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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
7 H6 s* _! W. z4 H ~1 ]Published: Friday, March 30, 2007 u4 c: l' D+ _ L: x
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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. o* B& v/ p) z! k+ k7 _* u
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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.
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q% e0 R' c" p }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.
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- }, g! P& {0 P( N+ |2 r4 Q3 eIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.2 `& i1 v1 @# C, d, K
6 T# X& I. E/ G2 W& 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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.+ m8 J: F: k& G4 n$ H
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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.5 d) }& H }6 q' M5 m
+ t$ I* r2 \( W- ZThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.' k* k, g: p; c# J
0 L4 D: q, }! X" U& Z; I6 kWaisman 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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- ^) R: q( G9 h' U, RThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.1 e/ y3 z+ f/ z3 p) u. }$ K
% J6 l L# {: C2 i& r8 I9 GIn 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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