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Originally Posted by texxasco
He should have mobilized every Transit Bus, every school bus, and any other buses in the city in a massive effort to move those that could not move themselves out of harms way. What was the Mayor thinking?
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Actually, your scenario is rather unworkable, given the resources needed and the time available. In order to evacuate 100,000 people by bus, the mayor would have needed:
1700 buses
1700 bus drivers
1700 police
70,000 gallons of diesel
The time needed is open to debate, but I think he would have needed three days at a minimum, probably four days.
The fact is, he had fewer than 48 hours. There were about 36-40 hours remaining, when everyone began to realize New Orleans would likely be hit by a Cat 4 or stronger storm. I think the mayor could have evacuated up to 20,000 in that time frame, but it would have been at the expense of the other people trying to evacuate on their own, and it would have been at the expense of the remaining 80,000 to 90,000 who could or would not evacuate on their own.
Given the time frame, no one could have evacuated 100,000 people.