Tuesday, November 23, 2010

U-Pass vote next week

Students: exercise your democratic muscle and vote on the U-Pass. The discounted, three-zone passes mean you would only have to pay $30 a month for public transportation, as opposed to the $81-$151 per month you pay now. If you vote to accept the U-Pass, passes will become available in Spring 2011.

When: November 29, 30; December 1, 10am-7:30pm
Where: New Westminster Campus (concourse); David Lam Campus (atrium)

*Valid student ID required

For more info, contact the Douglas College Students' Union.
Posted by doug is here editor at 11:20 AM
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8 comments:

  1. What's not being well explained is that "U" stands for universal - that it, EVERYONE pays $30/month whether or not you use public transit.

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  2. I thought it would be per semester, not month. I heard $30 a semester. That's how it works at SFU, is it not?

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  3. uh...what do you mean? You can chose to buy a Univeristy-pass or not. You don't have to actually PAY! Duh!

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  4. does this include all students or just full time students?

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  5. $30 is small price to pay, it'll encourage current student drivers to use transit more often to get their money's worth.

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  6. no actually it is a "U"niversal pass, not a university pass. Everyone pays the $30 fee whether or not you want to. It will be added to your tuition along with the other fees.

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  7. I don't see why we can't get this for Winter 2011 if the vote is being held next week. That's the earliest start date on the translink site.

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  8. Hey everyone, there seems to be some confusion around details of the U-Pass. Check out the U-Pass Q+A on DougLife:

    douglife.ca/2010/featured-post/u-pass-q-a/

    We hope it will help clear the air.

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