Q&A
Usage of rideshare services for student transportation
2:08:28
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the usage of prepaid rideshare services for students waiting for bus service. DOE officials provide data on the number of rides used during different time periods.
- From September 2023 to June 2024, there were 37,484 rideshare rides for students
- In July 2024, there were 1,028 rideshare rides
- The data represents the number of rides, not the number of individual students using the service
Rita Joseph
2:08:28
It's already existing.
2:08:29
Okay.
2:08:29
Just wanna make sure we have that on the record.
2:08:33
Thank you so much.
2:08:33
We appreciate New York City Public School offering a prepaid ride share service to students in certain situation while they're waiting for bus service for it to be reimbursed, bus path professionals to start.
2:08:44
However, we also heard that about a number of challenges for families trying to use rideshare.
2:08:48
So how many students?
2:08:50
I probably ask question early, but I just wanna get this on the record.
2:08:53
How many students use rideshare between September 2023 June of 2024?
John Benson
2:08:58
So I what I can give you is the number of rides.
2:09:01
It's very difficult to say the actual number students because they different students might be using it over a time period.
2:09:06
But during that time period, you're talking about September to June.
2:09:09
It's 37,484 rides.
Rita Joseph
2:09:14
And how many students use rideshare during the summer of 2024?
John Benson
2:09:17
I have the July data.
2:09:19
I don't have the August invoice data yet, but for that time period of July 24, it was 1028.
Rita Joseph
2:09:24
Say that again, 4000?
John Benson
2:09:26
1028.
