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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes+ B9 w0 l( ?6 K+ i5 T, G
; N, Y. e- a0 p, [4 [9 V- yAlberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.) c: \! `+ }8 g1 x; o
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本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.
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持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.. X4 l; s' z0 z( b/ g9 g3 [8 c
. D) Z: s# X1 A/ {# y( r! O据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.
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" d E9 k/ h* m/ {0 U8 e“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”
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2 K3 D7 M. G% v) \! E, aPower说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.1 V3 I- J, B: T4 h$ t' P; J' l0 |
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目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).( R% M7 G9 A, w& `, X+ s
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日) u$ K1 e% f1 w4 b& G3 Q9 [
+ A j* u2 F3 L5 n8 ~" tStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.( ?0 _8 c0 b; O' ]) ^3 p9 z
9 B0 ~( T+ ], L) |# l! g! lA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.* L9 H8 v _% X* i2 P
$ |3 G5 ]) D( x$ i2 DThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."
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Power said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.# M; X0 i5 p2 p
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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