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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
- M* V! d* W* ~/ I; iPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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2 V8 v z& }5 F" s# o+ h+ C; aThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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% k% D. f' ?5 Z) ~; BThat 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.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares." W) [" C* q; a( t& F3 {- Z
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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, }$ U; |! W1 o9 `- l“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.8 M5 y- y9 @5 J7 t# m. s
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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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.) e. ^# z+ L2 x3 l7 s
6 H C- A( `& KThe 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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