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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes$ w. i: ]7 U8 @: f, {
0 k1 m/ A, b- v; Y; ~3 JAlberta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.7 A# e& C0 J3 e
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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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9 n# x/ X) ~* N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.1 Q3 a/ J2 g6 G- B9 o
1 A. }9 J8 |4 ~$ q- V3 q5 h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.5 j2 n7 X$ z7 d) M/ ^9 k `
4 F. N v5 }7 r“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.”4 u/ H2 G6 J5 }" _; b
9 O( T) e4 Z/ _9 PPower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.
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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).+ r6 g% q9 N3 n' Z/ V8 y
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日/ h! T- E* U% w5 l* T& ]
$ q( w" K+ Q' I- b- kStudents 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.- p/ z% q7 R) b5 C& U
4 a) Z5 A( c* G4 R; j3 o( m, L; bThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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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., j1 o y; M8 o) H4 z
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"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."
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Power 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.* E! \ W' p; E) d/ }8 F
* x0 ~& d3 p2 Y& ^Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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