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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]cont.  9-12 mile trip[/quote]

The people with the longest commutes largely want to stay put at Langley and Oakton, and not be redistricted. [/quote]

As a taxpayer I’d be a-okay with Herndon houses going to Langley if the parents were required to provide transportation. But as a taxpayer I don’t like subsidizing a long and inefficient trip to Langley when Herndon is a fraction of the distance away. Same for Oakton. [/quote]
I think that part of the community would be happy to arrange their own transportation to stay at their current pyramid, but regardless, I think it’s important to remind you that the savings from your proposal would be shockingly small.[/quote]

You do know that long, long bus rides require more bus drivers and buses?  That is not an insignificant savings.  Bus drivers driving to Langley from Herndon and the Loudoun County line are not able to do as many bus routes as the other bus drivers/buses.  That is a fact.  Maintenance/gas are an additional issue.
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That’s like a first grade analysis of the issue. Travel time is a slightly better proxy, but you’re talking about saving at best twenty to thirty minutes a day per bus, and that’s really just assuming all your stars align. That translates to paying a bus driver at most 90 extra hours per year, or three thousand dollars (maybe four thousand with benefits). You likely wouldn’t even be able to take buses off the road because the logistics wouldn’t work.

To sum up, as you’ve heard before, the savings amounts to a de minimus amount. That’s like one day’s worth of thru’s consulting fee. It’s just not serious to pretend that there are savings from your Langley-soaking agenda.

Now, getting rid of AAP center transportation - that is a conversation worth having.[/quote]

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