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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes; Y1 h3 Y7 S& F1 @# f7 h+ q6 @- X
/ }6 B1 W, k9 L6 M5 \0 }Alberta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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% `. {2 c6 d3 } O9 |: ]; J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.
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% D! d/ O* b$ `* J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.6 n5 D' |& ]/ `( S) n: g
! j U: U: d! x H, q% G“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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Power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.6 g( x- `. ?7 H& o; E8 \
6 ]: G, S8 w2 Z: |. c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).' d" Y) X; ~9 T% ?
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0 Q: Y, R( h1 o/ B2 F/ m( g摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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& V: ^5 W) @6 \8 Z- g+ }5 mStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.3 a6 u1 Q3 U3 P
. v2 f- Z! I* B* D& X3 s( BA 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.4 J/ c; d% P0 f8 D" R4 T( V
+ v+ d/ {+ A6 b' n( W* F/ kGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.. w& }! G8 ?; \8 s; i) q9 O9 U
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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.7 o6 j/ |3 ] ]% [0 \
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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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