#Chicago school bus shortage driver#

The school bus driver shortage isn’t unique to Massachusetts. Ninety guard members began training to operate school transport vehicles on Tuesday with some expected to begin driving students to school by the end of the week, said Timothy McGuirk, a spokesman for the governor.ĭriver assistance may be made available in other cities and the governor’s order leaves the time frame for deployment open ended, McGuirk said. Through an executive order, the governor is making 250 guard personnel available to transport students to school in four small cities: Chelsea, Lawrence, Lowell and Lynn. Charlie Baker announced this week that he will activate the National Guard to assist with school transportation in several cities this school year. The pandemic has exacerbated the difficulty of hiring bus drivers, with 51% of companies and school districts describing their driver shortage as “severe” or “desperate.” Now one state is deploying its National Guard to solve another pressing issue: the shortage of bus drivers.Īs school districts across the country have reopened for in-person classes this fall, many are finding it difficult to transport students to and from class. Any cargo bike/ebike will have mounting points for one and that will be a lot cheaper.States have deployed National Guard troops during the last year to assist in nursing homes, support Covid-19 vaccination efforts, and quell unrest over police violence. But if the kid is 5 and you just have the one, they should be able to go in a rear mounted bike seat as well. It seems like a really cool idea and I hope we get some CPS/city support for it.ĮDIT: Added a link to both the Urban Arrow and an article on the 'bike buses'.

Parents bring their kids on the back/trailer/bucket in the front, and when they're old enough the kids can get their own bike and ride along with the 'bike bus'. Some activists organize group bike rides to schools and basically serve the same role as a school bus. I'd also keep an eye out for 'bike buses' or whatever they call them. If there is a good side street route, it's actually really pleasant and kids absolutely LOVE getting to school that way. There are now a lot of cargo ebikes designed for this sort of thing.Īnd check mellowbikemap to see if you have a reasonable route between your house and the school. I'd recommend checking out an Urban Arrow (bucket bike), seeing how cool they are, and then looking into a cheaper alternative instead. Rule 10: Crime-related posts that do not have a wider impact on the city will be removed Rule 9: Buying/Selling/Giveaway posts, and posts looking for roommates/housing or employment, are not allowed Articles about the same topic but from different sources are OK. Rule 8: Do not post links that have already been posted in /r/chicago within the past month.

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