U-Pass fees could be going up
Posted Aug 10, 2010 05:20:00 AM.
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University of Waterloo students could be looking at not one, but two increases in the cost of their bus passes this school year.
A report from Transportation Planning to Regional Council Tuesday is asking the U-Pass undergraduate fee be increased by two dollars to $51.75 per term effective September 1.
And then up to $52.94 per term effective January 1, 2011, for a final increase of $3.19 over the current price.
The fee of $52.94 per eligible student per term would then be uniform across all U-Pass programs.
The report says the U-Pass program has proven to be very effective in improving student mobility.
U-Pass ridership has increased from 450,000 rides in 2006 to 3.3 million rides in 2009.
U-Pass ridership now represents 20% of all Grand River Transit ridership.
Base fee changes to the U-Pass programs are intended to help offset additional transit service and should generate an extra $92,000 in revenue.
