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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes: K4 f, Q$ s& K% z( T8 s
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Alberta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.
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2 h* a% }- k& O9 t1 h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.( @' E) n3 U5 M
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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.) F) }% n! B9 ]. y5 `% P: J* z1 x
' L7 @5 }" ?7 l1 d# o7 F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.* p; q3 m- Y$ f: ~0 N J
; d6 Z* O# ?) S/ M$ f5 z, }“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.”
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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.$ ]' K& R% D; Q+ d3 O7 x4 Z$ r* A8 @
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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).
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0 H! J6 V6 L, S+ M( Y---------------原文如下---------------- Q8 q; k# l0 A
摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日( N/ Y# u0 J& S, O7 ], O
/ x: I9 Z" L/ _5 aStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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* x( Z0 f" X' Y' xA 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.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.. g" o* v3 I, w' F6 b
( O- V! c# |5 y" u) M" GGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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0 A% Q* Q' |( S, Y"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."- U8 y4 s3 }0 M: ?$ k$ y/ l
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Power 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.
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9 y$ Y2 z7 f4 c4 V. B1 vSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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