<p>Do NU students receive cta cards for unlimited el/bus rides? I would figure with buildings in the loop they would, but could anyone enlighten me?</p>
<p>I don't think so.</p>
<p>I've heard students complain about a lack of a deal with the CTA. Apparently, other nearby universities, such as Loyola, have some sort of arrangement with the CTA.</p>
<p>NU does have buses that run back-and-forth on weekdays from the Main campus to the downtown campus. These buses have free admission.</p>
<p>It's a rather contentious issue with ASG- they keep voting the U-Pass (what you refer to) down. Medill students get them, but no one else. Personally, I Recommend you get a Chicago card plus if you plan to use mass transit a lot.</p>
<p>Even if we got U-Passes, the cost would just be tacked on to tuition, and at least for me personally I know I would not go downtown enough to merit the tuition increase. It's $4 round trip on the El, really not such a bad deal, and as stated the Intercampus bus is free and I believe it now runs on Saturdays? (Might not be true.)</p>
<p>Rats. How do they justify giving only Medill students these passes? I was hoping to visit my friends at DePaul pretty often, but now it looks like I will be riding a bike.</p>
<p>Since Medill kid's class' require their going into Chicago. I'd still say the CTA is a good plan over a bike, especially in winter. Get a Chciago Card Plus and you get a discount.</p>
<p>Oh yeah definitely no bikes in the winter. I looked up the info on that Chicago Card plus--is that what most NU students do if they take the el, or do they just pay the $2 each way?</p>
<p>Smart ones kid the C-card. Most people just pay the 2. I got it because i was tired of having to scrounge for exact change when i went to the mall by bus- CTA buses do not give change.</p>
<p>Gotcha. Thanks.</p>
<p>Definitely get a Chicago Card. Extremely convenient, fast, and easier to get transfers (more discounts).</p>
<p>They're starting a Saturday intercampus shuttle in the fall as a test run to see if there's enough demand to merit continuing it further.</p>