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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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3 {# `8 \- I$ f- \' S) L. GAlberta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.% l2 Z# r4 V- i* w' b* G, \- q0 U A" M
! I7 J" g) X e5 [# D0 K, x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- ]! r' p. J* ]5 ?& g% S
8 D5 K( W5 J# j5 w% K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.8 c$ ? v$ p$ e3 J- b" p
$ @8 C# R, V5 }1 n& z8 w6 S% o4 L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.9 _) m8 [ @ b6 `
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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.”1 s/ J4 t. P1 ?8 G
9 {: \8 P3 |( m5 H5 J4 y2 XPower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.0 I) D* x: z' H/ O* C& o
U# d. _' N1 o& A# ?. ^; b! V( O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).- m) @% I h" R! d/ B! x; q" w
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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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.+ F- O: |: ] p: b. Y7 t; W+ _
# X, w5 \' R/ } w0 ZA 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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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.; k+ K8 P7 t( x5 L
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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."5 x4 L, {, h8 h( S7 R+ A! A9 T) z
) F) @4 Z. w: {4 S- L# Q1 CPower 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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4 g# A K4 b: P/ X4 z5 t. r& sSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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