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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes6 Q' A3 R& p8 N2 {: H5 V" F
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Alberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.& ]/ P1 W$ B( a. L( M1 R9 f
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本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.; n, O3 n# H7 ?, k; M( V2 y
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持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.
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据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.# U3 X) h* {) U# [) S1 ]
% ]% V9 h) z1 Y A8 U" a* y1 u“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”( T2 M2 p, }( q9 e1 [" M5 I
* w0 e) m' |$ H7 K" FPower说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.
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目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).6 C# g2 y) F& H/ P7 O
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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- ^! p3 }8 p, U4 V* \% AA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.$ t/ Y# `& p, p) u
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.3 W* a9 a0 x' b/ R# N K; I
& h& R* p" H: W# Q& j+ KGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.9 t) \# F8 W* H/ {
( Z% u) T6 U0 [5 `"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."7 K' Q& N0 [4 {0 h: c* M
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Power said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.7 A/ m/ t! B; n3 l7 I
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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