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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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, G+ t: c* |: M4 S3 \5 Y7 z8 E3 uThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.! A1 @9 `, j* k6 P" J$ g, f
0 M* E _1 d/ |, I K. O/ A% UThat 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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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.# ^' O% ]/ \( W: N: w
* m8 N3 Q' r4 {" mIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.- ^# f8 h8 E$ N4 \* _
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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x8 X: L: ?( R; i9 ?% I9 }“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.) ~9 K p) {( {
, x9 P" Y5 q9 I3 p0 IThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.9 }3 M" j- B- {" S, J
' R( B7 i$ n# dWaisman 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.% ~1 V* J/ O- ]
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.' ] H* P+ A, v) f. n6 f ~( P4 t1 I2 j
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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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