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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal/ X) K' ?1 i$ ?9 u
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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" H2 g0 s: U4 S0 dThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.) S: H( N. F% I+ d& W' ]2 B2 L9 L
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.. g. T5 T/ B) `4 B; Y- \0 B
& R8 w+ O. A) BIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.7 K: y) F4 ^, q1 l" m. V4 w2 F* |: T
4 i) m, V8 D7 S$ d gIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary./ F( ]+ E7 E6 c+ ~9 N3 Q( t1 ~
0 [- \& a! P* w9 D4 K9 ?' i“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.5 E0 w0 c2 ~" | C
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.# a8 B! Q$ D2 C6 F7 Z5 G
$ v$ n( n: P1 V- O6 s- rWaisman 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.* `* \% m$ e: E, z' P" W8 L- S
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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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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