Or better yet, just get the ventra app where you can see your balance in an instant. You can find the bus stop number at the bottom of the bus stop sign. Simply touch your card to the yellow target on the ventra reader when you enter a bus or on the top of l station turnstiles. To make it easier to get and reload your ventra card, pace has installed a number of vending machines throughout the suburbs. In addition to buying passes and reload ventra accounts at hundreds of retail stores and cta rail stations, online at or by phone at 877. Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand close menus in sub tiers. Map shows physical locations where cta fare media, such as transit cards, cta passes and chicago cards were sold through approximately july 2014, prior to the implementation of ventra cards. Ventra technology is a premier technology company that focuses on security and electronic products. Is a regular transit card on pace suburban bus routes year round. How the ventra open fare payment system affects cps students. Create a user id and password for your prepaid debit account.
The ability to upgrade and activate the prepaid debit account on your ventra card is no longer available. Student ventra cards, like regular ventra cards, can be loaded at vending machines, more than 1,000 retailers, online, in the ventra app or by phone. I am taking 3 teens to chicago next week very last minute for 5 days and not sure about transportation options. Ventra inc ventra inc vehicle event video recorder. Pace has transitioned to ventra, the easy way to pay your fare for trains and buses on pace and cta.
For children 7 thru 11, each child pays a reduced farejust ask the bus. Please allow a minimum of 7 business days for this change to your ventra card profile to be completed. Wait 710 business days and check with your students school. Ventra purportedly latin for windy, though the actual latin word is ventosa launched in august 20, with a full system transition occurring in july 2014. If you purchased your ventra card online, it is registered automatically. Ventra customers range from small business to fortune 500 companies, and utilized in various sectors including public safety, utility, transit, school bus and logistics in numerous public and private sector fleets. The transition is occurring through november 27, 20. The ventra cps fare card is a contactless hard plastic card capable of storing transit value and providing enrolled cps students with student reduced fare rides on the cta and reduced fare rides on pace suburban bus service. The card is valid for use on the cta for five years, which means you will no longer have to buy a new card every school year.
That means metra monthly pass users who buy a linkup or plusbus card for connecting travel to the cta and pace will continue to receive a magnetic stripe card until the new ventracompatible cards are available. The ventra app also have an excellent transit tracker. Some cps students are part a pilot program that uses a school id as a ventra card. Pass privileges are not valid on pace buses or metra trains.
Your card lets you pay for rides on cta with money stored in a ventra account. Ventra card registration chicago forum tripadvisor. Students can pay with their student ventra card for train and bus fare including transfers with transit value. Check your balance and available passes in your ventra cards transit account. Purchase passes and add transit value at cta rail stations, participating retail locations, online or by phone. Page 1 of 10 city of chicago data portal city of chicago.
Find all the features youre used to on the ventra website and more, including mobile ticketing for metra trains. Recorded files can be viewed from our user friendly software by removing the sd card from the recorder and connecting it to a pc. From birthday, thank you, or funny cards, discover endless possibilities for the perfect card. Getting started complete the steps below to activate and use your prepaid debit account. Metro bus public transportation issues smart card passes to cincinnti public schools students that allows students to ride metro buses free to and from school. We took the new ventra app out for a slightly bumpy test. The cta says the system is working better since its very troubled rollout, but it still needs improvements. So we waved our ventra card over the reader on the bus and that activated the day pass.
If youre a parent or guardian looking for information, see this page. Any existing transit value or inactive passes will transfer to the new card automatically. The information found on this site is intended to educate the cps community and families about the new ventra cps fare card, part of the ctas new open fare payment system. Ventra, pace has installed ventra vending machines at the following locations. Later, riders can leave their cards at home and touchtopay with ventra on buses and on the l directly with the app and a compatible mobile device. Visit students for a breakdown of the reduced fares offered by cta and pace. If you only take one bus to school and your card has insufficient fare. Unfortunately, the card comes linked to a prepaid debit card that could leave you on the hook for hidden fees and unpredictable charges. The driver, clearly in a hurry, said youre good, next customer. In order to manage your ventra account you must first register your ventra card. Cta, metra and pace announce mobile ventra app metra. Student ventra cards are required to get the student reduced fare on cta.
Ventra is the new payment system for chicago transit that will eventually allow customers to use a single fare card for regional transit throughout the chicago area. Please be aware that the cta are switching from the current magnetic strip card to the new ventra military service pass. The ventra cps fare card is reusable and will only be deactivated if your child is no longer a cps student. Cta offers a student reduced fare on its bus and train services valid monday through.
See how to add transit value at vending machines at all cta rail stations. Information included here is specific to the ventra cps fare card and how this new transit fare media impacts chicago public schools students. Managing your account online is just another advantage of ventra. Paying for your ride regional transportation authority. A stepbystep walk through on how to register your ventra card.
