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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
4 a3 p$ q+ P# l3 U! c) Q- kPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007. [, y/ _. `- d) Q8 b- M
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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.; g: X% y6 O; ~0 t/ }7 I" V( @& x* j
* q J7 Y1 K2 c( MThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.2 v% {$ D9 d/ d2 y2 h; s0 S
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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.
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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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* n6 ^9 W9 o' I2 D" T6 IIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.7 A0 A6 m- D$ Y# E8 R6 {# ]3 m6 F
/ {' K4 k8 g" P: S" |: K0 j: A* K+ o6 R“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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* p) ~7 A. f3 T2 e rThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.# }1 x1 L7 i# 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.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.# G" @. a5 F$ i! D
) d5 P1 P- Y6 ]- D" o ]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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