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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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. K, k2 B8 V$ p: X9 J; Z2 v/ HThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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# r( r% B6 m, j XThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.5 i) q) J8 g6 V( V4 G6 L# x
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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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2 e6 K6 ^& Q1 M; y: n/ UIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.2 R' }0 C6 e3 w3 c5 w; F
. V2 H9 t W5 t5 X4 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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary." \; [7 V6 ~0 t3 B4 n
! w; O- x, d* v% Q% c3 _/ Y“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.8 Q' D8 t& d1 R' t6 E
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.0 _! Q1 g& ~, _9 R
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.) R7 O+ u$ t3 m# t- X% C
+ o' m) L3 S$ e( aIn 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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