These are then submitted electronically. As Texas explosive population growth continues to put pressure on our roads and transportation networks, advocates hope to keep public transit a viable mobility option. In order to guarantee that your student has an assigned bus, at the end of every school year, parents must complete the ridership form. U.S. transit systems were directed to prepare a Paratransit Plan by January 26, 1992, and thereafter submit annual progress reports. Your child should arrive at the stop at least ten minutes before the regular arrival time of the bus. Anderson School District Five Transportation Services now requires that ALL bus riders complete a School Bus Registration Request to ensure that your child is routed and assigned to the closest bus stop available. As you saw, [overall] ridership had been dropping three percent [between 2017 and 2018], Arndt said. ** Note: An unlinked trip is a passenger ride on a single vehicle without any transfers. 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. Notably, the data in Exhibit 1 dont include the huge disruptions in ridership and service caused by the pandemic. As it continues to work on improving its service, VIA is publicizing its 10-year strategic plan that calls for adding more direct routes and frequent service, implementing technology-driven solutions for smarter transit, and using dedicated lanes for advanced rapid transit. Technology: Meanwhile, technological innovations continue to alter how people move. In addition to fixed-route bus service, rural transit often includes demand-response transit, or dial-a-ride, as well. %%EOF 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. Click T-Z Click on Transportation Please note that no bus tracking service is 100% accurate; DO NOT assume the bus isn't coming just because the app didn't notify you! We love San Antonio, just like you. hb``a``Z $g@@,&LL{0U2y1`z*%{a#CMLa1=t n Gye endstream endobj 12 0 obj <> endobj 13 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 9 0 R/Resources<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 14 0 obj <>stream Please reload the page and try again. 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. This, along with rising population in urban areas, increases traffic congestion, which can hurt the reliability of public transit in those areas. 2022-2023 CMS Bus Transportation Request Link: http://ei.synovia.com/public/cms/forms/LoginForm.aspx?nyr=1. In fiscal 2019, Texas public transit services for general riders reported total operating expenses of nearly $2.5 billion. The form is only available to transportation eligible students who have been assigned a school for the 2022-23 school year. This only applies to daycare services that CMS provides bus transportation for, not daycare vans. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools website (www.cms.k12.nc.us) . Rural riders are more likely than urban users to rely on it for medical care, at 26 percent versus 18 percent. Hard copy forms may be available from Intermediaries, Carriers, State Agencies, local Social Security Offices or End Stage Renal Disease Networks that service your State. VIA was among the first Transit Systems in the nation to comply with ADA regulation (1990s). That means we dont have much service. The performance of the app also varies throughout the school year. In 2013, the agency spent $175 million to operate and in 2018, spending rose to $206 million. Please complete this form if your student(s) needs a bus to an alternate location other than home (I.E Daycare or afterschool program). Eligible students who have moved, had a change in PowerSchool, and have . Parents mustwait until the child appears on a roster. Todays transit ridership levels and trends dont occur in a vacuum, Walk says. Many CMS program related forms are available in Portable Document Format (pdf). And what we did over the last few years is prove if you nourish the system, you get results.. If the bus is late, ask your child to remain at the stop. D Click on the Departments Link in the left hand corner at the top. Fare revenue provides between 10 percent and 14 percent of VIAs operating funds each year. Some totals may not add due to rounding. The sooner this is completed, the sooner your child will be able to ride the bus to that daycare. ntsthat request transportation service at a later date should reference the Key DatesBus Schedule (link above)for the start of service. Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) is an important benefit for people who need assistance getting to and from medical appointments. In order to be consistent and ensure that our staff receive any transportation changes in a timely manner, we will be implementing the following procedures for the 2021-22 school year: -ALL transportation changes must be in writing, and should be sent to the teacher and Mr. Otolski (s.otolski@cms.k12.nc.us) no later than 10:00 in the morning. $0:rrbrO` The largest rural transit districts by ridership are those of El Paso County, Fort Bend County and the city of South Padre Island, each of which delivered more than 400,000 trips in fiscal 2019. by the 4th of August to receive transportation for the 1st day of school. Revenue from these taxes exceeded $2 billion in fiscal 2019 and comprised 78 percent of MTAs total revenue. Students need to listen carefully to hear their name called over the walkie-talkie and speaker system. This is due to overcrowding and liability concerns. 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. Please submit forms immediately. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual High School, Highland Mill Montessori Elementary School, South Academy of International Languages (S.A.I.L. Eligible students need to request transportation via theStudent Ridership Formby the 4th of August to receive transportation for the 1st day of school. Texas public transit services are provided primarily by three types of entities: rural transit districts, urban transit districts and metropolitan transit authorities, or MTAs (Exhibits 1 and 2). If you need your student's identification number, you must contact the school. Directions for requesting Transportation, Unsafe Stop, or Alternate Request: Go to the CMS Website: http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/default.aspx Click on the Departments Link in the left hand corner at the top. This form is only for students who are riding the bus from home to school and/or school to home. Eligibility is based on an individuals functional ability to use regular city bus service, in keeping with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) criteria. Fares paid by riders make up only a small portion of their total funding. All requests need to be entered in the "Alternate Stop Request Form". Certain items are removed from the bus and turned into the area transportation office. As a safety measure, anyone who does NOT have a pink sign will need to park and walk to the front office to sign their student out. The site is. Drivers check their buses after every run. In 2019, the agency targeted the South Flores Street/Pleasanton Road and Culebra Road/Bandera Road corridors for more frequent service. Email us attransportation@cms.k12.nc.usor give us a call at 980-343-6715. As you pull into the loading zone, please be aware of the numbered spots #1-10 painted onto the road. Please use the links to the left to better assist in this process. The 'Intent to Ride' link is now available through June 10th. Good Afternoon! Students must once again listen carefully. