I go to UT Austin and the buses that have routes on and around campus are free for students and faculty. With a UT id, students can even rid the CapMetro buses (the buses for the entire city of Austin) for free. Then again, Austin is bigger than Victoria.

I remember working 40+ hours a week and still going to college full time. Maybe these college kids need to get a job and pay for the bus themselves.

Archie
I agree with you. Next thing you know they will be wanting to get paid for riding the bus.

Move to Denver then.

Does riding the bus cost that much? Plus I am pretty sure its alittle further to get across Denver than Victoria.

WCJC used to have free busing from various town to Wharton. I rode one of them from Ganado. Of course, gas prices and other things were much cheaper then.
Why can't students pay per mile. That would still be cheaper than driving one's own car. My parents would have gladly paid so I could ride the bus, instead of having to provide a car for me to drive, with insurance, and othe costs associated with operating an automobile.
The only downside, and it was a huge problem for me, is that college classes are spread out and it sucked to have to stay at school all day when I only had 2 classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Of course, it gave me lots of time to complete my work before I left school, but it still sucked.

I bet we can get enough volunteers to contribute some money each month to pay for the students tickets. It would be a great way to help the students and reduce the traffic, carbon footprint, put money into the city transportation funds, etc. Mike, why don't you write a blog and get some generous folks on board, including yourself, to give these kids a helping hand. I bet several like minded people would love to pitch in.

if they can afford college then they should pay just like any other poor person pays!

The college students are future taxpayers, so the free bus fare for a single student, may have some pluses. It will get some vehicles off the road, helping relieving congestion and the carbon footprint. The free bus ride may also be a reason a student chooses our college facilities over others.

If overcrowding becomes an issue, then the paying customer will take priority.

While free to students on the surface, students and city residents usually end up footing this bill.

In other cities students pay a fee that subsidizes the service and tax payers also pick up part of the tab.

You can't just provide a free service when you consider the costs to operate our buses, such as fuel, drivers, maintenance, etc.