Page 2985 - Week 07 - Thursday, 7 June 2012
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(4) Has the ACT Government ever conducted an ACT wide school survey of travel patterns/needs to help determine where appropriate school routes should run, and if any new school routes are required; if so, when and what were the results.
(5) Has the ACT Government determined which school areas are the highest priority for new school bus routes; if so, how and when was this determined.
(6) Are there any ACT public or non-government schools that are currently not serviced by any school bus routes; if so, which schools are these.
(7) Are there any suburbs that are not currently serviced by any school bus routes; if so, which suburbs are these.
(8) Has the Government identified any parental concerns that may be a perceived or real barrier to utilising ACTION school bus services; if so, what is being done to further encourage usage.
Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There are no “school buses” per se. Any bus may perform a combination of route and school service on any given day, excluding school holiday periods.
(2) 305.
(3) Requests for new school bus routes are considered under ACTION’s “Policy for the provision of dedicated school bus services”. This is available on the ACTION website.
(4) No. However, ACTION does meet regularly with the Education and Training Directorate as well as other stakeholders such as private school associations, the P&C Association and the Safe Schools Taskforce to assess demand and how best to meet that demand within available resources.
(5) No. However, ACTION does meet regularly with the Education and Training Directorate as well as other stakeholders such as private school associations, the P&C Association and the Safe Schools Taskforce to assess demand and how to meet that demand within available resources. This includes consideration of upcoming school developments.
(6) ACTION services schools with both dedicated school bus routes and usual ACTION services. All schools that have approached ACTION for school services have been provided with transport options.
(7) Yes. Acton, Casey, Crace, Hume, Oaks Estate.
(8) ACTION regularly receives and encourages feedback about route and school services. ACTION always attempts to assist commuters with alternatives if it is unable to provide a specific service. ACTION also uses this feedback in the development of new networks.
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