Students eligible to ride CTS free of charge for the month of April During the month of April University students, faculty and staff with a valid student or faculty/staff ID will be eligible to ride free of charge on all Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) bus routes.
This CTS-University Transit Service Ridership program will be run on a trial basis from April 1 to April 30, according to the UTS Web site.
Currently, the University and the City of Charlottesville are working together to create a permanent program that will allow University ID holders to ride CTS buses without acquiring a transfer ticket from a UTS bus driver, UTS Operations Supervisor Juwhan Lee said.
According to Lee, until a deal is completed, UTS riders can use the month of April as an opportunity to use the CTS services without having to pay the fare.
"Having this program will make it easier for drivers because they will not have to hand out transfer tickets," Lee said.
According to a City of Charlottesville press release, the trial program is funded by the University.
First-year College student Whit Hagerman said she intends to "take advantage of the CTS bus routes in April" because a transfer ticket is not needed to get to the mall.
--compiled by Catherine Chambers
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