Bus Briefs — 8/9/07
School buses could bolster public transit GUYSBOROUGH, Nova Scotia — The warden of Guysborough has urged governments within the province ...
School buses could bolster public transit
GUYSBOROUGH, Nova Scotia — The warden of Guysborough has urged governments within the province to consider opening its school bus system to the public. He argued that using school buses as a form of public transportation could improve existing transit operations by serving as an extension and expanding the area in which they provide service. To read the full story, click here.
Ariz. residents object to ads on buses
PHOENIX — A local school district has partnered with an advertising agency and will begin selling ad space on its buses to earn extra money for its transportation department, but many residents believe that the ads will have a negative impact on students, drivers and the area's educational system. To read the full story, click here.
Va. school district quits publishing bus stop info
NORFOLK, Va. — Officials for a local school district announced yesterday that the district will no longer list its bus stop locations in newspapers or on its Website due to concerns over the possibility of, among other things, student abductions and terrorist-based activity. Route information will now be mailed to students' homes, with the first batch arriving by the end of the month. To read the full story, click here.
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