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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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' m/ o. g6 y- J- \7 s5 y% VThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.* I2 X7 o# K1 q; J
8 D( `3 Y. w3 |. ~/ P' S% 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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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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- ~5 E/ V$ q" E4 Z7 YIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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; y- ^7 N7 F/ ^ w( i“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.. B; R& G* j0 G; N8 A8 m1 f
: O8 C' o3 {9 K# X& eThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.$ m8 \4 n3 b, w; ^" \! d x
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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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