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Dark-Morning Planner for Schools and Construction Sites

A planning tool for school district admins and construction superintendents that maps out which students, bus stops, and work sites would face sunrise-after-start-time under permanent DST, with route-by-route safety scoring and parent notification templates.

Target user

School district operations directors and construction site managers in states debating the Sunshine Protection Act

Features
  • Bus stop-by-stop sunrise simulation for every day of the school year, under each clock scenario
  • Color-coded risk map for outdoor job sites with start-time vs. sunrise deltas
  • Drafted parent and worker notification SMS/email templates for affected routes
  • Exportable PDF briefs for school board and OSHA meetings
Why now

Senators like Jerry Moran are explicitly citing 'kids walking to the bus in the dark' as the reason to vote against the bill; districts need real numbers to respond.

Signals · overall 7/10
Demand
5/10

Bill is in active Senate debate with named senators citing dark bus rides as a core concern.Sunshine Protection Act - Wikipedia

Whitespace
9/10

Nothing serves this specific use case – districts are reacting with spreadsheets and GIS experts.Sunshine Protection Act - Wikipedia

Monetization
7/10

District/contractor SaaS at $500-2000/yr per organization is a normal safety-tool price.Sunshine Protection Act - Wikipedia

Longevity
6/10

Useful for the next DST debate cycle and for everyday winter morning planning.

Feasibility
7/10

Public bus stop data, sunrise APIs, and a mapping frontend – buildable in a sprint.

permanent daylight saving state impacts · 2000+ searches · USGoogle Trends · 2026-07-24 (today)