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43 Introduction The unique characteristics of universal college pass services give public transit systems an opportunity to provide creative mobility solutions to their communities and campuses. The survey results (Chapter 3)
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44 College Student transit pass programs – Technology – Service improvements – Coordination • Evaluation A copy of the interview guide is in Appendix A-2. The case examples are presented in the order in which the programs were implemented.
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Case examples 45 off-campus housing, located a distance from the campus. Before that time Blacksburg had no public transit system.
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46 College Student transit pass programs "take me home button" that will display a way for students to get to their residence from anywhere in the community at any time of the day. Service improvements.
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Case examples 47 provide 2%. Figure 22 shows the average number of passengers by time of day for all fixed routes in February 2017, indicating the distinctive peaks at midday (13:00 to 16:00 Mondays through Thursdays; 10:00 to 13:00 Fridays)
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48 College Student transit pass programs the Puget Sound region. King County Metro operated over 1,000 buses and provided over 123 million unlinked trips in 2013, according to the National Transit Database.
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Case examples 49 Implementation Eligibility. At the UW, the following students are automatically U-Pass members through a universal student U-Pass: • Students registered in state-funded courses (except students who are part of the state tuition exemption program)
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50 College Student transit pass programs There is a replacement fee for a lost card. The university prevents fraud by including a student photo on the card.
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Case examples 51 Milwaukee County Transit System Background The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) was formed in 1975, as part of the Milwaukee county government and is the largest transit agency in Wisconsin (see Figure 27)
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52 College Student transit pass programs All participating institutions use a 1-year agreement except MATC, which uses a 3-year agreement. The county board approves the agreement and provides input as needed, but since the program is well established, few changes are necessary.
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Case examples 53 maintains a data file that identifies valid card numbers for eligible student use. UWM updates information on valid pass numbers daily for MCTS.
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54 College Student transit pass programs Figure 31. U-Pass boardings at UWM by day of the week, October 2016.
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Case examples 55 the week. Some services do not operate on Friday evenings.
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56 College Student transit pass programs With very strong transit board support, the board approved the pilot project in May 2016 and implementation began in fall 2016. Following program approval, the agency conducted meetings with universities in the Los Angeles region for their input on designing the program.
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Case examples 57 Schools have implemented creative solutions to make passes more affordable, such as allowing students to purchase passes with financial aid or adding the pass to their student account and allowing them to make payments throughout the semester. Marketing.
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58 College Student transit pass programs The price is based on a maximum of 13.3 boardings per student per week. If the actual usage is lower than that, the price may be adjusted to reflect actual average boardings at the school (i.e., at 75 cents per boarding)
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Case examples 59 LACMTA U-Pass FAQ -- Students Who is eligible? • Undergraduate students enrolled in a minimum of 6 units • Graduate students enrolled in a minimum of 6 units • A student who attends two (2)
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60 College Student transit pass programs Summary The LACMTA has rapidly implemented the transit program with a goal of creating lifetime transit usage habits among students. The program focuses on early adopters of the pass and the program is building on this success.
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Case examples 61 Implementation Eligibility. Approximately 60,000 students are eligible for the pass in all the participating institutions, but the institutions may have different policies for pass usage.
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62 College Student transit pass programs Each institution's payment to the agency is based on ridership -- the more trips, the higher the cost, with billing on a per-trip basis at 75 cents per boarding. Since payment is on a per-trip basis, an accurate estimation of annual costs is critical for program success.
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Case examples 63 Category Lessons Learned Overall Comments "Look at the big picture, think about supply and demand and how parking management is used in relation to transit." "It is critical to have support for the program at the highest level (i.e., university president)
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64 College Student transit pass programs Summary This chapter includes five case examples that represent a cross-section of communities and programs from small to very large areas, from well-established programs to those newly developed. Each situation is unique, but common threads and procedures emerged.
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