Research Triangle Park, N.C. - Riders on Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) buses and shuttles will soon have easier ways to purchase tickets and passes. Starting August 2:
TTA will begin selling ticket books and monthly regional passes at a 20% discount to employees of SmartCommute@RTP member companies. This new program is made possible through a partnership with SmartCommute and BASF, Bayer Crop Science, BD Technologies, CIIT, Cisco Systems, Eisai, Eli Lilly@RTP Campus, EMC, EPA, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, NIEHS, Nortel Networks, Research Triangle Foundation, RTI International, Sigma Xi, Syngenta, Underwriters Laboratories, Verizon and Wyeth Vaccines.
UNC will begin selling monthly regional passes and semester passes to UNC employees, faculty and non-resident students at a price of $10 per month, or $45 per semester (5 months). UNC-affiliated vanpool riders will also begin receiving a $10 monthly subsidy. These programs have been made possible through a partnership with UNC’s Department of Public Safety and UNC Memorial Hospital.
TTA will replace its eight-ride $10 book of tickets with a single punch pass that will allow riders to take 11 rides for the price of 10.
TTA Director of Commuter Resources John Tallmadge said, “we are confident these partnerships will be good for our riders, potential riders and the participating organizations. We’ll continue to look for ways to provide convenience and accessibility to our customers.”
TTA is a regional public transportation provider, offering a wide variety of transit and vanpool services to North Carolina's greater Triangle Region and outlying counties. Bus service is available to Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, RDU International Airport, RTP and Raleigh. The Triangle Transit Authority also provides commuter resources and hosts GoTriangle.org, the new on-line resource for the public transportation information in the Triangle. TTA plans to implement a rail transit system with stations connecting Durham, RTP, Cary and Raleigh, with shuttles linking RDU International Airport and RTP. The rail transit system is expected to be operational in 2008. For more information, visit www.rideTTA.org or call (919) 549-9999.
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