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Originally Posted by tvp2003
...On somewhat of a tangent -- how many kids still walk to school these days? For the sake of argument I'll limit it to elementary and junior high school (i.e. under 12/13); are the suburbs that under-served that the need to bus kids is the now the majority and not the exception?
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Sorry about refusing to stay on topic, Girly, but I wanted to get my two cents in here...
My kids all walked to school on their own for the duration of the time they attended elementary school here in Chilliwack. When we lived overseas they all took the city bus. My oldest graduated last year and my younger two are bussed to middle school at the bottom of the hill.
The elementary school is just under 1 km from my house, and is very centrally located in my neighbourhood. The thing is, the parking lot was always impossible to navigate for all the traffic. It astonishes me how many parents will drive their kids to and from school every day within a distance of less than 2 kms.