Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Purdue ID cards equal free bus rides anywhere

Monday, July 21, 2008

Students at Purdue University in Indiana can use their ID cards to take a bus anywhere, not just to or from the university. This perk has caused a 17% increase in ridership in June alone and nine percent for 2008. Obviously, one reason students–and faculty and staff too-are taking advantage of the bus is the high price of fuel.

“I’ve used public transportation all my life,” says a clerk at the University News Service. “I use it now mainly because Purdue pays for it. I wonder why more people don’t use it.”

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