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Cleveland State University (CSU) notified its students this morning by e-mail that it will immediately discontinue its participation in the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA or RTA) U-Pass program. This program provided to CSU students vastly discounted monthly GCRTA passes which they could use for other transportation — to work, medical appointments, grocery shopping and more.
In a follow-up communication this afternoon from CSU President Laura Bloomberg to the “campus community,” she cited new state regulations limiting CSU’s ability to offer this transportation benefit to all students.
“In previous years, all CSU students registered for classes were charged an RTA