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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal3 u* j x7 }4 C0 B; d
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007+ t) n- @& l. |6 z6 B, J5 }3 j; R
9 E, V$ ~8 ?0 b0 dThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.4 v4 s2 ]9 R/ V& T' J, q
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.) h2 v$ U' s1 O( p+ o
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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5 H. x; c* K$ Z- s$ Y% j1 ZIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares., ?5 _) C0 E" s
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It’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.$ B* {* }+ L5 c6 r* Q
2 g5 q+ G/ n0 I( Z& p“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.! j2 G; m8 Y5 P2 W. a1 j
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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.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.0 y- m! {" L1 q4 G
4 z4 K: Y$ [/ MIn 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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