%PDF-1.6 % Can students new to the district (or my school) ride the bus without a bus assignment? ".qz}Dz?S8Ls^ B Late forms will experience a delay in getting a bus assignment. Also available in Spanish and Braille/Text-to-Voice ready. 2023 Nonprofit journalism for an informed community. Former City Councilman and VIA board Chair Rey Saldaa said increased ridership on routes with more buses running shows that riders will respond to better bus service by riding more. If you use the data and let that tell the story, were showing the kind of numbers that would tell the San Antonio consumer and taxpayer that this is the time to invest and double down because were seeing success and its not a hypothesis anymore. Here Comes the Bus is a school bus tracking app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location andtext or email notification alerts to help get them to the bus stop on time. Population growth: Population densities vary widely across Texas and often dictate a regions transit needs. Overall ridership in October 2019 rose 6 percent over October 2018, while ridership in November 2019 increased by 4 percent compared to November 2018. IMPORTANT NEWS FROM CMS TRANSPORTATION TO OUR FAMILIES: We ask that families be at the stop 10 minutes before the scheduled stop time as stop times will vary due to traffic and other delays. Customers who are ready for a trip simply call VIAtrans reservations at. Nonprofit journalism for an informed community. 1. M\)~h0AX\@@E " @{q!QHeH.R2qwO" {JheIp+t&PZ#~6nXBq3oCs)O^Szx:n_V c^'!$'|$N~\Qb)|k"l0. Twenty-one Texas transit districts fall into this category. Harris Countys MTA, Houston Metro, delivered more than 90 million passenger trips with $575 million in operating costs in fiscal 2019, followed by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) at nearly 63 million trips and $987 million in expenses. Buses break down, roads are blocked, drivers become ill or have emergencies, but there will always be a bus at every stop. Q. VIAtrans trips are available for any purpose and can be scheduled at least one day in advance, using VIAs online or call-in scheduling system. Mail or deliver the completed application to VIA at the address on the form for processing. Transportation Concerns involving CMS Buses. If you feel that your student has been assigned a stop that is not safe, please complete the form. Once our team receives the request, they will work on getting transportation for your student (s). If your student will require bus transportation, you must submit a form for each CMS student by Wednesday August 4. daycare centers, etc.) Texas transit programs are funded by a mix of federal, state and local sources (Exhibit 3). In October 2020, a Gallup survey found that 33 percent of U.S. respondents were working from home full time, and that figure marked a decline from an earlier peak. Please submit forms immediately. Good Afternoon! Parents/guardians who fail to request school bus transportation for their child (ren) in advance of the August 3rd deadline, may not have bus transportation provided for their child (ren) for up to 10 days after the first day of school in August. VIA has among the lowest fares in the nation. Though decreasing wait times is its primary goal, VIA also has to make sure it serves all of San Antonio, Arndt said. VIA was among the first Transit Systems in the nation to comply with ADA regulation (1990s). The performance of the app also varies throughout the school year. Good Morning! Were celebrating 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Q: What if I need to have my stop changed for some reason? use a desktop or laptop to complete the form. requested transportation via the 'Student Ridership Form' by th6:00 p.m. on August 4.) Sources: Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Texas Department of Transportation. For example, it is possible that your child may ride the bus home on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but then be a car rider on Tuesday and Thursday. 2019 Average weekday Paratransit Boardings: 2019 Boardings (VIAtrans, Purchased service, Taxi, Taxi Subsidy: Will-Call Service allows customers flexibility when scheduling in not requiring an exact time for a return trip from a medical appointment or jury duty. The transit agency is hosting a telephone town hall on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to present the plan, called VIA Reimagined, to community members. The 2020 Census is expected to underline this trend. Please note that transportation to alternate stops (e.g. Complete page 1-5 of the application as completely and accurately as possible. website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Welcome to the CMS Transportation Registration process for the 2022 - 2023 school year. You will need to fill out a separate form for each student(s) for each request. Registered VIAtrans customers can make a reservation to book a trip, or cancel a trip by using our convenient online system or by calling our customer assistance line. Providing the classroom teacher with a calendar or written documentation will ensure that the child goes home the correct way each day. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports (PDF) that the states public transportation riders took more than 274 million trips in fiscal 2019, using a variety of modes including fixed-route city buses, rural dial-a-ride systems and sophisticated networks of buses and light rail in dense urban areas. