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Youth Connect

Through a contractual agreement between People Mover and the Anchorage School District (ASD), students are able to ride People Mover for free! Whether using People Mover to commute to and from school, going to a sporting event or to the mall, students have unlimited rides just by showing their valid ASD School ID when boarding. Any bus. Any route. Any time!

The Youth Connect Program began in the 2014-2015 school year as a pilot program with East High School. In 2016, the Youth Connect Program expanded to include Bartlett, Benny Benson, West High, SAVE and Steller in addition to East High. As of the 2019-2020 school year, the program consists of 40+ schools (listed below) allowing students to enjoy their independence and save money by riding People Mover for free, year round!

Ride People Mover to School

For more information on the Youth Connect Program, please contact People Mover Customer Service at 907.343.6543.

2023-2024 School Year

*If a student has not yet been issued an ID but attends a participating school, they may still ride for free, but must notify the driver upon boarding. Printed schedules may be presented, temporarily, until the student ID is received.

For the 2023-2024 school year, ASD students with 2022-2023 school IDs may use that ID as their bus pass until the IDs have been issued for the new school year. Afterwards, ASD IDs for the 2022-2023 school year will be required at boarding.

If a student has not received their 2023-2024​​ school ID as the deadline approaches, contact that particular school for ID issuing information.​

Eligible ASD Schools

  • ACE/ACT​
  • Alaska Middle College School (AMCS)
  • Alaska Native Cultural Charter School
  • Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • AKChoice
  • Anchorage STrEaM Academy​
  • ASD iSchool
  • AVAI​​L
  • Bartlett High School​
  • Begich Middle School
  • Benny Benson Secondary School/SEARCH
  • Central Middle School
  • Chugiak High School
  • Clark Middle School
  • Crossroads School
  • Dimond High School
  • Eagle River High School
  • East High School
  • Family Partnership Charter School
  • Frontier Charter School
  • Goldenview Middle School
  • Gruening Middle School
  • Hanshew Middle School
  • Highland Academy Charter School
  • King Tech High School
  • McLaughlin School
  • Mears Middle School
  • Mirror Lake Middle School
  • New Path High School
  • Northern Lights ABC School
  • Polaris K-12
  • Rilke Schule German Charter School of Arts & Sciences
  • Romig Middle School
  • SAVE High School
  • Service High School
  • South High School
  • Special Schools
  • Steller Secondary School
  • StepUP
  • Wendler Middle School
  • West High School
  • Whaley School
  • Winterberry Charter School Save East West Benny Benson Bartlett Steller

Travel Training


Still nervous and want some personalized help? Schedule your FREE one-on-one or small group training with our Travel Trainer for step-by-step help on​ how to ride. Visit our Travel Training page or call 907.343.6543, Option #1, then Option #3 for more information and to register today!