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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal. k+ B) W9 {2 Q5 T0 z! [& h7 }8 O& @1 |
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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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.3 e. x- q9 |0 `1 ^* a+ j: W9 Y! L
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.4 x$ j2 b8 s9 X* `: r3 w
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.! u1 z9 L( v5 V* w' F) ^% ^
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' ?$ q: m, n" P' dIt’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.2 `4 v& n' X0 [# E; @; }
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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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0 ]9 ~; a' }& S' @Waisman 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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8 u5 m" |( I6 |" L1 {The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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In 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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