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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal2 a6 i7 J! `& i8 j
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007( D/ O$ i7 a% G) e% X7 \: S m, F& L
) `2 d8 H( G# p# a6 [; KThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.+ Q% B T) H0 u3 S* G% o) Q8 H
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit." @ D5 M% @9 G" I4 J: d
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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) F6 ]2 C% S7 ~! k% l$ k5 [- _In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.' \, [1 U7 N6 g/ l" _
' I/ d- H9 W" \* p1 vIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.0 _' k) ?! ~0 i1 R$ r% A
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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.1 m, U9 x3 \+ i6 H( f% v7 x
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.6 F# T& k$ U+ g' q9 a/ [
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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.* o# D* c8 d& P+ n) Z
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun." @6 v8 S8 v9 n/ t* S2 j/ O( e, P, H$ I
5 f, ]+ f- \% w5 `' D& r3 IIn 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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