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06-09-2010, 11:19 AM
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| U-Pass program extended to all Metro Vancouver public post-secondary students
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The U-Pass affordable transit program has been expanded to cover all students in publicly-funded post-secondary institutions, following years of campaigning by student groups.
Premier Gordon Campbell made the announcement at Vancouver Community College Wednesday morning during a news conference with Transportation and Infrastructure minister Shirley Bond and chair of the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation Peter Fassbender.
Under U-Pass B.C., Metro Vancouver students will pay $30 per month for a system-wide pass. The province will invest $20-million in the initiative from now until April 2013.
Starting Sept. 1, 2010, U-Pass rates at Langara College and Capilano University will be decreased to $30 per month. Rates for students at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University will stay as they are now until Sept. 1, 2011, when they will be eligible to enjoy the same subsidized rates as other students, according to a news release.
The program begins in September.
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Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Pass+pro...#ixzz0qNwPVdM8 | 
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06-09-2010, 11:22 AM
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University Pass changed its name to Universal Pass 
not that i dont think all post secondary students deserve it, but translink fails so hard when they give all post-secondary students compulsory subsidized passes without increasing the service.
the UBC bus i take to school has more langara students than UBC students...and yep half of the time it's either late or it passes right by because it's full  | |
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06-09-2010, 11:25 AM
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| SFU is supposed to have the production way bus (145) schedules re-evaluated. I wonder if it has been effective
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06-09-2010, 11:26 AM
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06-09-2010, 11:39 AM
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UPass is a GREAT system for post secondary students. I shutter to think what would I had to pay in order to commute without it.
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06-09-2010, 11:41 AM
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06-09-2010, 11:44 AM
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Wow. This is going to cause insane crowding. I hope they re-evaluate their routes and add more busses to accommodate the increased demand.
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06-09-2010, 11:47 AM
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should have done it a long time ago
but its never too late i guess
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06-09-2010, 12:10 PM
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now they have to increase the number of buses that run or else its gonna be like a sardine can
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06-09-2010, 12:12 PM
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About time.
On the other hand, I can't bug Kwantlen and douggie daycare students about it anymore.  Posted via RS Mobile | |
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06-09-2010, 12:15 PM
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are they making it mandatory to pay for the upass at all post secondaries? I always thought it was a load of shit cuz why the fuck would I pay for something I dont even use? I drive, I never bus yet I still pay $150 a semester just for a damn pass.
I think having the OPTION of having a upass for postsecondary students is good, but dont make it mandatory for everyone to pay. People that bus then they can buy it, people that drive all the time have no need for it. If youre gonna make everyone pay for it at least give people the option of paying for a parking pass or a upass.
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06-09-2010, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by dimsum119  are they making it mandatory to pay for the upass at all post secondaries? I always thought it was a load of shit cuz why the fuck would I pay for something I dont even use? I drive, I never bus yet I still pay $150 a semester just for a damn pass.
I think having the OPTION of having a upass for postsecondary students is good, but dont make it mandatory for everyone to pay. People that bus then they can buy it, people that drive all the time have no need for it. If youre gonna make everyone pay for it at least give people the option of paying for a parking pass or a upass. | The whole reason why Upass makes it cheap for students to communte is because everybody subsidizes everybody else. It works like insurance where everyone pays premium but only those who make claims get the money back. If there's an option to opt out of the program, the whole thing falls apart and it will be as though the program never existed. Sucks for drivers? Yes. But maybe it's time to re-evaluate your options. I ditched my car when UBC first implemented the U-Pass while many of my frds didn't. They subsidized for my cheap commute (while I leech rides off them  ).
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06-09-2010, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Qmx323 now they have to increase the number of buses that run or else its gonna be like a sardine can | This won't be happening because Translink is running on life support, with just enough funding to keep current service levels.
Translink as an entity is problematic, since they are severely crippled in how they can raise funds to operate, yet they're ordered to operate both public transit and manage the road infrastructure.
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06-09-2010, 12:57 PM
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lol.. ppl are going to register for only 1 course
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06-09-2010, 01:00 PM
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Rates for students at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University will stay as they are now until Sept. 1, 2011, when they will be eligible to enjoy the same subsidized rates as other students, according to a news release.
| So because everyone else gets a UPass, UBC and SFU students get to "enjoy" a rate hike later.
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06-09-2010, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by orange7 lol.. ppl are going to register for only 1 course | Very true. Reg for 1 course and drop it in the first week, u get 8 months of cheap transit fare.
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06-09-2010, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by dimsum119 are they making it mandatory to pay for the upass at all post secondaries? I always thought it was a load of shit cuz why the fuck would I pay for something I dont even use? I drive, I never bus yet I still pay $150 a semester just for a damn pass.
I think having the OPTION of having a upass for postsecondary students is good, but dont make it mandatory for everyone to pay. People that bus then they can buy it, people that drive all the time have no need for it. If youre gonna make everyone pay for it at least give people the option of paying for a parking pass or a upass. | it's subsidized so everyone pays up.
that's why UBC's upass is the cheapest because they have the most student Quote:
Originally Posted by misteranswer So because everyone else gets a UPass, UBC and SFU students get to "enjoy" a rate hike later. | rate hike usually are affected by growing rates of regular passes...not so much because other institutions are jumping on it
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06-09-2010, 01:23 PM
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so the UBC U-Pass is going to go from $95/semester to $120/semester..... dammit.
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06-09-2010, 02:37 PM
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FML! My school is considered private.  | |
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06-09-2010, 02:47 PM
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^ then you should be baller enough to have a car... hahahhaah
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06-09-2010, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Jsunu UPass is a GREAT system for post secondary students. I shutter to think what would I had to pay in order to commute without it. | there should be some way to opt out of it. alot of people, myself included don't use it enough to justify the cost
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that is pretty solid
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06-09-2010, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by q0192837465 Very true. Reg for 1 course and drop it in the first week, u get 8 months of cheap transit fare. | bingo! so many people do that
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Any word on Kwantlen students..
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06-09-2010, 03:13 PM
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wtf, i wanna opt out when they increase the SFU rate Quote: |
Starting Sept. 1, U-Pass rates at Langara College and Capilano University - now $38 and $32 respectively - will drop to $30. Rates at UBC and SFU - $24 and $26 respectively - will remain the same until Sept. 1, 2011, at which point they will rise to $30.
| this is ridonkulous
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