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CMU, Pitt to shell out for busing

Students’ “free” bus rides are about to get more expensive.

Since the late 1990s, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh have had an agreement with Port Authority that allows the universities to pay a discounted rate for busing for all students and faculty. This payment is partially funded by students’ tuition payments. The arrangement entitles students and faculty members to unlimited bus transportation when they flash their IDs upon boarding or exiting a bus.

The contract for this agreement expired on July 31 and was extended through September with a 15 percent price increase. On Sept. 21, Port Authority officials proposed a five-year plan to offer continued discounted bus transportation...

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