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WCSD has deployed the SmartBus networking devices, they will be operational on buses and in the locations identified below beginning Tuesday, September 8. Please encourage your students and families to use these public connectivity opportunities on their bus rides to and from school, or in the spaces listed below.
ALERT
- Connectivity will be suspended over the holiday break.
- Now that we are on distance learning, we have redeployed the units that were previously parked at the following locations (red) due to inactivity, to the parking lots of new school-based locations (green):
- North Valleys Regional Park to O’Brien MS
- Sun Valley Community Center to North Valleys HS
- Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center to Hug HS
- California Building to Traner MS
- Paradise Park to Vaughn MS
- Plumas Street Gym to Wooster HS
- Neil Road Recreation Center to Pine MS
They will then return to their original locations when in-person school resumes. Smartbus connectivity hours of operation will continue to be 7 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
- Locations
- Hungry Valley Community Center, 9070 Eagle Canyon Drive, Patrick 89441
- Sutcliffe Marina, 2500 Sutcliff Loop Road, Reno 89510
- Reno Housing Authority’s Homeless Shelter, 480 Galletti Way, Sparks
- California Building/Idlewild Park, 75 Cowan Drive
- Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center, 1301 Valley Road
- Neil Road Recreation Center, 3925 Neil Road - Central Yard
- North Valleys Regional Park, 8085 Silver Lake Road – North Yard
- Paradise Park Activity Center, 2745 Elementary Drive - Central Yard
- Plumas Gym, 475 Monroe Street
- Sun Valley Community Center, 115 West 6th Avenue – North Yard
- Ongoing: Three SmartBus units have been deployed to the following secured office locations:
- Daily: Beginning Tuesday and continuing every weekday between 7 A.M. and 2:30 P.M., these are the locations for the daily SmartBus deployments:
Bus Routes: In consultation with the Transportation Department and using criteria of identified need and extended bus ride duration, we have outfitted buses 2026, 1515, 1514, 1521, 2024, 7023, 8031, 1619, 7020, 1205, 1615, 1202, 1604, 1613, 5123 with SmartBus units.
Bus
Location
School
Drive Time
2026
Nixon/Wadsworth
Mendive/Reed
100
1515
Wingfield/Axe Handle Road
Shaw/Taylor
39
1514
Palomino Valley
Shaw
51
1521
Palomino Valley
Shaw
53
2024
Hungry Valley
Shaw/SSHS
36
7023
Washoe Valley-Franktown
Herz/Pleasant Valley
78
8031
Washoe Valley-Eastlake
DRHS/Pleasant Valley
51
1619
Washoe Valley-Eastlake
Herz/Pleasant Valley
74
7020
Washoe Valley-Franktown
DRHS/Wooster
80 DRHS; 96 Wooster
1205
Antelope Valley/Lemmon Valley/Stead
CSMS/Silver Lake
64
1615
Golden Valley/Stead
NVHS/Silver Lake
40
1202
Red Rock Road
CSMS/Silver Lake
64
1205
Antelope Valley/Silver Lake
CSMS
64
1604
South Red Rock Road
CSMS/Silver Lake
24
1613
South Red Rock Road
CSMS/Silver Lake/Wooster/AACT
55 CSMS;40 Wooster/AACT
5123
Lemmon Valley
NVHS/Lemmon Valley
37
- SmartBus Access
- The network name for each SmartBus device: Kajeet Smartbus
- Password: smartbus