 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes4 R* p+ t& k) X, h5 m7 r
8 r0 I9 s8 k$ ~. }) {- p
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.
: D9 D9 ]# Z# X& O$ S5 V/ W/ M! T6 j; ^+ ?6 P$ k
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.9 X) B, B6 p) ~
" A' U3 C7 Z# n' `) ]" M
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.
6 P. K7 ~3 e, T0 k3 J5 H9 z# D7 o' E% _ ~
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.
' J C& }. H9 z$ U) Q( |8 e, s4 G% `/ f E9 T+ }
“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.”1 d, |' _3 T! J2 k$ r5 E- `( N
7 p Z" E9 ]( u( L
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. H0 \& M3 P( ]3 \* _- N: P
4 C4 L: J6 X. C
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).5 M+ O6 ]! o f- l+ o
# ?1 N1 S1 |) c Y, z4 P---------------原文如下----------------
0 M0 ^5 B% q s p! r摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日$ z" k A2 z2 J( [( q2 C
2 U7 j0 D+ i3 m5 f. |
Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.$ [8 u3 B& L& E9 W3 E
3 `. ?/ d) k. c5 g% `+ c
A 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.
) D* N; x8 Q# N' K7 Y& r
0 @, ?4 T' x7 l0 BThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
& \& X& Z. V2 `: U1 d6 A& ~4 D( N9 E; }% t, B* L% O8 R `, N
Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
# r8 j+ S0 q- x1 ]2 v
, N# P) S+ E9 w& P0 D1 }"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."
3 t4 ]- j# n* U; f. S( ?# W( `5 o0 e/ C. {# c4 G& e
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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.. G1 ^) l; P3 T0 \
8 {- \- [: @$ [# N9 P- H/ N- I9 CSeveral 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
