"Green moves" from the District's Transportation Services Department

  • Modifying bus routes to reduce fuel consumption
  • Purchased over 120 new buses, 14% of the total bus fleet, with 2007 engine emissions standards
  • Planning to purchase 2010 engine emission compliance buses with less than 2 NOx emissions
  • Proposing to reduce over 40-50 school based buses, 6% of the bus fleet, ultimately reducing fuel consumption and emissions

For more information about the Transportation Department's efforts, contact Dale Fambrough.

Division of Support Operations

Transportation Choices

school busA considerable portion - as much as 25 percent by some estimates - of commute time automobile trips are due to transporting students to school.

The District encourages school staff, students and parents reduce or eliminate modes of transportation that pollute the air, negatively affect human health, and increase carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.

Schools and districts can reduce their impact on climate change by encouraging and facilitating alternative transportation such as walking, bicycling, riding the school bus and carpooling.

What can schools do to promote alternative transportation?

    • Research public transportation options to and from the school and share this information with students, parents, and staff.
    • Survey students and parents to assess their current school transportation behaviors, identify what transportation modes are under-utilized, and barriers to alternative modes (e.g., children can't walk or ride bikes to school because of a lack of sidewalks)
    • Use public transportation for field trips whenever possible
    • Promote carpooling by the staff
    • Promote to parents the use of school buses for transporting students to and from school
    • Include transportation safety (seat belts, bike helmets, pedestrian safety) in the classroom and afterschool curriculum
    • Establish a "Walking School Bus" program.
    • Plan an event or activity to celebrate International Walk to School Month in October.
    • Provide preferential parking for high-occupancy, hybrid, alternative fuel, or high-efficiency vehicles.
    • Partner with the SchoolPool Program, run by South Florida Commuter Services!