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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Latest proposal I saw was basically preserving walk zones, and then just rotating bused PUs to balance enrollment. Seems likely they are ignoring alignment since it’s too difficult without more capacity in upper schools.[/quote]

Where did you see this?  How do they fill Williamsburg without dipping into some walk zones? There's nowhere to go but Swanson or Hamm walk zones.  They need a lot of PUs to move to Williamsburg.[/quote]

The diagram I saw imagined he bused PUs as a river, flowing around the walk zone islands.  Basically bus for WMS could be coming from what used to be a Kenmore or TJ PU even, and just flow up to WMS around walkzones. It actually reduced the overall demand for buses in the system because the routes allowed for more effective utilization for each bus.[/quote]

Um, that is bonkers.  If you don't happen to be "lucky" enough to live in a walk zone you're going to get bused where ever you fit.  Sure, no one will have any problem with that.  We want neighborhood schools EXCEPT if you're not in the walk zone then you're not part of the neighborhood and go where ever you fit in.  Also, option students you should also piss off and go where ever you fit.  Walkers are the priority above all else.  But also I will drive my kid a bunch whenever it works for me. Thanks APS.[/quote]
Huge exaggeration.  They wouldn't be bused wherever.  You be bused to the closest school with room.  [/quote]

Oh, ok that's way better.  (It's not.)  I have to leave my school and community to go to Williamsburg so you can still walk?  APS can certainly pass a policy saying above all else the priority is keeping walk zones going to their schools, but they haven't done so yet and would get a lot of objection for reasons obvious to most people.  But whatever diagram is going around sounds well thought out.[/quote]

Maximizing walkers dramatically cuts busing costs and drivers are impossible to hire. [/quote]

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