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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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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.9 ]: n% p. v. a$ B
% w' u! @2 [3 e u+ w4 A; h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.+ | {9 v" v6 i' y1 G
, |" Q$ i; P# e6 g, V' p2 c7 D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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4 G9 n, @" i+ C3 G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.2 b/ b0 D, M0 N8 X( S' j
( c/ Q! \- L, s( \“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.”/ h1 ]# i3 D; P) k- z3 b$ Z
0 I8 h9 l) ~: M1 ^Power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.. r& }# O" N3 j, `
4 m% p! b X% p8 F) J+ q- k4 J0 `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).+ g W% }. t! ]3 N2 V+ f, l, L
4 V @( ?) S. u2 _" |---------------原文如下----------------
2 o0 ~$ Q# H. v& R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.) t- M. b2 @" M, `, i# p3 Y
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A 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.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.0 `5 [4 L' h! z% @
3 i; F3 p% M+ L" O4 kGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.0 q7 z; b7 {" B4 a4 ` ?
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"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."
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* i# ?% S6 n0 F$ F2 OPower 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 u2 C: t' i% w8 \
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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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