ZT - Monthly transit fares could jump $15 ($59+$15=$74)

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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.

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.

% K, j! {' o: Q) h$ D( J9 wIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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It’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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- W  S2 H0 c) x( R, T“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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% J2 \4 ~- ?: _# v) ZThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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& I/ r3 R( W1 _2 J. ]) X' \2 F7 D! KWaisman 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.

% u0 V, d! A7 @6 w6 YThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.

% c6 ~  q+ l$ z/ u8 z$ I8 YIn 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.

grace2006

反对涨价啊。。。Upass还没有出来呢。。

yj151

这里的票价比别的城市究竟低还是高？
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黑金

一下涨25％也太离谱了！ :fandui:

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johnsonke74

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yj151

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精品中年老男人

我准备骑车了。

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chmwl

俺走路

bogubogu

刚刚加入乘车大军, 想省点 ... 好景不长