PERALTA EASYPASS UPDATE

This website will no longer be actively maintained starting July 1, 2009. The website will remain online for historical purposes. For information about the EasyPass program for Peralta Colleges students, visit Peralta.edu/EasyPass or ACTransit.org/easypass

About Prop A

PROPOSITION A:
THE PERALTA EASYPASS REFERENDUM
"Save over $1,000 a year! Get Peralta's EasyPass"
-Peralta EasyPass Flyer

Proposition A extends the Peralta EasyPass program that gives students discounted bus service with AC Transit. It is necessary since the one-year pilot program will expire summer 2009.

About Proposition A

Since fall 2008, full-time Peralta College students gained access to discounted semester-long unlimited ride passes with AC Transit for just $50 per semester (compared to 31-day ride passes that cost $116). The program, called “Peralta EasyPass” was paid for by the Peralta Colleges, who paid $500,000 to AC Transit for the one year program.

Because the EasyPass pilot program was just a one-year trial, on April 28-29, we need to pass this measure to keep transportation affordable for students.

Voting YES on Proposition A does three things:

o Gives all students with nine units or more unlimited rides on all AC Transit

o Save students time and money

o Encourages use of public transportation, while reducing carbon emissions