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1 An increasing number of universities and transit agencies have adopted universal student transit pass programs or U-Pass programs as a way to provide college students, faculty, and staff with unlimited use of public transit. The U-Pass programs offer campus users a deeply discounted fare while providing the local transit system with a revenue stream.
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2 College Student Transit Pass Programs A summary of the major findings from the literature review, survey results, and case examples is presented below: Roles of Transit Agencies, Institutions, and Students • U-Pass programs are a collaborative effort among transit agencies, university students, and university administrators. The programs are most easily implemented where there is enthusiastic support for the concept at the upper levels of transit management (e.g., the transit board)
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Summary 3 Transit agencies give flexibility to the universities so they can find ways to pay for the program that best fits their needs. Prices of the pass vary widely.
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4 College Student Transit Pass Programs appropriate. Educational institutions have learned that it is important to have an effective marketing program, improved administration of the pass, effective communication with the transit agency and students, and better anticipation of the demand for the program.
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