How will the impact of fewer walkers and more students bussed to Harriton affect transportation in the District?
Route development for the new high schools has not yet taken place. It is a labor-intensive process that will occur after the Board adopts a plan for redistricting. That said, we are working with the target of 30-35 minutes or less in travel time. The average route time to Harriton is 29 minutes. The average route time to LM is currently 19 minutes. These times represent the time between first pick-up and drop- off at school. We currently have 116 unassigned seats on routes going to Harriton and 67 unassigned seats on routes scheduled for Lower Merion. These unassigned seats are the result of a number of factors including student driving and parental choice to transport. High school bus scheduling is a much more difficult process than that of elementary and middle school. At those levels the only unpredictable factor is parents driving. High school is a very different issue. In all cases, we will continue to have reserve buses and back-up drivers available should a bus break down or re
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