The TTC board has approved a newly-created “U Pass” for students at eight local universities. It will permit students at eight Toronto universities to ride at a cut rate. They will be charged $280 a semester, or $70 a month, apparently as part of their tuition. The TTC board met Tuesday to discuss a staff report that recommended the scheme. Students will not be able to opt-out of the program. OCAD University, Ryerson University, University of Toronto, York University, Centennial College, George Brown College, Humber College, and Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology were named in the staff report as the stakeholders the TTC board consulted when designing this program.
