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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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# r2 t( n! ?- D* ?9 c' i& aThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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4 t( J5 p+ t; S" P( S" k# g0 {That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.
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i$ K) V0 Q2 x! T' y0 @It would end the random system of fare increases being approved each year by city council. Council in December voted to raise the adult ticket by 25 cents, but left the $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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It’s proposed that the adult monthly pass would cost 55 per cent of the cost of a cash fare, assuming an average transit rider takes 54 trips a month. That works out to $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.) k1 Q; i1 O0 X
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.) Z' Z$ m+ Q! V' E" u. d
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.+ k% F& Q, q- Z+ u
2 o f; ~ x2 _! `; `& {1 WIn a recent report, he said Edmonton’s transit passes and cash fares are 11 to 14 per cent below that of comparable cities. The result is that Edmonton taxpayers must pay a greater share of transit’s budget than in those other cities, he said. |
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