No more free rides thanks to ORCA

When the regional ORCA card replaces the Husky Card U-Pass, free rides will become a thing of the past. Starting next spring, the University of Washington will replace the U-Pass sticker with the ORCA smart-chip technology. “Last year, I lost my Husky Card and paid the $30 for the new card and stickers and then I found my old one, so I let my friends use it,” said one UW student quoted in The Daily. “When summer quarter came and mine was expired, I still used it and just flashed it, and the bus drivers didn’t care.” Link to full story in The Daily of the University of Washington.

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