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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes' X5 N! W9 m/ w5 i- Y, w) I1 y7 k* o
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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.& s9 p7 G: x9 [$ _9 T& m; d
; d. [! t* n+ b0 [- M& R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.& I+ j) y4 n1 I: X) }/ k
8 i- A/ Z$ I1 q: k* A6 z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.- d* n# s* K7 m4 F' H1 f
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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.
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2 f& F+ O, T' z+ X/ I( s; y: _0 L4 H“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.”6 P" F8 a, r Z3 m
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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.2 p: F" R$ k( A& Z. Z
2 U4 Y5 \2 Y- A) k$ D' h% o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).3 `/ m( p9 ]. t7 Z
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6 p7 r" T8 d5 I) R8 J摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日( ?0 [4 Y) J$ B: g! b: y
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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 $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.8 p% z5 Q! z4 s0 E1 u
( ^. A" t. ?5 u1 aThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County./ d% b; O9 Q; r( V3 Z
6 y: J9 N7 a$ G: Q; t7 l! BGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday./ U% w5 p1 g: R y, `
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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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week.": G+ G. c( ~- s
3 M, S! K( V5 [+ ?" J% N# b$ gPower 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.
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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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