Two Clipper Youth Card Sign-up Events This Weekend
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09/14/2011
The 31-Day Youth bus pass is available on a Clipper Youth card and costs $20 for unlimited local trips. If you do not purchase a 31-day pass, you can add cash instead to the Clipper Youth card and pay the $1.05 one-ride fare with it. Or, you can add both a pass and cash, making it easier to use your card on other transit agencies that accept the card, such as BART and Muni.
If you already have a Clipper Youth card, be sure to keep it and use it this year! The same card is good for use every year until you turn 19, so there’s no need to get a new one at the beginning of each school year.
Clipper Youth Card Requirements
A Clipper Youth card, issued by AC Transit, is personalized with your photo and requires proof of age. Applicants must be 5 – 18 years old and apply for the card in person. Once you submit a completed application form with proof of age, and have your photo taken, AC Transit staff will verify your information. You can expect your Clipper Youth card by mail within about two weeks.
When you go to get a Clipper Youth card, bring one of these documents (along with your completed application) with you to show proof of age:
- birth certificate
- passport
- state-issued ID or state-issued driver’s license
- military dependent card
- alien registration card/permanent resident card
- Matricula Consular/consular ID card
Where to Get a Card
You can apply for a Clipper Youth card at AC Transit’s ticket office, located at 1600 Franklin St. in downtown Oakland, during regular business hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., except holidays. In August and early September, there have been several weekend and evening registration events in Richmond, Hayward, Alameda, Berkeley and at the AC Transit ticket office in Oakland.
There are two upcoming events where you can take sign up for a Clipper Youth card :
Saturday, September 17
AC Transit office, downtown Oakland
1600 Franklin Street
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 18
Newark Celebration Days
Newark Community Park (AC Transit Booth)
12:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
Once you’ve received your Clipper Youth card, you can add value at any Clipper retailer or on-line at www.clippercard.com. You can load an AC Transit 31-Day Youth bus pass, cash value, or both, onto your card.
If you have questions about getting or using a Clipper Youth card, you can e-mail customerservices@actransit.org or, call 511 (and say, “AC Transit”).