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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal- C+ x1 r* ]( Z) T* }' R
Published: Friday, March 30, 20076 s1 D7 a3 N3 A! h( `
5 Q1 H' l- H- o4 p I/ PThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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' B$ M0 C7 l* a: k& e, Q- _" a' ]" ^That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.) j/ {7 a' s- { B6 A
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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 D! ^- X& P7 r- U( `2 i
, E# X! p0 o1 W/ k" sIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.9 [& B6 b: q1 C
8 B0 o! J/ x! Y- E, Z' ZIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.+ Y* _7 d2 I0 \! D7 t' `) U
% }5 t1 n: S8 `9 t7 d$ i' C5 S“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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# a& L5 s8 ~* j6 [0 E1 N% oThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.$ G- b+ g& S9 U5 K* g- e, `
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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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9 g) r; O6 [0 e+ l% F" PThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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: R( W5 U3 @0 f7 [In 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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