Tashkent’s Road Traffic Organization Center launched a survey on September 5 to assess demand for school buses in the capital and consider introducing the system based on the needs identified through the study.
The survey is designed to determine how schoolchildren currently travel to educational institutions and whether families need dedicated school bus services, according to the Road Traffic Organization Center.
The questionnaire asks respondents to provide information about their residential location, the school and grade their child attends, the time they leave for school, the type of transport they currently use and whether they need a school bus. Families with several children are asked to provide information about each child separately.
The center said the responses will help assess the feasibility of introducing school buses in Tashkent and organize more convenient and safe transportation for students based on identified demand. The center also said personal information will not be collected through the survey, with the results to be used only for general analysis.
The initiative comes as the start of the academic year increases traffic and pedestrian movement around schools and other educational institutions in Tashkent. This can contribute to congestion on some streets, prompting the capital’s police department to recommend that residents use public transport where possible to help prevent traffic congestion and ensure safer travel for pupils and students.
The possibility of introducing school buses in Tashkent was discussed during a session of the Tashkent City Council of People’s Deputies in August 2025. In June 2025, 17 new school buses were provided for students attending 20 remote schools in Kushrabot district of Samarkand Region to support safer and more convenient travel to school.
Earlier, the “Uzbekistan–2030” Strategy approved the introduction of free school buses for students at 715 schools located in remote and hard-to-reach areas of Uzbekistan.
