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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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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.
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1 e1 U3 D, ~+ J1 k& O# S, |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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.; Z( V$ P+ c% `7 S) P# t
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.2 ?& ?# {' A* u+ X |5 B
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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: |1 c/ N8 x& Q2 [- O. PThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.% r o6 A$ n2 a3 n
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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$ m5 T" b% w$ L' | H5 E. V, EIn 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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