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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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, L. M1 w8 O9 W1 X" j0 ?, bThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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7 _5 p! {2 H6 P1 \' t! q/ ?That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.4 ~0 }; j/ O( F8 {5 y
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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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( w' z( w/ Q- t! Q3 B4 W' K3 HIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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' h, Y# ?" `6 g% B- \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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.3 J( j4 |9 P7 u- D
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.' t2 Z% M, V. f9 }8 e1 x
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.. ~2 y. O9 P" J! h7 l! t% O/ Q" {
9 a0 o' x$ R, ~) vIn 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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