Students find out what bus routes they need to take to get to key locations within Peterborough.

I just returned from a busy morning with Peterborough Green-Up educator Brianna Salmon. We boarded a Peterborough Transit bus at 8:30 this morning, and along with bus driver Jim, picked up 20 or so kids at a school I can’t currently remember the name of.

The kids, teacher, and two grandparent chaperones, were taking part in Peterborough Green-Up’s “On the Bus” program. Students from local schools are shown how to take public transit by learning how to read bus schedule maps, how to transfer onto a different bus, how to make the bus stop and know that the bus driver is always there to help them if they have any questions.

The part the kids enjoyed the most was driving under the Lift lock! They got to scream at the top of their lungs, and the driver honked the horn. They also enjoyed our Ecology Park stop where they learned about pollution and global warming and the importance of carpooling and using public transit.

At the “bus barn” we saw how the busses are parked after the routes are finished at the end of the day, how a bus is washed and Jim, the driver, answered questions.  Everyone had a great time!