Information included here is specific to the ventra cps fare card and how this new transit fare media impacts chicago public schools students. Tips on riding the bus if you plan on using transit a lot while youre here buy a multiday pass. Ventra chicago if you have a pass in queue on your. However, a user of the upass ventra card can add transit value to hisher account and. Students need to use a student ventra card when boarding to get this special fare. The driver, clearly in a hurry, said youre good, next customer. Unfortunately, the card comes linked to a prepaid debit card that could leave you on the hook for hidden fees and unpredictable charges. Your new student ventra card lets you ride cta buses and l trains at the student. Registered chicago card and chicago card plus users will be mailed a new ventra card. Metro bus service is provided free for students in grades 712 using the cps smart card bus pass introduced in 2012 on regularly scheduled routes, as well as xtra metro routes that operate only on school days and are designed to be convenient for students school arrival and departure times. Changes coming as linkup, plusbus cards transition to ventra. So if you really bought the pay as you go card, i think either the cvs employee screwed up or that they registered it for you. The lionel train adventure through lincoln park zoo just.
Please be aware that the cta are switching from the current magnetic strip card to the new ventra military service pass. Later, riders can leave their cards at home and touchtopay with ventra on buses and on the l directly with the app and a compatible mobile device. Click here for information about the ventra student fare program. Student ventra cards are required to get the student reduced fare on cta. It looks like there has been a software update to the ventra card readers.
How the ventra open fare payment system affects cps. Pace has transitioned to ventra, the easy way to pay your fare for trains and buses on pace and cta. The transition for linkup and plusbus cards from magnetic stripe cards to the new ventrabranded cards has been delayed. Get account alerts, manage funds, see realtime arrivals and even buy metra mobile tickets. In order to manage your ventra account you must first register your ventra card. These cards can also be ordered if your students school doesnt issue them. Ventra technology is a premier technology company that focuses on security and electronic products. The locations for ventra card salesreloading are more extensive and not yet available in this format. The balances on chicago card plus will be automatically transferred when the new ventra.
Using a student ventra card to get the student reduced fare. In addition to buying passes and reload ventra accounts at hundreds of retail stores and cta rail stations, online at or by phone at 877. See how to add transit value at vending machines at all cta rail stations. You will be able to ride transit like a local and not deal. The best ventra chicago phone number with tools for skipping the wait on hold, the current wait time, tools for scheduling a time to talk with a ventra chicago rep, reminders when the call center opens, tips and shortcuts from other ventra chicago customers who called this number. The card is valid for use on the cta for five years, which means you will no longer have to buy a new card every school year. So we waved our ventra card over the reader on the bus and that activated the day pass. Click on first time users to complete the registration process you will be asked. Ventra is the new payment system for chicago transit that will eventually allow customers to use a single fare card for regional transit throughout the chicago area. Cta offers a student reduced fare on its bus and train services valid monday through friday. You can find the bus stop number at the bottom of the bus stop sign. The information found on this site is intended to educate the cps community and families about the new ventra cps fare card, part of the ctas new open fare payment system. Or buy a ventra card and load the ventra app onto your phone.
That means metra monthly pass users who buy a linkup or plusbus card for connecting travel to the cta and pace will continue to receive a magnetic stripe card until the new ventracompatible cards are available. Purchase passes and add transit value at cta rail stations, participating retail locations, online or by phone. From birthday, thank you, or funny cards, discover endless possibilities for the perfect card. Metro bus public transportation issues smart card passes to cincinnti public schools students that allows students to ride metro buses free to and from school. Managing your account online is just another advantage of ventra. Parttime students can participate in the ventra upass pilot program by accessing. Paying for your ride regional transportation authority. If you purchased your ventra card online, it is registered automatically.
If youre a parent or guardian looking for information, see this page. If you dont already have a ventra card you can get a new card in a variety of ways. Students can pay with their student ventra card for train and bus fare including transfers with transit value. If your students school does not sell student ventra cards, you may purchase a new card by submitting the expiring card replacement order form. The ventra cps fare card is reusable and will only be deactivated if your child is no longer a cps student. If you only take one bus to school and your card has insufficient fare.
Your card lets you pay for rides on cta with money stored in a ventra account. Ventra inc vehicle event video recorder, mobile dvr, back up camera and dash cam solutions. Wait 710 business days and check with your students school. Ventra card or a debit or credit card, paying per use with a reloadable balance. Getting started complete the steps below to activate and use your prepaid debit account. Its easy to manage and pay your fare on cta, metra and pace buses and trains with the ventra app. The ventra cps fare card is a contactless hard plastic card capable of storing transit value and providing enrolled cps students with student reduced fare rides on the cta and reduced fare rides on pace suburban bus service. Our family will be visiting chicago next week, and we need to know how to use the ventra card system. Some cps students are part a pilot program that uses a school id as a ventra card. How the ventra open fare payment system affects cps students. Create your own unique greeting on a bus card from zazzle.
