Public transit is good for the environment.
It also offers you a chance to relax and spend your commute time doing something more productive and less stressful than sitting behind the steering wheel of your car in traffic. On the bus, you can read or talk while someone else deals with the driving. Bus Schedules and Route Campus map Reduce the cost of commuting by bus by participating in the UW's Transit Commuter Benefits Program. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison you are entitled to a free city bus pass. The ASM bus pass, named after the University's student government organization Associated Students of Madison, allows you free rides on all Madison Metro city routes.