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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes; u! e' M0 D, p$ |1 e
. Y% ?" @7 \1 @" {% n; w! JAlberta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.
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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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( h' K7 e# U, h" R6 Z* R8 Z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.8 |1 |( A5 _+ v! j8 b3 L1 z! |
) K" K0 U; f& P$ u3 H6 P) v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.) P4 |* h+ F5 R! b6 O1 R
8 W( F* }& y6 V, O“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.”' D& I, W: e2 D# w' X1 }# d4 G
+ B8 Z \) D2 J. M% KPower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.
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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).
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日, Z# j ?( J2 `! I- d4 R. ?0 _
' W5 s! f/ B. L4 R$ \5 A% U( @Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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4 u' U# L5 T" n/ VA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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9 J t* P) }: o6 m6 ]+ EGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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3 |/ V0 ^7 `" T6 k$ R; n) W"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."9 P: B, ?' Y7 y& f" Y
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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.2 K) Y1 w! X; s7 ^
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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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