and a half year delayed system. The underlying technology is Philips' MIFARE system, implementing the ISO/IEC 14443 (Type A) standard. Full service In November 2005, Metro Transit allowed 18,000 trial users to begin using the Go-To card system, with hopes of rolling out the cards to all users by the fourth quarter of 2006. On November 15, 2006, Metro Transit unveiled the Go-To card for 2,500 users to use during a trial period lasting until January 31, 2007. By April 2007, Go-To cards were being sold to the general public at Metro Transit stores. It is also possible to buy and refill cards at other locations that sell transit passes, such as some local grocery stores. Metropass The Metropass is a transit pass for trains and buses sold at a discounted rate to employees purchased by local companies. The pass is purchased monthly and allows unlimited rides during the month. College transit pass programs University of Minnesota The Metro Transit U-Pass program was created in 2000 and was a discounted transit pass sold only to University of Minnesota students or employees taking at least one credit of courses. The pass allowed for an unlimited number of rides during the semester it was purchased and had a mandatory $19 (as of Spring 2013) transportation fee not included with the actual cost of the pass. The University of Minnesota switched to the Go-To card in 2007 which allowed for semester renewal up to six years. For the 2021-2022 school year, the cost was $114. Starting with the 2022-2023 school year, the U-Pass was eliminated in favor of a $45 increase in the mandatory transportation fee but the universal availability of unlimited transit rides for all students. The Campus Zone Pass allowed free travel between the West Bank, East Bank, and Stadium Village Green Line light rail stations. The card was free to registered students, faculty, and staff of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The Campus Zone Pass was eliminated with the introduction of the Universal Transit Pass program for University of Minnesota students. College Pass The Go-To College Pass is a pass good for unlimited bus and train rides per semester in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area sold at a discounted rate to eligible college and university students. Participating schools include Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Anoka Technical College, Augsburg University, Aveda Institute, Bethel University, Century College, Concordia University, Dunwoody College of Technology, Hamline