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Verra Mobility Launches the School Bus of the Future


To learn more about CrossingGuard+ please visit www.smartsafebus.com


To learn more about Verra Mobility please visit www.verramobility.com


At a time when school transportation budgets are stretched thin, and public school funding challenges are well-publicized, an ambitious plan to outfit an entire fleet of buses with an array of new smart technologies may seem out of reach. However, thanks to a new offering from Verra Mobility (formerly American Traffic Solutions), that vision is now a reality.


The Request for Proposals


In the fall of 2017, the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) released a Re- quest for Proposals (RFP) for a list of innovative school bus technologies that included a stop arm camera system, an interior and exterior camera system with real-time viewing functionality, a global positioning system, student ridership visibility, an app-based par- ent notification system, and secure on-bus Wi-Fi to extend classroom learning into every school bus. Verra Mobility—a leader in red light, speed and school bus stop arm safety camera


enforcement—designed CrossingGuard+ solution this leveraged Verra Mobility’s technology expertise in partnership with existing SAISD vendors and school bus camera providers. Intertwined with new innovations, SAISD’s program soon became a fleet of smart and safe buses. And the best part? These technologies came at no up-front cost to the dis- trict. Literally, millions of dollars in hardware and software were provided on the promise of future revenue from the district’s stop arm safety camera program.


How It Works The CrossingGuard+ smart and safe school bus program is possible because of a law that allows school districts to deploy school bus stop arm safety cameras on their bus fleets. The fines that are collected from law breakers (drivers who endanger children by passing a school bus when the stop arm is extended) are used to offset the investment in technology. Each month, Verra Mobility invoices the school district for a portion of the collected fine revenue. Any revenue that remains after the vendor is paid, is then used to reimburse law enforcement for its role in reviewing and issuing captured violations. Any further funds are used for other school safety initiatives. In addition to the stop arm safety camera program, buses are equipped with: a five-camera interior and exterior system with live-viewing capabilities from REI; a student ridership, bus tracking package and parental notification app, global positioning system from Zonar Systems, and Verra Mobility’s purpose-built student Wi-Fi solution with a robust data package.


Other Districts For now, Verra Mobility’s CrossingGuard+ smart and safe bus solution is offered primarily to school districts in Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and other states where the use of school bus stop arm safety cameras has been approved. In oth- er locations, student ridership, on-bus student Wi-Fi, and interior camera systems can be purchased separately. David Roberts, president and CEO for Verra Mobility, added, “Meeting our custom- ers at their highest point of need is a hallmark of our organization. As a smart mobility provider, we are committed to always finding new ways to help solve complex problems. This collaboration is a perfect example. We look forward to sharing this technology package with other school districts throughout the country, as we work to help build the smart and safe bus of the future.”


For more information about the CrossingGuard+ smart and safe school bus program, please contact Charles Territo, Senior Vice President of Sales, Account Management and Marketing Communications with Verra Mobility.


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