Schools minister Derek Twigg revealed the level of interest this week, but he did not say which authorities had come forward. The authorities could test out new charging structures, staggered school hours and extended cycling routes.
Twigg said: "Once they are pilots, local education authorities can choose new schemes and approaches to school transport. There is growing interest, and we've already had enquiries from 50 authorities interested in piloting these new approaches."
Paul Osborne, director of sustainable transport charity Sustrans, said the figure of 50 was "encouraging" as the Government was only intending to run 20 pilots.
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