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School Bus Forum Goal
Increase communication and partnerships and, Work together to educate school districts, local governments, and bus drivers on ways to save fuel and decrease pollution.
Working together, we can reduce pollution from school buses ensuring they are not only the safest way to transport our children to and from school,
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Did You Know
School Bus Facts for the Mid-Atlantic Region
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Of the 25 million children that ride a school bus every day in the U.S., almost 2.6 million of those children go to school here in the Mid-Atlantic.
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Almost 11% of all school buses in the U.S. operate for school districts in the Mid-Atlantic.
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Over $5 Million has been or will be spent in the next year to reduce diesel emissions from school buses—and that’s just in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Over 300 million Vehicles Miles were traveled in one year by school buses in Pennsylvania alone.
- The Mid-Atlantic states have 10 of the largest 100 cities in the United States. These urban areas have become a target of focus to reduce emissions, in particular those from diesel school buses.
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