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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
) i; ^/ D$ J. ?! [Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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! Z/ \( [% m& z7 x' PThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.8 n% g) M) n" }/ h1 Q3 X3 u* `
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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.
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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.+ j6 M+ r( m3 y8 ^5 ~0 }
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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7 E6 `2 v; Z6 g rIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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" L1 l6 l; k5 j) T9 Z“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.$ f( W& ?+ U' B6 {& U% g
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said., y/ p0 C# q: n6 Q
3 B" o/ J6 C. f7 S% A7 n) I/ @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./ |+ ?% R- U- w/ B1 V2 a: j
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In 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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