Since 1983, when the David Douglas Public Schools (Portland, Oregon) converted 30 buses to propane fuel, the district has saved $75,000 in fuel and maintenance costs. Propane is priced consistently lower than gasoline and burns cleaner. Since propane engines do not require a carburetor, there are fewer maintenance problems. (MLH)

Examines issues concerning outsourcing student transportation services: cost; management needs and capabilities; goals; and politics. Critical areas of transportation management are highlighted such as personnel management, student management and discipline, risk management, fleet analysis, and routing and scheduling. (GR)

This analysis entailed an examination of student transportation costs for SAUs that have consolidated through new school construction. School Administrative Units (SAUs) on the State Board of Education's list of approved school consolidation projects between 1999-00 and 2004-05 were evaluated to determine if a school consolidation had already…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS, BY TITLE, 113 FILMS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND ACQUISITION ADDRESSES. THERE ARE 32 FREE, 40 RENTAL, 38 PURCHASE, AND THREE TELEVISION SHORT FILMS IN THE LIST. (DD)

The reorganization of the school districts in the province of Ontario provided an opportunity for the development of a computerized procedure for producing efficient bus routes with considerably reduced time and effort. This report describes in detail the actual procedure to be followed in using the system. A series of tests designed to check the…

Effective and longlasting safety programs, such as those mentioned here, are based on accident prevention principles, not on the particulars of one accident. (IRT)

Results of a study to develop a formula to predict the cost to the state of Illinois of all school district student transportation services. (PKP)

A controlled transit system of vehicles with rubber tires, using electricity from a power rail, connects the old and new campus areas at the University of West Virginia. The University of Louisville has high intensity lighting over walkways. (MLF)

The School Bus Specifications and Procedures adopted by the 2000 National Conference on School Transportation and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) were used as guides by the Tennessee State Board of Education Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee in developing the revised minimum specifications for school bus chassis and school…

Looks at some of the current requirements for school bus safety under Standard 17 developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (Author/WM)

Wichita State administrators share their experience of a recent air crash - and what they learned from it - in hopes of eliminating the confusion surrounding college air operations. (Editor)

Describes "Safe Routes to School" efforts in the United States and other countries to make walking and biking to school the transportation of choice. Offers a plan of action for formulating and carrying out such a program and information on funding sources. (EV)