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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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1 ]2 P6 E) X1 ~; D- j( LThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.7 J! L: Z6 `+ P1 l
$ K9 h% j) _) d8 B; J; ?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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.+ C8 H$ f7 h a. d
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.7 L4 J, [, M9 t. s; L3 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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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' h" k/ B9 ^9 o# J4 k“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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i/ }7 m Z" b0 o7 o0 bWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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# @4 C% [2 e6 x. c$ xThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun./ \% M& Z$ o; X0 n% W+ Z6 T: y
) F6 \- _( X" P" ^; G8 iIn 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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