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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal4 m! V$ ~; }4 P& r
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007- A) c( U C8 K6 m+ R
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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.' u4 c, a' I' ^3 x
3 g6 H1 ]7 q/ o5 t; ]. Y0 ?That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.1 d7 F. ^2 ~" E. y9 Y
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched." s! u5 D1 p# w. y7 \0 @
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.& X$ J& m6 B) M
3 C, F8 s! {! ZIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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, I* U. n* [1 w8 T8 u" @/ K“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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8 u8 [" A( X h; qWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.- X" z" J9 o$ u7 X8 U" {/ n
" k ^1 m% B7 I1 m- S) J/ r! `/ \* jIn 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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