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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal8 i0 C- C' u& ~
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007( q! i. Y- E9 F6 U
" M4 N- R+ a$ J9 HThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.0 l8 S, J2 l0 v$ z) D* p
+ ?& h: g4 D' Y+ VThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.0 l; o/ X. E: [% B) K& Q# h1 s
6 E& ^% d" {9 P, ]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.9 E+ }' Q- v! `/ p6 Q3 y- K' D) L# p8 O
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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It’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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# P# I" ~* Y8 z9 Q3 p l+ j“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.2 L% n; X K& b; `
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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* ^$ G; l% Z9 h0 F# j/ G) xWaisman 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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8 G( v' t$ Q4 @, G0 N- DThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.- Y: }: W, m; t" C J" U% b3 D
$ L( n1 t& y: uIn 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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