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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes3 _7 P) Z2 K1 X; W3 d. w' h% P
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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.9 h# H. f' S- l( [$ p# X/ w' Q- c
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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.. @2 V( ~& ?' e7 n& z3 o
4 L+ S; B- I1 o3 R7 n- `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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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.6 U* M5 s4 H: P. `# x6 B5 S' Q
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“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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0 F8 u$ f! P3 \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.
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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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' _- t: U% V0 l J% M摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日6 b/ B& \' T' c
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.% |) e2 t8 X0 w$ `: X3 E& x. u
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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.5 b: M) w$ l5 q
! x' _, `/ p# e3 _& g+ |The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.! y' n( e" `/ ?; m% c! j- u
# M' F0 } U/ |* IGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.1 w( W3 N& u7 ?2 O' X
- C$ L; c, T* V R0 W) Y3 o"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."
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2 w W, }& p' G3 t9 L9 v: A3 V" WPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.: C# A: B9 N, O9 |$ E
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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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