In recent years, University Transportation has partnered with Capital Area Transit and Triangle Transit to provide students with GoPasses, allowing them to travel around Raleigh and the Triangle without a car.

GoPasses are free and act as a convenient way for students to travel. They are valid for an entire academic year, starting in August. While receiving a pass is free, a replacement costs five dollars. Students are only allowed two replacements per year.

Many students find GoPasses useful, helping them get to Crabtree Valley Mall for work and shopping, to downtown Raleigh for a night out or to Chapel Hill to visit friends.

Claire Richards, undeclared sophomore, signed up for her GoPass at the beginning of the school year at one of the many festivals held on campus to welcome students.

“Last semester, I used it about once a week,” Richards said. “I go to the mall, downtown and I’ve used it to go to Chapel “GoPasses are important for students on campus,” Alex Thomas, junior in chemical engineering, said. “Most students don’t have cars, and [GoPasses] give them the chance to travel around the