Imagine if every public school student in California from kindergarten to community college to graduate school could ride public transit for free. This is our goal with the California fare-free student transit pass program. Join us in asking state elected officials to "Get Off Your Budget and on the Bus" for fare-free transit.

Our budget request of $94 Million for student transit passes will ‘water two plants with one hose’ by funding a statewide program--Assembly Bill 610--that has been proven to increase recruitment and retention for community colleges and quickly restore transit ridership at a time when these public institutions are struggling with enrollment and ridership issues. In addition, this program is a viable strategy to reduce statewide VMT at a time when California is not on track to achieve its goals. We think this is a wise investment to quickly address three of the State’s top priorities.