U-PASS Reports
1998-99 U-PASS Results
As the state's largest university and a major employer, the University of Washington's Seattle campus is a hub of activity. To help prevent surrounding streets from becoming a hub of traffic, the University offers the U-PASS program ñ an innovative transportation management program that offers a complete package of flexible transportation benefits at a very low price. The U-PASS makes using alternative commute modes a smart and easy choice for the more than 55,000 University of Washington students, faculty and staff.The U-PASS began in 1991 as a partnership between the University and the two local transit agencies, Metro and Community Transit (Sound Transit service was added in October 1999). The program is designed to provide better transportation services to University commuters; to decrease the number of vehicle trips and in turn the need to replace lost parking with new parking facilities; and to mitigate potential traffic and parking impacts of University growth.
A U-PASS, priced at $31 per quarter for students and $42 for faculty and staff, gives participants access to many benefits:
- Unlimited access to Metro, Community Transit and Sound Transit buses
- Free carpool parking on campus
- Subsidized vanpool fares
- Free rides on the Night Ride shuttle
- Ridematch services
- Bicycle programs
- Discounts at stores and restaurants
- Reimbursed Ride Home for emergencies
- Discounted daily parking passes.
