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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
. X; H* ?9 m! M' O& sPublished: 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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, u# B1 R: {4 q! I- \* t4 HThat 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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: ~+ w2 i% d' y3 F! R: {, V5 `3 \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.' V* j( U9 P9 t% r( C5 H! I' B5 O
2 |1 U, K4 ]" S1 I4 k2 _; x! nIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.7 o, r' J( O/ C( O) F {
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.% a# \0 P5 z+ T) ?- q
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number. Z7 |" r# l: T3 J/ [
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.' X! m; I% w7 L" W) c6 V# f8 y$ P
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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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