In first year, teens use their Youth GoPass for more than 460,000 free rides on public buses

The pass can be used to ride for free on all GoCary, GoDurham , GoRaleigh and GoTriangle routes, says a press release. Transit in Orange County is free for everyone.

Posted 5:22 p.m. Sep 11, 2019 — Updated 1:05 p.m. Sep 12, 2019

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

, Go Ask Mom editor

In its very first year, the Youth GoPass, providing free rides to teens on public buses across the Triangle, is proving popular.

From July 2018 to June 30, 2019, more than 6,600 teens ages 13 to 18 signed up for the GoPass and used it more than 460,000 times to get to school, work or to see friends. The pass can be used to ride for free on all GoCary, GoDurham , GoRaleigh and GoTriangle routes, says a press release. Transit in Orange County is free for everyone.

Starting Aug. 6, teens with a Youth GoPass can ride local buses for free.
Courtesy: GoTriangle

“We couldn’t be more pleased about our young neighbors using their new Youth GoPasses nearly a half a million times to take advantage of the access a growing transit network provides,” says Shelley Blake Curran, interim CEO and president of GoTriangle, in the release. “Transportation should never be a barrier to education or other opportunities for anyone, and our continued community invest in transit and programs like the Youth GoPass help connect more people to a lifetime of possibilities.”

How does your teen get a Youth GoPass? Here's how:

Fill out the form

You can download the registration form online and fill it out.

Get the documents

Teens will need to prove their age with a birth certificate, a valid school ID, license or other government-issued ID.

Find an approved location

To sign up, you'll need to go to one of many of the region's approved locations that can issue the passes. They include libraries, transit agencies, community centers and regional centers. With the filled out form and proof of age, approved locations can hand out passes on the spot.

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