NY: Buffalo Parents Press NFTA to End Restrictions on Student Metro Passes

Aug. 2, 2018
For more than 10,000 students in Buffalo who rely on public transportation, the journey can be a bit complicated.

For more than 10,000 students in Buffalo who rely on public transportation, the journey can be a bit complicated.

Decades-old restrictions placed on student Metro bus and rail passes that the district pays full price for haven't helped. 

Such issues, simmering for years, are what finally brought the Buffalo Public Schools and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to the negotiating table in recent weeks. The two sides hope to work out a new agreement by the time school begins in September.

Read the complete article at https://buffalonews.com/2018/08/02/buffalo-schools-nfta-seek-remedy-for-decades-old-restrictions-on-ride-to-school/