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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
- v0 X+ S7 w. j) K% ~Published: Friday, March 30, 2007: v1 Q" R' |" {/ M/ W' ]: M
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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e$ w; g/ m. P7 e1 Q) p% WThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.$ F2 C! a7 |, N, a
& x5 d. o# v& @* n! K5 I M8 NIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares." {9 V$ z% X6 ^. L# X4 ~( }; {5 _
+ i" f: r% W$ W8 f9 KIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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/ a$ y/ r8 r5 ~* P! P“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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8 Q1 L8 i( x( {The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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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.# L! V1 V) m" |* Z
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun. f* J+ v2 q7 b) _2 `2 l
+ y ^: m$ _" {* V1 r, @; w0 CIn 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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