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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal) e, R9 F3 R4 J6 k3 A& w
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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( {2 _5 S" h$ {' c' J/ Z' n% X5 EThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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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.
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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/ |7 z2 I1 m. A$ y7 i G" iIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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, @2 ]% @- Z% T* e2 Q. OIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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' {( ?% y/ r& i0 S( ?“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.1 c; j3 Y( a3 j! v/ b7 C
! d7 L+ G+ v: ~( G& S" y7 ?5 \$ fThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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- a% H$ b h1 r" H4 Y8 S4 `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.+ @/ x0 T, v* F, w1 |
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun." T+ O. H, C! i* W( i6 }
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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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