01 / School district
Miller Creek Board
Ask Treewater and Honsberger to advocate for students and put Route 57 on a public agenda.
Email school-board public comments pubcomms@millercreeksd.orgMiller Creek Middle School · Marin Transit Route 57
School ends at 2:56.
Why are kids waiting outside for the bus?
Students can spend around 30 minutes outside without shelter waiting for Route 57, including in rain and heat. The later bus is scheduled about 23 minutes after dismissal, and real waits can be longer.
2:56 p.m.School dismissal
~3:19 p.m.Later bus scheduled
The goal isn't complicated: an on-time bus that works for students.
Wait lengths reflect the parent-reported experience; the timetable gap is 23 minutes. Bus-arrival data are not measurements of how long each child waited.
Make a simple request
Ask local leaders to support on-time busing.
Two quick emails. Each opens a draft you can edit before sending.
02 / County board
Board of Supervisors
Ask supervisors to seek accurate public statements and a thoughtful operational analysis from Transit.
Email BOS public comments BOS@marincounty.govWritten submissions to public-comment addresses may become public records. School-board comment instructions · County-board meeting instructions
The evidence worth testing
One earlier bus. One straightforward review.
An independent analysis found 104 of 107 earlier Route 57 trips reached the relevant stop by 3:05 p.m. That doesn't prove an adjustment is feasible. It does give Marin Transit something specific to test.
Our request: Assess holding the earlier trip for 5–10 minutes at stop 40641, publish the operational tradeoffs, and explain the decision using identifiable data.
See the Route 57 analysis ↗Why the months of records disputes?
Marin Transit said it reviewed historical stop data and concluded no change was needed. A request for the existing records behind that statement led to correspondence stretching from spring through October 2026, including attorney involvement.
The exact supporting trips, dates and review remain unclear in the records available here. This does not establish that no review occurred.
Read the actual statements and open questions →The school district's role
Why not at least advocate for a better-timed bus?
On October 8, Superintendent Kristy Treewater wrote that she and School Board President Brad Honsberger would not put Route 57 on a board agenda. The district noted it does not control Marin Transit schedules. Earlier, Marin Transit characterized district and transit officials as agreeing the current timing was “well timed.”
The question: Even if the district cannot change the schedule, will its leaders ask Marin Transit to test the data and publicly advocate for a better option for students?
Public cost question
Did this records dispute cost taxpayers thousands of dollars?
We asked for routine Route 57 operational data. What followed was months of public records correspondence involving agency staff and legal exchanges. We are using additional California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests to establish how much staff time and taxpayer money was spent. The actual cost has not yet been determined.
View the records timeline →Coming soon
More records. Short explanations.
- Miller Creek School District: public decisions and advocacy.
- Marin Transit: data reviews and public-records responses.
- Miller Creek Education Foundation: governance and documented district transactions.
Read the evidence
Decide for yourself.
Statements by agencies, independent data calculations, and unanswered questions are identified separately throughout this site.