family in my neighborhood has signed up for it. They’re all so excited about having the bus and getting their kids to school safely,” Stepper said.

She went to the elementary school to watch the buses come in. She added with a laugh that she saw some of the parents arrive at the school just to take pictures of their kids getting off the bus.

Six buses brought students to Green Valley and Stepper said there were quite a number of children getting off the buses.

“I heard one mom say, ‘Oh wow, look at the kids get off. That’s one less car for each kid,’” she recalled.

Williams was thrilled with the reaction among parents and students.

“I think it’s really terrific to hear that the parents were so excited about it,” she said.

While the pilot program for Traffix calls for only those seven schools to receive bus service, Williams said the long range plan is to expand with the expectation that as ridership goes up, congestion in those areas will go down.
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