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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal0 u! K3 _( F: |) |0 O# L
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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: Q5 L/ A- w# h9 h2 AThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.# h4 h# n# l; U) h, \/ C8 Y* t. f3 k
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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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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.: }. y4 e! ~' K
, D8 H& L- k# P% c1 u: x4 ~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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.9 f) Z1 Z4 P% b# }+ ^
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.# I) |! E: Z; F0 G9 ~( ~" T
! D6 L3 _7 |3 d( t8 ~The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.: f6 H. q& g7 ~+ e5 z
8 d1 u* p% B& F/ HWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.) p# [6 Q8 G6 N9 A$ ]) S) h, f
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.) C. _7 p: R6 F& P
" T3 y6 S( k9 f$ M, zIn 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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