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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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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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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.4 f- D# r, ]" e8 n' y, I" l" y: Y/ b
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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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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.( E. q, ^' g; r6 C8 M. ?$ _4 D" l
( Q& p$ d; t( A6 A5 ~9 |' l5 p“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. Z2 S9 F, K, x' X3 }( D7 Z
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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).: z& n5 R J! O& r+ F3 s; x
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日1 Q; O" O+ V8 k4 z5 p- a
1 \. W* L$ @% Q% S( h0 q( t- XStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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5 f$ ?+ ]+ V N7 kA 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.
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0 E$ p4 f+ J# m" U, H5 pGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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, w6 Z$ S/ Z' ?( ^3 t$ `5 l"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."0 `# C% i/ N+ t3 y9 {1 Q, ~; p* y
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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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.5 k+ X) Q2 O( q$ g! w6 H7 R( @: s
6 N6 C* T0 H' d; xSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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