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*facepalm*

Of course you didn't have a school bus in LAUSD; it's an urban school district. There are no school buses in NYC either. They provide free or reduced Metrocards to students, though, so it still costs the city a ton of money to ensure the kids get to school.

Again, given the cost people have deduced on this thread ($650/kid), many more families will need a waiver than you're anticipating. The district might save some money, but we'll all end up with more traffic (both on the road and at the schools), more emissions, and [b]I'm not sure the tradeoff is ultimately worth it[/b]. [/quote]

I'm certain it's not. Though I'm happy to entertain the possibility of tolls for parents who drive their kids to school when a bus is available or the kids live in walking/[b]biking distance[/b]![/quote]

Be careful about trying to determine what biking distance is. I have a colleague who has been biking from Bethesda to McLean every day for 30 years (yes, including on route 123). [/quote]

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