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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes0 Y, ^; k" T' [: |- O
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Alberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.
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本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.
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持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.- z. t) v1 C: L/ z
) o& V) k2 X% U( n据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.. ^& x; T" S: q" v1 v
. n$ g/ `' x7 ~; o( i( P“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”$ `/ W* _) S" _8 I3 J, M# k
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Power说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.5 I6 Y t$ ]$ [% k6 N8 u
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目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).$ k) ^; l9 h6 o% }$ S4 N
+ V5 c; l4 j; v, J---------------原文如下----------------
8 n# V$ F, P! d H/ ^摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.& V6 ^* j' u: n' Y
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.8 W u; z4 q5 @# }& d2 [
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.. d2 X# s6 h" \$ b; [7 T# T
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"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."
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Power said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.7 ~7 ^) g2 N9 S* K" a9 V. O
) O- \5 h, e9 ]5 @Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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