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There's plenty in the new PM's agenda that touches home-to-school transport, but most of it either lands years from now or doesn't help with the thing councils are actually struggling with: the £2.32 billion spent on school transport in 2023-24. Here's a run through of the key points on his transport agenda.
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By using QRoutes to replan transport for Torfield School, East Sussex County Council reduced daily transport costs by 33%. The move replaced hours of manual mapping with better accuracy, saving the council an estimated £275,000 annually on just one contract. Context The transport planning team at East Sussex organises home-to-school journeys for Torfield School in […]
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