The ability to upgrade and activate the prepaid debit account on your ventra card is no longer available. Please bring your ventra card to the distribution site on one of the designated dates to have your ventra upass activated at chicago state university. Can anyone shed any light on how transfers work if im using my card to pay for multiple people on the cta. Eligible students receive smart card passes annually on the first day of school. Opening it reveals a setup similar to several of the other bus. Is a regular transit card on pace suburban bus routes year round. Cta offers a student reduced fare on its bus and train services valid monday through.
This morning when i got on the bus, each rider would tap his or her card and wait to see if it went through, as is the local custom. Cta, metra and pace announce mobile ventra app metra. Any existing transit value or inactive passes will transfer to the new card automatically. There are two ways to use a student ventra card to get the student reduced fare. To make it easier to get and reload your ventra card, pace has installed a number of vending machines throughout the suburbs. Reduced fare student ventra cards are available to students enrolled in elementary and high. For example, i get on the red line, and pay for myself and my friend behind me at the turnstile.
For children 7 thru 11, each child pays a reduced farejust ask the bus. Create a user id and password for your prepaid debit account. Student ventra cards, like regular ventra cards, can be loaded at vending machines, more than 1,000 retailers, online, in the ventra app or by phone. Ventra, pace has installed ventra vending machines at the following locations. A recent discussion of ventra, the new fare payment system for the cta and pace, with cta spokesman brian steele, has allayed some, if not all, of my concerns about the impact on lowincome chicagoans. The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Page 1 of 2 city of chicago data portal city of chicago. Check your balance and available passes in your ventra cards transit account. Please allow a minimum of 7 business days for this change to your ventra card profile to be completed. Transit users across chicagoland will be able to fully access cta, metra and pace from the smartphone in their pocket starting next year thanks to a firstever ventra mobile app that can be used to pay for rides on all three transit systems with a few taps on their mobile devices. The student ventra card is available to fulltime students aged 720 years old. Ventra card registration chicago forum tripadvisor. Recorded files can be viewed from our user friendly software by removing the sd card from the recorder and connecting it to a pc.
Or better yet, just get the ventra app where you can see your balance in an instant. The fleet maintenance software of choice of over 4,000 private, forhire and public fleets, dossier lowers costs and downtime by automating control of your fleets records, pm scheduling, repair orders and histories, fuel costs and mpg, cost control with cost per milehr, parts inventory control w auto reordering, work pending and campaign mgmt, budget mgmt, warranty mgmt. We also offer round trip transportation for airport guests to their designated hotel. Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for the chicago transit authority cta and pace, which replaced the chicago card and the transit card automated fare collection systems. Ventra inc ventra inc vehicle event video recorder. The cta says the system is working better since its very troubled rollout, but it still needs improvements.
A stepbystep walk through on how to register your ventra card. If youre a cta rider, have you noticed if youre ventra card is working better. This bus ad promotes ventras value protection feature for lost or stolen cards. Pass privileges are not valid on pace buses or metra trains. Since ive been reporting on the problems with the cta ventra card rollout, ive gotten scores and scores of. The transition is occurring through november 27, 20. Nlus upass program partnered with ctas ventra system offers the below features. Ventra purportedly latin for windy, though the actual latin word is ventosa launched in august 20, with a full system transition occurring in july 2014. Student ventra cards are issued by many schools, including all chicago public schools.
Find all the features youre used to on the ventra website and more, including mobile ticketing for metra trains. This fall, the chicago transit authority introduced ventra, an allnew payment system for the citys public transportation fleet. A photo will be taken and youll have a card given to you onsite. Cta operates the student reduced fare programs for children ages 720. Simply touch your card to the yellow target on the ventra reader when you enter a bus or on the top of l station turnstiles. How it will work for you card types where to purchase. The ventrachicago transit authority cta upass allows fulltime students. The first step in the ventra process is securing a ventra card. Students can pay in cashcoins on buses if they have their student ventra card and ask the driver to pay a cash student fare. The ventra app also have an excellent transit tracker. We took the new ventra app out for a slightly bumpy test. If you ride outside of hours where you can get the student reduced fare, your card will still workbut regular fares are deducted, instead. The upass provides unlimited travel on ctas bus and rail system during regular term.
If youve registered your card, you can avoid entering all this info by simply logging in to see your balance. Questions about saics ventra upass program may be directed to the. The only thing to consider at this point is whether you want to get a ventra card it can be used either for single fares or monthly passes. This page is for school administrators looking for information about how to help your students getreenable a student ventra card that gives them access to student reduced fare on cta. I am taking 3 teens to chicago next week very last minute for 5 days and not sure about transportation options. Map shows physical locations where cta fare media, such as transit cards, cta passes and chicago cards were sold through approximately july 2014, prior to the implementation of ventra cards. Get on board with the ventra app get account alerts, manage funds, see realtime arrivals and even buy metra mobile tickets.
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