{"id":6980,"date":"2026-08-16T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6980"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:06:48","slug":"thousands-of-sjsu-students-get-access-to-free-public-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6980","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of SJSU students get access to free public transit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>SAN JOSE \u2013 More than 32,000 full and part-time San Jos\u00e9 State University students are eligible for free public transportation across a variety of Bay Area services after the expansion Saturday of the SJSU Clipper BayPass program.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6978\">Vintage buys available at Sunnyvale Heritage Museum sale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unlimited pass gives access to rail, bus, and ferry services, including the Valley Transportation Authority, Caltrain, BART, and AC Transit for eligible students across the region, the university said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the university called the expansion a \u201cmajor investment in equitable, affordable, and sustainable transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eligible students must get their own 19-digit physical or mobile Clipper card and submit their application to the university\u2019s transportation solutions department to receive the free pass.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6976\">What is the deal with Bay Area rock stars and craft coffee collabs?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll previously SJSU issued 10 digit Clipper cards are ineligible for BayPass,\u201d said the university.<\/p>\n<p>According to the university, it is the fourth public university in the Bay Area to offer the \u201ccomprehensive transit benefit\u201d for students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a university that helps power Silicon Valley, SJSU benefits when students can move freely through the region,\u201d said the university on its website. \u201cBayPass helps make that connection more practical by giving students access to the transit network that links San Jose with the rest of the Bay Area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6974\">San Jose State has remade defense after major struggles in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling across the Bay Area will be more affordable for eligible San Jose State University students, thanks to the SJSU Clipper BayPass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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