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In North America, a Universal Transit Pass or Universal Access Transit Pass (U-Pass) is a program that gives students enrolled in participating post-secondary institutions unlimited access to local transit. Programs are either funded through mandatory fees that eligible students pay in each term in which they are registered or included in the students' tuition. For example, the University of Washington and the U-Pass program in Chicago have mandatory U-Pass fees.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://f2.washington.edu/fm/sfs/tuition/components )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.transitchicago.com/upass/ )〕 Fees are transferred to the local transit authority to fund the required transit service. Because fees are collected from a large participant base, U-Pass prices are lower than the amount students would otherwise pay for monthly passes or tickets over the course of a term. The U-Pass price charged to students depends on a variety of factors which differ among municipalities, transit systems and post-secondary institutions. ==Potential benefits== U-Pass programs offer students a way to lower their transportation costs while at school and also benefit the local community and the environment. U-Pass programs can provide the following benefits: *Save students money, *Reduce demand for parking facilities on campus (less resources spent on building parking facilities and more valuable land available for university development), *Improve the transit system the university's students and employees rely upon and specific service to the institution, *Reduce traffic congestion around the campus and local community, *Contribute to fewer emissions and a reduction to greenhouse gas emissions, consistent with the American College and University President's Climate Commitment, *Stimulate public transportation ridership, particularly during off-peak, non-commuting hours, thereby filling excess capacity, *Provide a regular and reliable revenue source for cash-strapped transit authorities *Create a sense of brand loyalty and transit travel patterns among students who will be prospective customers in their post-college years, and *Reduce the cost burden for local taxpayers to fund public transportation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Universal transit pass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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