The council backed down and the school bus routes are staying. We kept our kids safe and kept the buses running. Huge thanks to everyone who signed.
July 29, 2017
Final supporters
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SAVE THE SCHOOL BUSES IN TAURANGA.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO THIS PETITION SO THAT WE CAN:
- KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE
- GET THEM TO SCHOOL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
- NOT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROAD
- ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO USE THE BUS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BUS USERS
Bay of Plenty Regional Council are proposing a new public bus network. As part of this proposal, they will slash 45** school bus routes down to 11. They are proposing that school children (including primary school children) will have to take the public bus.
(** this is actually 90 routes, however, the total is different from combining all schools as most services go to more than one school).
The Ministry of Education website states that school bus routes should get the students to and from school quickly and safe.
The proposal will have fewer direct routes to school. There will be a significant number of increases in bus changes for students when negotiating the proposed public network.
Many students will have to take 2 buses to school (some even 3!). This will mean the journey to school will take longer.
Some of the bus hubs/terminals (where the students have to get off and wait for the next bus) have limited shelter. Your child will have to wait in the rain. Also, do you think it is safe for school children to hang around at bus hubs?
For some routes, the students (including primary school children) have to cross the busy Cameron Road to transfer to the second bus? Do you consider this safe?
Students and parents will students will be driving to school. This will increase the traffic congestion in the city.
What happens when the bus is full? Children get very stressed when they are late for school.
The proposed public bus network is supposed to encourage more bus users. The abolition of school buses will have the opposite effect.
Current and potential public users will be reluctant to get on buses that are full of school children.
As a current bus user or if you are thinking of getting the bus, would you want to get on a bus full of school kids? What happens if the bus is full and you can't get on?
The proposed changes will mean:
- longer journeys to and from school
- the children will be less safe
- increase in the number of cars on the road.
The Council require feedback by 6 June 2017.
There's not much time. Please register your support before it's too late.
Updates
June 3, 2017
We just hit 250 signatures. The momentum is building fast.
Reached 250 supporters
June 1, 2017
May 29, 2017
We are approaching 250 signatures. Get this to your neighbors now.
Reached 100 supporters
May 25, 2017
256 Comments
The safety and access to education for our children is a core value to New Zealands, dedicated buses ensuring their safety, welfare and timely delivery to school while minimising cars on the road and downtime is a vital service in supporting these core values. Thanks
Proposed bus drop off on busy Maunganui road is unacceptable. Bus could easily enter the school bus bay and then cross the road and continue to Mt. Not pleased about the need to change bus at bay fair. Congestion, student safety/truancy,
The Tauranga bus service is not always on time. What will be the consequences for the individual student when this is out of their control. Mount Maunganui College students will need to cross two main roads with large volume of traffic including trucks and trains,
We will not use the proposed bus route from Mount Maunganui to Aquinas College. It is unsafe for my children to wait around at Bayfair and they will be required to catch two buses making their already 45 minute journey even longer.
We had the misfortune of parking and waiting near the bus station in Tauranga recently. Whilst waiting we saw a drug deal take place and a fight break out in the street in the space of 15 minutes. Great thing to expose our children to!
Save the school buses so to keep our children safe, so not having to change buses and hang around bus shelters waiting for a bus which causes unncessary stress.
School buses keep children safe and make sure they get to school. Young kids are not ready to use public transport, this will make parents drive them to school and back - more traffic!
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The council backed down and the school bus routes are staying. We kept our kids safe and kept the buses running. Huge thanks to everyone who signed.
July 29, 2017
Final supporters
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SAVE THE SCHOOL BUSES IN TAURANGA.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO THIS PETITION SO THAT WE CAN:
- KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE
- GET THEM TO SCHOOL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
- NOT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROAD
- ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO USE THE BUS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BUS USERS
Bay of Plenty Regional Council are proposing a new public bus network. As part of this proposal, they will slash 45** school bus routes down to 11. They are proposing that school children (including primary school children) will have to take the public bus.
(** this is actually 90 routes, however, the total is different from combining all schools as most services go to more than one school).
The Ministry of Education website states that school bus routes should get the students to and from school quickly and safe.
The proposal will have fewer direct routes to school. There will be a significant number of increases in bus changes for students when negotiating the proposed public network.
Many students will have to take 2 buses to school (some even 3!). This will mean the journey to school will take longer.
Some of the bus hubs/terminals (where the students have to get off and wait for the next bus) have limited shelter. Your child will have to wait in the rain. Also, do you think it is safe for school children to hang around at bus hubs?
For some routes, the students (including primary school children) have to cross the busy Cameron Road to transfer to the second bus? Do you consider this safe?
Students and parents will students will be driving to school. This will increase the traffic congestion in the city.
What happens when the bus is full? Children get very stressed when they are late for school.
The proposed public bus network is supposed to encourage more bus users. The abolition of school buses will have the opposite effect.
Current and potential public users will be reluctant to get on buses that are full of school children.
As a current bus user or if you are thinking of getting the bus, would you want to get on a bus full of school kids? What happens if the bus is full and you can't get on?
The proposed changes will mean:
- longer journeys to and from school
- the children will be less safe
- increase in the number of cars on the road.
The Council require feedback by 6 June 2017.
There's not much time. Please register your support before it's too late.
Updates
June 3, 2017
We just hit 250 signatures. The momentum is building fast.
Reached 250 supporters
June 1, 2017
May 29, 2017
We are approaching 250 signatures. Get this to your neighbors now.
Reached 100 supporters
May 25, 2017
256 Comments
I don't want my kids to have to catch two buses to get to school and then get dropped off across the road from the entrance on busy roads. It's far too dangerous. As well as the stress and hassle for my youngest of having to figure out which bus to catch.
The safety and access to education for our children is a core value to New Zealands, dedicated buses ensuring their safety, welfare and timely delivery to school while minimising cars on the road and downtime is a vital service in supporting these core values. Thanks
Proposed bus drop off on busy Maunganui road is unacceptable. Bus could easily enter the school bus bay and then cross the road and continue to Mt. Not pleased about the need to change bus at bay fair. Congestion, student safety/truancy,
The Tauranga bus service is not always on time. What will be the consequences for the individual student when this is out of their control. Mount Maunganui College students will need to cross two main roads with large volume of traffic including trucks and trains,
We will not use the proposed bus route from Mount Maunganui to Aquinas College. It is unsafe for my children to wait around at Bayfair and they will be required to catch two buses making their already 45 minute journey even longer.
We had the misfortune of parking and waiting near the bus station in Tauranga recently. Whilst waiting we saw a drug deal take place and a fight break out in the street in the space of 15 minutes. Great thing to expose our children to!
Save the school buses so to keep our children safe, so not having to change buses and hang around bus shelters waiting for a bus which causes unncessary stress.
School buses keep children safe and make sure they get to school. Young kids are not ready to use public transport, this will make parents drive them to school and back - more traffic!
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I don't want my kids to have to catch two buses to get to school and then get dropped off across the road from the entrance on busy roads. It's far too dangerous. As well as the stress and hassle for my youngest of having to figure out which bus to catch.