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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes3 Q0 \/ h+ t. ]* @* }
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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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# m8 u+ y7 d/ l5 d' c6 f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.
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0 k5 }, C7 A7 x8 E7 J! P: v$ `' M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. E- Y, V3 J% O( @3 n/ ?$ ]
: s5 K$ D( |6 P* D“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.”+ r/ \; d+ U0 y& R- e$ l$ ~# T& i
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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.
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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).2 u' K) T9 E, Z: n, U
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日, }3 O* h' t r. A
9 V" Y1 x' k# d! p& p3 g c7 d/ CStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.6 Y% k0 F2 s3 a- n. v4 n
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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.) v- R5 A D7 v- p+ O5 K, ^/ t
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.( T# _. M5 ~/ h- I
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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.6 g! E7 ?9 u5 `8 n& \
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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.( ^ c" B/ l8 r+ C0 G! ~0 I; |
0 Z1 K. s! p# Z: q& W2 FSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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