Public television show MotorWeek recently featured the School District of Indian River County, Florida and their propane-powered school buses that have been in use since 2009. Since then, the school district has expanded to the point where almost a quarter of their fleet now runs on alternative fuels, putting them well ahead of most school… Read more »
I’ve written quite a bit about converted buses. I’ve shown you all of my favorite ways they’ve been repurposed, all of the most awesome skoolies, and yesterday I even showed you how one group spent their time converting an old bus into a traveling home for the ultimate American road trip. But, I have been… Read more »
When you see a school bus that has been converted into a sleek new traveling home, the assumption is that the people who made it are somewhat experienced with DIY projects and working with their hands and power tools. That is often right, such as the case of Hank Butitta, but not always. One group… Read more »
As I’ve shown before, school districts are often tempted to do insane things to manage to work within shrinking budgets, such as cancelling bus services or attempting to charge parents a fee for school bus service. Without fail, these types of actions are met with strong resistance including protests, media attention, and even court cases…. Read more »
School buses have been repeatedly shown to be the safest mode of transportation for getting children to and from school, but no vehicle has a perfect record. There will always be the risk of school bus crashes, but the most common time injuries occur is when students are not following the proper safety rules for… Read more »
As I said just yesterday, I’m a big fan of converted buses. We are all about breathing life into a bus that has been prematurely written off, and all of the repurposed buses out there show that many retired buses have plenty of life left in them. But, normally the buses have to be retired… Read more »
It should be no secret that I’m a big fan of converted buses. I love seeing the creativity and ingenuity that people show when they turn an older school bus into a brand new vehicle with a new purchase. From the several buses I’ve seen turned into traveling homes, to mobile classrooms and art studios,… Read more »
It should seem obvious that making the switch to alternative fuels can help a bus fleet save money on keeping the buses fueled. What may come as a surprise are the other areas where alternative fuel buses can keep costs down. Blue Bird Buses recently shared an article about how propane autogas-powered school buses can… Read more »
Just a day after discussing the ramifications of cutting budgets for school transportation, parents from Lakewood, New Jersey are participating in a protest of proposed plans to cut “courtesy busing.” Currently, both nonpublic and public school students who live within 2.5 miles of their schools in the area can ride a public school bus from… Read more »
Many school districts across the country are reviewing their budgets and deciding where cuts must be made. It is a tough decision to make, but lately many districts have been making cuts in the one area which negatively affects the largest amount of students – transportation. Students of all demographics rely on buses to get… Read more »
