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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes6 K, C1 D) z1 L: u4 [
! ?2 a9 f+ C2 `3 k5 R( v- W1 S% `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.: j- C0 A# a6 a1 A* G6 _2 F" P8 N
/ t! ]8 k: S" d' m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.8 }% T- m( A0 a, d2 B- j
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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.6 Q0 T- K: x0 {0 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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“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.”
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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.
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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).' u9 Q6 C* ?" P2 }0 B6 b3 `! o
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0 Q& K6 y$ J; ^2 ]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.
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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.# ]; C! T5 k P6 x5 m. Z) T
* o. r- b8 y- x8 p' f4 \! }3 GThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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, H& p! M M# t' G5 r: ~6 OGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.# _5 M7 I( p% D5 f! Z: Q
1 `/ X9 q9 W3 ]4 }4 h5 Z. j! _"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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) r; ]0 S3 b! C, c8 xPower 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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