Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • April 20, 2021 • 2 minute read Article content KINGSTON — A Kingston Transit initiative that provides free bus passes to high school students is among the top 50 environmental sustainability projects in Canada. The program, started around 2016, was named to the Clean 50 list of environmental projects. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Kingston Transit's student bus pass program receives top marks Back to video The program is credited with increasing high school bus ridership from 28,000 to close to 600,000, which, prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, accounted for about 10 per cent of Kingston Transit passengers.