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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
0 {0 M/ u% h$ W" VPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007. B- \! ], }! g5 I
# ?. C) I' B! F- r6 wThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.5 J8 S: u( f3 v8 h0 I' z. L# q, r/ P# U
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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.
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.1 n) i! |5 T9 O8 `: l2 g4 e. B
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.4 `" a' p3 }( C
& W$ s6 `3 y2 }2 VIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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, p+ L6 L4 O' ^: D" s+ j+ V- M“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.- Y9 H: K$ S- k, f
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.! V/ {# r3 z) ]& L1 e
: ~$ P* k( K4 R2 gWaisman 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.
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% `( y2 h# S" g# N6 qThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.( [2 l+ @, C' a7 g( D9 S% D$ f
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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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