Analysis of transportation network design strategies for forced transfer busing.
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2009-12-01
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Edition:Final report; July 2008-Dec. 2009.
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Abstract:Forced transfer busing occurs primarily at the elementary school level when students are bused
to an alternate school when their geographically-assigned school is full at their specific grade
level. Ineffective forced transfer busing can result in extra student travel time and inefficient use
of often scarce transportation resources. In fact, some force transferred students regularly arrive
to their alternate school after morning classes have started due to inefficient transportation
practices. We examine various forced transfer busing network design strategies using actual
public school system data from two school districts to assess various proposed solution
methodologies effectiveness at developing practically implementable busing solutions in a
realistic amount of time. In addition, preliminary models and analysis are presented for special
needs busing problems in one local school district such that student travel time is minimized for
these often medically-fragile children.
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