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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes8 q0 K; T% Q8 W$ K/ |4 V
) w& L7 k; N& T4 t% D9 T# L3 l5 `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.# V- I4 S4 e$ P/ x% p- t
% f+ M, n" Y4 N0 B; j2 B x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.+ ~4 K9 @1 x' q! C" d
9 j' Y+ ? l0 R3 @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.$ ~. C6 Q9 f: H0 T) }
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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.! h- q" l5 N# m
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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.”+ j- [- {+ A0 h; o) G$ Y
# x$ X$ M& j" l# PPower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.3 h1 [1 e6 }4 \: s
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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).# C5 C8 A* i/ U
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3 t! f5 l3 o" m9 V" K* P+ d& N# D摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日% l! R/ G, W! d9 O
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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.
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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.. m# ]1 L; w6 M# u2 x
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.+ G7 c" j( Z K9 U
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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' Z+ s6 \: W7 `1 j8 q"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."* _% `( G% D1 G2 Z4 X+ S" N
) @$ O- R2 F1 {2 KPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.* T ]* L& m/ x. t7 V$ k
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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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