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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

TransLink awarded $34M for U-Pass program

The discounted pass is an initiative from the government, TransLink, students and their schools, to help encourage 140,000 students to use public transit.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2013

Chicago Transit board approves new U-Pass terms

Also approves an intergovernmental agreement with City Colleges of Chicago for the transfer of two CTA buses to be used at Olive Harvey College for new transportation-related courses offered by its “College to Careers” initiative.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

U. of B.C. alumnus allegedly stole, sold U-Passes online

A former student has been charged with two counts of fraud for allegedly buying the passes from students and selling them for a profit on Craigslist. Charges could also be pressed against the students who sold their passes, police say.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

U. of Minn. students request free rides

The university and Metro Transit, which will operate the service, currently have a U-Pass program in place, with the agency also offering free rides for students on its Hiawatha Line to the airport.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

Ottawa college students decry bus pass deal loss

City’s plan to cancel discount transit passes for many college students right before the end of the school year is presenting a hardship for the most financially vulnerable. The fare increase is about $40 a month.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2012

Calif. university signs deal for year-round transit access

California State University Long Beach signed a new three-year agreement with Long Beach Transit that will allow the entire campus year-round access to the city’s U-Pass program, starting May 26.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

U. of New Mexico, local transit plot improvements

The ABQ RIDE's UNM bus pass program provides free bus rides for students, staff and faculty. Only a school I.D. is needed, along with the sticker provided by the Transportation Information Center.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

Ottawa university students to vote on U-Pass system

The past two years of the pilot have seen support from the students at both universities, but an agreement to satisfy all students has proven to be just out of reach.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

UW no longer letting students opt out of U-PASS fee

As the result of an effort made to secure the future of the struggling transit pass program, students must now pay the $76 quarterly U-Pass fee instead of choosing to forfeit their pass and have the fee refunded later.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

Students dress as zombies to protest UPass hikes

OC Transpo plans to boost the UPass cost to $360 for an annual pass for Carleton and University of Ottawa students, $70 more than the current cost of $145 per semester.

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