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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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5 b. c. {7 z/ ]- c9 m2 @! cAlberta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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/ N+ b- o/ i# n* f& w/ w; ~ p' [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.# M1 u$ L3 c$ L6 `5 C# Z) `
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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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- ?0 w; I% p" a) k9 D4 x“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.”' G8 J* \, o5 B7 X
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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.
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% x1 X+ Z& U8 H, v5 n6 F6 T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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---------------原文如下----------------! _9 [" P+ s& J f! b, ~
摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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3 d5 D$ q; z4 Y+ a3 z; {/ k3 e! W& M# }/ FA 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.+ | o% z7 P( |2 |
" g; a8 o! ^1 ^- w# n& \4 z; GThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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: l* C' o' Q/ Y2 iGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.& `3 b) F3 Y$ X9 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."& Z. T1 p. v) X
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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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.# Z" q0 x$ W; Z( b7 A# g M
3 ?3 v" \" U4 W, x8 a% J3 E- f F) o, iSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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