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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes3 j4 n: R; G3 v2 P- a9 s1 j# T
3 b/ j( e0 \/ h) SAlberta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.: \$ Z) \" ?9 K: G# [9 W3 E
" U$ I3 `; i& P& K& 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.( s2 d( l3 ?: G+ \# @
& j$ k0 |. M+ W( e( \3 W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.; q" _' R1 `8 @" m* K
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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.9 Z2 n/ \. f* v) s* ]
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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).
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' Q0 V4 N, f$ Z6 X* |! K6 W8 V摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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) U) {* R1 ~% T) j- K/ P8 QStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.) Q3 |; q6 o1 Z& p
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit./ G+ |$ E3 z: S6 q, ~* ?
: _" E5 X" c' J7 C$ eThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.# u1 K8 B5 t! _! z; a9 c: Y4 B; }
7 i+ l2 [/ b7 b; yGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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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."( Q& Y' e. f5 H# O7 ^
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Power 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 w q' h+ E( N% p, [8 v4 q6 X
# p8 d! D7 e' MSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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