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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
' c3 x, \3 x( X# a4 oPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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4 [8 y* }9 f( {6 N% h2 uThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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9 U# D' F& T8 O7 F' Q' Y, R+ Y) ^That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.; d3 K& ], t) ]# j$ X2 q
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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.. w! Q4 l. z( ~: f
, {% z: @8 c" ZIt’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.- H% m9 }# h7 F: ?/ @! G5 x
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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o& \) S0 M/ o2 g* }% s8 FWaisman 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.# ?1 [/ s z% p( c0 A+ Y
2 ]9 ]- b& Z: u/ J1 gThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.2 B- ~0 h, k2 R& C
% b: u8 ]9 o7 K6 Y- V' {# s- gIn 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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