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. CMS families with children that ride a school bus are now able to use a free bus tracking system! The only walk-up option is the "PARK and Walk" option involving sign-out in the front office. M6i9yM@Rz cLT0?JC0|Rpo a@_//e~r>llHlT #K6!BgRq*dWA4A & x"0#=+!y ), http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/default.aspx. Individual schools DO NOT complete requests for new or alternate stops. Signing up is EASY! The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools website (www.cms.k12.nc.us) . 5. th. Please remind them to wait by the number and NOT on the edge of the sidewalk until a staff member helps them into their vehicle safely. $0:rrbrO` Once our team receives the request, they will work on getting transportation for your student(s). Thank you for your assistance in making our carpool lane more efficient, safe, and convenient for everyone! Once you are logged into your account, the link to Here Comes The Bussupport can be found by selecting Help. Questions about application status can be directed to VIA Accessible Services Department at 210-362-2140 on weekdays If there is a substitute driver, the times may not be consistent with the regular times. Once activated, you can customize or edit features, including how the app will communicate with you and the size of the notification radius around your bus stop. Submit a VIAtrans Service Application (PDF), Envie su Aplicacin de Servicio de VIAtrans en Espaol (PDF). Because transit funding formulas are based on decennial census figures, this years data release could have dramatic effects on transit funding allocations during the next decade. Please complete this form to have a stop reviewed by a Transportation Manager that is potentially unsafe or hazardous. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. The smallest is McKinney in Collin County, with 10,697 trips and $267,000 in expenses that year but its ridership more than doubled between fiscal 2018 and 2019. If you are the car in spot #1, it is essential that you pull all the way into the spot, all the way up to the crosswalk, so that the other cars can reach their spots behind you. While the transit systems overall ridership declined, VIAs operating expenses have climbed each year since 2013, and revenue generated from fares has steadily decreased. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, state law allows four urban districts to operate (and thus to receive state funding) within the DART service area. If you think of the bus service, were undernourished. No exceptions will be made after that date, so please make sure you have secured a current sign before that point! And we go into these partnership routes, and increase service levels [and] we saw a response in ridership.. Do Not Leave Alone (DNLA) Service for customers who have severely limited awareness or decision-making skills and cannot travel on their own. Its not a theory, it is real.. This groundbreaking law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. VIAs entire bus fleet is equipped with ramps that provide easy access for persons using mobility devices. For more detailed information, please refer to the yellow instruction sheet you received with your pink car-rider sign. 11 0 obj <> endobj 33 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<20256F1C4E4C314CB4EEA06B4B4430CC>]/Index[11 62]/Info 10 0 R/Length 109/Prev 193215/Root 12 0 R/Size 73/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Transportation Forms Please fill out the student ridership form below if you are requesting a bus for your student (s). The newly approved forms were available for use between the time of their announcement in January 2023 and the effective date of March 1, 2023. Please do not stop between the numbered spots. B. trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportation. But in the last year, many organizations found they could continue to function very well with expanded telecommuting, a trend that will almost certainly affect the future of needs-based public transit and its funding. Many CMS program related forms are available in Portable Document Format (pdf). You will need to fill out a separate form for each student (s) for each request. If someone else is picking up your child, please make sure to provide them with the proper sign or instruct them to park and walk into the front office to show their ID and sign your child out. Transportation All newly enrolled AND returning students need to complete the CMS Student Ridership Form to notify CMS Transportation department that you will need a bus for the 2022-23 school year. Email us attransportation@cms.k12.nc.usor give us a call at 980-343-6715. VIAtrans uses vans that operate in the same areas and times as VIA bus service. To promote access for customers who are disabled, VIA will consider exceptions to existing rules and procedures on an as-needed basis. The bus didn't show up on time for my child. Takeaways. A list of surplus buses can be found on the North Carolina School Bus Surplus System website. Please note that transportation to alternate stops (e.g. Several factors will determine its future. Additionally, if your child is assigned to ride one mode on specific days and another on specific days, please ensure that this is communicated to