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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.5 d2 Q. \; x3 R3 S+ L2 U
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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.; N3 J, E5 Z4 A! A: J) |8 Q9 |
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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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1 H+ E& L! z8 J- g5 [4 H& q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.5 g9 o. p6 e/ |9 G7 y; o: S
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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.”4 _# T. f3 e0 O( v4 g
" w- a- C$ q" W) S$ b& uPower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 X( q8 g$ o
/ p+ T5 W+ V. Q. Z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).8 I6 ?, X& t, \+ L! G' F& d# s
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日! e+ J& ]/ C) u( C8 v; o
, L3 r0 s$ q9 h) f0 bStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.! U) |0 U6 e0 D" y* Q
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.& v( h* E2 y. f# \5 p% ?$ e
* E" s o( n1 q2 }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.
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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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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.* P) q7 o! {2 N6 {: g
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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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