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65 This synthesis reviews the current status of U-Pass programs at transit agencies and institutions to determine the program's implementation, successes, challenges, and lessons learned. The investigators gathered information reported in this synthesis from three sources: a literature review, an on-line survey with responses from 21 of 25 locations with U-Pass programs, and an in-depth study of five case examples representing a cross-section of programs balanced by system size and geography.
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66 College Student transit pass programs Program Design and Implementation • Students, faculty, and staff, or even the general public can be U-Pass users. There is considerable variation in the student status required for the pass eligibility.
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Conclusions 67 • U-Pass programs have had a major impact on student, faculty, and staff transit ridership. The literature review indicates student transit ridership increased by a range of 35% to 200%, and corresponding auto usage decreased by a range of 20% to 70% in the first year of the program.
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68 College Student transit pass programs Employer-Based Transit Pass Programs The U-Pass has been successful in many locations as a way to provide mobility to a specific group through a universal transit pass program. Target users for a similar pass include employees at medical facilities, large corporations, and government agencies.
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Conclusions 69 tendency to use a travel mode over the long term. This could be a research topic: how do people form a lifetime tendency to favor one means of travel over another?
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