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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal. t3 v$ k6 ]! L- Q8 g
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007$ O0 c% [# f" s
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.# B! T9 W- Z1 X6 E
$ d- ~# k. O8 t. f: J" eThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.1 s1 R& V+ ]7 D6 `4 p' S, b& v% H
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.9 ~0 x( N. t4 V( x9 \$ k
7 h9 l x9 H* ~$ i- D7 D; H# v+ z$ N1 @It’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.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.- v% R1 c# @' C; r, }, _/ W- L
- z& T6 S; H7 Q2 |' UThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said., Z! L0 G1 u2 d: }" N
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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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, o* D; L. Y) Z" ~The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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8 `/ P; W: R, Z1 Y/ m# O2 _, {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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