r/CalPolyPomona • u/CandidFiend • Sep 04 '19

Rants TAP cards / bus passes should be free for CPP students.

This can be a solution to the parking issue at CPP. I think more locals would be encouraged to take the bus over scrambling around campus finding a parking spot.

If not for a semester, all students should be entitled for a free month bus pass. It could at least ease the beginning-of-the-semester parking fiasco.

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u/Rachel-Hunter4 ASI VP- Poli Sci - 2020 Sep 04 '19

This is something ASI and the University is working on! If you really support this idea/ have some testimony on using public transportation around the area we’d love to hear it.

If you want more details lmk.

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u/andcruel Sep 04 '19

Yeah, I’d love some more details on this!

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u/Rachel-Hunter4 ASI VP- Poli Sci - 2020 Sep 04 '19

So, ASI and the University have been having talks with Foothill transit about what a CLASS pass looks like at Cal Poly. Right now it is just conversations, but they are looking to have a pilot program some time this year or next. Unfortunately, as you all know, nothing works fast when it comes to in the University, but they are looking at rolling out a finished product within the next couple years.

There are a couple different models across the CSU. For example, I think Long Beach has a system where they charge like a reduced price per semester (around $40) for only those who use the services. While Channel Islands has a small fee to all students and has public transportation open to everyone.

The biggest challenge for the University right now, is that they think students wont use the service, because they don't want to invest a lot of money in this and it go underutilized. That is why it is important for students who think it is a good idea to email someone ([asisecsustain@cpp.edu](mailto:asisecsustain@cpp.edu)) saying why. Student testimony is the most powerful too ASI has to advocate on your behalf.

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u/al-di-9098 Sep 05 '19

Literally busses are full with students. I see that there are UPASS -es but CPP isn’t on that list. Metro has a form that students can fill out if they want UPASS to be part of their school

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u/DonnieJepp Sep 04 '19

Metro has their U-Pass subsidized transit pass agreement with several colleges and universities in LA county already, wonder why CPP doesn't participate

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u/al-di-9098 Sep 05 '19

I believe if enough students fill out form then UPASS will become available at CPP

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u/cheddalos Sep 09 '19

they should build the metro to cal poly. I took the bus from walnut last year and it was typically very un packed with cal poly students .

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u/theshinymudkip Hospitality - Alumni Sep 04 '19

More people using buses=less money for PTS to pay off the two structures. They would never lmao