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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.. K T0 B, \/ \0 D6 D; M) I
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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.- R; Y2 M' \9 \% J. H. s6 P2 Q
- q# p, y1 F9 ?& r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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/ ^& e7 {8 x* S7 G1 D5 k) t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.”. c- Q2 w5 y: H1 d" ^
/ T) e. k z+ g. p' nPower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.: \+ ~9 R- W. F: `% e# u6 ]
1 D' h9 M7 o8 `) t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).# k4 `5 D- e( _ N. Q3 p* Q# L, x
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日0 Y8 ~9 p" Q! q# ]
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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$ e2 n. A$ n* \- l oA 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. T! K1 L0 m$ @$ t! W
0 s! c* X7 Y( ]: H y! O: r3 [The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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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.6 d; U, n. i: T, G( ?% G/ h. Z
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"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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+ i& \( h9 L2 v+ QPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.. P1 ^. ^* N4 [4 s- M* A
3 }& f* T$ p1 H4 E, qSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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