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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes- Q" V9 ^1 X3 L7 k7 R
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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." b6 A& R2 H, @. j/ Z
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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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& A& z# l& V; J. M6 k0 A! i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.
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- \% o' L1 g: [5 O5 y6 V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.9 g5 m+ T, N/ S* @! R# g/ ^
( x7 J3 A) ?6 a+ h“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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% E6 u6 Z: E% K3 bPower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.
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; G1 [: p% g- P% |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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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日4 x: n- f+ {. P+ M% K8 ?( o
1 G& V3 R, I% U# \* Z+ qStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.- @. W( _4 C: @6 ]/ K
, Y9 P* ]! L% z0 d' ^& ?! tThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County. }7 W$ G! _# s. [
9 y2 ]8 _* ?4 ^7 u4 yGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.3 m* F" U" _8 v2 Z# s6 A
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"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."# _! K3 H- t# f& e T& E, J
8 r9 m6 d$ o8 PPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.$ T+ Y) o1 e/ ?; ~( k7 t# ?5 p
; q7 \3 l" B$ p8 O. ASeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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