This fall, the chicago transit authority introduced ventra, an allnew payment system for the citys public transportation fleet. How the ventra open fare payment system affects cps. Opening it reveals a setup similar to several of the other bus. Page 1 of 2 city of chicago data portal city of chicago. Get on board with the ventra app get account alerts, manage funds, see realtime arrivals and even buy metra mobile tickets. These cards can also be ordered if your students school doesnt issue them. Create your own unique greeting on a bus card from zazzle.
Since ive been reporting on the problems with the cta ventra card rollout, ive gotten scores and scores of. This morning when i got on the bus, each rider would tap his or her card and wait to see if it went through, as is the local custom. The best ventra chicago phone number with tools for skipping the wait on hold, the current wait time, tools for scheduling a time to talk with a ventra chicago rep, reminders when the call center opens, tips and shortcuts from other ventra chicago customers who called this number. Questions about saics ventra upass program may be directed to the. Nlus upass program partnered with ctas ventra system offers the below features. Parttime students can participate in the ventra upass pilot program by accessing. Harry s truman get my cta upass city colleges of chicago. To help keep you from getting ripped off, this resource includes. The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. So if you really bought the pay as you go card, i think either the cvs employee screwed up or that they registered it for you. Changes coming as linkup, plusbus cards transition to ventra. The student ventra card is available to fulltime students aged 720 years old. Please bring your ventra card to the distribution site on one of the designated dates to have your ventra upass activated at chicago state university.
Or buy a ventra card and load the ventra app onto your phone. The ventrachicago transit authority cta upass allows fulltime students. Cta offers a student reduced fare on its bus and train services valid monday through friday. Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for the chicago transit authority cta and pace, which replaced the chicago card and the transit card automated fare collection systems.
The transition for linkup and plusbus cards from magnetic stripe cards to the new ventrabranded cards has been delayed. Using a student ventra card to get the student reduced fare. A recent discussion of ventra, the new fare payment system for the cta and pace, with cta spokesman brian steele, has allayed some, if not all, of my concerns about the impact on lowincome chicagoans. The fleet maintenance software of choice of over 4,000 private, forhire and public fleets, dossier lowers costs and downtime by automating control of your fleets records, pm scheduling, repair orders and histories, fuel costs and mpg, cost control with cost per milehr, parts inventory control w auto reordering, work pending and campaign mgmt, budget mgmt, warranty mgmt. Ventra vehicle cameras, mobile dvr and dash cam solutions. Its easy to manage and pay your fare on cta, metra and pace buses and trains with the ventra app. This bus ad promotes ventras value protection feature for lost or stolen cards. Eligible students receive smart card passes annually on the first day of school. How it will work for you card types where to purchase. Ventra chicago if you have a pass in queue on your. We also offer round trip transportation for airport guests to their designated hotel. If you ride outside of hours where you can get the student reduced fare, your card will still workbut regular fares are deducted, instead. Tips on riding the bus if you plan on using transit a lot while youre here buy a multiday pass.
Click here for information about the ventra student fare program. For example, i get on the red line, and pay for myself and my friend behind me at the turnstile. It looks like there has been a software update to the ventra card readers. Ventra card or a debit or credit card, paying per use with a reloadable balance.
The first step in the ventra process is securing a ventra card. This page is for school administrators looking for information about how to help your students getreenable a student ventra card that gives them access to student reduced fare on cta. Students need to use a student ventra card when boarding to get this special fare. Get account alerts, manage funds, see realtime arrivals and even buy metra mobile tickets. Cta operates the student reduced fare programs for children ages 720. Reduced fare student ventra cards are available to students enrolled in elementary and high.
Can anyone shed any light on how transfers work if im using my card to pay for multiple people on the cta. If youre a cta rider, have you noticed if youre ventra card is working better. The lionel train adventure through lincoln park zoo just. Your new student ventra card lets you ride cta buses and l trains at the student.
Student ventra cards are issued by many schools, including all chicago public schools. You can buy ventra cards to store passes and fare value or disposable ventra tickets to ride cta and pace buses. Registered chicago card and chicago card plus users will be mailed a new ventra card. The locations for ventra card salesreloading are more extensive and not yet available in this format. However, a user of the upass ventra card can add transit value to hisher account and. All trademarks, service marks and trade names referenced in this material are the property of their respective owners.
A photo will be taken and youll have a card given to you onsite. You will be able to ride transit like a local and not deal. Transit users across chicagoland will be able to fully access cta, metra and pace from the smartphone in their pocket starting next year thanks to a firstever ventra mobile app that can be used to pay for rides on all three transit systems with a few taps on their mobile devices. If you dont already have a ventra card you can get a new card in a variety of ways. Click on first time users to complete the registration process you will be asked. This form lets you check balance on any ventra card. The only thing to consider at this point is whether you want to get a ventra card it can be used either for single fares or monthly passes. Ventra inc vehicle event video recorder, mobile dvr, back up camera and dash cam solutions. If youve registered your card, you can avoid entering all this info by simply logging in to see your balance. The upass provides unlimited travel on ctas bus and rail system during regular term.
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