TCRP Synthesis report 131 “College Student Transit Pass Programs” May 2018 This report is available through the TRB TCRP web site. This focuses on the relationship established between transit agencies and universities and colleges, and documents current state of the practice to better develop and evaluate college student transit pass programs.
This work was extended to focus on factors that lead to successful UPass programs. ” Elements of Successful Universal Student Transit Pass Programs from Planning to Implementation: A Benchmark Study” This work appears in TRB record 2673
A power point presentation of the Benchmarking paper is here
Earlier work at UWM documents a UPASS program that was implemented at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Fall 1994. This was studied extensively to determine its impact and resulted with the following reports
- Full UPASS report, executive summary
- Full Report “An Evaluation of an Innovative Transit Pass Program: the UPASS ” James Meyer and Edward Beimborn, March 1996 (163 pages, 7.1mb)
- Appendices for the full report – survey forms, marketing materials, news articles, focus group process, calculation procedures (125 pages, 16.3 mb)
- Usage, Impacts and Transferability of an Innovative Pass Program (TRB paper for 1998 meeting, also in TRB Record 1618)
The UWM UPASS program was described to universities in the Chicago area as part of an effort by the CTA to start a program at Chicago area universities with the following
The report below was done by the Canadian Urban Transit Association and used by them to promote the idea for Canadian transit systems. (3.8 mb)
Auto cost calculation spreadsheet, shows savings from avoidance of a car purchase when transit is used