The Alternative Transportation Fee wording as approved by students is as follows:
Shall all WWU students taking six or more credits on the Bellingham Campus be assessed an Alternative Transportation Fee of up to $25 per quarter with the following conditions: A Whatcom Transportation Authority bus pass for every student; Late Night bus service that would run after WTA service ends. At a minimum this service would run in both directions from downtown to main campus via Indian Street, and then to Lincoln Creek Transportation Center via Bill MacDonald Parkway; If late night service is not offered during summer quarter, students taking summer quarter classes will be charged a reduced fee; Fee increases will be limited to a maximum of 5% per year unless approved by the students through a vote; The initial fee will be for a maximum 5 year term subject to a student vote for renewal.
The Fee was approved in April 2007 by 80.4% of students who voted, and was later approved by the WWU Board of Trustees on June 15, 2007. The fee funds and conditions are overseen by the Alternative Transportation Fee Committee which is comprised of a majority of students as well as staff members who are vital to the fee’s various associated programs.
AS Alternative Transportation Coordinator
After the passage of the Alternative Transportation Fee in the Spring of 2007, the AS Board of Directors approved the creation of a AS Alternative Transportation Coordinator who is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the fee’s associated programs. This position reports to the AS VP for Legislative and Community Affairs and the AS VP for Student Life, and works directly under the WWU Sustainable Transportation Coordinator to ensure that the transportation needs of Western’s students are met.
The AS Alternaitve Transportation Coordinator can be reached by phone at (360) 650-7960 or by e-mail at AS.Transportation@wwu.edu, or is available during posted office hours in VC 024 or VC 025.
Shall all WWU students taking six or more credits on the Bellingham Campus be assessed an Alternative Transportation Fee of up to $25 per quarter with the following conditions: A Whatcom Transportation Authority bus pass for every student; Late Night bus service that would run after WTA service ends. At a minimum this service would run in both directions from downtown to main campus via Indian Street, and then to Lincoln Creek Transportation Center via Bill MacDonald Parkway; If late night service is not offered during summer quarter, students taking summer quarter classes will be charged a reduced fee; Fee increases will be limited to a maximum of 5% per year unless approved by the students through a vote; The initial fee will be for a maximum 5 year term subject to a student vote for renewal.
The Fee was approved in April 2007 by 80.4% of students who voted, and was later approved by the WWU Board of Trustees on June 15, 2007. The fee funds and conditions are overseen by the Alternative Transportation Fee Committee which is comprised of a majority of students as well as staff members who are vital to the fee’s various associated programs.
AS Alternative Transportation Coordinator
After the passage of the Alternative Transportation Fee in the Spring of 2007, the AS Board of Directors approved the creation of a AS Alternative Transportation Coordinator who is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the fee’s associated programs. This position reports to the AS VP for Legislative and Community Affairs and the AS VP for Student Life, and works directly under the WWU Sustainable Transportation Coordinator to ensure that the transportation needs of Western’s students are met.
The AS Alternaitve Transportation Coordinator can be reached by phone at (360) 650-7960 or by e-mail at AS.Transportation@wwu.edu, or is available during posted office hours in VC 024 or VC 025.