The ACT government has made changes to some school bus schedules, a week and a half into a new public transport timetable which has sparked outrage and confusion among commuters.
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Transport Minister Meegan Fitzharris said more buses would take children to and from St Francis Xavier's College in Florey and Burgmann Anglican School's two campuses. Extra bus stops have also been added at St Edmund's College and St Clare's College.
The changes were made after passenger data and feedback was collected.
"There have been changes, but in terms of the network as a whole it hasn't changed," Ms Fitzharris said. "We have responded to customer feedback and that includes capacity."
Parents and schools have been upset about the loss of dedicated school buses and the channelling of children through public interchanges to catch public buses.
Ms Fitzharris said more children were using the buses.
"Where we've seen additional capacity we've been able to respond by adding more services or larger buses. Some services have been busier than anticipated," she said.
More trams will also operate, with peak hour timetables extended from 6pm to 6.30pm.
Ms Fitzharris said use of the light rail had also exceeded expectations.
"More kids are catching the light rail home from school, and on some services, more students are using the light rail than dedicated bus routes," she said.
St Edmund's College principal Joe Zavone welcomed the changes. But he said more consultation before the changes came into effect would have prevented the need for tweaks.
"To give them credit, they have listened and they have rethought some of the original plan and are trying to suit the needs of school communities," Mr Zavone said.
"There have been some cases where student travel times have increased by 45 minutes for each trip, so that's a good 90 minutes added onto the day for a young child."
While St Edmund's and nearby St Clare's College already have dedicated school bus stops, Mr Zavone said the number of bus stops servicing regular commuter buses near the St Edmund's campus was limited.
"There's not a lot of bus stops around the two schools for regular commuter services; it's not something that's in great numbers around the schools," he said.
"In an ideal situation, all students should feel safe travelling to and from school."
Also on Thursday, the government confirmed that ambulances and other emergency vehicles can use the light rail tracks to get around traffic. It also released footage of a taxi almost being hit by a tram during light rail testing on April 11, and urged drivers to take care.
The footage came after a car was photographed on the light rail tracks during peak hour on Wednesday night at the Gungahlin Place station. The driver of the car managed to reverse off the tracks before the tram pulled into the station.