Some Saskatoon students forced to walk or wait to get to school due to packed buses
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It's been two weeks since the school year began and Amanda Spenst is still worried about her son getting there on time using public transit.
Her 14-year-old son is among the high school students who have been vying for seats on crowded city buses.
The Saskatoon Transit buses have been operating at capacity at peak school times in newer areas, such as Evergreen, Stonebridge and Rosewood.
Meanwhile, some would-be passengers are jostling to get on buses or are left behind.
"What they're finding is kids are recognizing that that's going to happen and they're pushing and shoving trying to be the ones that get on the bus," Spenst said.
"We just want there to be enough room for all the students to get on the bus and so they can get to school on time."
Saskatoon Transit director Jim Puffalt addressed the issue with reporters Friday afternoon and said the city's transit service had been preparing for the fall all summer but was still hit by the typical back-to-school rush.
"Generally the problem is everybody is trying to get on the same bus at the same time," he said.
People need to make as much room as possible for other passengers and some may need to take earlier buses in the morning, Puffalt said.
Saskatoon Transit also said it's been sending out three additional buses as needed and running larger capacity buses on routes with high schools and post-secondaries.
On Monday, Saskatoon Transit supervisors are expected to join drivers to evaluate the issues on bus routes.
Puffalt also said the bus rush tends to peter out further into September.
But Spenst suggested that fewer people take the bus because it's not reliable.
Spenst had heard about the school-year bus issues before her Grade 9 son entered his first year of high school.
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