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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal, u0 h' t5 X% C A0 g# U
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.
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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.% e/ {- P& R; J1 R& P6 W- k
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.8 s4 l' b" ~$ C+ d' W0 p* J
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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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- d) u b7 h9 ]7 c' f6 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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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: P# m7 O& D& X2 P. R2 C“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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; {# C9 J- B5 j0 \9 t8 [5 z9 U QThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said./ U) l. \2 ^& ?; J1 `
! e% S$ s9 I0 `! O; y: y4 m& RWaisman 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.& G; ~- p7 n, x0 L
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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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