#school buses

[reasonsforhope]

According to the World Resources Institute, the number of electric school buses operating or delivered in the United States more than doubled—from 598 in 2022 to 1,285 through June 2023—all driven to serve school children while providing cleaner air in 40 states.

Looking into the near future, the number of electric school buses that were already funded or on-order nearly tripled, and were spread across districts located in 49 states.

The emissions-free buses are found in 914 U.S. school districts and private fleet operators, according to the evidence-based nonprofit’s report published in September, 2023: State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US.

California leads all states, with over 2,000 committed electric buses across the sprawling territory. This is more than five times as many EV buses as the next leading state, Maryland, with 391 commitments.

New Jersey has the second largest increase with 107 new buses, while West Virginia has the third largest increase with 42 new commitments. The updated data shows electric school bus commitments are now more evenly distributed across all regions of the country.

The Top 5 School Districts by Number of Electric School Buses are:

Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)

Los Angeles Unified School District

New York City Public Schools

Twin Rivers Unified School District (California)

Troy Community Consolidated School District (Illinois)

“We estimate approximately 69,000 students across the country are currently served by electric school buses that are delivered or in operation,” said the report authors, Lydia Freehafer, Leah Lazer, and Brian Zepka.

Zero pollution from tailpipes while buses are idling or driving means the students, staff, and community will be exposed to significantly less harmful air particulates that contribute to asthma and lung disease. The environment also benefits from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The federal government’s Clean School Bus Program, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, is one of the biggest funders of these vehicles, having awarded 2,339 electric school buses—with more on the way.

-via Good News Network, December 30, 2023

#united states #us politics #sustainability #climate change #hope posting #school #school district #school buses #electric vehicles #ev #clean air #carbon emissions #pollution #air pollution #high school #public school #california #los angeles #maryland #new york #illinois #good news #hope #environmentalism #driving #epa #environmental protection #biden administration

[pointandshooter]

photo: David Castenson

bus stop

#bus stop #night photography #black and white photography #school buses #photographers on tumblr #reston #foggy night

[timmurleyart]

Night buses. 🚌🚦(watercolor on paper)🌛

#night owl #night bus #bus #buses #electric buses #school buses #commute #commuter #morning commute #morning coffee #sumi e #watercolor art #watercolor painting #gouache painting #gouache art #trolly #mbta #boston red sox #boston #boston strong #southie #southies #folk art #public transit #public transport system #public transportation #public school #school bus safety #naive art #bus driver

[taxi-davis]

the Elsie, Southern Michigan bus pile tourist spot

#school bus graveyard #michigan #oddcore #school buses #not my photos

[blorbopostings]

did you know? the Saf-T-Liner HDX bus and the Mazda Miata are best friends? because they are…..

look at them.

just some little guys :3 having fun :3

#mazda miata #miata #school buses #i like the busses little antennae. its like a little bug. or a puppy. idk. #should i make a Saf-T-Liner themed alien cat oc?

[kotekzielony2]

18 listopada 2023 roku KMKM (Klub Miłośników Komunikacji Miejskiej) zorganizowało święto z okazji 10-lecia wycofania Ikarusów z regularnej eksploatacji. Tego dnia na ulice Warszawy wyjechało kilkanaście autobusów tej marki i obsługiwały one linię 410. Same autobusy towarzyszyły Warszawiakom (w tym mi) do 2013 roku. Po tym czasie spotykane są tylko okazjonalnie lub na liniach turystycznych (uruchamiane w okresie letnim). Może to wydawać się dziwne, że mimo zakończenia regularnych kursów Ikarusów 10 lat temu, owe pojazdy na jeden dzień wróciły do ruchu (to trochę tak jakby np. wyprodukować i wyemitować nowy odcinek zakończonego już jakiś czas temu serialu), niemniej święto to uważam za doskonałą okazję do ponownego przejechania się i przy okazji przypomnienia sobie tych bardzo charakterystycznych jeżdżących pomieszczeń. Pomieszczeń, w których zimą było zimno, a latem tropiki, z nieszczelnymi i trzeszczącymi się oknami, nie raz z zamykającymi czy otwierającymi się drzwiami w czasie jazdy i nie tylko. Oczywiście, po 10 latach od ich zniknięcia z regularnego ruchu, przejażdżki nimi to już nie całkiem to samo, jednakże cieszę się, że zorganizowano takie wydarzenie i przynajmniej na kilka godzin można było przenieść się w czasie. Pokazuje to też, że pamięć o tych pojazdach (które jeździły m.in. po Warszawie blisko 40 lat) zbyt prędko nie umrze.

#kontakt #retro #nostalgia #brak kontaktu #samotnosc #autobus #ikarus #historia #święto #warszawa #poland #buses #school buses #public transport #1980s #1970s #okazje #komunikacja #2020s #1990s #linia

[blu3cl0v3rs]

Hey, did you know that if music is playing from a speaker while you are dreaming, the song will be incorporated into your dream?

It's got something to do with your brain waking up and collecting outside stimuli, but since you're still asleep it interprets it to the best of its sleepy ability, and thus you get a dream, I think. Idk, I haven't researched how dreams work.

On a completely unrelated note, a few days ago I dreamt about Chen from Lego Ninjago singing Ride by Sir-Mix-A-Lot in a minecraft world, and then the Ninja escaped by driving away in a rickety old school bus.

It was very entertaining, and dream Chen danced hilariously. I wanna know where my brain came up with this.

#ninjago #lego ninjago #dreams #weird dreams #master chen ninjago #chen ninjago #school buses

[stone-cold-groove]

I loathe the bus.

#vintage illustration #i loathe the bus #school buses #school bus #school days #school daze

[sammythesalmon]

Why are school busses like the most insufferable thing ever

#middle school #school #school buses

[1i1love1nature1]

#school buses #driving #early morning #photography on tumblr #photoshoot #lithuania

[la-sapphic-artist]

Heathers the musical

nothin’ like blasting the last minute of beautiful from the west end cast recording so you don’t have to listen to the other people on the school bus

#heathers #heathers the musical #heathers 2014 #heather chandler #veronica sawyer #school buses #school suuuucks #at least I have music

[evilynapple]

watch yer self - bus driver could have a dizzy moment, no cap. 🤷🏻‍♀️ that bitch cray, these edibles ain’t helping either ok ok, just don't get too close to the wheel! 🤪

#bus driver #school bus graveyard #school buses #taxi driver #driving #edibles #girls who smoke weed #weedlife

[iimnoangel]

wheels on the bus

#angel #angels #meow #school buses #school bus graveyard #photoshoot

[guardianspirits13]

Crazy how many formative events in our lives happened on a school bus

#america core #something about liminal spaces being areas of oportunity to kids #school buses #public school #american public school #school system #about me #i could make a list

[ihaventleftmyroomintwoweeks]

head a sixth grader on my school bus go “people treat themselves like they’re broken down Honda civics”

#real #i hate tagging #school buses #insanity #real events

[trizanandgozan]

The bus driver has arrived.. Would you go on?

#trizan #scottish fold #neko #katze #gato #scottishfold #cats #chat #cat #cats of tumblr #gozan #school buses