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools website (, Kindergarten and Beginner's Day Information, (PARENTS TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THIS ON THEIR OWN-DAYCARES CANNOT COMPLETE THIS. For all types of transit agencies, recent data show a decline in ridership and a persistent rise in operating expenses. Urban riders are more likely than their rural counterparts to use public transport to get to and from work, at 27 percent versus 21 percent, respectively. Car-rider students will be dismissed from their classrooms via the loud speaker at 2:55 pm. This is not the time to pull back, he said. VIAtrans uses vans that operate in the same areas and times as VIA bus service. Applicants may not change or add to the information in this section. And we go into these partnership routes, and increase service levels [and] we saw a response in ridership.. Overall ridership in October 2019 rose 6 percent over October 2018, while ridership in November 2019 increased by 4 percent compared to November 2018. 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/ The last day to submit this request and receive transportation for the 1st day ofschool is August 4th. Click here to access the form. 8ulOURe6:wCy`_ZD+/*epF-D/!%'k.bvcrp`d4N'AD ]2fhD:I/0;^; n= R {^;X}^{tN >E6>IOMqpOLA@)! hb``Pb``xe5*`bIN 20lfge,xy|Zlcblc-k< wfd`n iAgDq oip10~(` p Please use the links to the left to better assist in this process. Urban riders are more likely than their rural counterparts to use public transport to get to and from work, at 27 percent versus 21 percent, respectively. Student ID Number: Last Name: What time is it? Student Ridership Form 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. Comparatively large shares of those with jobs in education, health care, recreation and food services the workers most affected by the pandemic use public transit to get to work. You will be notified by the school once the form is processed. 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. You must have your child's unique student identification number to set up the app. In order to ensure that your child gets on the appropriate mode of transportation and arrives home safely, it is extremely important that you communicate in writing with your child's teacher if an alternate mode of transportation is to be utilized beyond the regular method. Given the number of people they serve, MTA budgets are much larger than those of the smaller transit agencies. The VIAtrans Service Customer Guide (Available in Spanish) contains helpful information including details on priority seating, bus features, reduced fares, scooter requirements, and more. This sign should be clearly displayed from the moment you enter the carpool lane until. Once our team receives the request, they will work on getting transportation for your student (s). Sign up to get the latest information about your choice of CMS topics. General Information about Transportation. We strive to ensure that our students are safe at all times when riding the bus. In 2018, wait times fell along the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, New Braunfels Avenue, San Pedro Avenue/West Commerce Street, and East Houston Street corridors to 12 minutes. If you have a hyphen in the name, make sure you include it. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. When filling out the form you will need to use a laptop or desktop as the form isn't compatible with smartphones. Once our team receives the request, they will work on getting transportation for your student(s). J( q word/document.xml\nLJ]K|1G!F>2vRRJlCw;NrzU?0]>Cp4W7}.f3X*XcgF?9"pB@8A.(65 Ax6f8E|W3 ')L 2)6? Phone: 980-343-6715 Fax 980-343-6723 www.cms.k12.nc.us CMS-TV CMS Transportation 4335 Stuart Andrew Blvd. When they hear their name for the first time, they should exit through the gym doors and then take a spot in the line outside. These stops must be requested each year and the alternate stoplocation needs to be within the attendance boundary. A: In order to change a bus stop or request a new one, you must go to the CMS website and complete the Alternate Stop, Unsafe Stop, or Change in Request form. 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 Thank you for your assistance in making our carpool lane more efficient, safe, and convenient for everyone! Student ID Number: Last Name: What time is it? All counties in Texas except the following: Texas 36 rural transit districts serve areas with fewer than 50,000 residents. Additional resources can be found there as well. However, all emails must be received by the classroom teacher by 10:00 am on the day of the change. ( Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Some higher-growth rural districts, in fact, including some in North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, saw significant increases in their number of riders. The ridership numbers could become an issue as Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, and VIA officials work to drum up support for shifting sales tax funding from water quality protection and trailway programs to mass transit. The last day to submit this request and receive transportation for the 1st day of. But transit continues to be the most efficient way to move people in dense areas with limited road capacity. FN, General Information Letters and Private Letter Rulings, State Tax Automated Research (STAR) System, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS), Texas Procurement and Contract Management Guide, Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation College Compendium, Farmers Markets Help Grow Local Economies, Funding for Women-Led Businesses Lags Behind Those Started By Men. COVID hit Texas public transit particularly hard. Student Ridership Form The goMobile app is available free for Android and Apple iOS smartphones. Once our team receives the request, they will work on getting transportation for your student (s). Please turn on JavaScript and try again. 7D1[dC;42CLf2#UZEXy/S|$g HZZn)xGymM$98: TLZ88(WgmH CN,1:A$^i"|3UA. Please contact us in advance, by e-mail or phone at (210) 362-5050, if you believe you require a disability-related accommodation in order to use VIA buses or VIAtrans vans. 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. hbbd```b`` "ddo 3@$0L. From 2015 to 2019, average ridership in rural districts declined by 22.1 percent, far more than in urban areas, although this trend may be exaggerated by a few outliers. Contact the transportation area office that serves your child's school. What if parents want another stop, i.e. Its not a theory, it is real.. To fund most of its operations, VIA receives a half-cent sales tax revenue from the City of San Antonio; other major metropolitan mobility agencies in Texas receive the full cent, putting VIA at an automatic disadvantage, Arndt said. The VIAtrans one-way fare is $2.00 for adults and $.90 for children 5-13 years old. 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