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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
; E7 `" T5 W! n" R0 x1 \3 P# yPublished: Friday, March 30, 20075 e T9 P4 a o
5 V- g, D/ t" p$ \0 QThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.+ _0 m, L/ F3 ]" e7 f+ I
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.$ o% O! q% X5 d8 c7 q/ Y
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.4 A# s; r- T/ j" O+ A5 b! I
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.% u& a w: }$ U7 z) o J
u c( Z$ z( D" y, e- a0 UIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.; @2 z$ D! z6 r
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.$ e0 k2 o: r' @! v% B7 x# W9 y3 v
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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.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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In 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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