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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal G/ ?6 z% @& A& x7 `2 ^& P
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.6 [- Z$ |0 W0 A, l
6 N; u+ K5 X/ H1 yThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit. f0 b" o" [# ]/ ^, h( `. J
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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* s! _$ W2 R5 `; jIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.8 ]' N; Z- A+ ~' ^* n
: H: m3 h$ g/ F0 j6 w- U& zIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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. y, d5 L5 W: a& c“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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& L; \9 `* H" X* k9 JWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.! k( C. n7 H: z1 j A
. O$ G! `: B$ E" N! B3 Z9 wThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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/ z3 y2 d6 N; x9 Z) BIn 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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