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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal3 s. ^) q* M+ {; x( W
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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4 l# q" d3 w/ J; T/ Y. N& LThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.; e; s' a3 A, u
! [. E/ O0 u" N# zThat 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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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.. y9 h- D& U D# _' t& q' F
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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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V, s1 h5 q0 C# H1 k0 V“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.. |/ p8 w2 b" _2 P7 J2 [
* x; {; s6 B" o5 v# d4 G4 K5 K `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.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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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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