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U-Pass

U-Pass

Welcome! The CTA U-Pass is your ticket to UNLIMITED rides aboard CTA buses and trains. Use your U-Pass on CTA bus/rail system anytime, anywhere. It's your connection to shopping, sports events, social activities, art and entertainment centers, and all the Chicago hot spots. CTA Everywhere you need to be! - take it.

Important Facts About U-Pass:

  • Offers full-time students unlimited rides on any CTA bus or train during an academic term.
  • Replaces cash for all CTA fares - no cash is needed.
  • Does not require a transfer or surcharge.
  • Not valid for travel on Metra commuter trains.
  • For full-time students only. The cards of students who drop to part-time status will be deactivated.

Rules & Conditions:

  • The school name, student name, photo, and expiration date MUST appear on your U-Pass. CTA reserves the right to require the student show a valid school identification card upon request.
  • U-Pass is limited to exclusive use by the full-time student whose name and photo appear on the card. Any U-Pass presented by a person other than the student whose name and photo appears on it will be confiscated and the person may be subject to arrest.
  • Use of the U-Pass is subject to applicable tariffs, terms, conditions, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures CTA may in its discretion adopt from time to time.
  • U-Pass may NOT be shared.
  • This card can be confiscated if the bearer violates any law or CTA ordinance while on CTA property.
  • If any of the conditions are violated, the pass will be confiscated for the duration of the valid dates without reimbursement and the person may be subject to arrest.

Benefits

In addition to unlimited rides anytime, anywhere, any reason, the U-Pass has many benefits for the students, campuses and communities:

Benefit to students

  • Provides simple, low cost transportation.
  • Provides unlimited rides on the CTA, all day, everyday!
  • Saves on gas and parking costs.
  • Increases access to metropolitan attractions.

Benefit to campus

  • Reduces demand for on-campus parking.
  • Saves cost on building new garage structures.
  • A tool for student recruitment.
  • Reduces traffic congestion and pollution.

Benefit to the community

  • Alleviates parking demands in adjacent areas.
  • Reduces traffic congestion and pollution.
  • Strengthens partnerships between school, communities, and the CTA.

Participating institutions

American Academy of Art
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
American Academy of Art Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Columbia College Chicago
Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago
Daley College
Columbia College Chicago Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago Daley College
DePaul University
East-West University
Erikson Institute
DePaul University East-West University Erikson Institute
Harold Washington College
Harrington College of Design
Illinois Institute of Art
Harold Washington College Harrington College of Design Illinois Institute of Art
Illinois Institute of Technology
International Academy of Design & Technology
The John Marshall Law School
Illinois Institute of Technology International Academy of Design & Technology The John Marshall Law School
Kendall College
Kennedy-King College
Lexington College
Kendall College Kennedy-King College Lexington College
Loyola University
MacCormac College
Moody Bible Institute
Loyola University MacCormac College Moody Bible Institute
National-Louis University
Northwestern Business College
Northwestern University
National-Louis University Northwestern Business College Northwestern University
Robert Morris College
Roosevelt University
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Robert Morris College Roosevelt University The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Taylor Business Institute
Truman College
Westwood College
Taylor Business Institute Truman College Westwood College
Wright College
Wright College

 

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