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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
9 t& S7 G. f; F2 E6 j E6 KPublished: Friday, March 30, 20079 W* ~7 X; s, | l3 ?
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy./ a$ Y: D3 h! ~1 w
+ @7 h# N! a* \) X' ~0 hThat 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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# m& S6 ^5 l: z& ~/ T# ^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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7 t# {" P1 I8 P3 wIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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: h' N+ D* v5 kIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said." |& m+ f/ ~) V) I7 R* V2 q5 J; a
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.7 Z4 m6 T- F' Y9 [4 L/ Q/ Z/ t
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.4 `* C1 W0 `$ Q: [3 r
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In 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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