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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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" D/ p2 P% o$ X" W8 i; \$ hAlberta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.$ @5 B- I# c0 V! p0 J9 a
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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.
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2 q# a* X/ t$ v( v& s& T; @# w4 K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.( E5 x* R0 O& e9 s
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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.
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“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.”% S5 \8 s F/ B4 K6 X/ L+ @
, f& N' W. t4 _! ]5 z& Q2 D6 i0 N! W3 ePower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.6 p7 B) g6 b- Z% F
/ ~8 J$ y- {3 h3 m' ?, y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).6 c9 z5 X/ s* E
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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. ^& ~# v$ \+ OStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.$ }% T1 X! B# S6 |' I# U
+ [6 ]1 [2 L: d+ mA 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.* L3 h+ s( e' ]% u' R
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.& l5 ?. `6 p. ~% i- S
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.. J2 _ u8 s2 L/ }$ S" i8 ^
. r3 h3 m! `) T& ^6 s5 l" {"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."
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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.6 r( _* [4 x# i1 b- {
1 P/ U' G5 ^: G# Y& _. Y: p, KSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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