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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
5 C% }; L6 S1 T2 rPublished: Friday, March 30, 20075 } k: s/ W, H
/ t& v- g. T3 {2 \, wThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy." H1 Y* }1 e; C- z( T& ?
4 ~! a# O+ Q% _: l. r7 C/ fThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.# n4 K) F9 t9 y2 G8 Y6 l
+ _! y/ _- y7 Z I. N" ~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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.) I0 X3 R z" T6 L; t9 F
+ j- E( K! e& ?, B3 fIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.1 |3 x! ]% L6 O+ i! \* E$ v
& Q# m, _& u7 d: J) {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.
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& k8 y2 A5 @* v1 B! f( Q6 U: F, _The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said., J* ]0 M) T0 q5 n5 L
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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., V2 a% F9 y& O Q2 a8 V" r( r8 s) y. b A
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.2 O {2 T, E, c/ {
4 m6 ~/ V+ |+ m# U! e3 o2 LIn 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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