the teacher as well. Heres how you know. But even before the pandemic, many public transit systems in Texas and across the nation were facing falling ridership and rising costs. Please keep in mind that teachers are not checking emails on a regular basis during the school day, as they are providing instruction to our students. This is conventional wisdom among transit experts: the economy and state of people who would otherwise choose the bus correlates with spikes and valleys, when people feel they have to choose the bus, or consider another transit option to reduce on cost, Saldaa said. Transportation Information: . The form is only available to transportation eligible students who have been assigned a school for the 2022-23 school year. A: Unless the child is 4 years old or younger and in the pre-k program, they will be dropped off at their assigned stop with or without an adult being present. Todays transit ridership levels and trends dont occur in a vacuum, Walk says. Notably, the data in Exhibit 1 dont include the huge disruptions in ridership and service caused by the pandemic. Another 10 remain classified as urban districts and thus remain eligible for state funding under specific statutory exceptions, even though they operate in areas with 200,000 or more residents. My child left a coat (glasses, instrument, retainer, books) on the bus. Texas eight MTAs, each serving areas with 200,000 or more residents, further differ from the other types in their ability to levy local sales taxes to fund their operations. 7D1[dC;42CLf2#UZEXy/S|$g HZZn)xGymM$98: TLZ88(WgmH CN,1:A$^i"|3UA. Children 15 through 17 may travel without a parent, but the parent must provide written permission before the trip is scheduled. According to a 2017 ridership survey cited in TxDOT's Texas Transportation Plan 2050 (PDF), Texans use public transit mostly for work, health care and shopping or other errands. For her fifth birthday, the family chose to donate supplies to Berryhill School. Student Ridership Form. J( q word/document.xml\nLJ]K|1G!F>2vRRJlCw;NrzU?0]>Cp4W7}.f3X*XcgF?9"pB@8A.(65 Ax6f8E|W3 ')L 2)6? Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual High School, Highland Mill Montessori Elementary School, South Academy of International Languages (S.A.I.L. Subtypes in this category include metropolitan rapid transit authorities (in Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi), regional transportation authorities (Dallas and Fort Worth), municipal transit departments (El Paso) and the Denton County Transportation Authority, a joint venture between Denton County and the cities of Denton and Lewisville. Select 'Buses Grouped by County' and then select 'Mecklenburg County' to view the buses we have available. Eligible students need to request transportation via theStudent Ridership Formby the 4th of August to receive transportation for the 1st day of school. Transit agencies across the country have been seeing fewer riders in the past seven years or so as the economy has done well and gas prices have remained low, Saldaa said. Barnette staff typically do not receive information regarding late buses, and are not responsible for individual drivers. ), Whitewater Area Transportation Information, Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). VIAtrans is a transportation service option for customers who cannot utilize regular bus service because of a disability. p+~s9)a 7]TPK '+R8>Z3yX??r6l8Zl :fxULF 5LzP#B0Z All other students, aged K-12, may wait for the bus and be discharged from the bus without the presence of an adult and/or authorized responsible party. This, along with rising population in urban areas, increases traffic congestion, which can hurt the reliability of public transit in those areas. ), Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). Today's date is: Tue Feb 28 2023 08:12:17 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) CMS Informational Links http://www.napt.org/ http://www.nsc.org/ http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/ http://www.schoolbusinfo.org/ Arndt told City Council members last March that the Citys $10 million contributions in 2018 and 2019 helped VIA decrease wait times in six corridors between January 2018 and January 2019. 166 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<7E0EF1DCE83A0743B043ADBA52B2B6BF>]/Index[130 63]/Info 129 0 R/Length 143/Prev 128214/Root 131 0 R/Size 193/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream lock The form must be completed if you desiretransportation for your child on the first day of school, August 29, 2022. Students should NOT move towards the cars yet! The City of San Antonio also has given VIA additional funding for the past three years to bolster its operating budget. Sure, he says. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. If you have a transportation concern regarding late buses, individual bus drivers, or items left on the bus, please contact the Hopewell Division at 980-343-5955. By federal definition, an urban transit district operates a transit system serving a small urbanized area of 50,000 to 199,999 people. Refer to the VIAtrans Customer Guide (or the customer service guide in Spanish) for information about fares for Personal Care Attendants and Companions.VIAtrans customers can pay fares using the VIA goMobile app, cash, or with a VIAtrans ticket. 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