Over 400,000 students enrolled into Metro's GoPass program

More than 400,000 students enrolled into Metro's GoPass Program, offering free fare for unlimited travel to school, work and leisure activities, officials announced Thursday.

The program also surpassed 40 million student boardings, according to Metro officials.

"Transportation needs shouldn't get in the way of any student's education," Los Angeles Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn said in a statement. "For many students and their families across L.A. County, the free Metro rides through our GoPass program has made all the difference."

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Metro's GoPass is available to all students whose school district has registered with the program. Participating schools distribute TAP cards and activation codes so students can ride transit to school and extracurricular activities, or work without the worry of paying fares. Students can activate their cards on the online GoPass portal or by calling 866.TAPTOGO. They also have the option of using a virtual TAP card on the TAP LA App.

The program began in October 2021 and was made permanent by the agency's Board of Directors in April.

All schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District offer GoPass to their students along with schools in 124 additional participating school districts, including public districts, charter networks and community colleges. Metro encourages students, families and school districts to participate in the GoPass program, which provides free transit on Metro buses and trains to students in K-12 and community college.

"GoPass has introduced nearly a half million students to transit, so they feel confident riding it to school or wherever they need or want to go," Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins said in a statement. "These young people are helping Metro grow its student ridership and realizing all the benefits that a safe, clean and efficient transit system can deliver for them and their communities. We look forward to welcoming even more students onto our system in the coming school year."

GoPass participants can take unlimited free rides on Metro bus and rail, Antelope Valley Transit Authority, City of Commerce Transit, Culver CityBus, Foothill Transit, Glendale Beeline, GTrans, L.A. Department of Transportation's DASH, L.A. County Shuttles, Long Beach Transit, Lynwood Trolley, Montebello Bus, Norwalk Transit, Pasadena Transit, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus and Torrance Transit.

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