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Beaumont approves semester student bus pass for Lamar, LIT and trade-school students
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance creating a low-cost semester pass for higher-education students to ride Beaumont’s Zip bus system unlimited times while school is in session; eligibility, cost and implementation details were discussed during a public hearing with Lamar University and LIT officials.
The Beaumont City Council approved an ordinance establishing a semester student mobility pass for the Beaumont Zip public transit system, intended to give students at Lamar University, Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) and accredited trade schools unlimited rides while classes are in session.
The program will offer a photo ID pass valid for a full regular semester (115 days) or a summer session (45 days) for a proposed recovery fee of $5 per session, according to Claudia San Miguel, general manager of Beaumont Transit Management. “Once and if approved, passes to be purchased today would only be purchased at our office,” San Miguel said during the council presentation.
The council and transit staff framed the pass as a cost and convenience measure. San Miguel described the pass as a one-time payment per session that allows unlimited rides during the published operating hours — roughly the system’s service day beginning at first trips through the evening schedule — and said the pass would be valid only while the student is enrolled for that…
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