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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes/ g) p8 |" C% u0 @! z; T' @ j
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Alberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.8 N3 b, I7 ]/ W7 i' G' N) H, q: {- i
! S! V C" g4 p7 ~本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.
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( M# h3 N# | }+ A4 q6 T& v持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.; L: y! c& m5 x9 j# z$ I6 e
9 [1 l' z( D3 M% I: |4 G据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.; j# | Q$ a8 Q7 N
( i" N0 a+ Q4 \4 q3 t3 k“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”5 i; V. k B* N; t9 O% r3 r
2 {( u! H; z+ E2 g+ Y2 n% u _Power说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.5 p# d; |. t( w0 f9 @3 A; j, Y0 P+ o
! O. i5 p2 {4 F3 I7 ]目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).. M. C1 h8 p G) d1 I1 K$ ^
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日" F9 O0 v' d: X7 @0 ]
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.7 T7 o4 l5 Q3 }5 Z3 k1 L8 n) B; @
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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! y6 Y/ \6 l2 {"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."2 X C/ n Y3 u6 Q5 j; X0 C; g
' ^/ O6 c C( C/ a( }( zPower said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall., F. Y8 Y( Q |8 d! V% J. k3 Q: S
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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