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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
4 H% @) {0 u- Y- t' gPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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, L, F( v- K J. m# _6 aThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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& y" p4 K% s# o9 p, ]6 kThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.
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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.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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4 c h r; V+ M3 R5 M. F# cIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.; e" F4 A2 } e" ?
7 S9 B. o* B6 N7 o+ y: T“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.5 O+ X9 ^# Y1 _1 H
4 A$ ?+ o3 u9 x( C9 cThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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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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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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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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