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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.
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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.
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$ }& S/ e2 `0 I0 K) S/ e1 F, V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.: D5 S: Y9 \# H3 J: Z" R
1 n7 d8 }7 j/ g) o0 i4 {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.2 K; l7 G2 ?3 p8 D3 n, n& ]4 G
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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.”9 V( d. c) E; x% L! w1 Z, N
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Power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.) z3 b7 Z* s! S% F: f$ J7 m
* R" V1 M, |" v; x; S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).+ h$ K; `: T8 `. W9 H0 Y
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2 A& f5 U6 |/ g/ k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 $75 every term.
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- |/ T! Q0 X. [( x/ s3 IA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.% g' x- d* b3 `9 i* ]
/ ^2 q( I5 i$ H- f+ H. w9 F- xThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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/ P3 O) i) s4 Z8 s/ o+ S) F' a9 UGetting 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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6 r5 C! B( \/ d; E3 L* G"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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