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RTA Pass |
RTA approved optional passes for full time graduate and professional students for $75/semester!
Full-time CWRU grad/prof students can pick up the pass in Crawford Hall at Access Services.
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RTA Referendum History |
In March & April 2008, a referendum on mandatory RTA passes for all graduate students occured. The vote occured online and was open for 4 weeks. The mandatory pass plan proposed by the RTA is $25/semester. There will be 3 semesters, Spring, Fall, and Summer for a total of $75/year. Residents of Cuyahoga County can opt-out of the plan.
The results of the referendum were:
- 373 For the Pass
- 694 Against the Pass
The referendum fails, but CWRU is currently in talks with the RTA about an optional pass program for a much higher cost for Graduate Students.
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Commuting Costs |
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COMMUTING ONLY
(assuming roundtrip, 5 days/week, 4 weeks/month):
- Only Gas Costs (assuming 30 MPG and fuel price: $3/gallon)
| One-Way Distance to campus (miles) |
Gas Cost/month |
1 |
$4.00 |
2 |
$8.00 |
5 |
$20.00 |
AAA total driving costs (average of 52.2 cents/mile for 15,000 miles per year)
- includes fuel, maintenance, tires, insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation, financing
- full details at: http://gss.case.edu/RTAdocs/YourDrivingCosts2007.pdf
| One-Way Distance to campus (miles) |
Cost/month |
1 |
$20.88 |
2 |
$41.76 |
5 |
$104.40 |
Miscellaneous Costs
- Average Case Parking: $50/month
- Cleveland Parking Fine: $25
- Deductible for broken/robbery window: usually $100
Useful Links
- RTA survey results from Spring 2007
Two take home points from the survey:
- The responding graduate student population is 50:50 on this issue
- 75% of the population is willing to pay $25 for a pass.
- Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
- Euclid Corridor Project (mid 2008 goal)
The Euclid Corridor Project is a new environmental bus service from Euclid to through University Circle to the Stokes Windmere Rapid station.
- AAA Costs of Driving
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