The scope of commuting bus services will be expanded to 8 pilot areas

In recent years, the city has continued to provide diversified bus travel services, and has successively opened customized bus innovation service lines such as commuter lines, commuter buses, medical special lines, and general travel lines. So, what is the overall situation of customized buses? After a semester of operation, what is the effect of the commuting bus? What are the main considerations for the setting of the medical special line? What lines have been launched in terms of travel? What is the future development direction of customized buses?

In the 345th episode of "Let's Talk About Transportation", we invited Lin Xingsheng, deputy director of the Research Office of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, Wang Lanrun, deputy director of the Ground Bus Operation and Management Office of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, Liu Xuejie, director of the Transportation Planning Institute of the Beijing Transportation Development Research Institute, and Wu Jiaqing, deputy manager of the line network center of Beijing Public Transport Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd., to be guests in the live broadcast room to talk about the development of customized buses in the city.

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A total of 50 commuting buses have been opened, transporting more than 4,600 students per day

In terms of commuting services, the pilot of commuting buses will be launched in the opening season of September 2023, and the city's comprehensive transportation management departments will organize and carry out route planning and site design in the early stage in accordance with the principles of "one district, one policy", "one school, one policy" and "one line, one plan". 42 vehicles, with an average of 1,599 passengers per day, gradually expanded to 23 pilot schools, 50 routes, 100 vehicles, and a maximum of more than 4,600 people per day.

The operation characteristics of safety, convenience, punctuality and environmental protection not only reduce the burden of parents' pick-up and drop-off, enhance the sense of gain and happiness of students on the way to school, but also alleviate the traffic congestion around the school, and win the general praise and praise of parents, teachers, students and all walks of life.

The opening of the commuting bus has gone through a survey of the demand for 6 wheels, and 1,248 people from 13 pilot schools have declared their demand for rides. "In order to provide better general education services, we study the situation at home and abroad, investigate the experience of various places, carry out local research, and understand the traffic conditions of different types of schools and the opinions and suggestions of teachers, students and parents through on-site observation, face-to-face questioning, and direct listening. Through questionnaire surveys and big data simulations, we analyze students' travel patterns and strive to provide more accurate commuting services," said Lin Xingsheng, deputy director of the Research Office of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission.

Compared with before the trial operation of the school bus, the number of cars picking up and dropping off students has decreased by 12%, and the average traffic index is 4.91, which is at the level of "light congestion", and the peak traffic congestion around the pilot school has been alleviated. According to the on-site satisfaction survey, 96% of the students and parents think that the facilities in the car are safe, comfortable, convenient and punctual, 95% of the students think that the seat space in the car is comfortable, the armrests are convenient, and the safety buckle is convenient and easy to use, and 90% of the parents are satisfied with the location of the commute bus. "Optimize and adjust the routes and stops of the commuting bus, dynamically optimize the driving plan, realize punctual operation, select the best drivers and crews, and continuously improve the function of the commuting bus operation monitoring platform, improve the user experience, and gradually increase the attractiveness of the commuting bus," said Wu Jiaqing, deputy manager of the line network center of Beijing Public Transport Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.

Create a micro-classroom where students wake up in the morning and return late

Since the trial operation, the school bus has extended the publicity and education of school education, civilized etiquette and campus culture to the carriage, created a micro-classroom for students to get up in the morning and return late, continuously enriched the service content of the school bus, and better met the needs of parents and students. The micro-classroom is mainly audio-based, reflecting the school's moral education, science, art, Chinese culture, physical education and other aspects, integrating ideology, knowledge and interest, and the implementation of territorial management of curriculum safety, which is reviewed and checked by the District Education Commission, and fully empowers the school, participating teachers can be included in the school-based curriculum workload, and participating students can be included in the comprehensive evaluation of "social practice".

At the same time, to strengthen inter-school exchanges, the Municipal Education Commission according to the districts recommended excellent works into the campus safety management platform, and in the city to promote the use. For example, an on-site observation meeting was held in Haidian District, showing the model design of the school bus to 16 district governments, education commissions, and pilot schools, enriching the culture of the school bus, and performing literary and artistic programs such as "Happy School Car" and "Red School Road, Accompany Me to the Sun". Fengtai District explores the educational function of the commuter bus compartment space, creates a "commute bus micro-classroom", innovates the form and content, shows the characteristics of the school, produces audio teaching materials covering safety and self-protection, civilized etiquette and other knowledge content, and initially forms a number of more mature carriage cultural works such as "I study on the way to school" and "I relax on the way to school".

The scope of commute bus service was extended to the six districts of the city, Tongzhou and Daxing

At the beginning of the spring semester this year, the scope of commuting bus services will be expanded, from the current four districts of the city to the six districts of the city and the two districts of Tongzhou and Daxing. In accordance with the principle of "giving priority to school and ensuring safety", the government has made overall plans for cross-district coordination, and in accordance with the principle of "giving priority to school and ensuring safety", it has found out the docking needs, taken into account the special service tasks, accelerated the handover of roads, accelerated the preparation of vehicles, planned and set up routes and stations, strengthened the road traffic management around the school, and done a good job in the selection and training of drivers, attendants and volunteers to ensure the smooth opening and operation of the spring semester. The new expansion area focuses on tapping the potential of rigid demand, and the new demand involves 104 schools, 206 lines with more than 8 people, and the demand for 400 commuting buses has been determined.

The design of the commuting vehicle fully considers the safety needs of primary and secondary school students, selects experienced drivers and attendants, organizes responsible teacher volunteers, establishes a safety guarantee mechanism, and sets up "six types of facilities" such as no-parking signs and markings and pedestrian crossing facilities in front of the school, and is equipped with "four teams" composed of police, teachers, security guards and volunteers to ensure that students get on and off the bus and enter and exit the campus in an orderly manner. Since the pilot operation, the commuting bus has achieved "zero accidents" and "zero failures" of vehicles, with a punctuality rate of 100%, so that teachers, students and parents can rest assured, relieved and comfortable.