REMARKS
Challenges in adopting new technologies for NYC school buses
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Council Member Julie Won discusses the delayed implementation of GPS tracking systems in school buses and the need to incorporate essential technologies in future contracts.
- Delayed implementation of GPS tracking systems mandated by Local Law 32 of 2019
- Emphasis on the need to incorporate and enforce the adoption of essential technologies in upcoming school bus contracts
- Technologies should improve safety, efficiency, and communication with students and their families
- Humorously suggests it might have been faster to put an air tag on the buses or the kids
Julie Won
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Additionally, the delay implementation of GPS tracking systems mandated by local law 32 of 2019, where now in 2024 demonstrates the challenges we face in modernizing our school bus fleet.
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As we structure the upcoming school bus contracts, we must consider how to incorporate and enforce the adoption of essential technologies that are prove safety, efficiency, and communication with students and their families.
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It may have been faster as you just put an air tag on the buses or on the kids.
