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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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; X0 T+ R& L% z6 W: S r; IThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.$ P5 c5 _( a2 f5 S# N2 h
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.0 y, t8 f, X5 V$ L# 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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.) K- d+ P8 F$ L
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.: @ ^. \' r; g4 H
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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3 `+ u/ C+ c- V+ i0 A I, O% UThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said." r/ {& B# x! n2 O2 C6 ?
, S! K2 a4 N5 A8 |) M1 o. ~: `" FWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.- P) w# c+ p# r$ Y! B: s% S
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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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