 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
5 D* B: v% L/ N# E6 ^
9 i# q* x: Z. Z8 PAlberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.
) G5 z; q0 m/ A. d. J0 n3 u4 B. S. W
本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.
5 W0 u3 \# T% x, L
A* G. A2 J$ @+ L持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.
$ M+ H0 E& Z7 k2 D
1 L' o5 J; T4 K据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.
6 @+ J! x. ~& N+ T
- K$ Y( w% L9 x/ D, {$ x/ V“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”
- G8 K' A `; s1 V$ C8 X7 n' R; w- a1 a2 b6 J9 j- E
Power说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.
" {) v9 |4 b$ h% b8 Q
: k; L! g: [# h% x( [目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).% S; m, W6 h) o) ~
2 V( o* X. ^& n9 @9 x---------------原文如下----------------
% @. b! n. O0 C* E! ~ {0 s摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日6 y; M. F7 M( J7 E7 i2 O
) y# w, _* h, A3 D3 u
Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
) Y/ h& Z5 }. s
' ^% b2 H: F0 l9 n/ iA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
2 l! P& [" C0 L2 H! b( r$ S1 @* X6 c0 Y, i& y
The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.. {- a. @ ?9 t, F; A
9 \6 Q+ P( F, r0 v6 z
Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.9 a, p4 S5 B# ^; b& |, z
$ \8 f& `8 j$ `/ r4 g4 Y' f/ x"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."
$ X8 w5 D- L% ?9 h8 E- Y
* j/ [6 ?0 ^( C' ]* w9 `( JPower said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.8 a5 B/ t s# m( z# X1 u% i
4 Y' B0 i. u# Q& |( iSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-3-10 23:42
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
