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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
1 U4 n. }, L' ?2 I+ [8 T0 ^Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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' N- w0 @; v2 C7 G) p0 J' F2 zThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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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.7 z, _& J2 O, w
" o0 ^* F E( u. w' [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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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+ c1 @+ \ P$ @8 p" k3 m7 a: c' iIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.6 x8 I$ r; m1 K3 T- b
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit." x1 y/ Z; G& J
7 X7 z- e9 P' y+ \2 GThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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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.
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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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