St. Louis Community College, Saint Louis University, Southwestern Illinois College, University of Missouri–St. Louis and WashU are competing for the highly coveted bragging rights and traveling championship cup as part of the CMT College Transit Challenge. This annual competition – set for Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 – encourages college students, faculty and staff to utilize their Metro U-Passes to take MetroLink and/or MetroBus wherever they need to go that day. Trips are tracked via mobile texting and the school that collectively tracks the most transit trips wins.
“The Metro U-Pass program makes transit super affordable as it provides unlimited rides on MetroBus and MetroLink and participating schools pay for all or part of the pass,” stated Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit. “This challenge is a way for individuals to learn more about the local transit system and all the places they can get to via the bus and train – ultimately increasing U-Pass utilization.”
WashU took home the championship trophy the last two years. Which school will reign in 2025?
Registration is now available at www.CollegeTransitChallenge.com. Students, faculty and staff from the respective schools can visit the site to sign up to compete and stay informed about challenge updates, freebies and other perks. All participating schools are current Metro Transit U-Pass program participants.
