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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal, P0 F: f3 x- o! g' h
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007/ h: l. x: O) p, y0 P$ S+ i
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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0 d6 {( [: ~& ?$ z3 m( }. o, F. PThat 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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.4 h- U$ Y; v, Y& T7 m- x. i* e! l
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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6 h6 R) v; \8 q7 d; K“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.+ s+ A% b, r( p& `/ h2 s9 Y
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said./ L1 W) t7 @' K2 i* c- P) }
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.$ i. ?3 |) P1 D* F7 `3 X5 _; R; Z
( c1 x3 p& Y$ U# r! U) dThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.8 X2 ^9 G& B- r
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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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