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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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$ K W: K5 K/ Z! R9 j" rAlberta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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5 H& \; [7 p/ V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.' r0 n; `- K: e5 z
3 p' G" k! N% D) d h8 V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.
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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.9 k! |% B5 A0 D' q4 E2 J
, }& [% ^- {# s. @/ h3 t4 [“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.”: k0 b* u! Y; C" r' C& n8 o
; q! O! |0 ?/ @4 hPower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.0 t9 Z8 d1 c0 S2 h: f+ d
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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).
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f+ ^) ~0 X( P6 K' f8 N" i---------------原文如下----------------
3 j! s1 S! b L, X摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日/ T. V \( y& ^# B4 O) D
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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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D5 [1 X' P1 ^& v/ {4 [; G7 @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.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.2 \1 V1 W8 o3 I; O
0 B/ `) H* `# _1 y1 r6 s5 H6 V1 ]Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.& R" R! n: i2 d4 T0 K
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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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2 V7 o. `9 b8 s* {) T0 R: GPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.5 ?0 O! e$ h8 ` N! f# {
3 {; _& r' F2 B4 _Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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