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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal U, B9 }2 ~$ A6 g4 B+ E
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007- E" |" _9 \3 M M p
7 \! P- G- ?5 L1 v; N$ c2 QThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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; X0 p( N" v/ F7 f& c" iThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.
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) h7 }+ V3 t$ U) |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.! X9 y4 N4 E* E6 c1 m
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares. P+ K! Q# _' y
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It’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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* u! d% f5 @* m6 d: K2 g6 ^The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.: _( E9 X6 U# b
+ E9 w& _5 y9 F" P1 n4 YWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.# ]* @8 O$ W0 v) }! q
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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8 y) y2 i$ S, ?/ G$ }$ lIn 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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