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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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1 c) n. E8 u1 ]$ R- {, h0 e% uAlberta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.' Q: B$ I6 }! F" W& _ g( H/ W4 j! P
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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.9 l4 X6 R" U- V, E- n! L% T" P
$ J" D% _# G! S1 k: t0 ]# Q& o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.9 e# `- M6 N$ R& }4 A) U
# O( i+ f# \' ~* l. L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.: M" |% \4 G$ J3 s# x( w) V
5 w$ s: H" E+ @“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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Power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.# p$ \( y' t9 C# ?0 S1 d
$ O. @+ Z% _: o3 L, h5 r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).9 ^+ l8 @0 T, Q5 W
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日0 A% X& Q Q6 \, @) B* Q2 h0 M6 T
6 ~9 B5 Q& n) D% f' U# j( g/ G5 bStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.$ ?1 n3 [% c5 h+ y
/ H( b1 u+ `' }" @+ s: ~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.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.2 s! a# N9 O4 F P5 b+ A
- w) d/ @- t0 p# u/ R! D; VGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.5 W6 I. A4 E. V+ o1 v# A
% M& @! {) w6 @8 J5 F"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."' d/ N/ Z1 L) b9 ^+ K+ ~. u3 n9 K+ {
! }7 P" s M* @9 N/ f, aPower 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.
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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