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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes9 x& U% H- D3 n, n% ~
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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.9 S4 S6 J" w! ]
5 s& `& v- K" f1 D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.$ [& H& n' l" N# T0 M* v3 J F$ M# P: h
0 ^3 i$ G8 x# R% z- x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.& |; y6 l D* z" S$ Z
H3 q/ b5 H' d. s5 w& k w$ ?“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.”4 \8 E; }% D2 {; l2 h
0 D( n( H9 D DPower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.- f& w* s g- K8 R% P3 n
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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).4 i# ?8 L' N# v; |' X5 U
% u( u, j0 M$ k. ^# P---------------原文如下----------------
) r( u; c: n4 Z3 U; ~5 K摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日* H# A [! p9 V6 S
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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.
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, I" y3 j: X2 c2 r) m, bThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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) z5 K4 {; M& W6 v, gGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.7 c0 L3 l/ A9 y. K' e
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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.") }1 z' v% |1 B' N% A1 n3 \3 {
! f% N3 `& I9 f/ O1 F& MPower 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.9 S; \- A# G5 l0 M3 G
6 r) J# @* z8 R8 p2 G1 CSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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