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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal& f- V' R) T8 ^
Published: Friday, March 30, 20075 c! p/ U$ \! m3 _, z/ L( |1 y2 E
- [" C g7 m; l: r7 yThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.- h; j, e. f& A; b* f
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.' W7 M2 N" t7 `6 ~$ L
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.; B8 h! Y+ l3 h+ N2 z9 j* [+ A
2 A) Q% g: A$ r) T: B7 aIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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7 {8 G( W# T; q& c“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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# r" ? ?; K" k9 k1 \* x; cThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.- {& E |2 V. b% M/ ^
0 V5 O2 A1 d( i2 w" \Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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4 Y, V) p1 x8 @/ B3 GThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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$ Q1 c- ~% G: Z! V5 _7 U+ O: E' [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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