AMERICAN-style buses will be used to drive children to and from school if Manchester is given the green light to introduce a congestion charge.
As part of the scheme, a £3 billion package of improvements would be made to public transport in Greater Manchester.
This would include a huge expansion of the yellow bus programme, with an additional 120 purpose-built buses serving schools across Greater Manchester.
Lord Peter Smith, leader of AGMA, which represents the ten local authorities in Greater Manchester, said: “Further funding could see this number increase to more than 300, totally transforming the school run of the future.”
A public referendum on the road toll scheme will be held in Bolton and the rest of Greater Manchester in December.
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