Editing University of Minnesota (section)

===Commuting===
[[File:Washington Ave Bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)|Washington Avenue Bridge]] connects the East Bank and West Bank portions of the [[Minneapolis]] campus.]]
[[File:Green Line, Coffman Union, and bus stop.jpg|thumb|A [[Green Line (Minnesota)|Green Line]] train after leaving the [[East Bank (Metro Transit station)|East Bank Station]], heading towards [[Downtown Minneapolis]]]]

Walking and riding bicycles are the most common modes of transportation among students. At times, the University Police has occasionally cited individuals for [[jaywalking]] or riding bicycles on restricted sidewalks in areas surrounding the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pedestrians should exercise caution |work=The Minnesota Daily |date=September 29, 2006 |url=http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/09/29/69182 |access-date=December 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212212526/http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/09/29/69182 |archive-date=February 12, 2007}}</ref>

The [[Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)|Washington Avenue Bridge]] crossing the Mississippi River provides access between the East and West Banks in Minneapolis, on foot and via designated bike lanes and a free shuttle service. Several pedestrian tunnels ease the passage from building to building during harsh weather; they are marked with signs reading "[[The Gopher Way]]". The Minneapolis campus is near [[Interstate Highway System|Interstates]] [[Interstate 94|94]] and [[Interstate 35|35W]] and is bordered by the Minneapolis neighborhoods of [[Dinkytown]] (on the north), [[Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis|Cedar-Riverside]] (on the west), [[Stadium Village]] (on the southeast), and [[Prospect Park, Minneapolis|Prospect Park]] (on the east).

On regular weekdays during the school year, the Campus Connectors operate with schedule-less service as often as every five minutes during the busiest parts of the school day (between 7 am and 5:30 pm), slowing to once every 15 or 20 minutes during earlier or later hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/connectors.html |title=Campus Connectors &#124; Parking & Transportation Services |website=Umn.edu |access-date=May 27, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126184405/http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/connectors.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The estimated commute time between St. Paul and the East Bank is 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/campus-connectors |title=Campus Connectors &#124; Parking & Transportation Services |website=Umn.edu |date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-date=January 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074612/http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/campus-connectors |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, the system carried 3.55 million riders. Although the shuttle service is free, it is comparatively inexpensive to operate; with an operating cost of $4.55 million in 2008, the operating subsidy was only $1.28 per passenger. Even [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]'s busy [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro]] [[Blue Line (Minnesota)|Blue Line]] light rail required a subsidy of $1.44 that year, and that was with many riders paying $1.75 or more for a ride.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/Evaluation2009/Evaluation2009.htm |title=2009 Transit System Performance Evaluation |publisher=Metropolitan Council |year=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519222803/http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/Evaluation2009/Evaluation2009.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2010}}</ref>

Three [[Light rail in Minnesota|light-rail stations]] serve the university along the [[Green Line (Minnesota)|Green Line]]: [[Stadium Village (Metro Transit station)|Stadium Village]], [[East Bank (Metro Transit station)|East Bank]], and [[West Bank (Metro Transit station)|West Bank]]. The university partnered with [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro]] to offer students, staff, and faculty members a [[Go-To card#Campus Zone Pass|Campus Zone Pass]] that enables free travel on the three stations that pass through campus,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/campuszonepass.html |title=Campus Zone Pass |website=University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation |access-date=February 24, 2016 |date=Spring 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109142525/http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/campuszonepass.html |archive-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> as well as a discounted unlimited pass for students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/upass |title=U-Pass |website=University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation |access-date=May 1, 2018 |date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140638/http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/upass |url-status=dead}}</ref> More recently, the university has instituted the Universal Transit Pass, which allows most students unlimited access to the Metro Transit light rail and bus networks as well as a number of other transit systems in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pts.umn.edu/Transit/Transit-Passes/Universal-Transit-Pass |title=Universal Transit Pass |website=University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation Services |access-date=September 10, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911023930/https://pts.umn.edu/Transit/Transit-Passes/Universal-Transit-Pass}}</ref>