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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal2 X' ~9 V0 n3 O% i" c0 P7 Q& p4 Q
Published: Friday, March 30, 20072 C* e4 u0 d0 n4 J3 |+ S
- S+ b( p: F% g3 ~) `9 A* oThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.4 S3 c+ J* K7 N+ T( u+ k
5 u+ H5 E+ \8 `& TThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.7 f7 E1 r; O' R9 i
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.4 M2 ^5 b- ^. W
. U5 K3 p* a2 b$ {' b Z1 a2 ]In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.- ?6 f: f5 v/ o8 E& D' f
: o9 }. f6 Q. c" {) x* r2 AIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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( h' C# H' H& i1 d7 M1 U' n/ V9 d, w" B“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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6 F8 |9 m- o1 r/ h$ j9 x# T, D, u8 JThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.; K. B5 ?" w6 K" ^" v- o
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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.
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' h" O( D+ e3 C' xThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.2 a+ j- g) ^0 t3 i* M
0 w$ L( _) ?3 HIn 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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