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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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1 S, ^/ e2 P: oAlberta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.% S$ W3 R$ f& w8 o) m2 c
C% s( s# r4 Y. u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.
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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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“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.”' z1 Y% Q6 u8 V2 N- V8 I' w
8 S0 ?+ M' f' I6 C# hPower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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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)., ?' `5 j0 _4 u
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3 C/ F( P* y! }' `4 I( {4 I) S摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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3 A( e7 C. s! |3 o* o1 k6 GStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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9 _6 C9 K! |- F3 N6 A/ [1 H, [1 CA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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" \/ {0 t3 B6 ^" BThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.( h5 u" k( u$ g" h
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Getting 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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- R6 A, k) W1 K2 O) P2 F0 ~"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."
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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.
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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