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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
1 q$ A. |$ z% yPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007/ Q2 U3 k- |, _7 E, T2 ]- a' G! f: J
& B7 D9 G0 i' A) @. hThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.. L) d' l( _3 X1 t0 F
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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.0 [* V1 q8 a: }0 v9 J
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched./ Q: ^: A. m+ p$ S7 A& Q! D' ?
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.. P" |! J! P& w
+ u8 R, y5 w' O9 u3 ^) K% qIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.. l& ~9 J0 K0 y" H
! p3 n5 K9 t; N, r& y }/ O4 ]0 M“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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' `* U- Z! q5 [0 MThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.+ H$ i% {+ J- @( C9 P
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Waisman 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., C/ \, X8 Z8 t% g
9 v' \/ a9 o2 v- l+ c+ d9 @: KThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.& |# {! D6 j) G
/ x3 \" b2 r4 e* h6 WIn 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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