COLUMBUS, Ohio -Cleveland State University announced Wednesday it will re-enter the U-Pass student transit program, though with changes to eligibility and payment.

CSU previously required all students to pay a fee – most recently at $57.50 per semester – embedded in its general student fees for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s U-Pass. Only about 40% of students picked up the U-Pass.

On Wednesday, CSU announced that only students who want to ride the Rapid and buses will opt into the U-Pass at the beginning of each semester. “At the time of pick-up, the student’s bill will be charged $57.50 for the U-Pass for the semester,” a CSU statement said.

CSU came under pressure after announcing it had ended the U-Pass program.

It blamed a section of the recently passed two-yea

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