Get ready. Traffic congestion on Oahu will increase noticeably Monday, as more than 50,000 college, university, private school students and their teachers head back to school. To help ease the increase in traffic caused by the start of the new school year, the city Department of Transportation Services and the state Department of Transportation have launched their annual "Beat the School Jam" campaign to encourage people to carpool, bicycle, walk or ride TheBus, rather than driving alone.
Soon, rail transit will be added to the mix of transportation option and that's great news for students. The rail line will serve several campuses, including the University of Hawaii-West Oahu in Kapolei, Leeward Community College in Waipahu, Honolulu Community College in Kalihi-Palama, Hawaii Pacific University, University of Phoenix, Argosy University and Remington College in Downtown Honolulu. UH-Manoa students will be able to ride eastbound trains to the Ala Moana Center station to connect with bus and possibly shuttle services to campus.
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Currently, students from 16 universities and colleges can purchase discounted U-Pass bus passes to ride TheBus, and plans are already underway to adopt the U-Pass for rail, too.
For many students, rail transit will provide a reliable, fast, affordable and convenient way to get to and from school---a great way to avoid congestion and Beat the School Jam.
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have launched their annual "Beat the School Jam" campaign to encourage people to carpool, bicycle, walk or ride TheBus, rather than driving alone. 
Downtown Honolulu. UH-Manoa students will be able to ride eastbound trains to the Ala Moana Center station to connect with bus and possibly shuttle services to campus.
