Free Transportation for LTCC Students

October 13, 2017

Thanks to a funding agreement between Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD), all currently enrolled LTCC students can now use their college photo identification cards to ride local transit services free of charge through June 30, 2018. The funding was made available from the ADVANCE workforce development network, which is housed at LTCC.

“A major area of focus for us is removing barriers to access education,” said LTCC superintendent/president Jeff DeFranco. “Our partnership with TTD will help ensure that transportation isn’t an obstacle, which is an important step toward making it easier for students to succeed in higher education. We are thrilled to have TTD’s support for this important service to our students.”

LTCC students, both full time and part time, who have a current, valid LTCC ID card will be permitted to ride all South Shore area transit services for free during the academic year ending June 30, 2018. In order to get a free ride, students must present their card with a sticker displayed on its front. Students can get these cards at the One-Stop Office located in the Main Building Commons on campus by presenting a print-out of the classes they are currently registered for at LTCC, along with a student ID number. There is no charge for these cards.

Additionally, as part of LTCC’s on-campus transportation hub, there are plans in place for a bus shelter replacement project, which will help to maintain seamless architecture and functionality for the provision of public transportation service linking LTCC with the South Lake Tahoe area.

“We’re pleased to be moving forward with LTCC to provide students with safe, environmentally positive, and convenient transportation options,” said Carl Hasty, district manager of the Tahoe Transportation District. “Our agreement with LTCC is an example of the public/private partnerships TTD hopes to create while implementing transit solutions that decrease traffic and parking congestion and positively impact the environment. We know more than 70 percent of the pollutants impacting Lake Tahoe’s clarity come from transportation systems and developed area run-off, so we’re glad to be working with LTCC to mitigate these effects.”