Return of the U-Pass: This Time Bringing Students On Board

Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful way.
Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful way.
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If you’re disappointed with the results of the recent U-Pass student vote at Memorial, don’t be disappointed with the students. It’s good news that 51% of eligible voters participated, and it means that 71% of those students voting “No” is a clear rejection of the proposal by the student body. However, this vote can only tell us how students felt about this proposal. It does not tell us how students feel about a U-Pass in general. Students did not support the specific U-Pass program proposed by Memorial University, Metrobus, and the City of St. John’s because of ineffective communication, inappropriate pricing, and inadequate scope to address the core transit issue: that all true growth opportunities for Metrobus ridership lie outside the current service area. Metrobus and the City have been thinking about U-Pass programs as a means of improving public transit since at least 2011. One of the recommendations in…
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Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful
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Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful
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Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful
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Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful
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